Ohlone Park homeless camp closure underway in Berkeley

The city of Berkeley began removing the remaining tents from the Ohlone Park homeless encampment Wednesday morning.

Residents saw city cleaning crews and police at the park around 7 a.m. and said they were working their way west from Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

As of publication time, they had gotten to McGee Avenue, community members told The Scanner.

Last week, the city posted notices at the park announcing the planned closure after a judge gave Berkeley the green light to move forward with enforcement.

Neighbors had been pushing the city to close the camp for months, citing crime reports and public health violations.

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