A protest against gift cards.
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May 18th, 2013Pool vs. Berkeley Town House et al.: documents
May 2nd, 2013Public records of a 2012 lawsuit in Alameda County, California, involving senior housing cooperative Berkeley Town House.
[Full text]Contractor sues fellow contractor in Berkeley co-op case
May 2nd, 2013A contractor being sued by a Berkeley housing cooperative has filed a complaint against other contractors he had worked with, while also seeming to drop his request for a separate trial.
[Full text]Mediation fails again in Berkeley co-op lawsuit
April 18th, 2013A second attempt at mediation of a complex lawsuit involving a Berkeley senior housing cooperative collapsed on Monday, and today the attorneys in the case appeared in court to plan for a trial.
[Full text]Berkeley co-op manager ratchets up attack on free speech
April 1st, 2013Bay Area Property Services, manager of a senior housing cooperative in Berkeley, has issued another declaration in its war of words on co-op members who wish to meet and talk.
[Full text]Parties to mediate again in Berkeley co-op suit
March 27th, 2013Parties in a lawsuit filed a year ago over alleged abuses at a Berkeley senior housing cooperative have announced that they will try again to reach a settlement through mediation on 15 April.
[Full text]Manager to Berkeley co-op: You’re broke!
February 21st, 2013The USA’s oldest senior housing cooperative was told yesterday that it’s out of money and can no longer pay all its bills. Its board of directors, in response, adopted an expense-slashing budget, eliminating a staff position. Acrimonious arguments surrounded this decision.
[Full text]Big One to hit Berkeley in April
February 7th, 2013The City of Berkeley has designated 27 April as the date of the next major earthquake. It is now planning its response and asking everybody to participate.
[Full text]Berkeley co-op litigants agree on mediation
January 28th, 2013Parties on both sides of a lawsuit involving a Berkeley senior housing cooperative have agreed that more mediation, involving not only them but also contractors and the co-op’s insurance company, would be worth a try. The judge in the case also agreed to let the co-op add more defendants to its cross-complaint.
[Full text]Contractor seeks jury trial in Berkeley co-op suit
January 19th, 2013Danville contractor Garry Secrest has asked for a jury trial in a lawsuit filed against him by a Berkeley senior housing cooperative.
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