'Eviction Night' at City Hall

Using minimal force—but with tightly restricted access to journalists—some 1,400 LAPD officers reportedly arrested some 200 Occupy L.A. protesters from the lawns outside City Hall in the early hours of Wednesday.

Details of the evacuation as well as the arrests are expected to be announced at a news conference later in the morning.

Click this link to read an “eviction night” live blog from KCET, which also says that the protesters are unlikely to be released without bail and will probably be charged with Section 409 of the California Penal Code, a misdemeanor resulting from the failure to disperse from the scene of an unlawful assembly despite being warned.

Occupy L.A. protesters have reportedly planned a rally at Pershing Square on Wednesday afternoon.

Stay tuned for further coverage of Occupy L.A. events—and please take a moment to participate in our poll about whether or not you think City authorities were right to evict Occupy L.A. protesters from City Hall even though the City Council welcomed them last month and officially supported their movement.