KABC NEWS LA City Council Supports Occupy LA Crowds
Watch Video at: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles <http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8390004 > &id=8390004 Story by Sid Garcia The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to support Occupy Los Angeles activists congregating downtown. The protests have been going on for nearly two weeks. One Occupy L.A. protester vented his anger at the down economy with a song for nearly three hours. The rest of the demonstrators urged the city council to pass a resolution supporting them and to pass a responsible banking ordinance that was attached to the resolution. One by one, the demonstrators blamed banks for the down economy. "The reason we are worried that our politicians are so corrupt is because we can make the connections. We understand the way your campaign coffers, your electoral bids get financed by these financial lobbyists," said demonstrator Peter Thottam. The responsible banking ordinance the city council looked at would set up a report card of how well banks that do business with the city of Los Angeles deal with issues such as foreclosures, loans to small businesses and philanthropy. Banking and business representatives urged the council not to pass it. "This proposed ordinance will not halt one foreclosure. It will cost the city money to enforce and a new bureaucracy to enforce it," said Carol Schatz of Central City Association. The city council passed a resolution supporting the demonstrators who have been camped outside City Hall for 10 days. In New York Wednesday, Occupy Wall Street protesters marched across the Brooklyn Bridge. There have been scores of arrests there and in other similar demonstrations across the country. Occupy L.A. has been allowed to camp out on the north and south lawns of City Hall as long as they're peaceful. "We believe that the frustration that the American people are experiencing with this economy is exactly what is at the core of the Occupy movement," said Los Angeles Councilman Richard Alarcon. <http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/gallery?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=83756 41&photo=1&pid=8390004> 'Occupy LA' protesters at City Hall <http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/gallery?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=83756 41&photo=1&pid=8390004> View all 8 photos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ KABC NEWS Occupy LA Remains Peaceful in Its Second Week Watch Video at: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles <http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8386516 > &id=8386516 DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The signs posted at Los Angeles City Hall by Occupy L.A. protesters express anger against banks, corporations and the U.S. government, but the demonstration, now in its second week, has remained peaceful. "It's just been beautiful and harmonious," said Lisa Clapier, one of dozens of protesters at City Hall. "We have families and there's music. It's almost like an art in the park celebration. It's been great." The demonstration in Los Angeles has been a stark contrast to the one in New York, which is now in its fourth week. Several people at the Occupy Wall Street protest were arrested over the weekend. Some clashes with police have turned violent. The demonstrators are calling for the 1 percent of rich Americans to find more ways to help the 99 percent who are not. As of Monday night, the movement has spread to more than 250 American cities, more than 1,000 countries and every continent, with the exception of Antarctica. A threat was allegedly made by a group of hackers known as Anonymous against the New York Stock Exchange in support of the Occupy Wall Street protest. They did not specify what kind of attack it would be and, as the trading day closed, it appears nothing occurred. "The trading website is not directly on the Internet itself," said Dr. Clifford Neuman of the USC Center for Computer Security. "They need access through a back channel or an insider." Also Monday, anti-war and anti-corporate greed protesters accepted an offer by U.S. Park Police in the nation's capital to extend by four months their permit to demonstrate. The protesters have spent the past four days camping in the Washington's Freedom Plaza near the White House. October 2011/Stop the Machine scheduled other marches and rallies throughout the week. Its permit had been set to expire Monday and organizers said they had planned to stay put anyway. The Rev. Jesse Jackson says the protesters' demands for "economic reconstruction" are legitimate. 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