[Educationforall] Reports from the UCSF Regents meeting

[Norissa Gastelum]

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/UC-Regents-Meeting-Sparks-Protests-108715414.html?ref=nf

Follow the link to the video. Story should read : POLICE clash with
protesters

-Norissa



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 VIDEO: UC Protesters Clash With Police By LORI
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1:05 PM PST, Wed, Nov 17, 2010

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The U.C. regents meeting in San
Francisco<http://www.nbcbayarea.com/topics?topic=San+Francisco>got out
of hand early Wednesday.

NBC <http://www.nbcbayarea.com/topics?topic=NBC+Universal+Inc.> Bay
Area's Christie
Smith <http://www.nbcbayarea.com/topics?topic=Christie+Smith> reports police
used some kind of spray on a crowd of protesters just after 9 a.m.  Smith
said this happened after protesters tried to get into the meeting through
barricades that had been set up specifically to keep them out.  At least a
dozen protesters were arrested. Many of them were literally dragged away by
police. Smith said the scene was extremely tense.

The officer who sprayed the crowd did it with a hose type object. It wasn't
clear if it was pepper spray or water or something else.

Only people who had signed up ahead of time to speak to the regents were
allowed in to the meeting and only if they had proper identification.  They
is apparently was sparked the initial uproar Wednesday.

In Photos: UC Protest in San Francisco
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In Photos: UC Protest in San Francisco

    [image: Police sprayed something on to a group of protesters]
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Police sprayed something on to a group of...

Hundreds of people turned out at UCSF Mission Bay campus before sunrise to
make their voices heard. Many were bused from campuses as far away as
UCLA<http://www.nbcbayarea.com/topics?topic=University+of+California-Los+Angeles>
.

The issue that has things riled up is an expected 8 percent fee hike for the
2011-12 academic year.  That would bring the average undergraduate cost to
about $12,000 a year.

The trouble Wednesday was so far kept outside the actual meeting.  The other
issue on the agenda is a possible vote on changing retirement benefits.  If
approved, UC <http://www.nbcbayarea.com/topics?topic=U.C.> workers would be
eligible to receive 100 percent of their benefits only after they reach age
65. Right now, the retirement age is 60.

The students had planned a march at 11 a.m.
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