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Berkeley city officials cleared away the long-standing “Here There” encampment on Adeline street on Tuesday, putting a halt to the camp’s nearly seven year-long protest on the green space.
Although the city of Berkeley has benefited from state-supported programs and local policies that aim to tackle houselessness, community members have been pushing for alternative and more substantial approaches.
Berkeley’s Sacred Rest Drop-In Center for houseless people is temporarily closed, but other ways were found to serve the city’s unhoused community.
Campus and city officials have begun moving People’s Park residents into transitional housing, leaving the sight of an emptier park than usual.
Berkeley City Council members sought to define the intersection of houselessness and mental illness to develop an action plan to address both Tuesday.