Occupy Elections

Originally published on the Mission Loc@l as part of our 2011 Election Coverage.

Occupy Oakland Raided by Police (VIDEO)

Thanks to YouTube user guslto99 for the tear gas footage!

At around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, about 400 police officers, donned in riot gear and carrying batons and shotguns, from 16 law enforcement agencies in the Bay Area descended on two Occupy Oakland encampments in what resulted as a three hour raid, resulting in at least 75 arrests.

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Dead Man’s Drop Montage

From Humboldt Living

Nothing like a good montage, especially when it’s of some of the awesome smashes and splashes during the Kinetic Grand Championship of 2010. The video, my first production be warned, shows several of the courageous racers who dared to take Dead Man’s Drop head on, regardless of how it ended for ‘em. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’re missing out.

For the Glory!

San Diego Fires Aftermath

This is my first attempt at making a broadcast story after a group of journalists traveled to San Diego in 2007 to cover the fires there. This was edited with the help of Humboldt State University Professor Vicky Sama.