Chancellor Birgeneau announces master plan to refurbish Memorial Stadium, beginning with construction of $125 million Student-Athlete High Performance Center (SAHPC) that will be fully funded by private donors.

Campus publishes initial study checklist and Notice of Preparation (NOP) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR); 30-day public-comment period begins

In a 129-page decision, Judge Miller rules overwhelmingly in favor of UC Berkeley, but asks for more information on design elements unrelated to SAHPC construction and proposed non-football uses for stadium.

Quotes from the decision:
• "the record contains substantial evidence that the area in which the Memorial Oak Grove exists does not contain sensitive biological resources" • "the university adopted feasible mitigation measures to avoid or lessen impact" of tree removal" and that "mitigation would ensure that the impact from loss of specimen trees, including coast live oaks, is less than significant"… "evidence in the record corroborates…the urban character of and the lack of sensitive biological resources in the area of the Memorial Oak Grove"… • "There is also no evidence in the record that any alleged burial sites or any other archeological resources in the Integrated Project area are unique archaeological resources" • The university's "EIR analysis of seismic impacts satisfies the University's CEQA obligation for investigation and disclosure of seismic impacts" • The ruling quotes officials from California's State Historic Preservation Office as commending the university's design for the atadium project, calling it a "breath of fresh air" while asking if they could "share the design with others as an example of how to approach a historic stadium" • "Evidence in the record demonstrates that the CMS is a valuable historic resource that is rooted deeply in the life of the university and that relocating it is, for the university, essentially unthinkable" • "The record contains substantial evidence supporting the university's decision to build the (athletic facility) as currently proposed."

Protesters manage to run an aerial supply line from the grove across Piedmont Avenue to another tree on campus. Faced with severe safety hazard, UCPD reaches agreement with protesters that leads to the line's removal.

Under the terms of the agreement, protesters and their supporters will: • Vacate a second tree they had occupied • Lower human waste they had been stockpiling for possible future use against police officers and/or arborists • Continue to lower waste on a daily basis • Cease all efforts to storm, disrupt, or dismantle barricades surrounding the grove • Cease all efforts to force food supplies in to the enclosed area.

For its part, the university agrees to: • Allow one of two people who joined the protest yesterday to come down without facing arrest or citation for his actions • Allow supporters to supply protesters with one bag of food daily • Give 72 hours notice if the university intends to end this agreement • Give 72 hours notice if the university intends to forcibly remove any of the tree-sitters.

Alameda Superior Court Judge Barbara Miller issues her final decision in the lawsuit, confirming the substance of a ruling she made July 22 that supported UC Berkeley's position on every significant point. The ruling accepts changes the university has made to the project in response to the court's June 18 ruling, including removal of a grade beam and an agreement by the university to withdraw a proposal for staging non-football events at the stadium.

Judge Miller also accepted the university's binding promise to refrain from construction activities at the site pending word from the Court of Appeal about when and if the campus may proceed. By accepting this arrangement, Judge Miller agreed that it is not necessary to continue the existing injunction.

The last four protesters climb down from their perch atop a redwood tree outside Memorial Stadium, peacefully ending a 21-month tree-sit to protest construction of the student-athlete training center.