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Counter-Protesters Criticize Occupy Oakland Tactics

A day of action by Occupy Oakland activists on Monday resulted in tense encounters with police and counter-protesters but there weren’t any arrests or reports of violence.

2012/02/06

Occupy Oakland Protesters march in front of a line of police at a Port of Oakland entrance on December 12, 2011. (Kimberly White/Getty Images)

Oakland City Council Avoids Vote On Port Closure In Raucous Meeting

A divided Oakland City council failed to take action on a resolution against future Occupy protests at the city’s port. The proposal would have supported police using any legal means to keep the port open during demonstrations.

2011/12/21

Occupy Santa Cruz protesters inside a vacant bank building, December 1, 2011. (CBS)

Peaceful End to Occupation of Vacant Bank Building in Santa Cruz

A group of about 30 occupiers have left the bank building they broke into last week, after Santa Cruz police ordered them out Saturday afternoon.

2011/12/05

Occupy Oakland Protesters Move Uptown

Oakland Police Clear ‘Occupy’ Tent City

About 100 protesters cleared their tents and belongings from a vacant lot and park in Oakland’s uptown neighborhood Sunday morning under police order.

2011/11/20

Occupy Wall Street protestors stage a demonstration outside of the National Summit on Education Reform where News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch was delivering a keynote address on October 14, 2011 in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

About The Bay: ‘Occupy’ Demonstrators Report Their Own Stories

The Occupy Wall Street movement isn’t just about Wall Street. The causes, KCBS reporter Mike Sugerman learns during his travels About the Bay, are numerous and varied.

2011/10/24

An Occupy Wall Street protester sets up a walkway made out of pallets in a tent city in front of Oakland City Hall on October 13, 2011. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Oakland ‘Occupiers’ Hold Their Ground Despite City Order To Vacate

Hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters defiantly remained at their campsite outside Oakland’s City Hall early Saturday, despite a city order to vacate.

2011/10/22

Demonstrators in San Francisco's Financial District protest in solidarity with the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests against the nation's financial apparatus. (CBS)

Demonstrators Fill Downtown SF In Solidarity With ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests

Hundreds of people gathered in San Francisco’s Civic Center Wednesday afternoon in solidarity with the weeks-long Occupy Wall Street protests in New York.

2011/10/05

Joan Baez performs during a concert for folk music legend Pete Seeger at Madison Square Garden in New York on May 3, 2009. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Joan Baez Honored As Amnesty International Marks 50 Years

Bay Area music legend Joan Baez will be honored at the San Francisco gathering this weekend to mark Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary.

KCBS–2011/03/18

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