UC Berkeley will explore moving 8-unit rent-controlled building as part of $82.6M settlement
The university will also pay $920,000 into the city’s Housing Trust Fund as recompense for the structure.
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Fight to save monarch butterflies at Gill Tract Farm ends in a victory
Fifty-seven monarchs were counted overwintering at Gill Tract Farm last year. A group of farmers pushed back to get protective measures added to UC Berkeley’s development plans, and won.
Neighborhood groups are still battling UC Berkeley to cap enrollment and build more beds
Even though the city of Berkeley has reached a settlement, others are fighting the university in court.
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Neighborhood groups sue to stop Berkeley’s $83M settlement with Cal
Voting in closed session and then not reporting it is a violation of California’s open meeting laws, the groups contend.
UC Berkeley will more than double what it pays the city under new settlement agreement
UC Berkeley will now pay the city more than $4 million a year for its use of city services.
UC Berkeley must review impact of student enrollment increase, judge rules
The ruling comes as the city and Berkeley are nearing an agreement on issues surrounding payments, housing, and enrollment.
UC Berkeley is getting a big gift: A $300M, 772-bed student dorm
The Helen Diller Family Foundation is paying for the complex, but building it may require evicting people from a rent-controlled building.
Berkeley issues scathing response to Cal’s long-range plan; calls for it to be redone
UC Berkeley wants to add 12,000 people to its campus in the next 15 years and build 8 million square feet of housing, research space and parking.
Vandalism reported at homes of Cal staff connected with UC development, People’s Park
Based on “highly threatening, hateful graffiti,” the targets and the timing, UC police believe the vandalism is associated with the plan to build housing at People’s Park.
UC Berkeley plans to become bigger, greener and more pedestrian friendly
The university’s new long-range plan includes building 12,000 housing units for a projected larger population.
Outdoor exercise ban lifted for Cal students amid strict self-quarantine
There have been over 200 COVID-19 cases in the last week alone.
Cal reports 184 COVID-19 cases in 1 week, tells students to quarantine
The number represents 25% of COVID-19 cases at the campus since its first reported case in April 2020.
