https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/01/12/peoples-park-protest-will-cost-uc-berkeley-millions/

BERKELEY — Two chaotic days of destruction at People’s Park last year racked up more than $4 million in excess costs for UC Berkeley, a records request has revealed.

The tense standoff erupted in the pre-dawn hours of Aug. 3, when demolition crews quickly fenced in the park and downed dozens of trees on the university-owned site three blocks south of campus, which was once a center of 1960s political protest. Over two days, protesters foiled the university’s attempt to start construction on its controversial housing project for 1,100 students and 125 unhoused residents on the historic site.