Occupy Atlanta spent the night at the Martin Luther King monument after being evicted from their original park. The King Center is federal jurisdiction and they were told they would face federal charges if they didn't leave. As of this morning they did. They plan to move to private property.
The Occupy situation in Los Angeles is perhaps the most interesting. The lead editorial in the LA Times this morning:
Right about now, we suspect City Council President Eric Garcetti is regretting telling protesters with the Occupy Los Angeles movement camping outside City Hall that they were welcome to "stay as long as you need to." And Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa might be rethinking his decision to hand out ponchos when the weather turned wet. It's even possible (though unlikely) that Councilman Richard Alarcon is thinking twice about pandering to the movement by using it as an excuse to resurrect his misguided proposal to shift L.A. funds to community-oriented financial institutions, a move that could cost the city at least $58 million.
Four weeks after protesters converged on the Civic Center, they are wearing out their welcome. Even some of the city's most liberal politicians, who initially embraced them, are trying to figure out a graceful way of getting them to go home.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...,2391624.story
And they're killing the grass and trees.
Cowperson