#Occupation update

Occupy Wall Street Demonstrates Near Bloomberg's Mansion

November 20, 2011 5:02pm

DNAinfo.com

MANHATTAN — Occupy Wall Street protesters, fresh off a national "Day of Action" that saw thousands march through the city and hundreds arrested in clashes with police, staged a protest near Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Upper East Side mansion Sunday afternoon.

About 100 protesters amassed on Fifth Avenue, near 79th Street around 2 p.m. after a short march over from Madison Avenue.

Police had barricaded the area around Bloomberg's house, preventing the protesters from getting close, but before the bulk of the crowd arrived, a protester wearing sunglasses and banging a massive drum made it to the front of Bloomberg's home. He was eventually shooed away.

Demonstrators, corralled behind police barricades, held signs saying "Billionaires: your time is up" and "Break up big business" while occasionally shouting "Down with Bloomberg."  Some protesters waved flags and others played drums while passersby snapped photos of the crowd.

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New York City Terror News Conference: Mayor Michael Bloomberg To Address Probe

Huffington Post,

New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has scheduled a press conference for 7:30 p.m. ET Sunday, reportedly to address a terror probe.

The New York Times reports that authorities have arrested a man believed to be planning to target government workers in New York.

According to court documents, the suspect is 27-year-old Jose Pimentel.

WNBC adds that police took the man into custody Saturday after learning that he was working with explosives.

UC BERKLEY: Campus Police Chief Put on Leave in Pepper Spray Incident

New York Times,
21 November, 2011

The chancellor of the University of California, Davis, said Monday that its police chief had been placed on administrative leave, three days after two campus police officers sprayed seated protesters with pepper spray during a demonstration aligned with Occupy Wall Street.

The university’s chancellor, Linda P.B. Katehi, indicated that she was trying to calm the campus community amid widespread outrage at the police tactics. Referring to the temporary removal of the police chief, Annette Spicuzza, Ms. Katehi said in a statement Monday, “It has become clear to me that this is a necessary step toward restoring trust on our campus.”

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