.Tuesday Must Read: Police Raid Occupy Oakland; Quan Opponents Launch Recall

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1. Oakland police broke up the Occupy Oakland encampment this morning in front of City Hall, arresting protesters, removing their belongings, and erecting barricades, the Trib and Chron report. Mayor Jean Quan said that city officials decided to bring the two-week-long protest to an end because of health and public safety issues. The raid, which included hundreds of police, many in riot gear, began just before 5 a.m.. The mayor said that City Hall plaza would reopen after it was cleaned up and would be available as a place for protesting, but not for overnight camping.

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