[Artmurmur] Unabashed Bonanza

[Eddan Katz]

Today's oakland tribune article on first friday capture the politics 
coming to a head this week surrounding art murmur, the police, etc.. 
Here's a snippet and a link below.
For a more comprehensive view of the situation - see Oakland Local 
coverage @ http://oaklandlocal.com/tags/art-murmur.


http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_22682101/first-friday-returns-amid-talk-changes

OAKLAND -- First Fridays were an unabashed bonanza for bars, restaurants 
and Oakland pride until a teenager was fatally shot at the most recent 
event.

With the monthly festival scheduled to return this week, excitement is 
tinged with anxiety as doubts remain over whether organizers can handle 
another massive crowd.

"I crossed my fingers that it might rain and everyone could catch their 
breath and figure out how to handle this in a better way," said John 
Mardikian, whose Telegraph Avenue restaurant and beer garden counts on 
the festivals for about one-quarter of total sales.

Adding to concerns, an offshoot of Occupy Oakland has called for an 
anti-police march through downtown Oakland from 7 to 10 p.m. that night.

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