Despite a little wet weather, the first in a series of Occupy Oakland Saturday barbecues branching into the community took place on St. Patrick’s Day, with three more scheduled through mid-April. “It’s base building,” said Leo Ritz-Barr, a member of the events committee. Just a couple weeks after the last barbecue will be the national May 1 assembly highlighting workers and immigrants. All include free food, arts and crafts, music, [...]