Riot preparation in Urumqi and Oakland

In Urumqi, the government just installed 40,000 (!) high def video cameras all over the place (streets, alleys, kindergartens, buses, malls).  The one-year anniversary of the riots is July 5.

In Oakland, BART stations and local businesses are boarding up their storefronts.  My source tells me that once the Mehserle jury reaches its verdict, the L.A. court will give the City of Oakland two hours to prepare its cops and to allow city and county workers to go home, i.e. get the heck out of Dodge.  After two hours, the verdict will be announced to the public.  So if you see people leaving en masse from Oakland Civic Center, get out.  Stay safe everyone.

BART station