Dozens of advocates gathered at Berkeley Chess Club this morning in response to the publication of the California Supreme Court opinion that will now allow UC Berkeley to construct on
People's Park supporters dismantled their "free store" at the corner of Dwight Way and Telegraph Avenue last week after more than a month of occupying the space and distributing resources to community members in need.
Protestors saId they won't back down from trying to re-occupy People's Park in Berkeley Law enforcement and construction crews removed people and structures at the park last week to prepare the area for UC Berkeley's plan to build student housing on the site. Campus spokesperson Kyle Gibson said all the street barricades will be taken down by Tuesday evening. But there will be round the clock security measures in addition to the shipping containers that serve as fencing around the park, to keep out trespassers.
Officers from the Berkeley Police Department arrested four demonstrators supporting People’s Park as the rally on Telegraph Avenue continued throughout Thursday.
More than a hundred protesters gathered on Telegraph Avenue Thursday in support of People’s Park as UC Berkeley continues to wall off the site with double-stacked shipping containers.