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Judge sides with Berkeley's objections to a proposed UC Berkeley development FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 The UC Berkeley campus, with People’s Park in the foreground, is the subject of a lawsuit that questions the impact of the university on the city of Berkeley.Noah Berger/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 UC Berkeley must do a new environmental review on its proposal for a building, seen in an artist’s rendering.Solomon Cordwell BuenzShow MoreShow Less A judge has sided with Berkeley’s objections to a planned University of California development, ruling that UC must consid...

We are the long-term, rent-controlled tenants at 1921 Walnut St. in Berkeley. Since April 2020, UC Berkeley has pursued plans to evict us and demolish our homes. We do not oppose UC Berkeley building more student housing. What we oppose is the UC administration’s hasty decision to purchase 1921 Walnut St. at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, ignore the Berkeley community’s concerns and pursue shadowy plans to replace our long-standing community with luxury apartments and market-rate commercial spaces. In January 2020, UC Berkeley planned to build up to 810 student beds next door...