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Berkeley council declines to designate Dwight Triangle as public open space after heated public comment
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate, the Berkeley City Council failed to pass a resolution to open the Dwight Triangle as lawful public open space; councilmember Luna Parra proposed the change with an amendment for further stakeholder engagement but the motion failed on roll call.
Councilmember Luna Parra brought forward a proposal on July 23 to open the Dwight Triangle — a small median at Telegraph and Bancroft that residents have tended as a gathering space — but the council failed to adopt the resolution after extensive public comment and a late-night roll call.
Luna Parra, the motion’s sponsor, said the triangle has been an important gathering place for District 7 residents and that more than 100 people wrote to the council in support. She told colleagues the city had allocated funds for short-term safety work and that parks and public works would maintain the…
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