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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:03 PM Original message |
Oakland merchants say sales slump by half amid Occupy protests |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Open you books and prove those allegations. Having a few thousand extra customers should not hurt a |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yep. I would demad proof. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. +1 |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. Pardon me? |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. There were quite a few who joined the strike. This is |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. But if they didn't join the strike |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Oakland Police don't seem to be particularly effective |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Oh please. I'm just waiting for them to use the loitering laws. |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. citing fears about the city's reputation.. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. That might carry a little more weight |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. to be fair, the city is a lot safer than qualcomm will be tomorrow night! |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 12:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. +1000 |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. +1000 |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. The Bay Area has been subjected to a barrage of these stories for weeks |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I just realized, because of Occupy, there are more people in that part of downtown Oakland at night |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. Whether it's small local Oakland businesses or not... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Many of the proprietors are immigrants |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 12:02 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Who are the businesses who are 'complaining'?? Do we have |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. You are probably right that it's a small minority of businesses complaining |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Was it really "many" |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. It doesn't matter what they "can afford". |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I doubt that a whole lot of downtown merchants are clearing $250K |
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zentrum (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's not because of the occupiers... |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. What crap |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Do we want our movement influenced by |
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