City Officials Recanting Occupy L.A. Offer, Possible Deadline Set for Decampment

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The Interwebs are buzzing with debate over the city's controversial Occupy L.A. decampment offer. $1 annual rent for a city-owned office space in Downtown Los Angeles? Farmland? Housing for the homeless? It's all part of the deal, one that may be falling apart and have to be accepted by Monday, November 28.

Meetings continued yesterday between members of Occupy L.A. and city officials, who have reportedly given the tent city a November 28 deadline to pack up camp at City Hall. Occupy negotiators told protestors during a meeting on Tuesday afternoon that they have requested an extension to further discuss and decide upon Monday's proposal. They have asked that the deadline be pushed to January 3, 2012.

A spokesman for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said, "We're still in negotiations, and no date or deal points have been firmly established."

L.A. Now reports that L.A. officials near the LAPD commanders could not immediately confirm the deadline. A top LAPD source said there are no immediate plans to remove occupiers from the camp.

Also buzzing are claims that the city has backed down on its work space proposal. Pointing the finger at issues with City Hall, city officials may be retracting the offer due to difficulties gaining the necessary permission from agencies and pushback by council members.

Any Occupy decision requires a 90% consensus, and Scott Shuster, a protester who has attended the meetings with city officials, told L.A. Now that it was unclear whether or not the offer was still on the table. He added, in regards to the requires consensus, "Things move slowly here."

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By Lauren Lloyd in News on November 23, 2011 8:50 AM 0 Comments

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Grrlnation

I DO NOT SUPPORT the move! The move will divide us and kill the movement. I want change! I want tax payer money spent on programs to house homeless people who are genuinely trying to better their lives. I want people to stop losing their homes and I want the Government to work with students who have high loans to make smaller amount payments. I want change not relocation!

g.x.l.

I want a pony.

anzastan

Sounds like the mayor made promises he couldn't keep, add to that the discussions in the media and it was doomed to fail. One thing for a politician to make promises, then it is another for the politician to do as he says. Looks like OccupyLA has entered another phase, where the politicians have been told by someone higher up to make this go away. Just remember, most politicians serve their masters, the banksters and money changers.