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30-year wait to underground utility lines is nearly over | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

Corrina Gould

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Spenger’s development can proceed on site of Ohlone shellmound, court rules

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel July 29, 2021, 10:28 a.m.August 4, 2022

The decision by the California Supreme Court means a 260-unit complex with 130 units of affordable housing can proceed on the contested Ohlone land.

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Judge rules for Berkeley in developer’s lawsuit over Spenger’s parking lot

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Oct. 22, 2019, 10:49 p.m.October 4, 2022

The judge said the city could deny Ruegg & Ellsworth’s SB35 application because the site is landmarked, even though there are no significant structures on the property and little shellmound evidence has been found.

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Judge to rule on whether Berkeley illegally nixed a housing complex on Spenger’s parking lot

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein Sept. 17, 2019, 8:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

The owners of 1900 Fourth St. sued Berkeley over the city’s denial of their SB35 housing application. The law allows almost automatic approval of complexes where 50% of the units are “affordable.”

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Berkeley rejects SB35 application for Spenger’s lot development, again

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein Sept. 05, 2018, 11:27 a.m.August 4, 2022

The city was not swayed by the developers’ appeal for a 260-unit complex with 130 affordable apartments.

Posted inHousing & Development

Developers drop controversial Fourth Street project, hand it over to owners

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein Sept. 04, 2018, 2:43 p.m.August 4, 2022

The application for a housing complex on the Spenger’s parking lot — which has faced opposition from Native American activists — is now in the property owners’ hands.

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It’s developers vs Native Americans in battle over Berkeley shellmound

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel April 24, 2018, 11:43 a.m.August 4, 2022

Ohlone tribe members are trying to stop a development on Fourth Street. They say the site was home to their ancestors. The developer says no evidence of that has been found.

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Developer invokes new state law to force Berkeley to approve 260-unit on Fourth Street

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel March 08, 2018, 7:17 p.m.August 4, 2022

West Berkeley Investments recrafted its proposal to make 50% of the units affordable and to meet Berkeley’s zoning laws. The project could be approved in 180 days.

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Old maps — newly released — indicate Shellmound landmark missed the mark

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso March 28, 2017, 4:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

What lies beneath the Spenger’s parking lot has been hotly debated in recent months as discussions proceed about what might one day be developed there.

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