How Occupy Lost Its Way In L.A.

I Was One of the Hopefuls At City Hall Park-But the Movement Degenerated Into a Moment

A year ago today, a thousand protesters made their way to the financial district of Manhattan and launched a movement that came to be known as Occupy Wall Street. Similar movements quickly sprang up in other cities, and, a few weeks later, Occupy Los Angeles got started. At the time, I was a recent transplant to L.A. from the Pacific Northwest, and I’d recently left my job. As a Quaker who comes from a family with an interest in social justice and the underdog, I’ve also long been devoted to …