U.S. Conference Of Mayors Questionnaire Only Asked About Negatives, Nothing About Free Speech Issues

[Hissyspit]

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Check out the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Occupy Wall Street questionnaire

Sanders was among mayors to receive an email regarding Occupy information sharing

By Dave Maass

Mayor Jerry Sanders did not participate in conference calls with other mayors to share information about the local spin-offs of the Occupy Wall Street movement, according to spokesperson Rachel Laing. However, he did  receive an email asking him to share information regarding Occupy San Diego on an online survey—and we have obtained the email through the California Public Records Act. 

The U.S. Conference of Mayors organized the first call on Oct. 13. The follow-up email was sent to mayors across the country the next day (which just happened to coincide with the San Diego Police Department's first attempt to break up the protest). 

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1. To date, how much has your city government spent responding to Occupy-related events? 

a. What is the estimated dollar amount of extra costs (police overtime, extra trash pick-ups, etc.) associated with Occupy-related events?

b. What is the estimated dollar amount of Occupy-related costs absorbed by your city's regular activities (police straight time, permitting, etc.)? 

2. Please identify any major issues relating to Occupy-related events in your city. (This might include impact on public safety, local businesses, traffic, public transportation, permitting, availability of public spaces, public health, etc.)

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[secondwind]

1. Perhaps those in charge are more interested in the negative and costly factors than in politics?

At least, that is my take on this.

[DCKit]

2. From my POV, most local governments could have spent exactly $0 re: OWS...

and nobody would have noticed the difference. In fact, the experience for all would have been far more pleasant.

The sabre rattling and actual abuse of the protesters are/were completely unnecessary.