Author Archives: mikeeboyd

Response of City of Oakland to California Public Records Act Re removal of Occupy Oakland protestors after the unlawful meeting on November 9, 2011 of the Oakland City Council at Lake Merritt

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                    From: Michael Boyd [mailto:michaelboyd@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:01 AM To: Boyd, Karen; Flores-Medina, Arlette Cc: Laden, Vicki (CAO); occupyoakland@googlegroups.com; meshairizarry@gmail.com; facilitation@occupyoakland.org; LCohen@oaklandnet.com; Office of the Mayor ; Kaplan, Rebecca ; Reid, Larry ; Brooks, Desley ; De La Fuente, Ignacio; Schaaf, Libby; Nadel, Nancy ; PKernigan@oaklandnet.com; Brunner, Jane ; JRusso@oaklandcityattorney.org; swalter@baycitizen.org; SF Bay View; Phil Horne; Lynne Brown; meshaidrissstelleymom Subject: Follow-up to Response to Notice to Correct or Cure 11/9/2011 Violations of the Ralph M. Brown Open Meeting … Continued

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PG&E SmartMeters

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Dear Josh [Hart] — [and Mike B & Jim O and everyone who has been part of trying to make a difference in 2011 so that 2012 could be electro-smog free] Thank you for all you’ve done for all these years.  You forged a trail that made it easier for me to to find out what has gone so very very wrong over the last decade.  Your work, your efforts are so appreciated by many people. Break from American Media — 180 degrees over to Mumbai, India: On August 09, … Continued

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Pack the Meeting Tuesday December 20, 2011 5:30 PM the City of Oakland City Council has proposed to ban future Port of Oakland shutdowns

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Tuesday December 20, 2011 5:30 PM the City of Oakland City Council has proposed to ban future Port of Oakland shutdowns. Pack the Meeting. On November 20, 2011 the City of Oakland was served a Notice to Correct or Cure its violation of the  California law, the Ralph M. Brown Open Meeting Act [“Brown Act”] . There was a substantial violation in that proper written notice was not provided to a regular meeting of the City Council of Oakland on November 9, 2011 at Lake Merritt where five members of … Continued

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Occupy L.A. Mayor, LAPD won’t discuss tactics for removal

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Occupy L.A.: Mayor, LAPD won’t discuss tactics for removal 26 Nov 2011 L.A. officials have not revealed details — or tactics — of their plan to push out the Occupy campers on the City Hall lawn beginning Monday morning. At a press conference Friday, neither Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa nor Police Chief Charlie Beck would say whether police were prepared to use tear gas or rubber bullets to clear protesters who refuse to leave, tactics officers in other cities have turned to while clearing Occupy encampments. It’s also unclear when exactly … Continued

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Lobbying Firm’s Memo Spells Out Plan to Undermine Occupy Wall Street

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A well-known Washington lobbying firm with links to the financial industry has proposed an $850,000 plan to take on Occupy Wall Street and politicians who might express sympathy for the protests, according to a memo obtained by the MSNBC program “Up w/ Chris Hayes.” Lobbying Firm’s Memo Spells Out Plan to Undermine Occupy Wall Street 7770

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INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY DAY: DECOLONIZING THE 99%

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What is the Moral Value to the 99% of Indigenous Sacred Sites? Today’s Holiday is one we might not have at all but for the love of the indigenous peoples of this North American continent. Amerika of today has come a long way from those early days when the power of love sustained the new nation that was being born. For us of the 99% today is our day of thanksgiving for those indigenous warriors who came before us. http://vimeo.com/23688989 The Killing of Kokopili by Robert Lundahl 7624

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