A rendering of the house that the Kapors had hoped to build. After waging a six-year legal battle that went all the way to the California Supreme Court the Kapors have decided to sell the property at 2707 Rose St. After waging a six-year legal battle over the right to build a mansion and 10-car […]
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Court takes Berkeley’s side in Mitch Kapor home case
Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor-Klein Update, Sept. 24, 2015: After the Supreme Court’s May ruling, detailed below, the state’s Court of Appeal (First Appellate District) reviewed the issue of CEQA exemption once more, having been remanded to do so by the Supreme Court. On Sept. 23, the Court of Appeal issued its conclusion “that sufficient evidence supports the […]
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State Supreme Court upholds Berkeley’s decision in Mitch Kapor’s bid to build a home in the city
Model of the home Lotus founder and philanthropist Mitch Kapor and his wife, Freada Kapor Klein, have applied to build at 2707 Rose St. in North Berkeley. Image: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects Update, 3.19.15: The Berkeley Hillside Preservation Group is asking the Supreme Court for a rehearing of its case. It filed its petition on March […]
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State court hears Mitch Kapor Berkeley home case
A model of the home Mitch Kapor and his wife Freada Kapor Klein propose to build on Rose Street in Berkeley. Image: Marcy Wong Donn Logan The long-running saga of philanthropist and Lotus founder Mitch Kapor’s attempt to build a new home in North Berkeley landed at the California Supreme Court in Los Angeles on […]
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Lotus founder may yet build his Berkeley home
A model of the home Mitch Kapor hopes to build at 2707 Rose Street in north Berkeley. A group of north Berkeley residents who are trying to prevent Lotus founder and philanthropist Mitch Kapor and his wife from building a new home in the city lost their case which was heard in the Alameda County […]
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Kapor Foundation supports diversity in science effort
Mitch Kapor Mitch Kapor, the philanthropist and founder of Lotus, has not allowed the difficulties he is facing building a home in Berkeley to deter him from channeling his money into good causes based in our city. The Mitchell Kapor Foundation recently announced a five year renewable gift of $250,000 to UC Berkeley’s College of […]