A 19-year-old man sought by authorities in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old San Leandro girl on Friday night turned up dead the next day at the Port of Oakland. According to Bay City News, Oakland Police found the body of Henry Leon hanging from a structure in the Port around 4:20 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
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San Leandro Murder Suspect Found Hanged At Port Of Oakland
Oakland City Council Decides Not To Sic Cops On Every Last Protester
At their meeting last night, the Oakland City Council rejected a proposed resolution — which we discussed yesterday — that would have authorized Oakland police to use "whatever lawful tools" necessary to prevent another shutdown of the Port. Though it took little debate for councilmembers to postpone the resolution, asking for further study before they consider anything similar, dozens of Occupy supporters and protesters used the opportunity to create a bit of mayhem in the Council chambers.
Blue Collar Furious Over Occupy's Port Of Oakland Closure?
It's no great shock that blue-collar workers falling outside the esteemed food service industry are as despised by the right as they are they left. They're poor. They lack iconic ¡todos somos! credibility. And who wants to be poor and uncool? Not you. No matter how much Tecate or PBR you loudly consume. And both left and right bellyachers seem to know what's best for... them. Take, for example, Monday's temperate Port of Oakland closure by the Occupy Oakland sect. Although the Occupy movement said that the West Coast closures were an attempt to draw focus on "continued union-busting and attacks on organized labor," several noted union teams reportedly did not approve the shutdown beforehand. Neither the Teamster's union nor the International Longshore and Warehouse Union cleared the strike, or so says the Mercury News.
Occupy Descends Upon Port Of Oakland [Updated]
Protesters have headed to The Port of Oakland this morning in a part of a West Coast economic blockade to stop shipments from coming or going. Los Angeles, Long Beach, Portland, Anchorage, Seattle, Tacoma and Houston are all taking part in today's effort to "attack the 1% at their point of profit." So far, hundreds of protesters in the East Bay, marching and banging drums, are blocking trucks from entering the port. The scene is reportedly peaceful even though cops in riot gear have arrived.
Port of Oakland Reopens But Some Protesters Persist in Blocking Roadways
There's currently a regathering of protesters and a new makeshift roadblock near one of the entrances to the Port of Oakland, at Third and Seventh Streets where they intersect with Adeline, according to NBC. The Port of Oakland says they are fully operational today, after clearing one protester-created block at a Port entrance at Third and Adeline earlier this morning.
Cargo Ship Hits Whale
Oh jeez. A cargo ship at the Port of Oakland hit a whale this morning. Researches aren't sure yet if the whale was already dead before the collision. ABC 7 grimly notes that "the whale carcass is still attached to that vessel." If you must, they even have footage of its lifeless body. RIP, big fella.
Container Goes Plop Into Oakland Estuary
The Coast Guard is currently broadcasting warnings and preventing some vessels from entering the Oakland estuary until a container that fell off a ship Saturday night can be located underwater. The container got knocked off a ship's deck by a crane around 8:30 p.m., and divers are now headed out to try to locate it. Given the shallow depth and the size of the thing, we figure this won't take long. Hope that container wasn't full of shampoo or something more toxic! [Examiner]
Port of Oakland Death
Non-union member Edward Hall, 47, was crushed to death by a tractor-trailer at the Port of Oakland. It seems that a driver (accidentally) backed into Hall last night as he was working. This is the second fatal accident to have happened at the Port of Oakland this year, which happened in September. According to the Examiner, "ILWU spokesman Craig Merrilees said this latest incident highlights the need for better safety protocols at the port."...
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