For the past six weeks, Occupy Wall Street has captured and confused our nation’s political consciousness. Indeed, a string of questions have emerged from the media’s endless stream of coverage concerning the protest. What exactly is this grassroots, leaderless movement? Is it the left’s answer to the Tea Party? A Read More…
The streets of Oakland erupted in violence and chaos Tuesday night as an attempt by Occupy Oakland protesters to reclaim the location of their occupation culminated in clashes with police. One demonstrator sustained a fractured skull after being hit in the head with what was thought to be a police Read More…
The following is a partial list of crimes reported at the Occupy Berkeley encampment between Oct. 23 and Dec. 22, provided by the Berkeley Police Department. Twenty-four of the 33 calls the department has received regarding the camp have been classified as crimes, according to Berkeley police Sgt. Mary Kusmiss. Read More…
Take a quick glance at one of the Occupy Berkeley movement’s daily general assembly meetings and you might find yourself looking at what appears to be a group of people flashing spirit fingers. But the protesters are not engaging in any type of cheer or dance; they are simply going Read More…
Distrust of big banks became a common theme of the Occupy movement and inspired thousands across the nation to move their money to smaller credit unions. Now, the city of Berkeley may follow suit. At its Tuesday meeting, the Berkeley City Council will consider a proposal to move Berkeley’s assets Read More…
Occupy Berkeley is homeless. The Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Downtown Berkeley lies abandoned after months of being the center of controversy and strife during the Occupy Berkeley events that took place late last year. Though the city’s Occupy movement was initially well received by Berkeley City Read More…
A man aligned with the Occupy Berkeley movement was detained for allegedly helping hang a banner from Sather Tower on the UC Berkeley campus Wednesday afternoon. The banner was raised shortly after the noon bells rang in the tower. It read, “Time UC us,” with the word “OCCUPY” running down Read More…
The Daily Californian stopped publishing in print after classes ended Dec. 2. until the spring semester classes started Jan. 17. Aggregated below is some of our coverage of the news that occurred in that time period. Click on the titles to read the full stories and browse through the news section Read More…
A man associated with Occupy Berkeley allegedly attempted to rape a woman inside a tent at the encampment Tuesday. According to a crime blotter released by the Berkeley Police Department, at about 7:28 p.m. the man entered the female victim’s tent at the encampment at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Read More…
Occupy Berkeley protesters camping out in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park received an eviction notice from Berkeley city staff Tuesday night, warning that failure to comply could result in arrests. The notice, which sets the park closure at 10 p.m. Wednesday, cites Berkeley Municipal code 6.32.020, which restricts Read More…
