1921 Walnut St. Tag | The Daily Californian

Monday, June 14, 2021

UC Berkeley students circulate petition to call for new housing plans

Through a petition on Twitter, UC Berkeley students are encouraging campus to shift its housing plans of reconstructing People's Park and 1921 Walnut St. The petition is aiming to receive both attention and action from campus Chancellor Carol Christ.

Campus students have been circulating a petition on Twitter that urges UC Berkeley to create new housing plans to replace current ones that risk People’s Park and 1921 Walnut St.
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Op-Eds

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

UC Berkeley should reconsider its proposed student housing plans at People’s Park, 1921 Walnut St.

We call on Chancellor Christ to respect opposition to the proposed plans, return to the drawing board and find alternative solutions to the student housing problem that are broadly acceptable to our entire community.
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Friday, May 14, 2021

UC Board of Regents discusses tuition, UC Health, small businesses

During its meeting Thursday, the UC Board of Regents discussed the UC Health strategic plan, a small business program and a tuition increase plan.
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Thursday, May 13, 2021

UC Board of Regents approves budget, discusses 1921 Walnut St., People’s Park

At its virtual meeting Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents passed the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, 2021-22 budget, discussed student mental health needs, heard updates on open access agreements for research and explored ways to support campus innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Campus

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

‘Strongly objecting’: Community members march against UC Berkeley development plans at People’s Park, 1921 Walnut St.

The march comes as UC Berkeley continues its plans to construct student housing at People’s Park and 1921 Walnut St., a currently tenant-occupied building.
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ASUC

Thursday, April 15, 2021

ASUC Senate discusses data breach, pass/no pass grading policies

During the ASUC’s general meeting Wednesday, senators and executive officials discussed the data breach and pass/no pass grading policies.
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City

Thursday, March 18, 2021

‘We need to stand together as tenants’: Protesters oppose 1921 Walnut St. eviction

For Paul Wallace, 1921 Walnut St. has served as his home for the past six years and is the only thing keeping him from experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, a reality that makes UC Berkeley’s notices of eviction particularly “infuriating.”
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City

Thursday, January 28, 2021

UC Berkeley to demolish 1921 Walnut St., faces widespread opposition

UC Berkeley has decided to proceed with the demolition of 1921 Walnut St., a rent-controlled apartment in Downtown Berkeley, in order to build transfer student housing.
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Editorials

Thursday, August 6, 2020

UC must cease its role in Berkeley’s gentrification

CITY AFFAIRS: The UC should not demolish affordable, rent-controlled apartments to expand student housing

The UC system has the expertise and the resources to increase housing units without displacing less-affluent residents — so it ought to.
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City

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

‘Canary in the coal mine’: Berkeley residents protest for affordable housing

About 25 individuals gathered, held signs and spoke outside 1921 Walnut St. on Monday as part of a protest in opposition to UC Berkeley’s plan to buy the rent-controlled apartment building.
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Topics

UC Berkeley students circulate petition to call for new housing plans

UC Berkeley should reconsider its proposed student housing plans at People’s Park, 1921 Walnut St.

UC Board of Regents discusses tuition, UC Health, small businesses

UC Board of Regents approves budget, discusses 1921 Walnut St., People’s Park

‘Strongly objecting’: Community members march against UC Berkeley development plans at People’s Park, 1921 Walnut St.

ASUC Senate discusses data breach, pass/no pass grading policies

‘We need to stand together as tenants’: Protesters oppose 1921 Walnut St. eviction

UC Berkeley to demolish 1921 Walnut St., faces widespread opposition

UC must cease its role in Berkeley’s gentrification

CITY AFFAIRS: The UC should not demolish affordable, rent-controlled apartments to expand student housing

‘Canary in the coal mine’: Berkeley residents protest for affordable housing