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Occupy Sacramento protests proposed law for City Hall
by SacramentoPress Staff, published on July 24, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Storyline: Sacramento Community
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Occupy Sacramento will protest proposed legislation today at 2:45 p.m. at City Hall that would prevent protesters from holding events without permits on the City Hall property.
[Update: Occupy Sacramento City Hall discussion put off till Aug. 9]
The Sacramento Press held a live conversation Tuesday with the Vice Chair of the ACLU Board of Directors Cres Vellucci, who works with Occupy Sacramento and is opposed to the city's counci's move.
The Occupy group has gone from a large marching protest and occupation of Cesar Chavez Plaza to a small core of protesters on the front lawn of Old City Hall. The group left Cesar Chavez Plaza last year after 110 protesters were arrested for violating the city’s curfew ordinance – which was upheld in the courts earlier this month.
City Hall is not a park and therefore was open for the group, but the City Council’s Law and Legislation Committee will discuss enacting a similar ordinance to the park curfew law today that would cover City Hall.
Occupiers wrote in a press release today that they believe the city is trying to take away their First Amendment rights by preventing them to assemble on the City Hall property 24 hours per day.
According to the Law and Legislation Committee agenda, the aim is to preserve the city’s capital investment in the City Hall property, and there will be an event-permitting process for people who want to demonstrate in the block bounded by H, I, Ninth and 10th streets.
No laws will be passed today, as any proposed ordinance will have to go to the full City Council for approval.
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thsas
July 24, 2012 | 10:42 AM
Waste a vacation day for this?
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cogmeyer
July 24, 2012 | 11:19 AM
Occupy should have the right to protest at City Hall. But if you are angry about the 1% and Wall St fat cats, why in the world would you waste your time protesting Sac City Hall?
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Jared Goyette
July 24, 2012 | 11:55 AM
Good question. I'll ask it.
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gpbailey
July 24, 2012 | 11:59 AM
So..the city plans to sell the property ? Is that why they need to "preserve their investment" ?
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slpnsac
July 24, 2012 | 12:33 PM
Why does Occupy Sacramento feel they have to be there 24/7?
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Ed Fogle
July 24, 2012 | 10:27 PM
As an American and photojournalist, I'm definitely 100% in support of first amendment rights, but in my opinion it doesn't mean you can destroy city property that I pay taxes for. Have you gone by City Hall lately and seen what Occupiers have done to the once beautiful landscaping? The Occupiers should be held accountable for the cost of restoring the premises back to the way they were before they took up lodging there.
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JWS
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July 25, 2012 | 8:43 AM
Yeah I've gone to city hall. By 'destroying city property' , the " once beautiful landscaping" - do you mean a small patch of grass? Sorry I don't think a small patch of grass is worth more than my civil liberties. Sorry I don't believe people when they say they support 1st Amend rights and then agree to destroy those rights. They have no shame and are complete hypocrites. Do you feel the same about the people who 'occupy' Chavez Park and have done so for years? Do you feel the same about the people there throwing their trash around and urinating in the park? What about the people who destroyed the newly seeded grass during the Friday Night Concerts? I am more offended that my tax dollars went to pay for the 'poop monument' across the street.
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Mark
July 25, 2012 | 5:12 PM
I pay taxes so churches don't have to and I'm not happy about that. Churches should be held accountable for the cost of restoring society back to the way it was before they imposed the post-Depression, neo-fascist dogma on the nation.
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Mrjoe
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July 25, 2012 | 12:06 PM
"I definitely support first amendment rights" I just don't support Occupy's right to those rights. They ruin the aesthetics of city hall. What about the pretty flowers? Doesn't anyone care about the pretty flowers and green grass? What is this world coming to when a handfull of hippies are allowed to camp on the front lawn of a public building and peacefully protest the investment bankers, international industrial cabal operating under the pretext of defending our country, and their paid politicial frontmen or frontwomen- who have done such a wonderful job protecting our economy and civil liberties. Stop whining and get a job. Forget everything you've heard and go back to sleep. There's nothing to see here so move along. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtian. Walmart sells IPhones! American Idol and DWS are going to be great this year!
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