Even in Liberal-Mecca Los Angeles the Occupy community organizing demonstration is coming to a close.
The Occupy Los Angeles protesters have probably received a warmer reception than most of their counterparts elsewhere in the country. With vocal support from the City Council, the protesters have been allowed to remain on the lawn outside City Hall for almost two months, without any major confrontations with the police.
But even here, city leaders have finally lost patience with the Occupy encampment. Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa announced on Friday that City Hall Park would be closed at 12:01 a.m. on Monday. Those who refuse to leave may face arrest.
“The movement has awakened the country’s conscience. It has given voice to those who have not been heard,” the mayor said. “I am proud of the fact that this has been a peaceful, nonviolent protest. It has been peaceful because we decided to do things differently in Los Angeles, not stare each other down across barricades and barbed wire.”
Occupy L.A. organizers said the end of the tent city would offer the movement an opportunity to evolve into what some of them called Occupy 2.0. They talked of renting office space and continuing the protests at various locations around the city.
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Sounds like the OWSLA is making the transition to just another non-profit organization. It’s been my belief that non-profits are notorious money making centers for Libs that end up pocketing a lot of cash instead of spending it on the so-called mission of the non-profit.
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