A good read is the latest East Bay Express cover story on "Berkeley's Hysterical Landmarks", and how zealous and often unreasonable the Landmarks Preservation Commission can be.
Such opinions are familiar to anyone who reads the Berkeley Daily Planet, a normally decent newspaper that descends into scathing fury when the subject of development comes up.
As someone who recently moved to Berkeley, it's eye-opening and frustrating to witness thoughtless anti-development fervor. I mean, yes preserving landmarks is important, and yes, preventing runaway development and urban hideousness is important. But that doesn't mean the only other option is not to build. All that that does is lead to stagnation, a quality that a city as vibrant and dynamic as Berkeley cannot afford to embrace.
Posted by peterme at September 18, 2003 08:12 AM | TrackBackYou can find my response to Will Harper's poorly researched article here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/B-Press/message/131
The Express hasn't run it.
Posted by: Daniella Thompson at September 27, 2003 11:11 PMYou'll find more responses to the article in Preservation Discourse.
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