City Beat: Occupy Sacramento protestors will target City Council tonight

By Ryan Lillis
rlillis@sacbee.com

Following the arrests of dozens of protestors, members of the Occupy Sacramento movement will march on the City Council tonight to demand that they be allowed to remain in downtown's Cesar Chavez Park 24 hours a day.

City laws do not allow overnight camping in the park and 35 protestors have been arrested since last week in violation of that rule. No protestors were arrested Monday night, as all demonstrators left when ordered by police officers, according to the police department.

Occupy Sacramento has planned a 4:30 p.m. rally at Cesar Chavez Park, followed by a march to City Hall. Speakers from the group said they will address the council at its 6 p.m. meeting ...

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