UC Berkeley, Albany Occupy group reach impasse
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Protesters occupying land in Albany used by the University of California at Berkeley for agricultural research missed a Saturday deadline to agree to a negotiated departure, so campus officials said they will consider more forceful measures.
Representatives of the group Occupy the Farm had not responded by late Sunday to a proposal to end the encampment in exchange for discussions about using part of the 10-acre plot for urban farming.
"We're very disappointed," said Dan Mogulof, the UC Berkeley spokesman. "Unfortunately, because time is short, we need to begin to assess other options."
On April 22, about 200 activists broke a lock on a gate near Marin and San Pablo avenues and set up camp on the property known as the Gill Tract. The group planted carrot, broccoli and corn seedlings on part of the land as a protest against planned housing and commercial development nearby.
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