Remembering Ron Dellums, who ‘helped keep Berkeley from blowing up’
Berkeley leaders past and present reflect on the impact of a legendary politician.
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People’s Park
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May 30, 1969: The final scene in the powerful first act of Berkeley’s People’s Park
On the 49th anniversary of the largest protest marches Berkeley has likely ever seen, Tom Dalzell recalls a day when Berkeley demonstrated "moral outrage" in abundance.
Opinion: A “new” development in People’s Park?
UC Berkeley wants to build housing at People's Park for the same reason it tore down housing there almost 50 years ago: to get rid of "undesirables."
It’s not just People’s Park that will see housing. UC Berkeley chancellor vows to build 7,500 beds in 10 years
A week after announcing plans to build 1K student units in People's Park, Carol Christ said she will push to build on 9 other sites too, and released renderings of the park plans.
Video: What do people in People’s Park think of plan to put housing there?
Some people who spend time in the storied Berkeley park acknowledge the need for housing but worry about the park's future; others say the plan should not go ahead, period.
UC Berkeley confirms that a dorm for 1K students will be built in People’s Park
Construction could begin in the summer of 2020 and be completed by 2022. The university said the park is an ideal place because development will address housing and homelessness.
Opinion: UC Berkeley should not build housing at People’s Park
Cal has treated the park with benign neglect, creating the conditions that it hopes will lead to public support of development. It should invest in improving the park instead.
UC Berkeley plans to build housing in People’s Park
The university may build 700 units for students, as well as 100 units for people experiencing homelessness. There would still be a park, although it would be smaller.
Berkeley man faces felony charges after sex crimes near campus
A man linked to sex crimes involving two women near the UC Berkeley campus last week has been charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors in Alameda County Superior Court.
Man arrested in Berkeley after sexual battery, false imprisonment with violence
Police arrested a 45-year-old man in People's Park early Monday morning after he was linked to separate incidents involving two women on Durant Avenue near UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley worker attacked, robbed at People’s Park
A UC Berkeley employee working at People's Park was robbed, kicked and punched Friday morning, authorities report. The person responsible has been arrested, police said.
In Berkeley: The People’s Park (1968) before People’s Park (1969)
Everybody knows about the People's Park created in 1969, when thousands of students, activists, and neighbors worked to establish the place. Few know about an earlier park.
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Man stabbed in the head in People’s Park on New Year’s Day
Berkeley police detained a suspect near the park.
