OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS) -- A protest in the lobby of University of California President Mark Yudof's office in downtown Oakland ended peacefully Monday with no arrests.
UC Berkeley senior Marika Goodrich, who helped lead the protest, said about 75 students and union members entered the president's office in downtown Oakland around 3 p.m. to try to talk to Yudof about a 32 percent student fee increase approved by the UC Board of Regents last Thursday.
KCBS’ Bob Melrose Reports
Goodrich said protesters also wanted to talk to Yudof about what they allege was a violent response by police officers to the occupation of UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall by students and union members last Friday.
However, Yudof wasn't at his office because he's on a short furlough Office of the President spokesman Peter King said.
In Yudof's place, UC Interim Executive Vice President Nathan Brostrom and UC Interim Provost Larry Pitts agreed to come to the lobby from their upstairs offices and meet with the protesters.
King said there was "a peaceful dialogue" for about two hours.
A large contingent of Oakland police officers helped UC police monitor the protest.
Oakland police also closed two lanes of Franklin Street between 11th and 12th streets, which meant that only one lane on that block was open to traffic during the protest. But traffic continued to flow fairly smoothly.
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