Remembering Michael Delacour, People’s Park co-founder and pillar of Berkeley organizing
By Supriya Yelimeli on Delacour hosted the first meetings to organize and build People’s Park at his Berkeley home in the 1960s.
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Court decision halts People’s Park construction indefinitely
By Supriya Yelimeli on UC Berkeley said it still has an “unwavering” commitment to building student housing at People’s Park.
All quiet at People’s Park: here’s what’s going on in court
By Lisa Teague and Harvey Smith on The stay on new construction will remain until the case works its way through the appeals process.
What happened to the trees at People’s Park?
By Cam McCuskey (art) and Alastair Boone (words) on A graphic essay that highlights the August protest at People's Park.
Organizing for resistance? Know your rights
By Berkeley Copwatch on Protest thoughtfully to keep yourself and others safe, Copwatch writes.
A march to defend People’s Park
By Alastair Boone on Photo essay: On July 6, some-200 people gathered at Berkeley’s Civic Center Park to to protest development on People’s Park.
What’s been going on at People’s Park?
By Alastair Boone on UC Berkeley plans to begin construction on the housing at People's Park this summer. Meanwhile, park supporters have taken to court to thwart development plans.
Julia Vinograd: poet laureate of the Berkeley Streets
By Alastair Boone on Julia is often described as the unofficial poet laureate of the Berkeley streets. In 2004, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates dubbed June 5 “Julia Vinograd Day.”
Julia Vinograd: The People’s Park poet
By Lydia Gans on In this article originally published in 2015, Julia talks to Lydia Gans about her poetry and how she got involved with the Berkeley street scene.
People’s Park celebrates 53 years as Cal development plans creep closer
By Alastair Boone on On the 53rd anniversary of People's Park, community members gathered to celebrate.
On Cal’s development plans: Don’t let the UC call it housing
By Carol Denney on High-end, for-profit housing is no substitute for real housing and honest efforts to permanently address the housing crisis, Denney writes.
UC regents, City Council have turned their backs on Berkeley community
By The People’s Park Historic District Advocacy Group on To put it bluntly, Berkeley citizens feel besieged by the overreach of UC Berkeley. Our concerns include the campus’s surreptitious adding of students, its lack of housing, its gobbling up of property in the city, and more.