In what could be the largest show of police force in Arcata for a generation, documents shared by the Appeal and published this week shed some light on the plan to break up the occupation of Siemen…
About 150 protesters were masked at the barrier set up between Nelson Hall and Siemens hall at Cal Poly Humboldt on April 30 around 10 p.m. Dinners were provided to protesters at various tables, there was dancing and chanting over the speaker warning of arrests due to an unlawful assembly. The warning specifically mentioned possible use of plastic and rubber bullets.
The draft plan, prepared by Peter Cress, then-interim police chief for Cal Poly Humboldt, outlines out various objectives, logistics and representatives involved. It had five goals, one of which is “where possible, protecting the rights, safety and health of students and employees while eliminating the threat of domestic violent extremism and criminal behavior.”
The Appeal also found a request to loop in the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, which provides intelligence for anti-crime and anti-terrorism efforts. About 150 protesters were masked at the barrier set up between Nelson Hall and Siemens hall at Cal Poly Humboldt on April 30 around 10 p.m. Dinners were provided to protesters at various tables, there was dancing and chanting over the speaker warning of arrests due to an unlawful assembly. The warning specifically mentioned possible use of plastic and rubber bullets. The first arrest occurred at around 11 p.m. last night of a Cal Polytechnic Humboldt student resident of the dorms.
While Humboldt County and Cal Poly Humboldt have a tradition of nonviolent protests, the materials included a training slideshow Derby prepared in 2020 detailing tactics used by “Violent Opportunists,” which includes a smattering of examples, including protests from 2019-2020 in Hong Kong pushing back against a bill that would allow China to arrest voices of political dissent in Hong Kong and Black Lives Matter protests in the United States.
Derby’s email notes the university would pay for lodging, fuel and food for the personnel, with staging at the Blue Lake Rancheria. Yoo said in the email the campus is still getting a full picture of the financial impact when asked how much of the cost to the university stems from paying for the operation versus damage.
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