En masse: Swarms of protesters take to streets in Oakland, San Jose and S.F., but violence is minimal at rallies against corporate greed and economic inequality
Twenty-five people were arrested in Oakland on Tuesday after a day of protest against wealth inequality and for labor rights turned into a game of cat-and-mouse between police and demonstrators who clashed intermittently throughout the day.
We had had a three-month reprieve from the craziness of extremists who had attached themselves to Occupy Oakland. Yet some downtown businesses clearly feared the lull from the Occupy-related violence that has cost the city millions wasn't over. They were bracing for the worst.
9 arrested after UC police clear out "Occupy the Farm" settlement in Albany Seven "Occupy the Farm" protesters were arrested outside the closed gate to the land for unlawful assembly and two were arrested inside for trespassing. All of them were taken to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and could be charged with misdemeanors, according to UC Berkeley police.