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<p> </p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_4"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span>Welcome to Berkeley!</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_4"> </span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_4">This is an incredible and unique (very unique!) city, and this is a guide to the local hot spots. While in Berkeley there are some "must see" spots that you well... must see!</span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"> <br /><span class="size_3"> <span class="size_5">Landmarks:</span></span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"> </span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_3"><span style="font-weight: bold">1. Telegraph: </span>Among some Berkeley residents, especially Cal students, Telegraph refers mainly to a four-block section just south of the university, from Bancroft Way (which borders the campus) to Dwight Way. As a staple of campus and community life, this section of Telegraph Avenue is home to many restaurants, bookstores, and clothing shops, along with street vendors occupying its wide sidewalks. Telegraph attracts a diverse audience of visitors, including college students, tourists, street punks, eccentrics, and the homeless. Telegraph is considered by some to be the "heart" of Berkeley, and is a microcosm of the unique mentality and atmosphere that the prevails in Berkeley</span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_3"> </span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_3"><span class="size_4"><span style="font-weight: bold" class="size_3">2. People's park:</span> </span>This is an important place to visit due to it's controversial history. It too embodies the berkeley spirit and is a standing testament to the unique history of the city and it's inhabitants. The park is the site of a dispute between many of the residents of Berkeley and the governor (and later president) Ronald Reagan. After students and residents refused to allow building on the land and instead turned it into a public park, Reagan intervened. Because of his political promise and his nagative stance towards the anti-war movement he sent 250 California Highway Patrol and Berkeley police officers into People's Park. The officers cleared an 8-block area around the park while a large section of what had been planted was destroyed and an 8-foot tall perimeter chain-link wire fence was installed to keep people out and to prevent the planting of more trees, grass, flowers and shrubs. Reagan had decided to put an end to People's Park, and proclaimed "If there has to be a bloodbath, then let's get it over with."</span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_3"> </span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_3">Beginning at noon, approximately 3,000 people jammed into nearby Sproul Plaza at U.C. Berkeley for a rally. ASUC Student Body President Dan Siegel was concerned about the fencing-off and destruction of the park. Siegel said later that he never intended to precipitate a riot; however when he shouted "Let's take back the park!," police turned off the sound system. This angered the crowd, and they responded spontaneously, moving down Telegraph Avenue toward People's Park chanting "We want the park!"</span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_3"> </span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_3">In keeping with Governor Reagan's "bloodbath" statement, the police were given carte blanche to use whatever methods they chose against crowds that swelled to approximately 6,000 people. Officers in full riot gear (helmets, shields and gas masks) obscured their badges to avoid being identified and headed into the crowds with nightsticks swinging. At least 128 Berkeley citizens were admitted to local hospitals for head trauma, shotgun wounds, and other serious injuries inflicted by law enforcement. Many more were treated for minor injuries. Local hospital logs show that 19 police officers or Alameda County Sheriff's deputies were treated for minor injuries; none were hospitalized.</span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"> </span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_3">Eventually "the people" won out and the land is now a park. Today the park is home to many of Berkeley's homeless, but you can still see murals on the walls and feel the history of the park.</span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"> </span></p><p><span class="size_3"><span class="size_3"><span style="font-weight: bold">3. The University of California:</span> Established in 1868 this institution serves as the premier public university in the nation. The campus occupies about 1200 acres and has over thirty three thousand (33,000) students. The campus contains many historical buildings including <span style="font-weight: bold">Sather Gate</span>, and the 307-foot <span style="font-weight: bold">Sather Tower</span> (nicknamed "<span style="font-weight: bold">the Campanile</span>" after its architectural inspiration, St Mark's Campanile in Venice). Any visit to Berkeley cannot be complete without a visit to the Cal campus! </span></span></p><p><span class="size_3"> </span></p><p><span class="size_4">List of Berkeley restaurants (next page>)</span></p><p> </p><p><strong>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <u>Watch video below for a brief virtual tour of Berkeley</u> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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