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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 20, 2021, the First District Court of Appeal filed its first published opinion interpreting California Senate Bill 35’s streamlining provisions in Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley.  The Court held that the City of Berkeley erred in finding a mixed-use development project ineligible for SB 35 streamlining.  Because the project met the essential qualifications under SB 35, the First District commanded the trial court ...

V.P. Harris home may not get Berkeley historic landmark designation By Keith Burbank Kamala Harris as a young girl. BERKELEY, Calif. - An application will not be filed to make U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris childhood home in Berkeley a historic landmark, the man working on the application said Wednesday.  Steven Finacom, a member of Berkeleys Landmarks Preservation Commission, heard from the property owners Tuesday who are concerned greater attention to the home will disrupt the lives of n...

"Berkeley does not require owner support for landmark designations, but in this case, and given the tumultuous times, Im happy to honor the request of the owners and will not pursue submitting the landmark application," Finacom wrote in an email. Last Friday, City Councilmember Kate Harrison announced a resolution she said the council would consider Tuesday related to the landmarking of Harriss home. The resolution aimed to clarify that homes like Harriss are eligible for historic landmark stat...