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Berkeley’s population is rebounding faster than almost any other Bay Area city

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich May 31, 2023, 3:57 p.m.June 4, 2023

Thanks to the return of Cal students and growing university enrollment, Berkeley’s population is recovering but it’s still below pre-pandemic levels.

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State Supreme Court agrees to hear case for building housing on People’s Park

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich May 19, 2023, 3:50 p.m.May 20, 2023

The court will review a lower court’s decision blocking UC Berkeley from building housing on the historic park.

Developer walks away from building supportive housing at People’s Park
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Developer walks away from building supportive housing at People’s Park

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli May 11, 2023, 2:50 p.m.May 12, 2023

RCD was supposed to build about 125 units as part of UC Berkeley’s project at the park. The university says it will find a new developer.

Posted inHousing & Development

State, city will back UC lawsuit to build student housing at People’s Park

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli April 27, 2023, 4:32 p.m.April 28, 2023

Attorneys for Berkeley and California attorneys filed supporting briefs in Cal’s state Supreme Court appeal.

A one-story building with a tree in front of it. The door reads "Public Affairs."
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UC Berkeley identifies next 2 sites to build student housing

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich April 25, 2023, 4:03 p.m.April 26, 2023

The university hopes to build up to 2,700 more beds in Southside by 2025 or 2026, though the actual number of beds has not been determined yet.

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Apartments approved at site of downtown Berkeley development battle

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Feb. 03, 2023, 2:54 p.m.February 3, 2023

Berkeley held 37 meetings about a downtown housing project that was never built. A new plan for the block has been approved after only five.

Pedestrians walk past a construction site in downtown Berkeley
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Why Berkeley could see housing construction drop in 2023

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Jan. 08, 2023, 8:00 a.m.January 6, 2023

Berkeley is seeing more new housing than other Bay Area cities, but could still feel a nationwide construction slump.

The Enclave Apartments at 2503 Haste.
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Aesthetically controversial UC Berkeley dormitory sold for $113 million

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli July 25, 2022, 10:20 a.m.April 6, 2023

The 55-unit student dormitory, originally known as the Telegraph Haste project, took about two decades to complete.

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A changing Berkeley: 6 maps show how the past decade has remade the city

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich July 17, 2022, 6:58 a.m.October 18, 2022

From population to housing to racial diversity, these maps show how and where Berkeley has changed the most over the last decade.

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Opinion: UC Berkeley should reconsider its building plans now that People’s Park is on national register

by Charles Wollenberg June 02, 2022, 12:35 p.m.June 2, 2022

Cal should build student housing on a less historically-significant site like the nearby Ellsworth garage.

A sign for People's Park near fencing that went up
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People’s Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel May 31, 2022, 11:26 a.m.June 6, 2022

Preservationists are hoping the listing might persuade UC Berkeley to build housing elsewhere but Cal says it won’t.

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Why hasn’t UC Berkeley built more student housing?

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel May 08, 2022, 7:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

For much of Cal’s history, providing housing for students was not a priority. Troubled finances in the last few decades have hobbled Cal’s efforts to catch up.

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