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Where the Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day b J he corners of his blue eyes crinkled on his weathered face as he smiled congenially al nie. Wearing a red lumberjack shin. 36 year-old Daniel has all the rugged good looks of a well- traveled man behind a horse and a 10-gallon hat or perhaps of one in a Musk cologne ad. Only the bedroll at his feet and the red plastic cup he cradles in his hands give him away. Daniel has been out on the streets of Berkeley for over 10 months since he got laid off by his construction com- pany. A native of Oakland, Daniel is indeed a well-traveled man, hav- ing lived and worked in 40 stales before returning to California from Wisconsin. Right now I ' m trying to file a claim for unem- ployment which my company has failed to recognize, says Daniel. Life has not been easy for him, having been homeless on and off for the past 12 years. Having lost all his possessions and his apart- ment, Daniel now travels lightly with what little belongings re- main. Usually he makes doorways his bed and tries hard to stay in a place where no one can see (him). He fears not police but violence itself. According to Daniel, the hardest thing about living on the streets is staying safe from the vi- olence all around, especially on Telegraph Avenue. Despite this, he doesn ' t go to shelters because they ' re always full, and the max- imum length of stay is only 15 days. Besides keeping safe, Daniel says that keeping clean is also his priority. He smiles, stroking his week-old beard. VJow, Daniel makes frequent trfts to the unemployment agen- c I ' m trying lo find a job, but in lis meantime I can only live off of p handling. However, the cur- rait budget crisis at UC Berkeley lexl, layout and photos by Debbie Yuan has affected not only stu- dents but also the h o m e- less, ob- serve s Daniel . Since the budget cut, students have been tight on money and have given less than before. Crouching beside Daniel for a few more minutes, I silently watch an incessant fiurry of legs swish past us. 1 reflect on the preconceived image of a dangerous, dirty, lazy, drunken bum and that of a homeless per- son, an image that all too often has been interchanged as one and the same. Just like the rest of the bustling passersby, life has to go on for Daniel. But for now, it is also a time of waiting. For help. For hof)e. For a home. 1
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volleyballs, machetes, and riots How could it come to this? by Jeni Ternstrom J he University added another chapter to the on-going story of People ' s Park in February when it paved the park ' s basketball courts, a move welcomed by bas- ketball players and denounced by park activists, who saw the action as another power-play by the Uni- versity. Controversy over the plot of land between Dwight and Haste streets has brewed since 1969, when the University ' s plans to de- velop the land sparked violent pro- tests from counter culture fol- lowers who envisioned the park as a gathering place for the commu- nity, a People ' s Park. After a year or more of tension, threats, and protests, the University backed down, and the park remained relatively quiet for the next 20 years, drawing a steady crowd of the homeless and the gen- erally laid-back. The next major flap over the park arose in the summer ofl 99 1 , when the University okayed the construction of sand volleyball courts on part of the property, touching off a round of protests reminiscent of those two decades before, complete with riots and looting. Under police guard the courts were completed, but disgruntled park residents and supporters continued to heckle those who chose to play volleyball in the park with unflattering posters and epithets. Twice, barefoot volleyball players found the sand laced with broken glass, as the park again became the stage for a power struggle between the University and those who see the school as an outpost of privilege and bureaucracy that ignores the issues of the homeless and the community around it. Thus it was with some surprise that the city installed the basketball courts in March 1992 with relatively little protest, as residents and park activists simply observed the proceedings. In a bizarre and sad turn of events, park activist Rosebud Denovo, 18, broke into Chancellor Tien ' s home on the night of August 28, carrying a machete and a note declaring that she and other park supporters were willing to die to end construction at the park. After Tien and his wife were evacuated from the house, police shot and killed Denovo in the second floor bathroom. The killing sparked days of rioting on Telegraph as the fall semester be n. The conflict had died down by February 1 993, how- ever; resurfacing of the basketball courts went smoothly. Tensions, though, could easily flare up again in the future. People ' s Park has proven over the course of its existence to be an extremely volatile issue. Neither the City of Berkeley nor the University has any plans for further construction in the park in the immediate future. Photos by Lara Vinnord and Humoorto i ' eyes
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