Occupy Oakland: Up to 10,000 occupiers shut down port

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Thousands of Occupy Oakland protesters descended Wednesday night on the Port of Oakland, but police said so far they have made no arrests and that the demonstration had largely been peaceful.

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Despite several incidents of vandalism around the downtown area, Jordan said no arrests had been made. He said there has been a minimal police presence among the protesters but that his department was sufficiently prepared to deal with any problems.

"We’re trying to do the best we can with the resources we have,” he said. The chief estimated the number of protesters at around 4,500, but local media reports put the number at about 10,000.

Isaac Kos-Read, the port's director of external affairs, said that maritime operations "are effectively shut down" because demonstrators are preventing goods from leaving.

"The decision was made by the protesters," he said, noting that there is not as much activity at the port in the evening.

The port does about $8.5 million in export and import business a day, he said.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/occupy-oakland-thousands-of-protesters-rally-at-port.html

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Just a little perspective, The Occupy crowd is like 4000 strong, the Boy Scout Jamboree had 40,000.

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Thousands of Occupy Oakland Ultra leftwing anarchist protesters descended Wednesday night on the Port of Oakland.

Fixxed.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

You should have seen all this truck drivers this morning. "We support what is going on, you know, all our jobs have gone oversees with these free trade agreements and stuff, but this is costing me money and I want to keep my job."