BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 18, 2023
Landmarks Preservation Commission
City Government
JANUARY 24, 2021
Berkeley City Council holds special meeting on 2 land use appeals
Berkeley City Council held a special meeting Thursday evening to consider two appeals on land use decisions made by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, or LPC, and the Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB.
City Government
JANUARY 24, 2021
Berkeley City Council holds special meeting on 2 land use appeals
Berkeley City Council held a special meeting Thursday evening to consider two appeals on land use decisions made by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, or LPC, and the Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB.
City
AUGUST 10, 2020
Payson House denied landmark designation after contentious discussion
After contentious discussion among Berkeley residents, the Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark designation to the William H. and Esther L. Payson House during an online meeting Thursday.
City
AUGUST 10, 2020
Payson House denied landmark designation after contentious discussion
After contentious discussion among Berkeley residents, the Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark designation to the William H. and Esther L. Payson House during an online meeting Thursday.
Communities
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Alameda County judge rules in favor of city of Berkeley in lawsuit against 1900 Fourth Street developers
An Alameda County judge denied a petition for a mandate that would have allowed developers to build on about 28,000 square feet at the city of Berkeley's 1900 Fourth Street location.
Communities
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Alameda County judge rules in favor of city of Berkeley in lawsuit against 1900 Fourth Street developers
An Alameda County judge denied a petition for a mandate that would have allowed developers to build on about 28,000 square feet at the city of Berkeley's 1900 Fourth Street location.
Campus
JULY 18, 2018
Former UC Berkeley art museum building to be converted into scientific research hub
The Woo Hon Fai Hall building, previously home to the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, or BAMPFA, is a city landmark that will be part of a new research center called the BioEnginuity Hub.
Campus
JULY 18, 2018
Former UC Berkeley art museum building to be converted into scientific research hub
The Woo Hon Fai Hall building, previously home to the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, or BAMPFA, is a city landmark that will be part of a new research center called the BioEnginuity Hub.
Campus
JULY 18, 2018
Upper Hearst development plan aims to address need for housing, academic and research space
According to the proposal, two separate buildings will be constructed: a 132-unit residential building and an academic building for the Goldman School of Public Policy.
Campus
JULY 18, 2018
Upper Hearst development plan aims to address need for housing, academic and research space
According to the proposal, two separate buildings will be constructed: a 132-unit residential building and an academic building for the Goldman School of Public Policy.
City
JULY 03, 2018
Developers of 1900 Fourth St. to sue city of Berkeley over development process
The developers of 1900 Fourth St. intend to sue the city of Berkeley if expedited development of their project is not approved.
City
JULY 03, 2018
Developers of 1900 Fourth St. to sue city of Berkeley over development process
The developers of 1900 Fourth St. intend to sue the city of Berkeley if expedited development of their project is not approved.
City
APRIL 04, 2018
Berkeley Honda settles into new location after years of public pushback
Years of resistance from community members failed to keep Berkeley Honda out of its new location, which opened for business March 23.
City
APRIL 04, 2018
Berkeley Honda settles into new location after years of public pushback
Years of resistance from community members failed to keep Berkeley Honda out of its new location, which opened for business March 23.
City
JANUARY 17, 2017
Stakeholders discuss potential impact of West Berkeley Project
In what was one of the most well-attended Zoning Adjustments Board meetings in the last four years, representatives of city groups and other community members met last Thursday to comment on the potential consequences of the West Berkeley Project and evaluate its draft Environmental Impact Report.
City
JANUARY 17, 2017
Stakeholders discuss potential impact of West Berkeley Project
In what was one of the most well-attended Zoning Adjustments Board meetings in the last four years, representatives of city groups and other community members met last Thursday to comment on the potential consequences of the West Berkeley Project and evaluate its draft Environmental Impact Report.
City
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Zoning Adjustment Board grants Berkeley Honda use permits for relocation
Amid neighborhood concerns, the city’s Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, granted use permits to Berkeley Honda Sept. 8 that will allow its full service car dealership to move to a new location on Shattuck Ave.
City
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Zoning Adjustment Board grants Berkeley Honda use permits for relocation
Amid neighborhood concerns, the city’s Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, granted use permits to Berkeley Honda Sept. 8 that will allow its full service car dealership to move to a new location on Shattuck Ave.
City
JUNE 15, 2016
City Council approves 2 minimum wage initiatives for November ballot
Berkeley City Council met Tuesday to discuss two competing ballot initiatives to increase the minimum wage, one by City Council — which was motioned to be made into an ordinance instead of a ballot measure — and one by citizens of Berkeley — both of which were approved for the November ballot.
City
JUNE 15, 2016
City Council approves 2 minimum wage initiatives for November ballot
Berkeley City Council met Tuesday to discuss two competing ballot initiatives to increase the minimum wage, one by City Council — which was motioned to be made into an ordinance instead of a ballot measure — and one by citizens of Berkeley — both of which were approved for the November ballot.
