C'mere and Give Us a Hug!

Kaiser Permanente the health care organization, has a new radio campaign out here in California, in which they tout the medical benefits, such as lowered blood pressure, from simple hugs.

Huh. San Diego mayor Bob Filner ought to claim that he's just a precursor to Obamacare.

Protester Dies at Occupy San Diego

San Diego - Breaking news. It appears that a protester attempting to hang a sign from an eight story parking garage has fallen to his death.

A man in his mid-40s fell or jumped to his death Monday afternoon from the eight-story parking structure adjacent to San Diego City Hall, police said.

Police are investigating initial reports that the man may have been attempting to hang a banner in support of the Occupy San Diego movement about 3 p.m.

Several hundred protesters are camped out in the plaza adjacent to City Hall and the parking structure.

Update : This is now being reported as an apparent suicide.

A witness told police that the man was possibly hanging a sign off the parking structure when he fell several stories and landed in the concourse area near Golden Hall about 3:15 p.m., police said.

Police determined that the man was not hanging signs, although fliers were found near the body that read: “Important message to intelligent earthlings from your creators.”

Cross posted at LCR, Say Anything.