A California Supreme Court ruling will allow student housing at University of California to be built at Berkeley's historic People's Park. The court on Thursday ruled that a new law enacted in 2023 invalidates the claims by two local organizations that sued the school, saying that more students living in downtown Berkeley would add noise pollution to an already dense area. The project set off years of protests over the park — a landmark that is a touchstone of counterculture.
The park was founded in 1969 as part of the era's free speech and civil rights movement and for decades served as a gathering space for free meals, community gardening and art projects, and was used by homeless people.In 2022, activists broke through an 8-foot chain fence erected around the park as crews began clearing trees to make room for the housing project.
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