This morning, Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy was on WWNC 570AM talking about Occupy Asheville. According to the mayor, everything is not as peaceful as reports indicate. She said there were health and safety issues such as urination and defecation, requiring more than the normal cleaning procedures for buildings. Also, passersby, attempting to pay municipal bills or patronize businesses, were getting accosted. The homeless, she said, were upset because the city was letting the Occupants camp while it was arresting and seizing the belongings of people who couldn’t afford their own place to stay. As a result, several homeless people have joined the Occupy movement.

The Mountain Xpress reports that “some Occupy Asheville protesters came to a consensus” to break camp last night, whatever that means. If you are still trying to get to the heart of the matter, reading the article on the latest won’t help, either.