California Supreme Court,
Environmental & Energy
Jun. 7, 2024
UC Berkeley wins legal battle, paving way for student housing on People's Park site
The ruling marks a political shift, with People's Park - once a symbol of the 1960s Berkeley counterculture - having no support as the university moved to build student housing.
UC Berkeley has a free hand to develop student housing on the long-disputed People's Park site south of campus as well as future projects in its long-range development plan, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The fate of the 2.8-acre plot of land south of campus had been conceded by the attorney challenging the housing project during oral arguments in April, but Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero also rejected objections by neighborhood groups to the university's long ra...
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