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Bryan Patrick bpatrick@sacbee.com A man who identified himself only as a student from San Francisco is arrested by California Highway Patrol officers Monday evening as he and dozens of others refused to leave the Capitol rotunda when the building was closed after a daylong rally.
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California teachers' budget protests include tax pitch, arrests
The state's largest teachers union revved up its faithful Monday to lean on state lawmakers to extend current tax rates – and eventually increase them.
The daylong rally by the California Teachers Association kicked off a week of budget lobbying, press events and teach-ins by the union. Their plans and those of anti-war protesters this week prompted stepped-up Capitol security over concerns that some activists might stage Wisconsin-style sit-ins at the Capitol or commit other acts of civil disobedience.
Although law enforcement officials said the crowds were generally peaceful, they arrested about 65 protesters after warning them to leave the Capitol rotunda after the building closed at 6 p.m. They
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