Downtown Oakland, July 8, 3pm: Bracing for verdict reaction

July 8, 2010, 3pm: Several downtown Oakland businesses up, bracing for Mehserle verdict reaction.

July 8, 2010, 3pm: Several downtown Oakland businesses up, bracing for Mehserle verdict reaction.

On July 8, 2010, Oakland Local senior editor Amy Gahran strolled downtown Oakland an hour before the verdict was announced. Many, but not most, storefronts were boarded up:

About Amy Gahran

Amy Gahran is an itinerant troublemaker and info provocateur who moved to Oakland CA after spending 14 years in Boulder, CO. Her background is as a journalist, editor, and managing editor mainly covering energy, environment, and business. For the last 12 years she's been happily and gainfully self-employed, mostly helping organizations, institutions, and individuals wrap their brains around the internet. Speaking of brains, Amy is also Oakland Local's official zombie reporter.