City of Berkeley files lawsuit against UC Berkeley over LRDP 

Following up an earlier post, the city of Berkeley has now formally filed a lawsuit against the university over the Long Range Development Plan. The SF Chronicle has an article on it, once again reiterating the city's claim that the plan is "blank check [allowing the University] to build wherever, whenever, and however it would like." The suit was filed on the basis that the environmental report was not adequate. Residents in the city of Berkeley also feel bitter about the University's tax exemption status.

Meanwhile, the University issued a statement on the suit, claiming it follows all environmental regulations and that the colleges purchase around $70 million dollars in good and services around the Berkeley area (I wonder how they got that figure).Email This Post!