page_title: University of California, Berkeley oak grove controversy
section_title: The second fence
hierarchical_section_title: University of California, Berkeley oak grove controversy / Tree-sit / The second fence
caption_attribution_description: English: Berkeley oak grove and police fence
context_page_description: The University of California, Berkeley oak grove controversy arose over the planned removal of a grove of oak trees in preparation for the construction of a new student athletic training center for the University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley municipal law prohibits removing any coast live oak with a trunk larger than six inches within city boundaries, but city boundaries do not include the university and the university further claimed an exemption to the city law as a state agency. The university's actions sparked three lawsuits, as well as a tree sit-in that ran from December 2006 to September 2008, when the trees in question were finally cut down.
context_section_description: On November 8, 2007, a second chain link fence was constructed around the oak grove. According to the University, the second fence was erected to protect and separate the tree sitters from the fans attending the Golden Bears' last home football game of the season, against the University of Southern California. The away fans numbered more than at the Tennessee game that prompted the construction of the first fence, with 20,000 fans showing up from Los Angeles. In a letter to Alameda County Superior Court Judge Barbara Miller the University stated that the new fence was the first step in removing the tree-sitters "without unnecessary risk" to either the protesters or UCPD. The new fence was placed an average of 25 feet (8 m) from the previous fence, with standoffs for barbed wire, although initially the wire was not mounted. The protesters were still allowed to have supplies brought to them.
  The fence was constructed in preparation for Judge Miller's ruling as to whether construction of the athletic center may proceed, which at the time was expected sometime after November 14, 2007. This date however was postponed, and a final ruling was handed down on June 18, 2008.
  Although the new fence was constructed to allow the UCPD to control entry into and out of the grove, protesters were still able to access their platforms by climbing a nearby telephone pole on city property.
caption: Police fences surrounding the Berkeley Memorial Stadium oak grove.
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