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Public, supervisors clash over SFPD tactics after raids at Occupy SF; board members call for dialogue
Summary
Public testimony at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting focused on Occupy San Francisco and its policing after apparent overnight raids; demonstrators and many supervisors called for restraint, clearer city coordination and protection of protesters’ First Amendment rights while others warned about sanitation and public-safety risks.
Dozens of members of the public used the Board of Supervisors’ general-comment period on Tuesday to describe police raids on Occupy SF and to urge the board to protect demonstrators’ free-speech rights and safety. Several supervisors also addressed the demonstrations earlier in the meeting during the mayor’s policy session.
Nut graf: The meeting recorded substantial public testimony alleging aggressive police and DPW tactics in early-morning actions at Occupy SF encampments. Speakers — including participants who said they were injured or had property removed — pressed supervisors to adopt a clear stance protecting assembly rights and to demand restraint and transparency from the San Francisco Police Department.
Allegations and public testimony: Several speakers described being physically knocked down, held in vans and having tents, food and medical supplies taken by law…
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