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 The Oakland general strike called by Occupy Oakland drew thousands Wednesday for rallies and marches. Injured man is taken away in ambulance 
 
 After protesters called for help several times, an ambulance finally arrived to take away the injured man. Mayor Jean Quan had promised a limited police presence, and the police did seem to be kept toremaining in the background, leaving protesters the run of the city centre. "This space is an example for the country," the note concludes. He said there has been a minimal police presence among the protesters but that his department was sufficiently prepared to deal with any problems. Protesters gathered at the crossroads of 14th Street and Broadway on the corner of Frank H Ogawa plaza, where Olsen, a former marine, was struck by a police projectile last Tuesday. "I need to reinforce what we need to ensure our law enforcement can maintain public safety: We need no fires, no vandalism, no rocks, bottles or human waste thrown at officers. There was no police presence as crowds walked down the centre of streets, also taking in Morgan Stanley's Oakland offices before heading back to Frank H Ogawa plaza. "Peace police are still police," chanted a man and a woman, both of whom had their faces covered, gesticulating towards the peacekeepers. The change was apparently a user contribution that has since been corrected. "He's aware of all the stuff that is happening, and he's really stoked about it," said Emily Yates, a fellow ex-marine and member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. Older demonstrators, some from the Oakland education association, which had a strong presence at the strike, formed a human chain in front of the glass as many in the crowd chanted, "Peaceful, peaceful." "Maritime operations will resume when it is safe and secure to do so," he added. Of the crowd of thousands, Jordan said, a small group of just 60 or 70 people now identified as anarchists were responsible for the vandalism, Jordan said. "The world is watching Oakland tonight and we need to make this a safe place for everyone." "At this time maritime operations are effectively shut down at the Port of Oakland. "The world is watching Oakland tonight and we need to make sure this is a safe place for everyone," City Administrator Deanna Santana says in massive call for violence-free protests tonight. 5 p.m.: Hundreds more start march to Port 
 
 Several hundred people have now left the main Occupy Oakland encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza and have started marching down 14th Street to the Port of Oakland. "Today is about saying no to the 1% and yes to the 99%," said Cat Brooks, a long-time Oakland activist and campaigner against police violence. A march to the Port of Oakland followed, with protesters planning to picket the port and prevent longshore workers – who have a long history of participating in civil action – from entering for their 7pm shift. Near the police headquarters, however, more than 20 unmarked minibuses lined one street, and sporadically these vehicles would depart the area with police officers inside. The march then headed for Bank of America's headquarters, some 200 metres east, where there were angrier scenes, with some of the protesters banging on the glass entrance and shouting at employees inside. Thousands of Occupy Oakland protesters descended Wednesday night on the Port of Oakland, but police said so far they have made no arrests and that the demonstration had largely been peaceful. By the time the protesters reached the Chase Bank, they numbered more than 1,000. "Foreclose the 1%" and "Occupy the banks" were among them. Occupying Wells Fargo 
 
 People are gathered outside the locked doors of the Wells Fargo and Comerica branches on 12th and Broadway. The center is now where all the city's top leaders are keeping track of the situation: Reid, Mayor Jean Quan, City Administrator Deanna Santana, interim police Chief Howard Jordan and fire Chief Mark Hoffmann. -- Sean Maher 
 
 10:30 a.m. March to Wells Fargo Bank 
 
 Protesters are marching peacefully down Broadway. -- Karl Fischer 
 
 8:59 a.m. Reports of Port of Oakland shutdown 
 
 Word is spreading that the longshoremen have short-staffed the early shift, and the Port of Oakland is shut down.
– A nation away from New York's Wall Street, thousands of sympathetic California protesters thronged the streets of Oakland yesterday and shut down the city's port in the most vigorous anti-corporate demonstration of the past weeks. Moms and dads, the jobless, students and union members joined together for a day-long protest and general strike that ended in a march to the port where activists blocked shipments, effectively closing operations accounting for some $8.5 million in business a day, reports the Los Angeles Times. Protesters also blocked intersections and pounded on the windows of banks, forcing some to close. "This is a warning, a test, to the 1%. We don't need them, they need us," one of the protesters told the Guardian. Police announced earlier they had made no arrests and the protest was largely peaceful, but cops were keeping careful watch as the night progressed. “The world is watching Oakland tonight. We need to make sure this remains a safe place for everyone,” said City Administrator Deanna Santana. Initially, police were notably restrained just days after a rubber bullet shot by cops fractured the skull of former Marine Scott Olsen, who is still hospitalized with serious head trauma. But the Oakland Tribune was reporting that a squad of police appeared to be moving in to shut down the Occupy Oakland encampment after midnight, and were firing tear gas cannisters.