San Francisco Year In Review: The Eleven Biggest News Stories Of 2011

The Occupy Wall Street movement began in New York, but after police officers unloaded tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bang grenades on an aggressive crowd of protesters in downtown Oakland on October 25, critically injuring Iraq war veteran Scott Olsen in the process, Occupy Oakland became the epicenter. The following morning, YouTube exploded with videos detailing the chaos, invigorating the movement and outraging the country. Pictures of protesters running through Oakland's smoky streets covered the front pages of every national media outlet. One week later, 10,000 people marched through the city to the Port of Oakland in a general strike and shut down the port.

Meanwhile, across the Bay in San Francisco, the Occupy San Francisco movement was alive and well. What began as a handful of tents in front of the Federal Reserve building soon became an organized encampment at Justin Herman Plaza, complete with social and medical services and tents with mailing addresses. Fortunately for the protesters, the movement coincided with the San Francisco mayoral race, and Occupy San Francisco and the people's right to protest became a hot campaign topic. City supervisors and candidates spent nights protecting the camp from police.

While local support for the Occupy movement faded and the protests and marches dwindled, Oakland is now just beginning to sort through the consequences of the movement. Lawsuits against police brutality are numerous, and two separate petitions for the recall of Mayor Quan have been approved for signature gathering.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/27/san-francisco-year-in-review-2011_n_1170626.html

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