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Rare falcon recovering at Wildlife Rescue Center

A rare falcon that was recently attacked is recovering at the Wildlife Rescue Center in Burlingame and is expected to be released back into the wild in February.

The Merlin falcon was brought to the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA's Tom & Annette Lantos Center for Compassion, at 1450 Rollins Road, earlier this month, center officials said.

Only one or two Merlin falcons are treated by the center annually.

Someone found the falcon in Palo Alto. It arrived with significant tearing on the underside of its right wing, according to the center. Wildlife staff members believe it was attacked by a large raptor.

Its wounds have been stitched up and they expect the falcon will be released by about mid-February.

Today and Sunday, the SPCA is hosting an open house for their newly completed wildlife enclosures at the Center for Compassion. There will be refreshments and crafts and projects for kids. Visitors will not, however, be able to see the injured falcon, which is being moved to a quieter space for the weekend to ensure its care is not compromised.

More information about Merlin falcons can be found at: http://www.merlinfalconfoundation.org/.  

_{Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:22:39 -0800}

Police use tear gas on Oakland Occupy protesters

Oakland police used tear gas and"flash" grenades Saturday to break up an estimated 2,000 Occupy protesters after some demonstrators started throwing objects at officers and tearing down fencing. There were at least 18 arrests and no reports of serious injuries.

Officer Jeff Thomason said police started making arrests when some in the crowd started throwing objects at them. Police declared an unlawful assembly after marchers tore down perimeter fences at the vacant Henry Kaiser Convention Center.

Two police officers were injured and one of them required stiches.

Oakland officials say about 250 people were in the group when the protest started on the city's streets around noon, with demonstrators threatening to take over the vacant center. The crowd had grown to about 2,000 hours later.

Occupy Oakland organizers first rallied at Frank Ogawa Plaza at noon Saturday in order to march to an undisclosed vacant building that activists said would provide the movement's new home.

Once there, organizers said they would kick off a two-day "Oakland Rise-up Festival" to celebrate the establishment of the movement's new social center, meeting and resting place.

During the rally one of the organizers, Shake Anderson, said, "We are here to protect each other and to be civil disobedient. ... We're doing it to change the world, not just today but every day."

The march started just after 1:30 p.m., with dozens of police nearby in riot gear. 

The protesters walked through Laney College around 2:30 p.m.  

Some people were wearing bandanas over their mouths and others were holding signs saying, "We are the 99%." A marching band dressed in pink and black tutus and neon pick tights also was in the crowd.

Just before 3 p.m., marchers attempted to break through the fences surrounding the former Henry Kaiser Convention Center near the Oakland Museum. In response, police declared the march an unlawful assembly and fired smoke grenades at the crowd.

Marchers turned around and rallied once again at 12th and Oak streets, where they were boxed in by police officers in riot gear.

Around 3:20 p.m., police once again declared an unlawful assembly and began firing smoke grenades. Some protesters reported having officers fire rubber bullets.

Protesters retreated once again, moving to 12th and Alice streets, and police began "running-and-rushing," capturing protesters and arresting them individually. 

At about 3:45 p.m., the crowd still had not dispersed around the intersection of Jackson Street and 12th Street.

A line of police officers rushed toward protesters and by 4 p.m. roughly 500 demonstrators retreated to Frank Ogawa Plaza.

On Wednesday, when organizers publicly announced the move in front of Oakland City Hall, Occupy Oakland spokesman Leo Ritz-Bar said the group's new headquarters "signals a new direction for the Occupy movement: putting vacant buildings at the service of the community."

He also warned that protesters could retaliate against any repressive police action by blocking the Oakland International Airport, occupying City Hall or shutting down the Port of Oakland.

City officials said that while they are "committed to facilitating peaceful forms of expression and free speech, police would be prepared to arrest those who break the law.

"The city of Oakland will not be bullied by threats of violence or illegal activity," city administrator Deanna Santana said in a statement.

"This community has a rich history of community engagement and progressive activism to address the very complex issues that the protesters claim to stand for -- poverty, the housing crisis, homelessness, social justice, literacy, education and economic inequality -- none of which can be addressed through violence, threats or intimidation."

On its website, the city has provided a list of social programs that locals can support, from homeless and affordable housing providers, educational organizations, parks and sustainable food programs.

_{Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:48:38 -0800}

81-year-old woman found beaten unconscious in Richmond

An 81-year-old El Cerrito woman was found beaten and possibly sexually assaulted today at about 9:15 a.m. in Richmond, a police lieutenant said.

Employees at Big O Tires were opening up the store when they saw the woman and called police, Lt. Bisa French said.

Officers responded to the 10700 block of San Pablo Avenue and found the woman, who was in critical condition, she said.

No suspect information was available as of Saturday afternoon.

_{Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:19:21 -0800}

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