Five years after the passage of the NPO, as the Master Plan was taking effect, the City Council proclaimed a day of recognition on May 7th. It declared that the ordinance had “accomplished its purpose by protecting Berkeley’s neighborhoods from harmful demolitions and intrusions.” Despite controversy over its implementation and the housing shortage, the ordinance was popular in the late 1970s and viewed as a victory for community-minded civic planning.
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City Proclamation of NPO Day
Date: 5/7/1978
Citation:
Nicoloff, Martha, and Kenneth Hughes. “Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance : Documenting a Community in Action.”. 1992. 297 leaves, 28 cm, Institute of Governmental Studies, Berkeley, California.