Scott Olsen, the Iraq war veteran who suffered a fractured skull during an Occupy Oakland protest, said police still have not interviewed him about the Oct. 25 incident. In his first video interview since his release from the hospital, Olsen told Indybay his prognosis is not certain, because the "brain is unique in how it works." (The interview is posted on YouTube.) But he said he is hoping for a full ......

The Port of Oakland is the latest public agency trying to walk the line between identifying with the “99 percent” and letting people know that Port operators have a job to do that could conflict with protesters' plans. Occupy Oakland, which is part of the anti-Wall Street movement sweeping the country, is planning a general strike on Wednesday. Protesters plan to shut down the Port of Oakland, the fifth-busiest shipping ......

Michael Moore visited Occupy Oakland on Friday to bring the protesters a message from Occupy Wall Street. “Last night, I was at Zuccati Park,” said Michael Moore “I’m here to bring you greetings… Thank you Oakland, Thank you Oakland.” Moore, the Academy Award documentary filmmaker and provocateur, offered words of encouragement to the more than 500 people gathered in the outdoor auditorium at Frank Ogawa Plaza, where Occupy Oakland is ......

Several hundred demonstrators gathered Tuesday in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood to protest during President Barack Obama's brief visit to the city, police said. The president visited the city for a campaign fundraiser. The demonstrators were protesting an array of issues from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the Keystone pipeline plan and the recent federal crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries in California. Renee Ridgeway, who works for ......

Interim Mayor Ed Lee on Tuesday walked a fine line between supporting growing anti-Wall Street protests and justifying the money San Francisco has spent responding to the Occupy SF encampment. In an appearance before the Board of Supervisors Tuesday afternoon, Lee said the city had spent about $100,000 "accommodating" the protests. He did not specify where the money went, but his spokeswoman, Christine Falvey, told The Bay Citizen via email ......