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Sunday, June 5, 2022

Berkeley City Council approves 7-story zoning at Ashby, North Berkeley BART stations

At a Thursday meeting that extended into Friday, Berkeley City Council approved zoning plans at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations, establishing a height limit of seven stories.

The Berkeley City Council unanimously approved proposed zoning at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations during a special meeting Thursday that extended into Friday, setting the building height limit at both stations to seven stories.
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City

Sunday, August 22, 2021

Berkeley Citizens for a Better Plan files CEQA lawsuit against UC Regents

BC4BP filed a California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents over UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan on Aug. 19.
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City

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Berkeley City Council, residents oppose UC Berkeley development plan

City Council members and Berkeley residents expressed opposition to UC Berkeley’s proposed Long Range Development Plan, or LRDP, at a special council meeting Tuesday.
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City

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Berkeley declines developers’ request to build on 1900 Fourth St. for 2nd time

After attempting to develop 1900 Fourth St. for more than four years, West Berkeley Investors ultimately decided to not develop the site Aug. 23.
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Campus

Sunday, October 8, 2017

Indigenous Land Action Committee continues to oppose Gill Tract development, alleging ‘stolen’ Ohlone land

From Emeryville to Berkeley, the Ohlone tribe, one of the dominant Native American tribe in the Bay Area, has protested development on what they believe to be sacred land. But according to Phenocia Bauerle, director of the Native American Student Development, they have yet to be federally recognized.
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City

Sunday, October 8, 2017

‘The true birthplace of Berkeley’: Ohlone tribe defends sacred Shellmound site

For Corrina Gould, a member of the Ohlone tribe, the site at 1900 Fourth St. is more than a parking lot — to her, the site is a sacred burial land and the first inhabited village of the first people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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City

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Historical maps reveal 1900 Fourth St. may not be a Shellmound site

A set of maps from the United States Geological Survey website has sparked debate about the development of affordable housing on the Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto’s parking lot, because of information gleaned about the site’s environmental history.
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City

Monday, February 6, 2017

Public comment period extended for West Berkeley Project’s draft Environmental Impact Report

The city of Berkeley extended the public comment period for the draft Environmental Impact Report, or EIR, of the West Berkeley Project, from Feb. 9 to March 13, following a request made by the Confederated Villages of Lisjan — a tribal group that belongs to the Ohlone people.
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City

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Stakeholders discuss potential impact of West Berkeley Project

In what was one of the most well-attended Zoning Adjustments Board meetings in the last four years, representatives of city groups and other community members met last Thursday to comment on the potential consequences of the West Berkeley Project and evaluate its draft Environmental Impact Report.
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City

Monday, January 18, 2016

Residents sue city over environmental assessment of Harold Way Project

Two Berkeley residents filed lawsuits against the city of Berkeley last week, alleging the city failed to adequately assess the environmental impacts of the controversial development at 2211 Harold Way.
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Topics

Berkeley City Council approves 7-story zoning at Ashby, North Berkeley BART stations

Berkeley Citizens for a Better Plan files CEQA lawsuit against UC Regents

Berkeley City Council, residents oppose UC Berkeley development plan

Berkeley declines developers’ request to build on 1900 Fourth St. for 2nd time

Indigenous Land Action Committee continues to oppose Gill Tract development, alleging ‘stolen’ Ohlone land

‘The true birthplace of Berkeley’: Ohlone tribe defends sacred Shellmound site

Historical maps reveal 1900 Fourth St. may not be a Shellmound site

Public comment period extended for West Berkeley Project’s draft Environmental Impact Report

Stakeholders discuss potential impact of West Berkeley Project

Residents sue city over environmental assessment of Harold Way Project