The Orange County Register is reporting that the Occupy OC protests from last fall and early winter cost the city about $30,000 — about half in legal fees. That’s really a drop in the bucket for Irvine which has a…
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Stories of the Year – 2011
by Chris Prevatt and Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Well, 2011 is just about behind us and a presidential election year is just ahead – time flies. Let’s look back at some of the 2011 stories we covered here in no particular order. We can debate which one is…
OccupyOC Demonstrates on Black Friday Eve
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
A small group of OccupyOC protesters occupied the lines of Black Friday shoppers at South Coast Plaza last night. The protesters started out in front of Best Buy in South Coast Metro at around 10:30 pm, then marched to Old Navy and Macy’s. There were about two dozen protesters participating in the demonstration that was designed to encourage people to votes with their dollars this holiday season and buy from local businesses rather than the large corporations.
Marching For Economic Justice with Occupy OC-Santa Ana
by Chris Prevatt • • 7 Comments
On Thursday tens of thousands of demonstrators marched for Economic Justice in New York City and across the nation. Hundreds marched in Orange County throughout the day in Santa Ana, Irvine, Laguna Hills, and Orange. I joined the march through Santa Ana with about 75 members of the OccupyOC-Santa Ana and members of SEIU Local 1877.
Join OccupyOC for the International Direct Day of Action on Thursday,November 17th
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
Thursday, November 17th is an International Direct Day of Action in support of Occupy Wall Street. Around the world people will be protesting, rallying, and Occupying in solidarity with Wall Street to call for an end to the corporatism that has taken over our country and the world.
Occupy Showdown: An Approaching Storm
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
The headline on the MSNBC.com page reads: ‘Occupy’ protesters dig in against police, eviction notices — Denver officers break up camp; Portland, Salt Lake City, Oakland order evictions. I fear an approaching storm, one similar to that faced by the Bonus Army in the summer of 1932.
Occupy OC-Irvine Protesters Can Camp Over Night
by Chris Prevatt • • 6 Comments
In what was a rare convergance of Republicans and Democrats on the Irvine City Council, in a 5-0 vote yesterday, the Council decided to allow tha Occupy protesters to camp overnight on the lawn in front of City Hall.
