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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

UC Berkeley students occupy People’s Park, protest campus housing plans

In order to prevent Capital Strategies from taking further soil samples of People's Park, campus students are adequately balancing schoolwork with activism by alternating shifts protesting at the park while still adhering to COVID-19 safety guidelines.

UC Berkeley students have been occupying People’s Park since Monday in hopes of pressuring the campus to stop its plans to build housing on the park.
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City

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Protestors tear down fences in People’s Park

UC Berkeley students and community members alike gathered in People’s Park on Friday to protest campus plans to build housing in the area, culminating in crowds of people tearing down fences and placing them on the steps of Sproul Hall.
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City

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

People’s Park partially closed for temporary soil testing

In preparation for plans to build student and supportive housing, UC Berkeley Capital Strategies, which oversees campus development, temporarily closed sections of People’s Park on Tuesday for soil and safety testing.
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City

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

‘Canary in the coal mine’: Berkeley residents protest for affordable housing

About 25 individuals gathered, held signs and spoke outside 1921 Walnut St. on Monday as part of a protest in opposition to UC Berkeley’s plan to buy the rent-controlled apartment building.
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Campus

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

UC Berkeley hosts virtual open house, seeks community input on campus plans

UC Berkeley is seeking community input to update its Long Range Development Plan and Campus Master Plan by hosting a virtual open house from May 28 through August 31.
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Campus

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

UC Berkeley proposes defunding 4 projects, allocating money to replace Evans Hall in absence of Prop. 13 funding

The UC Board of Regents will vote Tuesday on whether to take funding from four UC Berkeley projects and allocate it toward the replacement of Evans Hall, after voters rejected Proposition 13 in March and stopped the UC system from receiving additional funding.
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Campus

Thursday, May 7, 2020

UC Berkeley in process of buying property on Walnut Street for student housing

UC Berkeley is in the process of buying a property on Walnut Street as part of its plan to create more housing for students, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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Campus

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Final open house for People’s Park development takes place online

UC Berkeley launched its final event in a series of open houses to showcase designs for a housing development planned for People’s Park. The virtual open house features an overview of the project, design updates and a “brief survey” to solicit public feedback.
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Thursday, April 9, 2020

Community members attend second People’s Park open house

On March 4, UC Berkeley Capital Strategies held its second open house regarding the proposed housing project at People’s Park.

Campus

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Protesters, community members attend People’s Park open house

Community members and protesters attended the second open house hosted by UC Berkeley Capital Strategies regarding the proposed housing project at People’s Park on March 4.
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UC Berkeley students occupy People’s Park, protest campus housing plans

Protestors tear down fences in People’s Park

People’s Park partially closed for temporary soil testing

‘Canary in the coal mine’: Berkeley residents protest for affordable housing

UC Berkeley hosts virtual open house, seeks community input on campus plans

UC Berkeley proposes defunding 4 projects, allocating money to replace Evans Hall in absence of Prop. 13 funding

UC Berkeley in process of buying property on Walnut Street for student housing

Final open house for People’s Park development takes place online

Community members attend second People’s Park open house

Protesters, community members attend People’s Park open house