After years of protests and legal battles, construction is underway at UC Berkeley's People's Park for a new student housing complex. The project, which will house 1,100 undergraduate students and 100 formerly homeless residents, has faced strong opposition from activists who view the park as a vital community space. Construction began this June and is progressing as planned, despite ongoing demonstrations.
Construction continues in this drone view of People’s Park in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. After years of protests, pushback and delays, construction began this year on a UC Berkeley student housing project that will house 1,100 undergraduate students and 100 formerly homeless Berkeley residents. Construction began this June and has moved along as planned, university officials said in November.
Activists had rallied against the project – and continue to do so – for years in an attempt to save a historic community space. People’s Park was first established as an unofficial green space in the late 1960s when local activists reclaimed a site that the university took ownership of through emanate domain. What homes initially existed on the site were demolished to make way for new student housing.
Construction continues in this drone view of People’s Park in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.
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