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U.S. District Judge William Alsup sided with the City of Berkeley on April 16 against claims that three women arrested during Berkeley Police Department’s removal of a homeless encampment in 2016 were victims of police brutality or police retaliation.
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Tuesday’s tree removal and related protest unfolded in a similar manner to the last time the campus performed maintenance in the park, late last month, when the university cleared 38 trees. Controversy has surrounded People’s Park since UC Berkeley released plans to develop housing on the site.
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Homeless advocate Guy “Mike” Lee said he will wake up at 4 a.m. on Christmas Day to start cooking dinner for Berkeley’s homeless community.
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The dismantling of a South Berkeley homeless encampment Friday was a citywide operation resulting in the arrest of four civilians, including District 2 Berkeley City Council candidate Nanci Armstrong-Temple.
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