Crime & Courts

Charges not filed against seven out of nine Occupy the Farm protesters

The Occupy the Farm encampment on April 16, 2012 included tents, a kitchen, various gardening supplies, and a chicken coop.
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The Occupy the Farm encampment on April 16, 2012 included tents, a kitchen, various gardening supplies, and a chicken coop.

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has not filed charges against seven out of nine Occupy the Farm protesters arrested during the raid on the UC-owned farmland in Albany late last month. Although the district attorney’s office has not confirmed the names of the two protesters who may still have Read More…

Campus

Police raid the Gill Tract occupiers in Albany on May 14.

Litigation continues against Gill Tract occupiers

Ongoing litigation continues against protesters who occupied UC-owned land in Albany two weeks after UCPD cleared out the encampment. Two of the 10 protesters arrested during the May 14 raid on the Occupy the Farm camp had their charges dropped by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office last Wednesday, and Read More…

Campus

Two tents were set up by members of Occupy Cal on the steps of Sproul Hall.

Occupy Cal demands criminal charges be dropped

Occupy Cal protesters held a press conference Monday and set up two tents on Sproul Plaza to demand that criminal charges against Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protesters be dropped. Members of Occupy Cal set up “cellphone stations” urging students to call District Attorney Nancy O’Malley’s office and demand that all Read More…