People's Park Committee Briefing

1 - By decree of the University (Birgeneau), the People's Park Advisory Committee now only meets every third month of the school year, instead of every month of the school year. The next meeting is in December. These meetings were important for public comment regarding the park, but now members of the public can only face the committee a few times a year.

2 - By decree of the University, funding for People's Park repairs and renovations has been frozen. The broken water fountain will not be replaced. There is no money to improve the children's/family area. (Garbage pickup and restroom clean-up will continue.)

3 - By decree of the University, more trees on the west-end of the Park be removed this fall. Plans for spring have net yet been revealed to the public.

4 - By decree of the University, all home game football pep-rallies will now be held in People's Park. The Cal Bears football rallies will start two hours long, starting 2 hours before kick off. Cal Berkeley wants their land back.