I don't know. It sure seems like it was coordinated. But since Sam isn't running again, he doesn't really have to care what we think.

It would've been surprising if the feds had allowed a densely-populated camp to be established in Schrunk Plaza, especially since it's basically the roof of a parking structure.

it's pretty sad that the best commentary on US politics and OWS is coming out of another country.

which of course speaks volumes about the consolidation and corruption of the fourth estate in the US, where mainstream media is more beholden to their advertisers and corporate management than interested in telling the real story.

If 'occupy' had been a bunch of abortion protesters, I wonder how long it would have been allowed to last.
But now we are going into Conspiracy Theories land, and wondering - surely - if 'occupy' had only been given more time that we would suddenly see the 1% breaking out their checkbooks.

The Occupy movement is *certainly* coordinated. It was initiated by AdBusters and word spread, mostly openly on the Internet. The camps were similar across the nation, the tactics planned to bring vulnerable people into the front lines. When the eviction notice went out, Portland called for protesters from other cities to join in to help Portland show "solidarity." And so on. This is a civil disobedience campaign - deliberate violations of laws in order to attract attention. It is a human denial of service attack, in modern terms. So why would we expect police responses not to be coordinated?

I still have a hard time thinking of Adams talking to other Mayors like 'well, I'll take down pdx occupy if you all take down yours'.
Did I read the article right that Adams already announced the end of the camps before the 'group therapy' session.
(Memo to Amy Ruiz: for a spokeswoman for the Mayor, your choice of words was rather unfortunete, eh?)

Can someone explain why this question of whether or not there was inter-city coordination is an interesting one? I'm seeing a lot of speculation and research into trying to suss out the circumstances of the evictions, but not much detail in the way of elucidating why it would be such a bad thing if it were the case that the cities had coordinated them.

FWIW: I also didn't attribute those words directly to Amy in the post, either.

According to the article Sarah wrote back then, it certainly implies Amy spoke it, and she is quoted on MSNBC as saying it too...
Amy, I don't get it, a staffer who was not a spokesman took your position and spoke to the press? Or, you were quoting said staffer to the press?
Did the press just make this up and attribute it to you?

Amy, obviously this is a sore spot for you - but it is a little ironically funny isn't it?
Usually politicians and spokespeople complain about being quoted incorrectly in the press, but you were a part of the press before...this publication no less.

I was quoting said staffer to the press in most instances. That said, as a former member of the press corps, I get why the short-but-substantive bit of what I had to say becomes the quote.

Are your friends funnin' on you much about it yet - throwing 'therapy session' into random conversations perhaps?!
Thanks for taking time to respond Amy! I trust you are having a great Thanksgiving break.

no one would have camped for long in Schrunk Plaza, it's got terrible drainage and it's always muddy as hell this time of year.