Police, Work Crews Clear Homeless Out Of Berkeley's People Park

CBS San Francisco

August 3, 2022

Dozens of riot-geared police officers and work crews descended upon Berkeley's People Park in the predawn darkness Wednesday, clearing out debris, homeless and housing advocates who have waged a months-long battle over a proposed UC Berkeley housing project.

Last week, an Alameda County judge ruled that UC-Berkeley could go ahead with the construction of two 12- and six-story dorm buildings later this year after university officials promised the new structures would include a memorial to the historic nature of the park.

Among the ideas university officials have floated is a memorial walkway of a May 1969 "Bloody Thursday" protest in which a person was killed by police and also murals and photo displays.

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