Aidan Hill

Protesters gathered outside Berkeley’s old city hall building on Sunday to urge the city to open more emergency warming shelters for unhoused residents as intense winter rains and an atmospheric river continue to sweep the city.

In an unannounced overnight move, UC Berkeley began the process of fencing off People’s Park for construction of student housing Wednesday morning. 

Campus and city officials have begun moving People’s Park residents into transitional housing, leaving the Southside neighborhood with the sight of an emptier park than usual.

The California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, is permitted to clear houseless encampments beside Interstate 80 near Berkeley without having to provide alternate housing, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided Wednesday.

After several calls at approximately 12:30 p.m., BPD arrested a man on the corner of Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street following reports of alleged fighting and possible involvement of a gun, according to BPD spokesperson Byron White.

The Berkeley City Council determined funding allocations for fiscal year 2022 and the city’s legislative platform for next year at its regular meeting Tuesday.

The People’s Park Council held a rally and street fair against UC People’s Park development plans outside Resources for Community Development offices.

Since its July 1 opening, Horizon Transitional Village, the first 24-hour homeless shelter in Berkeley, has continued updating its services, while meeting some criticism from community members.

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom held a cleanup at a Berkeley homeless encampment Monday. The cleanup comes just over a month before his recall election Sept. 14. 

The gardens at People’s Park are just one of many community gardening efforts around Berkeley.