Did Berkeley target a homeless group for its political views? Jury will decide
Judge William Alsup dismissed other claims that Berkeley violated homeless people's rights when the city took their belongings.
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Federal judge rejects police brutality lawsuit over homeless camp arrests
A federal judge has ruled that Berkeley police officers used "minimal" force that was "reasonable" when they arrested several people who protested or resisted arrest during a homeless camp removal in 2016.
Update: Homeless protest camp outside Old City Hall cleared out
The First They Came for the Homeless campers who set up Saturday say the closure of an emergency shelter prompted the decision to pitch tents.
After Old City Hall fire, police arrest 1 man and tell homeless campers to leave
Notices of violation around the Old City Hall homeless camps order residents to clear out immediately.
Update: Judge certifies class status for homeless people in suit against Berkeley
A judge said "First They Came for the Homeless" has made plausible claims that Berkeley seized campers' belongings and suppressed their political expression.
Berkeley winter homeless shelter plans uncertain, but costs could be substantial
It would cost the city nearly $1.2 million to provide 268 shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness this winter, according to papers filed Tuesday in federal court.
Berkeley homeless camp moves from ‘Here There’ site to Old City Hall
By the time BART could have come to evict them Saturday morning, most of the campers had moved off the property on their own.
Could sanctioned homeless camps be headed for Berkeley?
Council says it will consider the possibility of sanctioned encampments for homeless residents in Berkeley.
Judge says BART can evict Berkeley’s ‘Here There’ homeless camp this week
The encampment's lawsuit against BART and the city of Berkeley will go forward, however.
Homeless camp at 63rd and MLK kicked out Wednesday morning
BART police evicted the camp around 5 a.m. On the opposite side of the BART tracks, the "Here There" camp remains intact.
South Berkeley homeless camp earns temporary reprieve from BART eviction
A temporary restraining order buys the "Here There" camp one more week, but its neighbor camp on the same plot of land could be evicted tonight.
BART gives 2 Berkeley homeless camps the boot; some campers vow to fight
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District has put two South Berkeley homeless camps on notice that it's time to go.
Homeless camp to city of Berkeley: We want a bathroom
About 100 South Berkeley residents showed up to a town hall organized by Councilman Ben Bartlett to discuss a homeless activist encampment and its demands for a portable bathroom.
