People's Park, Berkeley, CA at sunset in early Jan, 2014. It's so different from the 60s when it was the center of the Free Speech Movement and site of much violence; but it's still the same—new generation hippies and homeless co-mingle and camp, smell of pot heavy in the air.

Mamiya 645 1000S, 80mm f/2.8; Fuji Superia 400.

A rally on the 50th anniversary of the dawn of the Free Speech Movement — held where it began at Sproul Plaza on the Berkeley campus.

Also police violence.

It was amazing how many people raised their hands as participants in the original movement.

Taken and originally posted in 2014.

A cafe in memory of Mario Savio and the Free Speech Movement (1964-65) at UC Berkeley. It was already three years in the past when I first arrived on the Berkeley campus.

This was my first visit to Berkeley since 1990, and only my second since leaving grad school here in 1968.

A few months ago, I visited Berkeley, my alma mater of the late 70s. It always amazes me how little things change over the decades since the Free Speech Movement. I thought this view of the rest room in People's Park represented the town's culture well.

Contax 645, 80/2 Planar; 400H; LR5 conversion

The City of Berkeley, home of the Free Speech Movement, may end up threatening one of the country's traditional purveyors of free speech.

Berserkeley City officials are talking about enforcing a Kafkaesque ordinance that makes the victims of graffiti and vandalism responsible for abating the problem. Berkeley is threatening to fine newspapers $250 per day for each newsrack that isn't immediately cleaned up.

"Graffiti art is an art form. The reasons, including aesthetic criteria, as to why it is an art form far outweigh the criticism of illegality, incoherence, and nonstandard presentation."

Kareem Dale, President Obama's Arts Czar

Route 80 pedestrian/bicycle overpass (just south of University Avenue) in Berkeley, California

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