Dear supporters, The West Berkeley Shellmound sacred site is more at risk than ever now that the property owner, a commercial real estate developer, holds an SB-35 permit and has taken additional steps towards development on the property. While the Shellmound hasn’t been making headlines over the past year since …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The California Court of Appeal for the First District will hear oral arguments tomorrow in the ongoing legal battle over the fate of the West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site, one of the earliest known Ohlone settlements on the shores of San Francisco Bay. The lawsuit pits …
In a extraordinary turn of events, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today that they have placed the West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site on their 2020 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. “We are incredibly honored and grateful to receive this recognition for the sacred site …
In a step forward for sacred sites protection statewide, AB 168 has been unanimously passed by the California Senate, Assembly and Housing Committee, and was signed by Governor Newsom on September 25, 2020! Thank you to everyone who responded to our call for support by sending messages or making phone …
We have monumental news: Blake Griggs Properties/West Berkeley Investors have quitclaimed their interest in the 1900 Fourth property, which means they’ve dropped the project! This is cause for much celebration, however, the struggle is not over: property owners Ruegg & Ellsworth and Frank Spenger Company have stated that they intend …
Please join us on Memorial Day—Monday May 28—for a prayer gathering at the West Berkeley Shellmound site to honor the ancestors. We will gather from 10:00am to 11:30am at 1900 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA. The following day, we invite the public to stand with us at the Berkeley City Council …
