Make UC a Good Neighbor v. the Regents of the University of Cal.

Summary

The court held that Assembly Bill 1307 applies to both the People’s Park housing project and the residential aspects of UC Berkeley’s long-range development plan, so the EIR was not required to analyze social noise generated by project occupants or future students. It also held that the statutory exemption relieved the Regents of any obligation to consider alternative locations for the People’s Park project and that the court would not address possible future projects. The court reversed the Court of Appeal’s judgment and directed entry of judgment for the respondents.