Newsom signs bill to pave way for university housing. Critics say Berkeley's People's Park will be destroyed

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The law's passage comes amid a housing crisis affecting students in the UC system. It could ease the way for housing at Berkeley's People's Park.

Litigation blocking student housing projects, a potential delay in state funding and escalating construction costs are among the challenges.into a space that provided dormitory housing for more than 1,000 students — as well as supportive housing for 160 formerly homeless people.

Neighbors challenged the recent proposal in court and the 1st District Court of Appeals ruled against UC Berkeley and found that the CEQA required the university to analyze and attempt to mitigate its project’s “social noise.”The law sidesteps the court’s ruling and goes into effect immediately.

 

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