> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Berkeley's Civic Center Park encampment has been removed - URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/04/11/community/berkeleys-civic-center-park-homeless-encampment-removed/ - Published: 2025-04-11T22:58:29.000Z - Updated: 2025-04-11T22:59:43.000Z - Description: Berkeley City Councilman Igor Tregub provided an update on the encampment in an email to constituents this week. - Author: Emilie Raguso - Tags: Community, Downtown, City Council, BHS, Homeless encampments, #articles In recent weeks, 16 people who had been staying in Berkeley's Civic Center Park agreed to move into housing and the tents that dotted the west side of the park have been removed, officials said. Councilman Igor Tregub, who represents [downtown Berkeley](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/downtown-berkeley/), provided an update on the encampment in an email to constituents Thursday. Tregub credited the city's [Homeless Response Team](https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021-11-16%20Presentation%20Homeless%20Response%20Team%20Update%20PRES%20CMO.pdf?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) for doing the recent work and thanked community members, as well, for sharing input at a [town hall meeting](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/28/community/berkeley-civic-center-park-town-hall/) in late February. Tregub said one person had left the encampment on their own while 16 others had moved into housing. "Over the past few weeks, the Homeless Response Team has been successful in …working with them to ensure their belongings are removed too," he wrote. The city removed the remaining tents and fenced off the area Thursday morning. At that point, only a few people were left, staff said. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2025/04/IMG_4996.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2025/04/IMG_5007.jpg) The current view at Civic Center Park in Berkeley. [**Scanner Insider*](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/support/#become-a-scanner-insider-by-sharing-tips) Tregub also noted that the western portion of Civic Center Park had been fenced off temporarily "to undergo needed rehabilitation." "Once all the work is complete, which we understand will be soon, the park will reopen and once again become a centerpiece of downtown’s beautiful and vital public commons," he wrote. Construction has also resumed in Civic Center Park, with the removal of tree roots and old utilities to allow work to proceed "for the new flagstone pavement section at the plaza." Tregub said workers have also begun to install irrigation systems for landscaping improvements. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2025/04/Turtle-Island-Monument-Concept_0.jpg) The Turtle Island Monument concept plans. [**City of Berkeley*](https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/capital-projects/civic-center-upper-plaza-improvements-project?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) According to materials from the city, the [Civic Center Upper Plaza Improvements Project](https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/capital-projects/civic-center-upper-plaza-improvements-project?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) "will upgrade the fountain and paved area surrounding the fountain in Civic Center Park in downtown Berkeley. The project will make the area a more functional and beautiful gathering space for our community." Phase 1 work, largely outside the fountain walls, includes flagstone paving, site accessibility, peace wall restoration, landscaping, site furnishings, utilities and related work, according to the city website. That's slated to be done by the end of June. The next phase is set to include artwork and decorative paving along with "seating, landscaping, fountain utilities and related work" on and inside the fountain. ### Related coverage [City says Civic Center Park encampment has its attentionStaffers say they’re working to get up to speed and added that, if the city finds grounds to take action, it will likely face another lawsuit.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-585.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_4322-6.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/28/community/berkeley-civic-center-park-town-hall/) [Homeless camp poses ‘clear and present danger’ to BHS: Op-ed“Unhoused people deserve to be treated with dignity and care, and children deserve to be safe,” the authors say: Both are true.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-586.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerGuest Essay![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_7607-3.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/18/community/op-ed-homeless-camp-berkeley-high/) *Sign up for* [*Councilman Tregub's email list*](https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/council-roster/igor-tregub?ref=berkeleyscanner.com)*. 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