Zint’s “Poor Tour” around Berkeley thrust the plight of homeless people in city officials’ faces.
Mike Zint
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Police roust homeless camp; activists vow to return
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 police officers came to the intersection of Adeline and Fairview around 5 a.m. and forced the 30 or so people sleeping on the pavement to get up and out. […]
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Berkeley homeless encampment at Old City Hall packs up under city orders
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 services were offered to the campers. Campers were told […]
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Police make arrest after homeless camp stabbing
Berkeley police responded to a stabbing at the recently established Old City Hall homeless encampment and arrested a man late Thursday morning. According to a post on the “First they came for the homeless” Facebook page, which has been documenting happenings and efforts at the camp, “Shortly before noon, one of the protesters was stabbed in […]
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Berkeley orders new homeless tent city to disband
The city of Berkeley issued a cease and desist order Tuesday to residents of an encampment that popped up at Old City Hall on Nov. 16 in reaction to new homeless laws the city is seeking to enact. The memo, distributed by police to about 50 people living in the approximately 22 tents on the front […]
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Satellite post office at Berkeley Staples draws protests
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 U.S. Postal Service, as well as chronic homelessness in the United States. Zint is part of […]