Zint’s “Poor Tour” around Berkeley thrust the plight of homeless people in city officials’ faces.
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Police roust homeless camp; activists vow to return
Berkeley police arrest Nanci Armstrong-Temple on the morning of Friday, Nov. 4. Photo: Paul Kealoha-Blake Berkeley police arrest Nanci Armstrong-Temple on the morning of Friday, Nov. 4. Photo: Paul Kealoha-Blake Early Friday morning, Berkeley police dismantled an encampment that had been set up on Adeline Street to protest the way the city provides homeless services. A contingent of […]
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Berkeley homeless encampment at Old City Hall packs up under city orders
Liberty camp on Friday, Dec. 4. Photo Jay Rooney Update: Three arrests were made while the encampment was packing up, according to Berkeley city spokesman Matthai Chakko. Chakko said he expected all three to be cited and released today. Three truck-loads of belongings associated with the camp were removed by the city, he said, and […]
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Police make arrest after homeless camp stabbing
Residents of a homeless encampment remain on the grounds of Old City Hall in what they say is a protest of new laws passed this week by the City Council. Photo: David Yee Berkeley police responded to a stabbing at the recently established Old City Hall homeless encampment and arrested a man late Thursday morning. According […]
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Berkeley orders new homeless tent city to disband
About 50 people have set up tents on the front lawn of Old City Hall to protest news homeless laws passed by the Berkeley City Council last week. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The city of Berkeley issued a cease and desist order Tuesday to residents of an encampment that popped up at Old City Hall on […]
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Satellite post office at Berkeley Staples draws protests
Mike Zint protests the mini-post office in the Staples store on Shattuck Ave. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel For the last 19 nights, Mike Zint, 47, has been sleeping sitting up in a chair in front of the Staples store at 2352 Shattuck Ave. He has set up vigil in downtown Berkeley to protest the “privatization” of the […]