The idea behind the app came in part from the Occupy protests, where an app like TapIn.tv could have shown the crackdown of protesters in Zuccotti Park from different angles, for instance.
Activists sent a list of demands to Birgeneau, mainly focused on the handling of the 2011 Occupy Cal protests, where UC police continued their tradition of using excessive force on protesters.
After fierce street protests, where police used tear gas and the demonstrations turned violent, Mr Balladur considered the political controversy had grown too great.
It's not about lectures that frat boys will sleep through, or weird protests where people are naked for no reason, or any of that.
While a few demonstrators waved flags from other countries, most flew American flags overhead, recalling the negative reaction from American voters to earlier protests where Mexican flags dominated.
"Videotapes showing demonstrations or protests where no arrests were made is evidence that the city did not have a policy to make mass arrests," he said.
