The judge’s decision will become official on Monday, and the park is still under a stay order for now.
Southside Berkeley
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Police: Sex offender charged with felony indecent exposure outside Cal fraternity
Please note: This story contains information that readers may find disturbing.
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A changing Berkeley: 6 maps show how the past decade has remade the city
From population to housing to racial diversity, these maps show how and where Berkeley has changed the most over the last decade.
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Police: Man charged with sex crimes, ‘hot prowl’ burglaries of Cal students
Police say the man masturbated in one young woman’s bedroom and made explicit sexual remarks to young women in another home.
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Court order halts construction at People’s Park until mid-July
Two Berkeley neighborhood groups filed the lawsuit last summer.
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Berkeley police shooting of man armed with chain was within policy, BPD found
A review by the city’s Police Accountability Board can’t proceed until the man’s criminal case has concluded. A lawsuit against the city remains on hold for the same reason.
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Half of People’s Park occupants have moved to Rodeway Inn
People are moving into temporary housing as UC Berkeley prepares to build student housing at the park this summer.
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People’s Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Preservationists are hoping the listing might persuade UC Berkeley to build housing elsewhere but Cal says it won’t.
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Why hasn’t UC Berkeley built more student housing?
For much of Cal’s history, providing housing for students was not a priority. Troubled finances in the last few decades have hobbled Cal’s efforts to catch up.
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Firefighters rescue 4 people after 2-alarm fire in historic Cal office building
Witnesses described smoke billowing from the building and people hanging out of windows on the second floor.
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Police will ticket drivers to curb rampant double-parking on Durant
The street has grown increasingly clogged with motorists double-parking on both sides of the one-way street just east of Telegraph Avenue.
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Berkeley police: Robber fires gun on Telegraph while taking driver’s necklace
The robber shot through the driver’s windshield and took his necklace when he resisted, according to police.
