Court ruling stops UC Berkeley from building student housing at People's Park

According to Wiener, the court is arguing that the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, requires looking at what "kind" of people are going to move in. In this case, students, who are known to be loud. Wiener says that type of stereotyping is "dangerous."

In a statement to ABC7 News, UC Berkeley says they will appeal the decision to the California Supreme Court -- adding that this new decision "bestows new privileges and power to the privileged and powerful by arming NIMBY neighbors with additional weapons to obstruct the development of all new urban housing.""Basically anyone who has the money to hire lawyer can use CEQA to try to kill anything they don't like. Even if it is super pro-environmental," Wiener said.

The appeals court also finds that UC officials did not sufficiently explore alternative student housing sites.Here's why 48,000 University of California academic workers go on strike

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Court ruling halts UC Berkeley from building student housing at People's ParkA state appellate court has issued a final ruling that stops UC Berkeley from building student housing on People's Park. So absurdly stupid. The University OWNS the land, has a housing shortage, and has been held hostage since I was an undergrad in the mid ‘80s. Please tell me how this has helped anyone? Asinine. insane The ruling has caused an uproar among advocates who have long fought to preserve People's Park and its community-driven mission. We must now find other ways to ensure students can access safe, affordable housing near campus.
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Appeals court blocks controversial UC Berkeley student housing proposal at People’s ParkIn a unanimous decision the court ruled the Environmental Impact Report “inadequately analyzed potential alternatives to Housing Project No. 2 and impacts from noise and displacement.”
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