People's Park (Berkeley)
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People's Park in Berkeley, California, is a plot of land that is owned by the University of California, Berkeley. Located east of Telegraph Avenue, bound by Haste and Bowditch Streets, and Dwight Way, People's Park was a symbol during the radical political activism of the late 1960s.[1][2][3][4]
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People's Park | |
Nearest city | Berkeley, California |
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Coordinates | 37°51′56″N 122°15′25″W |
Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 100007288 |
BERKL No. | 84 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 24, 2022 |
Designated BERKL | November 19, 1984 |
The Southside neighborhood was the scene of a major confrontation between student protesters and police in May 1969. A mural near the park depicts the shooting of James Rector, who was fatally shot by police on May 15, 1969.[5][6]
While the land is the property of the University of California, People's Park established itself in the early 1970s as a de facto public park before it was closed off in January 2024. The City of Berkeley declared it a historical and cultural landmark in 1984.[7]
UC Berkeley plans to build 1,100 new units of student housing and 125 units of supportive housing for homeless people on the site, but supporters of the park have delayed those plans through opposition including protests,[8][9] lawsuits,[10][11] alleged sabotage of construction equipment,[12] and overnight occupations of the site.[13] The housing plans are backed by the Berkeley City Council, Mayor Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley's California Assembly representative Buffy Wicks and California Governor Gavin Newsom, and 62% of UC Berkeley students in a survey.[14][15]