New Normal = Old Normal

It seems that the new normal at Berkeley's People's Park is settling down to something like the old normal. From Berkeleyside:

Nicholas Alexander Behney, a prominent People’s Park activist, was arrested by Berkeley police on suspicion of vandalism and booked in Santa Rita Jail for four days before being released. He was arrested at his Oakland home on Thursday, according to Berkeley police and arrest documents. 

Berkeley police spokesperson Officer Byron White said officers saw Behney at the People’s Park protest on August 3 and witnessed him commit a crime. UC Police were the primary agency responding to the protest, along with mutual aid officers, but White said BPD officers were close enough to recognize Behney. He was released Friday evening with all charges dropped, and the $85,000 bail was dismissed. The DA’s office did not provide information on why the charges were dropped...

Behney, who was initially arrested on suspicion of battery on an officer, said he hit an officer back when they tried to assault him. Berkeley police said he punched an officer...

Full story at https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/08/22/peoples-park-activist-arrested-by-berkeley-police-released-charges-dropped.

So, it seems as though everyone in this fight has gone back to their corners. No student housing construction is occurring in the Park. Litigation is continuing.

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