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The city of Berkeley needs to recognize that encampments beside Interstate 80 often occurred as a result of the city’s lack of responsibility for providing housing alternatives, while trying to maintain a “safe” city look by pushing out the unhoused population – leaving them no where else to go.
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Attending my dream school — even if seemingly for only a few hours a day — reminds me how much campus and Berkeley have to offer.
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In evaluating the origin and consequences of gentrification and the housing crisis in Berkeley, we can look to the history of the city’s exclusionary and racist housing policies.
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As I watched those around me find one another and sign leases, my panic grew; in contrast to my peers, who seemed to have everything figured out from location to money to roommates, I didn’t have a tentative — or really any — plan in mind.
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Ultimately, UC Berkeley will make you a stronger, more confident and more proactive person, and that is something I am grateful for.
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Encampments are often the only safe, stable spaces for the houseless community where service providers can remain in contact — and sweeping encampments is entirely for the aesthetics of gentrification.
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UC Berkeley announces plans to collaborate with the city to house People’s Park residents in light of campus plans to build student housing there. How are people reacting? In light of all the controversy surrounding admissions, how will the fight impact campus funding? Governor Newsom signs an executive order directing
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In simpler terms, we must change society’s current mindset that housing equals capital while poverty equals criminality.
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Contact Cameron Fozi and Veronica Roseborough at [email protected]
We’ve gone through the off-campus housing search multiple times and have seen many versions of the process. Here’s our guide to help you through it.
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