Name Larry Reid | Role Councilmember | |
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Larry Reid is a city council member in Oakland, California. He is also the president of the council.
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Position on the "occupy movement" in Oakland
On November 30, 2011, the San Francisco Chronicle quoted Reid asserting that the Oakland occupiers had abandoned their core message and were trying to provoke the Police.
In its reporting on the Oakland instance of the Occupy Movement, the East Bay Express noted that Reid opposed a police crackdown on the occupiers, even though he was the "strongest backer of police on the council". The Oakland Tribune, however, reported that Reid abstained on a February 7, 2012, council resolution to call in the Oakland Police. The San Francisco Chronicle expressed incredulity over Reid's abstention.
Targeted by the hacker group "Anonymous"
Reid was one of several Oakland city official targeted by the hacker group "Anonymous". According to KTVU the hackers posted "details such as phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, salary information, family information, website administration IDs and property value information."
Position on gun control
According to the KTVU Reid is a strong advocate on gun control. KTVU noted how Police investigated two gunbattles on the morning of February 17, 2012, that were within two miles of a meeting Reid had with community groups on the topic of gun control.