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UC Berkeley expand fence "in preparation for extraction"
A second fence is installed around the Memorial Oak Grove Tree-sit in Berkeley. Legal sources say that the new fence is in preparation of "extraction."
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2 videos, 15 seconds each
Thurs, Nov. 8th, UCPD are overseeing the installation of a second fence around the Memorial Oak Grove Tree-sit in Berkeley.
Police warned anyone attempting to give the tree-sitters food, water, or supplies, would be in violation of a court decision made last week (punishable by fines and arrest).
The company installing the fence, Tri-city Fencing, is not the same company that installed the previous fence before. Supposedly UC Berkeley did not pay the previous company . The cost of the first fence is estimated at $15,000. The new fence is slightly longer, and has required a larger work force and more machinery.
The top of each fence posts have different caps, which appear to be intended for the installation of razor- or barbed-wire.
UC Berkeley attorney, Olson, wrote a letter to Judge Barbara Miller informing her that they would be erecting a new fence to create a larger perimeter around the grove in preparation for extraction.
This is a call out to bay area activists to be on alert in the next coming days or weeks for a possible tree-sit extraction in the near future at the Oak Grove in Berkeley. For more information call Zachary Running Wolf at (510) 467-4482.
Police warned anyone attempting to give the tree-sitters food, water, or supplies, would be in violation of a court decision made last week (punishable by fines and arrest).
The company installing the fence, Tri-city Fencing, is not the same company that installed the previous fence before. Supposedly UC Berkeley did not pay the previous company . The cost of the first fence is estimated at $15,000. The new fence is slightly longer, and has required a larger work force and more machinery.
The top of each fence posts have different caps, which appear to be intended for the installation of razor- or barbed-wire.
UC Berkeley attorney, Olson, wrote a letter to Judge Barbara Miller informing her that they would be erecting a new fence to create a larger perimeter around the grove in preparation for extraction.
This is a call out to bay area activists to be on alert in the next coming days or weeks for a possible tree-sit extraction in the near future at the Oak Grove in Berkeley. For more information call Zachary Running Wolf at (510) 467-4482.
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University States They Intend to Extract Long-Sitting Protesters:
Community Gathering Today at 4:30
Construction of Second Fence Under Construction Today; Court Decision Still Pending
Berkeley, CA-Heavy equipment showed up early this morning at the oak grove on UC Berkeley campus perimeter where tree-sitters have been defending oak trees, some of them 200 years old, but camping out on platforms high in the branches. The tree-sit protest has been going on since December 2, 2006. The University said in a letter to Judge Barbara Miller that their intention is to erect a bigger, taller, more formidable fence "to establish a larger security perimeter prior to removal of the tree-sit protesters." Alameda County Superior Court judge Miller has three multi-plaintiff lawsuits before her concerning UC's construction proposal. The neighborhood association (Panoramic Hill Association), the City of Berkeley, California Oaks Foundation, Save Our Oaks at the Stadium and other individuals challenged the adequacy of studies done by the University concerning earthquake safety and other issues for the proposed sports facility, and pointed to other safer, more appropriate sites. The oak grove is also a World War I memorial and a Native American burial site. After a long trial, parties are awaiting decision, which could come within days. UC's move prior to a decision is being questioned by legal observers in the case.
Oak supporters, including many UC Berkeley students, have called for a community rally and vigil at the grove at 4:30 today.
The Memorial Oak Grove, which UC Berkeley (UCB) wants to level to make way for a sports training facility is below UCB Stadium on Piedmont Ave. just north of Bancroft Way.
Four lawsuits have been filed to stop construction, and a decision is pending in Alameda Superior Court soon, though the University maintains that it still intends to cut down the trees to build their facility. UCB faculty, alumni, City of Berkeley officials and many others are urging the University to look instead to the other viable sites for the facility. Under City of Berkeley law, it is illegal to cut these heritage oaks.
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Community Gathering Today at 4:30
Construction of Second Fence Under Construction Today; Court Decision Still Pending
Berkeley, CA-Heavy equipment showed up early this morning at the oak grove on UC Berkeley campus perimeter where tree-sitters have been defending oak trees, some of them 200 years old, but camping out on platforms high in the branches. The tree-sit protest has been going on since December 2, 2006. The University said in a letter to Judge Barbara Miller that their intention is to erect a bigger, taller, more formidable fence "to establish a larger security perimeter prior to removal of the tree-sit protesters." Alameda County Superior Court judge Miller has three multi-plaintiff lawsuits before her concerning UC's construction proposal. The neighborhood association (Panoramic Hill Association), the City of Berkeley, California Oaks Foundation, Save Our Oaks at the Stadium and other individuals challenged the adequacy of studies done by the University concerning earthquake safety and other issues for the proposed sports facility, and pointed to other safer, more appropriate sites. The oak grove is also a World War I memorial and a Native American burial site. After a long trial, parties are awaiting decision, which could come within days. UC's move prior to a decision is being questioned by legal observers in the case.
Oak supporters, including many UC Berkeley students, have called for a community rally and vigil at the grove at 4:30 today.
The Memorial Oak Grove, which UC Berkeley (UCB) wants to level to make way for a sports training facility is below UCB Stadium on Piedmont Ave. just north of Bancroft Way.
Four lawsuits have been filed to stop construction, and a decision is pending in Alameda Superior Court soon, though the University maintains that it still intends to cut down the trees to build their facility. UCB faculty, alumni, City of Berkeley officials and many others are urging the University to look instead to the other viable sites for the facility. Under City of Berkeley law, it is illegal to cut these heritage oaks.
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correction, there was a payment dispute between UCB and the previous fencing company
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