The night began with Occupy L.A. protesters singing, dancing and chanting. But the festive mood changed as the LAPD swooped down on the City Hall encampment. In the end, nearly 300 people were arrested and the grassy park was cleared. I was one of a number of Times reporters who witnessed the events unfold as we blogged, Tweeted and shot photos and video footage at the scene.

I produced the video above from footage I shot during a period of several hours that ended when police quashed the protest in the early morning hours on Nov. 30.