People's Park was a major local landmark with a long history that is well known to students, faculty, residents, and alumni. It had become a home to otherwise homeless people whose existence was inconvenient for the university's expansion plans and an eyesore to arrogant passersby.

The park's history includes both civil and violent disobedience, including against the university itself.

It would not be surprising to hear that, whatever is built on this lot, it is subsequently destroyed by an act of arson or other vandalism.

I am surprised they are taking the risk and making the investment at all. IMO it would have been safer to just buy some of the private properties surrounding the park instead, even at a premium.

…but why

If you ever notice construction is stalled in your city, it's because it's a racket.

They low bid the contract.

They take contract.

Work stops because they didn't ask for enough money.

They're already there, it'd cost too much to fire them or move their supplies and equipment. They know this so they drag their feet until the client pays more.

Construction begins again.

The shipping containers make it so much more dystopian, and calling it “The People’s Park” is just bad writing, even for schlocky YA fiction.

So this is why all the third places have dissappeared, greed? Man, fuck this dystopia.

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2024/01/05/peoples-park-berkeley-wall-shipping-containers-history

fascinating hunger games is having such a cultural resurgence given how shitty everything in our world is. i love the series but christ every scene is dark and depressing

New paintball arena just dropped.

I cannot wait until they finally pave over that violent shithole.

People’s Park supporters have their heads so far up their asses they can’t smell the meth’d up rapists that have kept anyone else from enjoying this “park”

May the odds be ever in your favor.

Gives me infamous vibes.