"OWS and Responsible Banking"

From "OWS and Responsible Banking" by Mark Tereson of Mobilizing Ideas

The links between Occupy protestors and policy-makers have been especially close in Los Angeles, where Council Member Richard Alarcón, who introduced a Responsible Banking Ordinance two years ago, has credited the Occupy L.A. movement with prodding the Council into active debate on a bill which had been stuck in committees. Alarcón, along with council member Bill Rosendahl, has directly linked the protests to the ordinance by introducing a resolution in October supporting the Occupy Los Angeles protests and recommending the Responsible Lending Ordinance be called up for a final Council vote.