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Residents and advocates tell Berkeley council encampment sweeps are harming people; council schedules closed session on labor talks
Summary
Multiple speakers urged the council to stop encampment sweeps, said the city's encampment management policy is not being followed and asked for fair treatment and timelines; the council also announced a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with SEIU following employee union notices.
During the public comment period at the Oct. 29 Berkeley City Council meeting, dozens of residents, service providers and commissioners described ongoing harm from encampment sweeps and criticized the city’s implementation of its encampment management policy.
Andrea Henson (speaker 11), executive director of Where Do We Go, said Berkeley Police and homeless‑services staff had told encampment residents they would be moved and that verbal notices and other actions did not follow the city manager's encampment management recommendations. "The Berkeley police and homeless services should not be issuing…
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