Judge says Berkeley can evict some from homeless encampment, but bars full sweep

Judge says Berkeley can evict some from homeless encampment, but bars full sweep

A court ruling will allow a dozen or more residents with disabilities to continue living at Eighth and Harrison streets for at least the next two months.

Berkeley can't close Harrison homeless camp yet, judge says

Citing concerns about disabilities, a federal judge has ordered the city of Berkeley to negotiate over the next two months with some residents of the Harrison Street homeless camp before it can clear the area for good.In his ruling Tuesday, Judge Edward Chen said the city must engage with up to 19 people who filed Americans with Disabilities Act claims seeking accommodations to help them leave the encampment or, potentially, stay indefinitely.Go…