Under an interim policy, the university is requiring campus groups sponsoring large events to cover basic costs and give advance notice weeks ahead. Campus police are expected to provide security assessments of any situations that could threaten public safety.

In response to the violence, the Berkeley City Council is considering lifting a two-decade ban on the use of pepper spray by police officers as a crowd-control tactic.

According to a letter from Chief of Police Andrew Greenwood to the mayor and city council members, officers carry pepper spray on their equipment belts, but department records show they rarely use it. The proposal would allow them to use the spray to subdue “violent activity in a crowd situation.”