Statewide

Fairfax voters Tuesday decided to stick with its Green Party majority town government by giving Mayor Larry Bragman a third term on the Town Council and electing Ryan O'Neil to his first term.

Green Party members Linda Piera Avila, Mud Baron and state party spokesperson Michael Feinstein spoke against a warehouse development on the land of the South Central Farm, at the Budget and Finance committee hearing of the Los Angeles City Council.

Members

Mike Feinstein, Santa Monica (appointed by the Coordinating Committee)
Matt Leslie, Orange County (appointed by the Finance Committee)
Ellen Maisen, Van Nuys (appointed by the Coordinating Committee)
Jane Rands, Orange County (appointed by the Campaigns & Candidates Working Group)
Ken Smith, Solano County (appointed by the Finance Committee)
Resigned (moved out of state): Bud Feder, Alameda County

Commentary: Using Police In Oakland to Clear Out Occupy Was a Mistake

By Don Macleay, Berkeley Daily Planet

Using the police to clear out Occupy Oakland was exactly the wrong thing to do.