The 1960s put Berkeley on the map as a center of political activism in the United States. Counterculture and radicalism emerged on the steps of Sproul Hall as students took part in a political awakening that would shake the nation and define the spirit of UC Berkeley. In a scene Read More…
The victim was in People’s Park when the suspect approached her from behind and forcefully moved her to a different location in the park. The suspect then pointed a firearm at the victim and sexually assaulted her. Read More…
An armed robbery took place at People’s Park Thursday afternoon. Read More…
For both Berkeley and Istanbul, 1969 was a year filled with bloodshed. On Feb. 16, 30,000 people marched to Taksim Square to protest against the government; two were killed and many were injured by the police. Almost three months after Turkey’s “Bloody Sunday,” 6,000 Berkeley dissenters, protesting against the university’s Read More…
A Hayward man was found dead Monday evening at People’s Park from an apparent alcohol overdose. The man has been identified as 43-year-old Donovan Ziemer and has no affiliation with the university. According to UCPD spokesperson Lt. Eric Tejada, officers were conducting a routine check at about 5 p.m. Monday when they Read More…
Challenge commonly held assumptions As a former member of the People’s Park Community Advisory Board and current university staff, I write in response to Lynn Yu’s piece “Peoples Park Problems” and the general low opinion of these pages for Cal students who serve off-campus communities. If the staff writers and Read More…
It’s simple: People’s Park, in its current form, needs to go. Who would have guessed that a square patch of university land would turn into the biggest headache for the city and the school, a third rail in city politics that leads to shouting, screaming and the inexorable retreat? For Read More…
Around 70 protesters gathered at People’s Park Tuesday evening to protest the death of Kayla Moore while in Berkeley Police Department custody. Wielding banners and chanting slogans, protesters marched from People’s Park to the police station downtown, face to face with police in riot gear. Though the protest was non-violent, Read More…
In response to the recent death of a transgender Berkeley resident who was in police custody, Anonymous Queers in Action has planned a protest for Tuesday evening to raise awareness of the incident and to call for increased transparency regarding the investigation. The protest aims to be an “uncompromisingly militant Read More…
Veteran Kelly Johnson speaks about homelessness and his past.Surrounded by a pile of tattered backpacks, Kelly Johnson squints against the sun’s glare as he recollects the years he spent searching for a home. Johnson, 51, is one of the hundreds of homeless veterans that the Obama administration seeks to house Read More…