Cal Hippies Lose Case, Can't Read, Are Named "Dumpster Muffin"

The momentus court decision has in Cal's Hippiegate has come and gone with both sides claiming victory. The U:

"This in no way affects our ability to build the center," said UC spokesman Dan Mogulof. "This is a great ruling for us."

The freakin' hippies:

"We are ecstatic," said Stephan Volker, attorney for the California Oak Foundation, which sued the university two years ago. "We believe this project is now dead."

Who's right? The blogosphere supplies answers where newspapers fear to tread because of law-talkin'. Over at California Golden Blogs two official law-talkin' guys break the decision down something fierce, one in the comments section and one in his own post.

The general sentiment is the judge has basically agreed with Cal on all points:

The Judge ruled in favor of UC in all material respects except the following: the three alterations subject to AP: (a) a grade beam to be installed along the CMS west wall; (2) alterations to staircases; (3) "floor slab penetrations" for purpose of installing SAHPC telecommunication system. 34. The Judge says that in order for UC to comply with AP, UC must value alterations and value of CMS. Judge also tells UC that it must explain why it has to double the events at the new CMS once the project is complete. This seems relatively easy ...

The Judge has retained jurisdiction for purpose of monitoring compliance with the order so to me this means that once UC does what the Judge ordered, everything will be clear for chainsaws and bulldozers.

There are three items that constitute a renovation or addition or something of Memorial Stadium, which is situated on a fault line, but they're highly unlikely to reach the prohibited threshold. There will be some further legal wrangling and the project is unlikely to get underway anytime soon, but hippie defeat is inevitable.

Also there is this:

In one of several tense moments Wednesday, a basket with two workers was lowered by crane to the trunk of a tall tree on top of which a screaming young woman was perched on a small wooden platform about 100 feet in the air.

The woman, identified by sympathizers as Dumpster Muffin, screamed and violently shook the precarious perch. The crane backed off, and the woman raised her hand in the air in a sign of victory.

That is all.

("Dumpster Muffin" link via Excuse Me For My Voice)

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