An Alameda County Superior Court judge denied a streamlined approval process for the construction of a mixed-use housing complex on the historical West Berkeley Shellmound on Monday, putting an end to a nearly year-long legal battle between developers, the city of Berkeley and community members of the Ohlone tribe.
Development on the West Berkeley Shellmound has been a point of contention since 2015, when developers Ruegg & Ellsworth and the Frank Spenger Company first filed for a permit with the city of Berkeley to construct a mixed-use building on the site. Community members and members of the Ohlone tribe have since pushed to halt development on the site, citing the West Berkeley Shellmound’s status as a historical structure.
https://www.dailycal.org/2019/10/23/judge-rules-against-developers-in-west-berkeley-shellmound-lawsuit/
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