ADVENTURES IN OBAMAVILLE:

Occupy Portland: Mayor Sam Adams orders camps cleared at 12:01 a.m. Sunday (The Oregonian, 11/10/11)

Mayor Sam Adams this morning gave the Occupy Portland encampment an eviction notice of 12:01 a.m Sunday.

At a press conference at City Hall, Adams, standing with Chief Mike Reese and City Commissioner Nick Fish, cited the rise in  crime around the encampments in ordering demonstrators out of the squares.

He said Terry Schrunk Plaza, a federal park, will be cleared as well.

"Crime, especially reported assaults, has increased in the area," he said. "Occupy has had a considerable time to share its movement's message with the public but has lost control of the camps it has created."

Posted by oj at November 10, 2011 6:45 PM
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