Stefanie Rawlings

The day before Thanksgiving, a group of about 45 protesters gathered at Sprouts Farmers Market in Walnut Creek, a grocery store that plans to build a new branch as part of a development project on UC-owned land.

In what may be the final legal hurdle in a long-running battle, a state court ruled in favor of a contentious land development project near the UC Gill Tract Community Farm in Albany earlier this month.

Occupy the Farm protesters held a community meeting Wednesday at UC Berkeley to outline a vision for the future of the Gill Tract.

Occupy the Farm protesters have cut the lock of the gate on three occasions — most recently on Sunday — since the encampment was broken up by police on May 14 in order to tend crops they had planted during their occupation of the tract.

The Albany City Council approved a plan for development on UC-owned land in the city despite opposition from city residents and local activists.

The Albany City Council will convene Monday to address upcoming commercial developments that may take place on UC-owned land in the city.

Three UC Berkeley graduates — John Nguyen, Stefanie Rawlings and Alejandro Soto-Vigil — will run for positions as commissioners on the city of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board.

A lawsuit filed by the UC Board of Regents against 15 members of Occupy the Farm was dropped Wednesday, following an announcement from the university.