Civil Rights
Mar. 23, 2026
Judge weighs Berkeley homeless sweep, city cites public right of way
Federal judge takes motions under submission in challenge to Berkeley encampment sweep, probing city's obligations to disabled unhoused residents.
The City of Berkeley will lead people "to the graveyard" with its policy of sweeping homeless encampments, an attorney for the city's homeless union said Friday, as a federal judge weighed whether to block enforcement at one of the city's largest encampments.
U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen took several motions under submission -- including competing motions for summary judgment and a request for a temporary restraining order -- following a hearing focused on ...
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