People's Park Fenced Off by University of California Berkeley

by Defend People's Park

Tue, Jan 26, 2021 11:29AM

For 50 years, UC administrators have schemed to take People's Park from those who turned a dirt lot into a lush, community-focused public sanctuary. Now, UCB is on the verge of permanently destroying the park. Fencing has gone up while soil is tested in anticipation of construction of a 16-story housing complex in 2022. Surveillance units have been installed to deter resistance. Unless large numbers of people unite to fight back, and soon, People's Park will become lost forever.

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by Save the Park

Tue, Jan 26, 2021 11:29AM

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by Save the Park

Tue, Jan 26, 2021 11:29AM

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§Governor's contact info

by Concerned

Tue, Jan 26, 2021 12:23PM

Governor Gavin Newsom
1303 10th Street, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 558-3160

If you want to help but can't be at People's Park, call Gov Gavin Newsom. The Governor is a Ex Officio UC Regent. Leave a message of support for People's Park. Be polite, don't leave a message that would harm our chances of saving the park.

Talking points: People's Park is part of California's history. It is some of the only available open recreational space south of campus. The UC should not instigate a confrontational situation during Covid crisis. The UC has other locations to build housing.

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§Buy it from the UC

by UC Grad

Tue, Jan 26, 2021 5:36PM

Buy it from the UC. The park is a hazard to the public anyways.

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