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Occupy LA deadline is 12:01 a.m. Monday


After that time, say Mayor Villaraigosa and LAPD chief Beck, the curfew banning overnight use of the City Hall park will be enforced. But they stopped short of saying the park would be cleared by police immediately after the deadline passes. They stressed a desire to keep peaceful relations between city officials and the campers. "It is time to close the park and repair the grounds, so that we can restore public access to the park," the mayor said at an afternoon press conference. In the meantime, occupants will be provided with written notices and referrals to temporary housing. Some members of Occupy LA responded that they will not leave. AP, LAT, LA Weekly, NBC 4, Neon Tommy, Occupy LA.org

Also: Fox 11 legal analyst Robin Sax said on Twitter that the late hour of the crackdown announcement on Friday afternoon was a "tactical decision" by the mayor to prevent Occupy LA lawyers from going to court before the deadline to leave the park.

Later today: Classes in "LAPD spying and surveillance" and "Know your rights training" were added to the Saturday schedule at Occupy LA.


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