The Berkeley Wire: 02.07.11

February 7, 2011 4:55 pm by Tracey Taylor

UC Berkeley could take $80.8m hit in Jerry Brown’s budget [California Watch]
Two former Cal students detained in Iran plead not guilty [LA Times]
From piercings to protests: images of Telegraph Avenue [SF Chronicle]
Yummy: fancy chocolate makers in the Berkeley area [BHS Jacket]

Photo: Harbor entrance, Berkeley Marina by KAP Chris/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.

2 Comments

Print Friendly
Tagged ,
  • Told You So

    The UC police ate crow. Hopefully you have learned never to take a UC police report at face value. Always check the facts. This is what happened yesterday to the accuser of Midnight Matt:

    Austin White aka Drayco was arrested for assault on Monday the 7th, roughly around 3:30PM. He had threatened twp separate individuals in the bread line. He had to be held back, to prevent him from beating a man he had put on the ground.

    He then threatened a third individual in the food line. His loud shouts of violent threats drew the attention of the UC Police. The UC hesitated to arrest their key agent in the termination of the Tree Sit. However they had no choice, after Drayco hit a fourth man in the head a mere few feet away from the cops.

    Drayco was handcuffed, placed in a UC police car, and taken to jail. The man in which the entire case about Midnight Matt is based on, is behind bars for acts of violence.

  • yipsl

    no longer in custody per the Inmate Locator at Santa Rita. bail? no charges filed? stay tuned…there is something fishy going on.