Jul 14, 2008 6:07 pm US/Pacific
Tree-Sitter Leaves Cal Oaks For Personal Reasons
BERKELEY (BCN) ―
The most recent person to join a group of tree-sitters in a grove of oak trees near the University of California, Berkeley's football stadium came down voluntarily about 12:30 p.m. Monday, according to university spokesman Dan Mogulof.
Mogulof identified the protester as 30-year-old Jeffrey Musgrave and said he was arrested on charges of trespassing, violating a court order, vandalism and possession of marijuana.
Mogulof said Musgrave was taken to Berkeley City Jail and it is expected that he will be cited and released.
He said Musgrave ended his participation in the protest for "personal reasons."
Mogulof said three protesters remained confined to a single tree at the grove.
Protesters have been living at the grove of trees since Dec. 5, 2006, when a UC Board of Regents committee approved building a training center next to the football stadium. The project calls for tearing down most of the trees.
The project has been on hold since Alameda County Superior Court Judge Barbara Miller issued a preliminary injunction against it in January of 2007. Miller issued a mixed ruling on the case three weeks ago and will have another hearing on Thursday.
Mogulof said university police are providing each of the remaining tree-sitters with the equivalent of 1,800 calories a day.
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