http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/breslauer-wilton/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/breslauer-wilton/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 20:28:22 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34692 In 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."]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/breslauer-wilton/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/trespassers-removed-gill-tract/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/trespassers-removed-gill-tract/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:42:52 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34657 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]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/trespassers-removed-gill-tract/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/09/uc-initiates-legal-action-against-gill-tract-occupiers/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/09/uc-initiates-legal-action-against-gill-tract-occupiers/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:25:42 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30312 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/09/uc-initiates-legal-action-against-gill-tract-occupiers/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/30238/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/30238/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 23:33:52 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30238 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/30238/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/27/uc-berkeley-issues-open-letter-concerning-occupy-the-farm/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/27/uc-berkeley-issues-open-letter-concerning-occupy-the-farm/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:52:05 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29361 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/27/uc-berkeley-issues-open-letter-concerning-occupy-the-farm/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/university-official-visit-gill-tract-to-speak-with-protesters/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/university-official-visit-gill-tract-to-speak-with-protesters/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:08:01 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29194 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/university-official-visit-gill-tract-to-speak-with-protesters/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/23/illegal-occupation-of-albany-open-space-infringes-on-research/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/23/illegal-occupation-of-albany-open-space-infringes-on-research/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:20:57 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28937 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. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/23/illegal-occupation-of-albany-open-space-infringes-on-research/feed/ 0