The Bay Area News group issued a cease and desist order to the volunteers running the Occupied Oakland Tribune this week, Oakland Local has learned. 

Andrew Huntington, General Council for BANG, issued a cease and desist letter and provided document on the Oakland Tribune mark at 1:48 p.m. Friday.

Although the principal operations of the Oakland Tribune will remain in Walnut Creek and San Jose, the Bay Area News Group announced today that a new "open newsroom" in downtown Oakland will provide space for community meetings, blogger desks, and free public Wi-Fi.