OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 02: A sign is posted on a tent at the Occupy Oakland encampment on November 2, 2011 in Oakland, California. Thousands of protestors have taken to the streets for a general strike organized by Occupy Oakland. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)A sign is posted on a tent at the Occupy Oakland encampment on November 2, 2011. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) – Oakland has a new Occupy encampment.
The latest encampment sprang up in a vacant lot in west Oakland on Tuesday. It has more than a dozen tents.
READ MORE: Demonstration in Oakland to Protest Police Shootings Turns ViolentPolice have cleared all the city’s previous encampments, including tents in front of City Hall. That site was cleared twice — on Oct. 25 and again on Nov. 14. Three other encampments, two in lots and the other at Snow Park near Lake Merritt, have also come down.
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