Press & Coverage
Co-founders Yesica Prado and Gordon Gilmore establish the union in response to the Supreme Court's Grants Pass ruling — giving the unhoused community direct legal standing.
Read more →After Berkeley passed its sweeping resolution, BHU sent a formal legal threat letter to City Council — setting the stage for the federal lawsuit.
Read more →BHU files suit in federal court to stop the Harrison Corridor sweep, raising 14th Amendment due process and ADA claims for 47 residents — 31 with disabilities.
Read more →BHU attorneys argue the city's sweep policies constitute a state-created danger and violate the ADA — a novel and potentially precedent-setting legal strategy.
Read more →A landmark ruling: Judge Chen finds that residents with disabilities must be permitted to remain as a required ADA reasonable accommodation — a major BHU victory.
Read more →A federal judge allows partial clearing of the Harrison Street corridor while the broader ADA litigation continues, with protected individuals remaining on-site.
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