Trib & Chron Stories on Oakland Response, City Council Meeting

Pressure to probe response to protest
Council members, mayor say Oakland officers' actions against demonstrators warrant investigation
By Paul T. Rosynsky, Laura Counts and Cecily Burt, STAFF WRITERS
OAKLAND -- Pressure intensified Tuesday for a full-scale investigation into the Police Department's actions against anti-war protesters, while City Hall braced for a slew of lawsuits and more protests.
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~1313124,00.html

Protesters spur council president to leave meeting
Anti-war activists upset that investigation wasn't on agenda
By Mike Adamick, STAFF WRITER
OAKLAND -- Raucous protesters at a City Council meeting Tuesday demanded an independent review of police tactics against anti-war protesters, prompting the council president to abruptly shut down the meeting.
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~1312698,00.html

Oakland police went too far, protesters say
Janine DeFao, Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writers
Wednesday, April 9, 2003
Oakland -- Protesters packed Oakland City Hall Tuesday night to complain that police overreacted when they fired projectiles and tear gas to break up an anti-war demonstration Monday at the Port of Oakland, while some City Council members called for a public hearing into the police response.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/04/09/BA6663.DTL