People's Park

We must also recognize those with Ohlone ancestors that populated the land long before all privatized land ownership.

Ultimately, no matter the city’s work to provide supportive housing for residents of People’s Park, the park’s decades worth of history and culture will not be preserved.

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

Organizers and demonstrators with Berkeley Copwatch and the Defend People’s Park Movement gathered Wednesday for a rally, march and barbeque at People’s Park to protest UC development on the land. 

The First District Court of Appeal granted a stay order Friday that temporarily halts all construction at People's Park, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

Now is the time to move from the park being a volatile point of controversy to developing a feasible plan of action based on cooperation between the University of California and the people of the city that hosts its flagship campus.

The school must take accountability and work to guarantee the residents it is removing from the park are protected and have longer-term housing solutions.

Berkeley’s People’s Park has been entered into the National Register of Historic Places for its association with student protests and countercultural activity in the 1960s.

A fire broke out in People's Park on Tuesday morning after a tent and its surrounding area were set aflame, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

Berkeley City Council discussed affordable housing, student mentorship and biking safety at its regular meeting Tuesday.