SubscribeAt approximately 4:30 a.m. Monday, 20 people were asked to leave the mixed-use development site in Albany or face arrest. Over the course of the morning, three people were arrested for trespassing and interfering with the police
Tag: Gill Tract
UC Berkeley issues response about protest activities planned for Gill Tract development site May 11
May 9, 2013:
The UC Berkeley administration today (Thursday, May 9) issued a letter in response to activities planned for the Gill Tract development area on Saturday.
An open letter from UC Berkeley Dean Keith Gilless to the Albany community
November 16, 2012:
In a new open letter, the dean of the College of Natural Resources provides an update concerning activity on the growing grounds of the Gill Tract.
CNR dean outlines new plans for Gill Tract
September 19, 2012:
At Tuesday’s Albany City Council meeting, Keith Gilless, dean of the College of Natural Resources, presented a progress report on new academic programs related to diversified farming, and their potential impact on the Gill Tract growing grounds.
Campus releases open letter on Gill Tract
May 18, 2012:
In an open letter to the community, George Breslauer, Berkeley’s executive vice chancellor and provost, and John Wilton, vice chancellor, administration and finance, insist that the university’s Gill Tract property “can and will accommodate both research and urban agriculture throughout the growing season.”
Open letter from CNR Dean Gilless on Gill Tract meeting
May 14, 2012:
College of Natural Resources Dean Keith Gilless has issued an open letter regarding the community discussion held on Saturday about sustaining urban agriculture on the Gill Tract.
UC issues a new statement about the Gill Tract
May 14, 2012:
A new statement about the Gill Tract by UC Berkeley administrators announces that campus police officers along with personnel from other UC police departments have begun taking the steps necessary for the campus to regain full control and supervision of its property.
Talks planned on shared use of Gill Tract
May 11, 2012:
Campus officials have set a Saturday meeting with city leaders, residents, community members and UC Berkeley students and faculty to weigh “steps necessary for research to commence, and urban agriculture to continue on the Gill Tract.” Two seats will be reserved for “representatives of the group that is still occupying” the property.
UC initiates legal action against Gill Tract occupiers
May 9, 2012:
The University of California filed a lawsuit May 9 against individuals alleged to have participated in the occupation of the university’s Gill Tract property in Albany. In an official statement, the campus administration describes the legal action and provides links to the lawsuit, as well as a proposal to “Occupy the Farm” made earlier this week.
Campus blocks vehicle access to Gill Tract, responds to demands
May 8, 2012:
On Wednesday morning, UCPD officers placed two concrete barriers across entrances to the Gill Tract that provide vehicular access to university property. Campus officials say the occupiers, who issued a new set of demands on May 7, still have the opportunity to accept a proposal that would allow for a peaceful resolution to the situation.
Campus administration statement on Gill Tract protest
May 4, 2012:
George Breslauer, executive vice chancellor and provost, and John Wilton, vice chancellor, administration and finance, describe a “frank and forthright exchange of information and perspectives” at a meeting with protesters Thursday evening, but say “an agreement has yet to be reached” on disbanding the Albany encampment.
Comments from Academic Senate chair Bob Jacobsen
May 3, 2012:
(As delivered by professor Bob Jacobsen May 2, 2012) My task now is to comment on shared governance over the last year. Senate committees, Divisional Council and individual faculty members have worked to hold up our end of the shared relationship. I want to stress the breadth and depth of that commitment by many of your colleagues, including many here [...]
A letter from CNR Dean Keith Gilless
May 3, 2012:
Folks, Berkeley is the birthplace of the University of California’s research, instructional, and cooperative extension programs in agriculture and natural resources. Those programs have evolved over time in response to social needs and opportunities. The process of change is never comfortable, but to be productive it must be based upon a civil and inclusive dialogue. Any dialogue about the future [...]
An open letter from UC Berkeley to Gill Tract neighbors
May 3, 2012:
An open letter from UC Berkeley to Gill Tract neighbors
‘Gill Tract Scientists Speak Out’
April 30, 2012:
Albany Patch posts comments from scientists who conduct research at UC Berkeley’s Gill Tract.
‘Meet the New Farm, Same as the Old Farm? Occupy Seizes Berkeley’s “Gill Tract” ‘
April 30, 2012:
A blogger intrigued by the occupation of UC Berkeley’s Gill Tract agricultural research land in Albany goes to check it out for himself.
UC Berkeley issues open letter concerning ‘Occupy the Farm’
April 27, 2012:
In response to recent events at the Gill Tract in Albany, UC Berkeley issued an open letter to the local community on April 27. The letter addresses the site’s current use for research purposes, and the planning process the campus has been engaged in with the CIty of Albany and its residents since 2007.
University officials visit Gill Tract to speak with protesters
April 25, 2012:
J. Keith Gilless, dean of UC Berkeley’s College of Natural Resources, spent more than an hour Tuesday in dialogue with protesters who are encamped illegally on the Gill Tract in Albany. He provided facts and information concerning the site and its research uses.
Illegal occupation of Albany open space infringes on research
April 23, 2012:
A group of about 200 people broke into, and established a tent encampment on, an Albany site — next to the University Village family-housing complex — used for agricultural research.
