A small band of protesters remained outside Oakland's central city plaza Wednesday morning after a night in which Occupy Oakland demonstrators clashed with police.
The group watched peacefully as city workers erected a chain-link fence around the grassy area that about 350 people had populated before police cleared the main encampment Tuesday.
City officials said they planned to reopen the plaza to the public once the fence was up — to allow for protest but not camping.
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Businesses in the area were open and little damage was visible save for two cracked windows. The damage to one of those windows was caused by a rubber bullet fired by police, said Mike Porter, 24, who camped at the plaza for eight nights until he was arrested before dawn Tuesday.
Police have said they used no rubber bullets, but protesters say they have collected evidence to the contrary.
Demonstrators plan to reconvene in the plaza at 6 p.m. Wednesday and say protests will continue nightly.
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