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A federal court ruled against three homeless men and in favor of the city of Berkeley last week, deciding that constitutional rights were not violated in the removals of a homeless encampment and that the procedural seizure of people’s possessions was valid.
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On a campus that encourages its students to give back to the community, it is disillusioning to see efforts to aid that community barred.
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Campus maintenance workers removed a “FreeBox” donation and distribution site in People’s Park on Tuesday morning, a little more than a week after it was constructed by a park user in collaboration with UC Berkeley students.
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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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After more than two years of existence, the “Here There” encampment, described by Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín as a “well-run intentional community,” now faces the enforcement of regulations that place restrictions on residents’ use of sidewalk space.
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Over the course of one year, at least 2,000 people in Berkeley experience homelessness for some period of time, according to information gathered by the city’s Health, Housing and Community Services department.
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UC Berkeley began the removal of about 41 trees in People’s Park early Friday morning, generating criticism and backlash from community members.
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In light of the lack of sufficient shelter space and widespread government-funded mask dissemination, some UC Berkeley students have taken it upon themselves to provide aid to people unable to escape the unhealthy air.
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Illescas ended up in an apartment about 2 miles from campus that fit their needs, they said. They did not have their car at first, though, and had to bus every day to campus. They said the distance was hard to deal with but that it is more manageable than “having to climb a lot of flights of stairs.”
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Special Rapporteur Leilani Farha attended a community forum and visited Bay Area homeless encampments to meet with members of the homeless community while drafting the report.
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