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Court rules an apartment complex can go up on West Berkeley shellmound


The California Court of Appeals ruled this week that this 260-unit project at 1900 Fourth St. can be built. Credit: TCA Architects
The owners of the old Spenger’s parking lot at 1900 Fourth St. have the right to build a 260-unit complex there despite the opposition of the city of Berkeley and the Confederated Tribes of Lusjon, the California Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday.
While members of the Ohlone community and the city contend the construction would destroy a historic structure, a shellmound that has existed for 4,900 years, the court disagreed. It pointed out that any remnants of the shellmound disappeared long ago and any remaining remnants are now underground. So there is no historic structure that will be destroyed, the court ruled. ....

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