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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Landmark University Garage to be demolished for student housing
Demolition is currently underway for the University Garage, a landmarked garage and gas station, in order to accommodate more housing for UC Berkeley students.
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Last tenants of 1921 Walnut St. agree to vacate affordable units
After extensive community efforts to save eight rent controlled units at 1921 Walnut Street, the last of the tenants have agreed to move out, paving the way for its impending demolition and UC Berkeley’s construction of new student housing.
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‘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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Final open house for People’s Park development takes place online
UC Berkeley launched its final event in a series of open houses to showcase designs for a housing development planned for People’s Park. The virtual open house features an overview of the project, design updates and a “brief survey” to solicit public feedback.
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Community members attend second People’s Park open house
On March 4, UC Berkeley Capital Strategies held its second open house regarding the proposed housing project at People’s Park.
ASUC Senate discusses housing development, responses to COVID-19
The ASUC Senate convened over video call Wednesday to discuss campus housing development projects and ASUC responses to COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus.
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Protesters, community members attend People’s Park open house
Community members and protesters attended the second open house hosted by UC Berkeley Capital Strategies regarding the proposed housing project at People’s Park on March 4.
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Protesters interrupt People’s Park open house
The first of three open houses hosted by UC Berkeley Capital Strategies regarding the proposed housing project at People’s Park was interrupted by protesters opposing the development Feb. 10.
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Graduate student housing on border of Emeryville, Oakland to be donated to UC Berkeley upon completion
The Intersection, a graduate student housing project located on the border of Emeryville and Oakland, is planned to be gifted to UC Berkeley upon completion.
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