The results and ramifications of the Nov. 2 Occupy Oakland general strike are slowly coming into focus less than 48 hours after thousands of protesters filled the streets downtown and shut down the Port of Oakland.
A second veteran of the Iraq War was injured and in stable condition at Highland Hospital.
Kayvan Sabehgi, 32, was in fair condition as of Friday evening in the intensive care unit.
The Guardian is reporting that he told them he was beaten by police during a clash with law enforcement following the strike. But his claims have not been verified by authorities.
"The Oakland Police Department is conducting an investigation regarding Kayvan Sabehgi and the circumstances of his arrest on Nov. 3, 2011." Police ask anyone with information to call 510-238-3821.
His fellow veteran Scott Olsen was also taken to Highland after suffering a severe fracture to his skull during an Oct. 25 protest.
The spirit of the Occupy movement and general strike, however, continued Friday when a group of moms and their children called the "Colorful Mamas of the 99 Percent" tried to enter Wells Fargo Bank in downtown.
The group supported both the Occupy Wall Street and Bank Transfer Day movements. At least three moms closed their accounts before the bank locked its doors soon after the protest began about noon at the branch on Franklin Street.
Meanwhile, the city is still tallying the cost for police and city services utilized during the strike, which was fairly peaceful, though windows at municipal buildings at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza were broken, Whole Foods was damaged and sprayed with graffiti and other downtown banks and businesses were vandalized.
The tab to replace 18 broken windows in municipal buildings in the plaza is estimated at $20,000 to $25,000, city officials said.
And about two-thirds of the 103 people arrested during melees that followed late Wednesday and early Thursday were not from Oakland. People taken into custody for failure to disperse and other charges came from as far away as Texas, Michigan, New York, Utah, New Jersey, and Oregon.
Just before midnight Wednesday, a group of people that police are calling anarchists started fires, tossed firecrackers into burning fires, broke windows and caused other destruction downtown. Most of the 103 people arrested were taken in for remaining at "the place of any riot, rout, or unlawful assembly, after they have been warned to disperse," authorities said.
Others were arrested for resisting arrest, assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism, battery on a police officer and a parole violation.
Of the 103 arrested, 32 are from Oakland, 42 are from other Bay Area cities, 15 are from other parts of California and nine are from out of state. Two of the arrestees were 17-year-old juveniles who were cited and released. One is from Washington; the other from San Mateo County. Hometowns for three arrestees were not released. Of those arrested, 92 were cited and 11 were kept in custody.
BART reported unusually heavy ridership Wednesday because so many people took trains to the rallies. Some 391,000 rode BART, compared to 370,000 on a typical weekday, said district spokesman Jim Allison. About 6,100 more than usual passengers exited the Oakland 12th Street station, he said
The group of 40 moms and children marched from Snow Park by Lake Merritt, where Occupy Oakland protesters still maintain about a dozen tents. The 300 or so people living in the downtown camp arose Friday morning to chilly temperatures but promised to stick it out, rain or shine. They have been collecting blankets and extra tarps to keep out the rain and cold. People wandered around the camp Friday with their hoods up, drinking hot coffee and trying to stay warm.
"I can survive any weather," said Kenaja Mwari, 23, of Oakland. Gesturing toward City Hall, he added "If we aren't going to let the people stop us, why would we let some weather stop us?"
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