Occupy L.A. comes to Valley

VAN NUYS - Police nearly outnumbered a small group of protesters who marched down Van Nuys Boulevard on Saturday, railing against banks and corporate greed as part of the new Occupy San Fernando Valley movement. CJ Lin in the Daily News,

About 30 protesters made stops at branches of Chase Bank, CitiBank, Wells Fargo and Bank of America along the main throughway. Police positioned themselves between the bank entrances and the demonstrators as the group shouted, "Stop the banksters," and "Banks got bailed out, we got sold out."

"It's the banks that have their hands in politics and government," said Chris Palomino, a 24-year-old student from North Hollywood. "I just want to get as much information out to the population, try to get everyone educated out of the illusion that the corporations, that the banks are trying to put them in. We need to awaken the people."