SubscribeIn a letter released earlier today, George Breslauer, UC Berkeley executive vice chancellor and provost, and John Wilton, vice chancellor, administration and finance, promise to “continue to work collaboratively with the City of Albany and others to stay the course and fulfill the community desires for development on this site.”
Tag: Occupy the Farm
Breslauer, Wilton on Albany mixed-use development
May 15, 2013:
Trespassers removed from Albany mixed-use development site
May 13, 2013:
At 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
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.
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.
