The fight for 1921 Walnut St.: A history of 8 rent-controlled units
Eliana Marcu/Senior Staff
The eight rent-controlled units that once encompassed 1921 Walnut St. are now little more than a barren construction site.
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‘Level playing field’: UC Berkeley breaks ground on Anchor House
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and other campus representatives broke ground on the site of the Helen Diller Anchor House on Monday, over a year after the project’s initial announcement.
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‘Don’t know what they’re thinking’: Berkeley community criticizes city, campus deal
The UC Board of Regents approved UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan, or LRDP, on Wednesday, more than a week after Berkeley City Council approved a $82.6 million tentative agreement with campus regarding pending litigation and housing projects.
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1921 Walnut St. tenants file lawsuit, oppose UC Berkeley’s Anchor House
The Save 1921 Walnut St. group issued a press release and filed a lawsuit against the UC Regents in response to campus’s plans to allegedly evict current tenants to establish Anchor House, as discussed in the Regents board meeting May 12.
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‘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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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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‘We’re not going to stop’: 1921 Walnut St. tenants protest UC acquisition
On Monday at 4 p.m., the tenants of 1921 Walnut St. and their supporters protested in front of the UC Office of the President in Oakland against the UC Board of Regents’ purchase of their building.
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‘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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