BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Make UC a Good Neighbor
City
AUGUST 17, 2023
People’s Park groups sue UC Berkeley for $4.5M in damages to plants
People’s Park advocates filed a lawsuit against UC Berkeley Monday, seeking $4.5 million in damages for destruction that occurred during campus’s failed attempt to begin construction on the park last August.
City
AUGUST 17, 2023
People’s Park groups sue UC Berkeley for $4.5M in damages to plants
People’s Park advocates filed a lawsuit against UC Berkeley Monday, seeking $4.5 million in damages for destruction that occurred during campus’s failed attempt to begin construction on the park last August.
City
AUGUST 15, 2023
People’s Park development may continue with state bill despite upcoming state Supreme Court case
California lawmakers are attempting to bypass ongoing litigation in the state Supreme Court to directly approve UC Berkeley’s student housing plan on People’s Park.
City
AUGUST 15, 2023
People’s Park development may continue with state bill despite upcoming state Supreme Court case
California lawmakers are attempting to bypass ongoing litigation in the state Supreme Court to directly approve UC Berkeley’s student housing plan on People’s Park.
Campus
MAY 18, 2023
California Supreme Court will hear appeal on People's Park development decision
On Wednesday the California Supreme Court decided to hear UC Berkeley’s appeal of their case for development of People’s Park.
Campus
MAY 18, 2023
California Supreme Court will hear appeal on People's Park development decision
On Wednesday the California Supreme Court decided to hear UC Berkeley’s appeal of their case for development of People’s Park.
Housing
MAY 17, 2023
Developer pulls out of People’s Park supportive housing
Resources for Community Development, or RCD, the developer of the supportive housing at People’s Park, has pulled out of the project, according to an RCD statement.
Housing
MAY 17, 2023
Developer pulls out of People’s Park supportive housing
Resources for Community Development, or RCD, the developer of the supportive housing at People’s Park, has pulled out of the project, according to an RCD statement.
City
APRIL 02, 2023
Berkeley City Council discusses urgency item related to People's Park
Tensions rose over debates between councilmembers and attendees at a Berkeley city council meeting Tuesday, held in response to an urgency item proposed by Mayor Jesse Arreguin regarding ongoing university efforts to build on People’s Park.
City
APRIL 02, 2023
Berkeley City Council discusses urgency item related to People's Park
Tensions rose over debates between councilmembers and attendees at a Berkeley city council meeting Tuesday, held in response to an urgency item proposed by Mayor Jesse Arreguin regarding ongoing university efforts to build on People’s Park.
Editorials
MARCH 16, 2023
Redirecting our attention back to People’s Park
Although activists and wealthy homeowners have been able to pull attention away from the park and instead toward the lawsuit and CEQA, there is still no productive solution brought to the table.
Editorials
MARCH 16, 2023
Redirecting our attention back to People’s Park
Although activists and wealthy homeowners have been able to pull attention away from the park and instead toward the lawsuit and CEQA, there is still no productive solution brought to the table.
Housing Issue 2023
MARCH 02, 2023
CEQA Explained: How one statute is at the center of the battle over People’s Park
The California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, has become embroiled in controversy recently, with its latest application wielded to block UC Berkeley’s housing plans for People’s Park.
Housing Issue 2023
MARCH 02, 2023
CEQA Explained: How one statute is at the center of the battle over People’s Park
The California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, has become embroiled in controversy recently, with its latest application wielded to block UC Berkeley’s housing plans for People’s Park.
Housing
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Court blocks People’s Park housing plans, prompting calls for CEQA reform
An appellate court ruled Friday that UC Berkeley may not proceed with plans to build student and low-income housing at People’s Park, prompting calls from local and state officials to reform the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, at the heart of the lawsuit.
Housing
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Court blocks People’s Park housing plans, prompting calls for CEQA reform
An appellate court ruled Friday that UC Berkeley may not proceed with plans to build student and low-income housing at People’s Park, prompting calls from local and state officials to reform the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, at the heart of the lawsuit.
Campus
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
1st Appellate Court rules campus EIR insufficient with regard to People's Park development
The 1st District Court of Appeal released an opinion regarding Make UC A Good Neighbor's CEQA lawsuit against the UC Regents alleging an inadequate environmental impact report, or EIR, for the regents' planned development on the site of People's Park on Friday.
Campus
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
1st Appellate Court rules campus EIR insufficient with regard to People's Park development
The 1st District Court of Appeal released an opinion regarding Make UC A Good Neighbor's CEQA lawsuit against the UC Regents alleging an inadequate environmental impact report, or EIR, for the regents' planned development on the site of People's Park on Friday.
City
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Appeals court releases tentative decision on People’s Park CEQA lawsuit
The First District Court of Appeal released a tentative decision Dec. 22 regarding the lawsuit filed by Make UC a Good Neighbor against the UC Board of Regents’ Environmental Impact Report for long range developments and student housing on People’s Park.
City
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Appeals court releases tentative decision on People’s Park CEQA lawsuit
The First District Court of Appeal released a tentative decision Dec. 22 regarding the lawsuit filed by Make UC a Good Neighbor against the UC Board of Regents’ Environmental Impact Report for long range developments and student housing on People’s Park.
