Maxina Ventura

Organizer and campus senior Cierra Cardenas said the goal of the event was to fund efforts to provide food, shelter, clothing and harm reduction resources to park residents. She said the group was able to raise more than $2,000.

The destruction that occurred at People's Park in August — after the campus attempted to begin construction on student housing — cost the university over $4 million worth of damage, as first reported by East Bay Times. 

Make UC a Good Neighbor, People’s Park Historic District Advocacy Group and People’s Park Council filed a petition against UC Berkeley and the City of Berkeley, alleging that both parties failed to hold a public comment session for negotiations about city development plans.

With December around the corner, unhoused individuals in Berkeley face choices about how to best reduce their exposure to both weather elements and disease.

The march comes as UC Berkeley continues its plans to construct student housing at People’s Park and 1921 Walnut St., a currently tenant-occupied building.

Berkeley residents had a chance to vote on seven local measures — three Alameda County measures, four city of Berkeley measures — on their November ballots. All passed as of press time about 2 a.m.