SHORTLY AFTER 7 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING, law enforcement officials started to clear out t he Occupy Santa Cruz Camp IN SAN LORENZO PARK. REPORTEDLY about 100 officers WERE on scene, AND 2 WOMEN AND A MAN WERE arrestED. PROTESTORS SAY THEY PLAN TO MARCH AT NOON TODAY TO THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE CITY’S UNWILLINGNESS TRO ALLOW THEM TO STAY IN THE PARK.
DANNETTEE SHOEMAKER, the DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC, IS REPORTEDLY SLATED TO BE IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION MEETING, AND SO DOES NOT EXPECT TO BE IN HER OFFICE WHEN PROTESTORS ARRIVE TODAY.