Protest on L Street ends with 22 people arrested
Capitol Alert from Sacramento Bee
A protest this afternoon against proposed state budget cuts to In-Home Supportive Services, Medi-Cal and CalWORKs ended with 22 people arrested, police said.
All but one of those arrested had been released by 5 p.m., said Sgt. Norm Leong, a spokesman for the Sacramento Police Department.
The intersection at 11th and L streets was cleared up shortly after 4 p.m.
“We have protests all the time, but people do it civilly without causing a disturbance to city residents,” Leong said.
Leong said that the protesters, most of whom voluntarily agreed to be arrested, are facing misdemeanor charges.
More than 40 officers had been dispatched to the protest site. Some of these officers were working beyond their 4 p.m. daytime shift, he said.
“We were fortunate because the levels of calls were minimal in the downtown area in this time period,” Leong said.
Read more about the protest here.
PHOTO CREDIT: Jean Stewart, 62, signs to someone else before being arrested at L and 11th streets today during a rally and march against budget cuts. An effigy of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was placed on the street by officers after they took it from protesters. Hector Amezcua/ Sacramento Bee
