“It’s not looking good for the home team,” said Lisa Teague after beginning to read the California Supreme Court’s ruling that will allow UC Berkeley to build housing on People’s Park. 

Teague, a Berkeley harm reduction advocate affiliated with the park, read the ruling aloud to more than two dozen people Thursday morning at Berkeley’s chess club, just a block away from the park. Spirits dimmed as the crowd realized the court ruled in the university’s favor. Others wondered aloud if they could work with the city of Berkeley to sue the university from a different angle. 

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Riley is an intern at Bay City News through the Dow Jones News Fund. She is a rising senior at the UC Berkeley, where she studies political science and journalism. Previously, she was the university news editor at her student newspaper The Daily Californian, overseeing coverage of student government elections, a new chancellor and the Gaza solidarity encampment. She enjoys reporting on politics, housing and homelessness — and using as many em dashes as her editors will allow.