Court rules development can proceed on West Berkeley Shellmound
Vanessa Lim/Staff
A ruling by California Court of Appeal for the First District allows for a housing complex to be built on the parking lot on a sacred Ohlone shellmound and historic village in West Berkeley.
A state appellate court ruled April 20 that a proposed housing and retail complex can be built in the parking lot on a sacred Ohlone shellmound and historic village in West Berkeley.
The West Berkeley Shellmound at 1900 Fourth St. has been a site of contention over the past four years. The development was initially halted by the city of Berkeley in 2018, and its decision was upheld by an Alameda County judge in 2019.
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