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Like many of you, I was infuriated and heartbroken at the news that up to 5,100 students who would have otherwise qualified for admission to UC Berkeley this fall might lose their spots because of a lawsuit brought by a small group of Berkeley residents who don’t want students as their neighbors.

The lawsuit was brought under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and it in effect made the argument that students enrolled at Berkeley should be treated as pollutants–all because a small group of residents don’t want more students in Berkeley. This is the same group that simultaneously fights any new attempts by UC Berkeley to build new housing for students.  

--------------------------------------------------------- Assemblymember Wicks is running for re-election this year.