People’s Park Kitchen springs up to ease food insecurity during pandemic
The semi-permanent kitchen says it has provided over 5,000 meals since March
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Kiovonni LaRoyce Lyles, 28, identified as man found dead at People’s Park
Lyles was inspired by Bay Area hip-hop music and hoped to be a producer.
Berkeley issues scathing response to Cal’s long-range plan; calls for it to be redone
UC Berkeley wants to add 12,000 people to its campus in the next 15 years and build 8 million square feet of housing, research space and parking.
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Man found dead in tent at People’s Park
The man was found dead on Saturday morning and has not yet been identified by the Alameda County coroner’s office.
‘I want life to get back to normal’: Program in People’s Park brings vaccines to the homeless
LifeLong Medical Care’s street medicine team has vaccinated 35 people in the park so far.
Berkeley mobile clinic offers COVID-19 vaccines at shelters, People’s Park
Several people who received a single-dose vaccine Thursday at People’s Park said they felt relieved to be fully vaccinated.
Woman charged with attempted murder after People’s Park stabbing
Police said the woman who was stabbed in a tent in People’s Park on Saturday had serious injuries but is expected to survive.
Man charged with stabbing 21-year-old UC Berkeley student
“My son got lucky,” the father of the student told Berkeleyside on Wednesday. “This could happen to anyone.”
Vandalism reported at homes of Cal staff connected with UC development, People’s Park
Based on “highly threatening, hateful graffiti,” the targets and the timing, UC police believe the vandalism is associated with the plan to build housing at People’s Park.
Man and woman attacked in unrelated stabbings in Southside Berkeley
Both victims were rushed to the hospital but were in stable condition Monday, police said. Authorities have made arrests in both cases.
Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman write thrillers ripped from the Berkeley headlines
‘Half Moon Bay,’ by the father and son duo, is just one of hundreds of novels published in the past few decades that have been set in Berkeley.
Protesters tear down fences at Berkeley rally to save People’s Park
With echoes of People’s Park’s legacy of resistance, protesters reacted Friday to UC Berkeley taking the first steps towards developing the land for student housing.
