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Occupy Oakland and Workers Back Off Plan to Shut Down the Golden Gate Bridge for May Day

Susie Cagle, AlterNet. April 29, 2012.

Strikes, walk-outs, marches and rallies are part of Occupy Oakland's May Day plans, but the centerpiece, an attempted shutdown of the Golden Gate Bridge, may be off.

Oakland 4/20: "Obama, You're Alienating Your Base"

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. April 21, 2012.

Demonstrators in Oakland Friday put the campaign on notice that the administration is losing friends in California with its attacks on medical marijuana.

The Making of a Rampage Murderer: What the Brutal Life of Oakland Shooter One L. Goh Says About America

Mark Ames, Consortium News. April 9, 2012.

The cruelty, predation and concentration of wealth today has sparked a new type of murder that has more in common with insurgency violence than serial murder.

Oaksterdam Founder: 'Federal Raids Galvanize the Public to Action'

Angela Lee, AlterNet. April 7, 2012.

Despite the incessant federal attacks on marijuana, the nation's most prominent medical cannabis activist remains optimistic.

The Oakland Paradox: Obama, Weed, and Guns

Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy.com. April 6, 2012.

Having secured the democratic vote based on the right-wing options, Obama is cracking down on medical marijuana to appeal to new voters and maintain Big Pharma's allegiance.

Feds Raid Oaksterdam Marijuana University, The Beating Heart of the Oakland Cannabis Revival

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. April 2, 2012.

The country's first "cannabis college" is raided and taped off by federal marshalls; the DEA and IRS continue their "ongoing investigation" as marijuana supporters mobilize.

Occupy Takes Bolder Actions Against Unjust Immigration Policies

Cloee Cooper, Immigration Impact. February 17, 2012.

Occupy Oakland and the Free Pancho campaign were already successful in their efforts to get one immigrant released from ICE.

Police or Paramilitary Forces? The Militarization of American Law Enforcement

Amy Goodman, Stephen Graham, Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!. November 16, 2011.

As police violently crack down on protests across the US, we look at the increasing influence of military technology on domestic police forces.

Injury-Free Eviction of Occupy Oakland Proves Cops' Previous Efforts Were Displays of Excessive Force

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 14, 2011.

Unlike previous nights, city officials managed to clear out Occupy Oakland's encampment without any brutality--and the protesters are already headed back.

Police State in Oakland? One Reporter's Arrest Contradicts Official Story

Susie Cagle, AlterNet. November 6, 2011.

Oakland has spent more than $1 million on Occupy policing, but nearly all of that overwhelming force has been used against innocent people.

OWS Oakland Takes Over City, Shutting Down One of the Biggest Ports in the Country...But Nightfall Brings More Chaos and Teargas

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 2, 2011.

Calling the protests a "general strike" resulted in an unbelievable amount of media coverage -- a victory for the Occupy movement.

Oakland Police Violence Raises the Stakes for the OWS Movement

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 27, 2011.

Despite the police's inept, violent crowd control tactics, a number of protesters said they were steadfast in their goal of reclaiming the space.

Inside the Shocking Police Crackdown on Occupy Oakland: Tear Gas Used, 85 Arrested

Susie Cagle, AlterNet. October 25, 2011.

An eyewitness account of the protesters' eviction from Frank Ogawa Plaza.

How California Law Shields Violent Police Officers

Ali Winston, Colorlines.com. August 17, 2011.

Is a police officer's right to privacy more important than the right of the community to know who's policing them--and whether they have a record of brutality?

The Growing Divide In How America's Law Enforcement Approaches Medical Marijuana

Nate Bradley, AlterNet. August 12, 2011.

The lives of medical marijuana patients in Oakland County, MI and Oakland, CA are as different as night and day.

Dedicated Pot Crusaders Already Licking Their Chops for the Next Opportunity to Legalize

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. November 3, 2010.

California's pot-legalization initiative went down to defeat last night, but 46 percent of the vote tells advocates like Richard Lee that the future is bright.

Video Captures What the Violence-Hyping Media Ignored: Nearly 1000 Gathered for Peace in Oakland After Verdict from Oscar Grant Trial

Not in Our TownJuly 15, 2010.

The media preferred to train their cameras on violence, not the hundreds who gathered in Oakland to voice opposition to the verdict peacefully and constructively.

Don't Believe the Media Hype -- After the Oscar Grant Verdict, Oakland Stayed Home

Kevin Weston, New America Media. July 13, 2010.

The relatively minor damage and looting that took place later in the evening has overshadowed the real story.

Meet the Economist Who Says the Government's Economic Numbers Are Lies

Chris Thompson, East Bay Express. May 8, 2010.

Establishment economists think John Williams' numbers are off. But then, most of them also thought the economy was healthy.

Discovery Channel's 'Gang Wars: Oakland' Series Spreads All the Wrong Messages About Poverty and Minorities

Aimee Allison, AlterNet. September 22, 2009.

The Discovery Channel's series spreads dangerous myths, focusing on the worst racial stereotypes and uses sensational police footage to depict crimes of poverty.

California: Oakland Voters Approve Nation’s First Marijuana Business Tax

California: Oakland Voters Approve Nation’s First Marijuana Business Tax

Paul Armentano, NORML. July 24, 2009.

Approximately 80% say they want to bring the pot industry into the city's tax base.

U.S. Cities Increasing Use of Armed Mercenaries to Replace Police

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 24, 2009.

Some estimate that private security inside the US actually outnumber police 5-to-1.

Oakland Police Massacre: A Desperate Act to Avoid Going Back to Prison

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. March 25, 2009.

Lovelle Mixon didn't want to go back to jail and at the same time couldn't find employment that would give him another chance.

ColorOfChange.org Fights for Justice in Oscar Grant Case

James Rucker, Firedoglake. February 12, 2009.

ColorOfChange.org confront District Attorney Tom Orloff over his handling of the Oscar Grant case.

Service Employees Vote to Split United Healthcare Workers-West, Members Call for Disaffiliation

Mark Brenner, Labor Notes. January 14, 2009.

The move would create a single local union for all of SEIU's nursing home and home-care workers in California.

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