A member of the Occupy L.A. movement is arrested by Los Angeles police officers on Broadway during an impromptu march through the streets of downtown on Dec. 3, 2011. Police were trying to keep the protesters on the sidewalk and the crowd erupted after a pair of occupiers were arrested. The march started at Pershing Square, proceeded to the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters and finally to the Men's Central Jail where occupiers, who were arrested, were taken.
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Members of the Occupy L.A. movement rally in front of the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 2011. The march started at Pershing Square, proceeded to the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters and finally to the Men's Central Jail where occupiers, who were arrested, were taken.
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A Los Angeles police officer looks at the sign of a member of the Occupy L.A. movement while a group of occupiers rally in front of the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 2011.
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A group of about 100 protesters stood outside the Inmate Reception Center Public Lobby at Twin Towers in Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 2011. They chanted and yelled at police. A line of LAPD wearing helmets and holding batons stood in front of the door, which was later chained closed on the inside.
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Members of the Occupy L.A. movement face off with Los Angeles police officers on Broadway during an impromptu march through the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 2011.
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Los Angeles — Singer and activist Tom Morello performs for a crowd of Occupy L.A. supporters on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday night. The group gathered downtown at Pershing Square and marched to the steps of City Hall.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers stand in a line around the north steps of City Hall as Occupy L.A. activists hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday night.
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Los Angeles — A crush of Occupy L.A. marchers gathered next to the fence erected around City Hall as they walked along Spring Street on Wednesday night.
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Los Angeles — Danny, an art student from Long Beach, holds up a sign he made while supporting Occupy L.A. at Pershing Square in downtown on Monday night.
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Sanitation worker Gino Rodriguez sweeps the steps on the south side of City Hall. Early Wednesday morning, Los Angeles Police Department officers cleared Occupy L.A. participants from the park. No tear gas was used in the shutdown of what was the nation's largest remaining Occupy camp. More than 200 people were arrested in the operation that involved 1,400 officers.
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Sanitation worker Gino Ramirez starts the daunting tasks of clearing all the debris left behind by Occupy L.A. protesters after Los Angeles police successfully cleared out the camp at City Hall early Wednesday.
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By dawn, dozens of Occupy Los Angeles protesters took refuge at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church following an LAPD raid on their encampment at City Hall.
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Following an LAPD raid on their encampment at City Hall, Occupy L.A. protesters get some sleep at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers arrest an Occupy L.A. protester near the encampment at City Hall.
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Los Angeles — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, right, and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck survey the park after members of Occupy L.A. were successfully cleared out of their camp at City Hall.
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Los Angeles — Occupy L.A. protesters lock arms as a helicopter lights up the crowd in preparation for clearing out the encampment at LA City Hall.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers arrest an Occupy L.A. protester as they clear out the camp at City Hall. The LAPD managed to avoid fierce confrontations that marred sweeps in Oakland and New York.
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Los Angeles — Fabiola Felix and Richard Lopez embrace minutes before the LAPD crackdown on the encampment.
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Los Angeles — A demonstrator faces off with LAPD officers at the corner of First and Los Angeles streets.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers surround demonstrators as they raid the Occupy L.A, encampment.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers arrest an Occupy L.A. protester.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers arrest an Occupy L.A. protester near the encampment at City Hall early Wednesday morning.
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Los Angeles — Los Angeles police confront Occupy L.A. protesters at the encampment at City Hall.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers arrest an Occupy L.A. protester near the encampment at City Hall early Wednesday.
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Los Angeles — An Occupy L.A. protester lies on the sidewalk after being arrested at the intersection of 1st Street and Broadway.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers arrest a woman early Wednesday morning as protesters were cleared from the Occupy L.A. encampment area around City Hall in downtown.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers move in on protesters early Wednesday morning as they cleared people from the Occupy L.A. encampment area around City Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
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An Occupy L.A. protester holds a flower as Los Angeles police move into the encampment at City Hall.
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Los Angeles — A lone demonstrator waits to be arrested as hundreds of LAPD officers disperse a crowd who spilled out of the Occupy L.A. encampment during an early morning police sweep.
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Los Angeles — An Occupy L.A. protester is arrested by Los Angeles police at the encampment at L.A. City Hall on early Wednesday morning.
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Los Angeles — Police wearing protective suits arrest a protester at 1st and Spring Streets.
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Los Angeles — A protester stands his ground just before police moved in at 1st Street and Broadway.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers march down Spring Street in a show of force as they surround Occupy LA. protesters and give them a warning to leave or be arrested.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers arrest a man early Wednesday morning as protesters were cleared from the Occupy L.A. encampment area around City Hall in downtown.
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Los Angeles — Officers in hazmat suits walk along 1st Street before entering the Occupy L.A. encampment at City Hall.
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Los Angeles — Occupy L.A. protesters light candles early Wednesday as police officers begin to move in on their camp surrounding City Hall.
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Los Angeles — Fabiola Felix and Richard Lopez embrace minutes before the LAPD crackdown on the Occupy L.A. encampment.
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Los Angeles — Los Angeles Police Department officers wearing riot gear march to the Occupy L.A. encampment at City Hall early Wednesday.
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Los Angeles — Occupy L.A. protesters link arms as the LAPD moves into the encampment at LA city hall on Tuesday night
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Los Angeles — Protesters confront a police line Tuesday night on Broadway at 1st Street.
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Los Angeles — Melissa Balin from Los Angeles yells at LAPD officers near the Occupy L.A. encampment in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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Los Angeles — Occupy L.A. protesters join arms Tuesday night in downtown Los Angeles ahead of a potential showdown with LAPD officers.
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A couple kiss Tuesday night at the Occupy L.A. camp before the LAPD came in and cleared out the tent city around City Hall.
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Los Angeles — Occupy L.A. protesters set up a trash can barricade outside L.A. City Hall on Tuesday night.
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Los Angeles — Police stand at the ready to move in on 1st street and Broadway to remove all protesters.
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Los Angeles — An Occupy L.A. protester lies in the street in preparation for the LAPD coming in and clearing out the encampment at City Hall.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers board buses at Dodger Stadium en route to downtown Los Angeles for a potential showdown with Occupy L.A. protesters Tuesday night.
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Los Angeles — An Occupy L.A. protester reads a newspaper while wearing a gas mask at L.A. City Hall on Tuesday night.
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Los Angeles CA, — LAPD Chief Charlie Beck watches officers assemble before boarding buses at Dodger Stadium en route to downtown Los Angeles for a showdown with Occupy L.A. protesters Tuesday night.
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Los Angeles — Protesters sit on the steps at City Hall at the Occupy L.A. encampment before the anticipated raid by police Tuesday night.
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Los Angeles — A man giving only his first name of Shane stands atop a structure built into several palm trees at the base of L.A. City Hall, where the Occupy L.A. movement continued its encampment Tuesday.
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Los Angeles — Occupy L.A. protestors set up a trash can barricade in preparation for the LAPD possibly coming in and clearing out the encampment at City Hall.
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Los Angeles — Mike Oren flashes a peace sign as he and fellow Occupy L.A. protestors address the Los Angeles City Council meeting Nov. 29.
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Los Angeles — Occupy L.A. protestors address the Los Angeles City Council meeting Nov. 29. with their concerns.
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Los Angeles — Justin David Serotko sweeps the steps at City Hall as the effort to evict Occupy L.A. campers drags on, prompting some critics to say the standoff is hurting the city's credibility.
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Los Angeles — Police officers keep an eye on the Occupy L.A. campers on the Los Angeles City Hall lawn more than 30 hours after the deadline to leave had passed Nov. 29, 2011.
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Los Angeles — A sign on one of the tents sums up the feelings of many of the Occupy L.A. campers on the Los Angeles City Hall lawn.
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Los Angeles — The Occupy L.A. camp is quiet almost 24-hours after the deadline to vacate the park at city hall in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles — A dog in a baby stroller guards the signs in the Occupy LA camp almost 24 hours after the deadline to vacate the park at City Hall in Los Angeles late Monday night.
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Los Angeles — All is quiet in the Occupy LA camp almost 24-hours after the deadline to vacate the park at City Hall in Los Angeles late Monday night.
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Los Angeles — An LAPD helicopter flies over the Occupy LA camp almost 24 hours after the deadline to vacate the park around City Hall in Los Angeles late Monday night.
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Los Angeles — One of the Occupy LA protesters sleeps next a portrait of Mohandas Gandhi in the camp almost 24-hours after the deadline to vacate the park around City Hall on Monday night.
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Los Angeles — Just after daybreak, Howard Gerber from Occupy San Diego stops to share his thoughts while staying several nights at the Occupy L.A. camp at the Los Angeles City Hall park Nov. 29, 2011.
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Sam Younghans of Glendale dressed as Santa Claus as he joined Occupy L.A. protesters Monday on the steps at Los Angeles City Hall..
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Occupy L.A. protester Shane stands in a treehouse built in palm trees outside Los Angeles City Hall. Shane said he thought the mayor might look out his office and see him, but he admitted that he did not know the location of the mayor's office.
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Occupy L.A. protesters line up for free pizza Monday afternoon at their Los Angeles City Hall encampment.
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Occupy L.A. protesters, from left, Juan Alacala, Yaqui Stillwater and Giovanni Giusti chant in front of City Hall on Monday morning.
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Union supporters join Occupy L.A. protesters at a news conference Monday to show their backing of the Los Angeles City Hall encampment.
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Bobby Lopez and Hope Johnson sit on the stairs at Los Angeles City Hall, wondering about their next move after city officials ordered hundreds of protesters to disband their encampment.
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Yaqui Stillwater, who says he has been at the Occupy L.A. camp for four weeks, cries out as supporters congregate Monday morning around the south steps of City Hall.
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Los Angeles Police Department officers count tents Monday morning at the Occupy L.A. site at City Hall.
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There were fewer tents Monday morning on the north lawn of Los Angeles City Hall as Occupy L.A. supporters congregated around City Hall.
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One member of Occupy L.A. sleeps in a chair as the number of tents dwindle outside City Hall.
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Yaqui Stillwater, left, and Giovanni Giusti chant in front of L.A. City Hall on Monday morning.
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A man sleeps on the ground Monday morning as Occupy L.A. supporters congregate around Los Angeles City Hall after facing off with police in the predawn hours. Activists continued to occupy the site despite orders to vacate at midnight Sunday.
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A number of tents remained Monday morning on the south side of Los Angeles City Hall.
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On the ground and surrounded by rubbish, an Occupy L.A. protester rests alongside City Hall.
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Occupy L.A. protesters link arms around what they had vowed would be the symbolic "last tent" had police decided to clear the camp around City Hall as many expected to happen Monday.
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Occupy L.A. protesters return to City Hall Park to rest after a long night of protesting their anticipated eviction.
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A sign reminds people that a police raid many thought was eminent never materialized Monday morning and the area around City Hall is still flooded with people and tents.
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An Occupy L.A. protester gives a croissant to John Pulskamp, right, who drove in from Northen California to show his support.
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A protester naps on the City Hall grounds after police had earlier surrounded the area in a move that many thought would culminate in the removal of the Occupy L.A. encampment.
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Occupy L.A. protester John Smith cheers with other protesters as it becomes clear they will be able to stay in their camp on the lawn of City Hall after a midnight deadline passed.
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An Occupy L.A. protester climbs atop a traffic signal at the corner of 1st and Main streets while other protesters surge into the streets and LAPD officers gather.
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Occupy L.A. participants take part in a dance circle while waiting for the clock to strike midnight. After nearly two months of camping on the lawn of City Hall, the LAPD notified the protesters that their encampment was officially illegal as of Monday morning.
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Occupy L.A. protesters and supporters surround a symbolic "last tent" in anticipation of a raid on the camp that did not come.
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Occupy L.A. participants gather in front of City Hall in anticipation of a possible LAPD raid Sunday night.
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LAPD officers form a skirmish line at the corner of 1st and Main streets at 5 a.m. and announce they will arrest protesters who were blocking streets near the Occupy L.A. camp at Los Angeles City Hall. A few protesters who refused to leave the street were arrested.
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Los Angeles — An Occupy L.A. protestor reads a Stephen King novel in front of a line of police officers at 1st and Spring streets in downtown Los Angeles early Monday morning.
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Los Angeles — Police in helmets and face shields with batons drawn blocks a downtown intersection near City Hall early Monday morning, blocking a group of Occupy L.A. protesters who had swarmed onto the street and vowed to stand their ground.
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Los Angeles — An Occupy L.A. protester yells at an LAPD officer near City Hall early Monday morning.
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Los Angeles — November 28, 2011: Occupy L.A. protesters confront police along 2nd Street in downtown Los Angeles early Monday morning.
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Los Angeles — Protesters gather at 1st and Spring Streets in downtown Los Angeles early Monday morning.
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Los Angeles — The Occupy L.A. protesters move along First Street near City Hall on Monday morning.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers form a line at 1st and Broadway to keep control of Occupy L.A. protesters early Monday morning.
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Los Angeles — LAPD police officers move into position on First and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles Monday morning.
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Los Angeles — The Occupy L.A. protesters hold signs as they walk along First Street near City Hall on Monday morning.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers talk with an Occupy L.A. protester just a few hours before the midnight deadline for the occupiers to pack up their tents and vacate the area.
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Los Angeles — In anticipation of a possible midnight raid, Occupy L.A protesters crowd the front of City Hall for an assembly in which speakers urged protesters to, "not be intimidated."
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Los Angeles — A protester carries her belongings past City Hall just a few hours before the midnight deadline set for Occupy L.A. to vacate the area.
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Los Angeles — A protester's shadow and message appear on Los Angeles City Hall as the deadline to leave the encampment approached.
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Los Angeles — Protesters read the 1st Amendment inside the Los Angeles Police Department building across the street from L.A. City Hall.
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Los Angeles — An Occupy L.A. protester leaves the LAPD building after reading the 1st Amendment inside.
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Los Angeles — An Occupy L.A. protester carries masks on both arms hours before the deadline to leave the Los Angeles City Hall lawn.
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Los Angeles — Occupiers Corey Axt, left, and Sheila Nicholls load a car as they prepare to face eviction at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers walk through the sea of tents from Occupy L.A. protesters in front of city hall just a few hours before the midnight deadline for the occupiers to pack up their tents and vacate the area.
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Los Angeles — Pat Norris, left, and friend Kevin Maloney, both 25 and from Portland, pack up their belongings.
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Los Angeles — Steve Phillips, a truck driver from Hollywood, holds out open hands while listening to L.A. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl answer questions from protesters as they prepare to face eviction on Sunday.
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Los Angeles — Caryl Crahan of Santa Barbara, left, stops by City Hall to chat with occupiers and supporters of Occupy L.A. while on her way to see the LA Philharmonic on Sunday.
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Los Angeles — A protester holds a candle as police clear demonstrators from the Bank of America Plaza on Bunker Hill.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers line Hope Street downtown as demonstrators are cleared from the Bank of America Plaza.
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Los Angeles — A man is arrested after coming up behind the police line during a protest in front of the Bank of America Center.
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Los Angeles — Protesters sit with locked arms in front of approaching riot police in front of the Bank of America Center. The plaza was occupied for several hours.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers march down Spring Street in a show of force as they surround Occupy L.A. encampment to warn protesters to leave or be arrested.
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Los Angeles — Police officers line Hope Street in downtown L.A. as Occupy L.A. protesters are removed from Bank of America Plaza.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — An Occupy L.A. making a statement in anticipation a move by the Los Angeles Police Department to clear out the encampment at City Hall.
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Los Angeles — A political message left on the lawn at L.A. City Hall after police removed the Occupy L.A. encampment.
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Los Angeles — Debris left behind by Occupy L.A. protesters litters the City Hall lawn the morning after police raided their encampment.
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Los Angeles — Police arrest about two dozen protesters after blocked traffic on Figueroa Street in November as part of a demonstration organized by labor unions and community groups in conjunction with Occupy L.A.
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Los Angeles — Occupy L.A. protesters at Los Angeles City Hall in November 2011 shortly before police stormed their encampment.
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