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Oakland police investigate second injured veteran
Oakland police said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the arrest of U.S. Army veteran Kayvan Sabeghi, who was hospitalized after the arrest during this week's Occupy Oakland protests.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/feature?section=news&id=6504344 Sabeghi, 32, an owner of the El Cerrito brewpub Elevation 66, told fellow Occupy Oakland protesters that he was walking away from a police raid early Thursday morning when officers struck him with batons. Sabeghi claimed he was in severe pain while in jail for hours before he received medical treatment, according to a fellow protester and acquaintance of Sabeghi who asked to remain anonymous.
He was taken to Highland Hospital where he underwent surgery today, protesters said.
Sabeghi is the second veteran who was injured during Occupy Oakland protests. Scott Olsen, an Iraq war veteran, suffered a fractured skull when he was struck by a police projectile on Oct. 25, according to a statement by Iraq Veterans Against War.
Oakland police today said that the incident is under investigation and are asking anyone with information to call the Major Crimes Section at (510) 238-3821.
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50 gather in Walnut Creek for "Bank Transfer" rally
More than 50 people gathered in downtown Walnut Creek this morning to protest and encourage people to remove their money from various corporate banks.
The protest is part of a national day of action, "Bank Transfer Day," which encourages consumers to seek banking options cheaper than those offered by large banks such as Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo.
"I am fed up with the growing inequality in our country and how big money is running our government," protest organizer Sheilah Fish, of Moraga, said. "I don't think we have a true democracy like we had 40 years ago."
Protesters gathered beginning at 10 a.m. in front of the Chase bank at Newell Avenue and South Main Street, and some held signs that read "R.I.P. Middle Class" and "This is a crime scene."
Many wore black armbands signifying the death of the middle class.
"It means people are fed up," Carol Christopher, of Pleasant Hill, said. "There's a lot of power in people gathering together, like (in opposition of) the debit card fees, and I wanted to be a part of that."
The viral movement developed in response to announcements by Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo that each bank had either instituted pilot programs charging debit card users a fee or had announced plans to charge such a fee.
In recent weeks, all three major banks withdrew those plans after public backlash over the proposed fees, but not before some damage had been done.
more here, ... http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=5876580
Oakland police investigate second injured veteran
Oakland police said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the arrest of U.S. Army veteran Kayvan Sabeghi, who was hospitalized after the arrest during this week's Occupy Oakland protests.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/feature?section=news&id=6504344 Sabeghi, 32, an owner of the El Cerrito brewpub Elevation 66, told fellow Occupy Oakland protesters that he was walking away from a police raid early Thursday morning when officers struck him with batons. Sabeghi claimed he was in severe pain while in jail for hours before he received medical treatment, according to a fellow protester and acquaintance of Sabeghi who asked to remain anonymous.
He was taken to Highland Hospital where he underwent surgery today, protesters said.
Sabeghi is the second veteran who was injured during Occupy Oakland protests. Scott Olsen, an Iraq war veteran, suffered a fractured skull when he was struck by a police projectile on Oct. 25, according to a statement by Iraq Veterans Against War.
Oakland police today said that the incident is under investigation and are asking anyone with information to call the Major Crimes Section at (510) 238-3821.
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50 gather in Walnut Creek for "Bank Transfer" rally
More than 50 people gathered in downtown Walnut Creek this morning to protest and encourage people to remove their money from various corporate banks.
The protest is part of a national day of action, "Bank Transfer Day," which encourages consumers to seek banking options cheaper than those offered by large banks such as Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo.
"I am fed up with the growing inequality in our country and how big money is running our government," protest organizer Sheilah Fish, of Moraga, said. "I don't think we have a true democracy like we had 40 years ago."
Protesters gathered beginning at 10 a.m. in front of the Chase bank at Newell Avenue and South Main Street, and some held signs that read "R.I.P. Middle Class" and "This is a crime scene."
Many wore black armbands signifying the death of the middle class.
"It means people are fed up," Carol Christopher, of Pleasant Hill, said. "There's a lot of power in people gathering together, like (in opposition of) the debit card fees, and I wanted to be a part of that."
The viral movement developed in response to announcements by Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo that each bank had either instituted pilot programs charging debit card users a fee or had announced plans to charge such a fee.
In recent weeks, all three major banks withdrew those plans after public backlash over the proposed fees, but not before some damage had been done.
more here, ... http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=5876580
