City Drops Legal Action Against Uc In $82.6 Million Settlement Agreement
“The Berkeley City Council approved a $82.6 million settlement with the University of California that drops lawsuits challenging long term development projects the campus is pursuing. In a closed session on Tuesday, the council voted 8-1 to accept the settlement, in exchange for agreeing to drop two recent lawsuits it filed against the university. One suit seeks compensation for the environmental and community impacts,” reports Olivia Wynkoop in SF Gate.
“The other alleges the university violated an environment impact review requirement during development for a volleyball facility. The settlement also has the city dropping its challenge of the UC Berkeley 2021 Long Range Development Plan, and the two housing projects that will house almost 2,000 more students and overtake People’s Park and apartments located at 1921 Walnut Street.”