A 27-year-old Berkeley city council member wanted to build more affordable housing. Relentless harassment from 'left NIMBYs' pushed him to resign

A 27-year-old Berkeley city council member wanted to build more affordable housing. Relentless harassment from 'left NIMBYs' pushed him to resign

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University of California police and California Highway Patrol (CHP) took control of People's Park and secured the area with shipping containers despite efforts by protesters to stop the takeover. Tayfun Coskun/Getty Images Rigel Robinson became Berkeley's youngest-ever city council member in 2018.…

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