Occupy Sacramento
John from Sacramento and I went to Occupy Sacto today to see what kind of supplies they might need. We met Larue there.
As we walked to the park I could see that not many people were there. It was drizzling and chilly. They were just beginning to serve lunch to a group of veterans. Most of the vets looked to be homeless. Most of the Occupy folks are starting to look frayed and tired. But they do persevere.
I asked them why they thought that fewer people were showing up. One young woman told me that because Sacramento has such a vast suburban population that people who would normally demonstrate cannot get there. Gas is too expensive. And mass transit, well, it sucks. They really need gas cards.
Occupy Sacto is not sleeping in the park because they don’t want to do so without a permit. But they found they