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The future of a historic public housing development is unclear after a Sacramento Superior Court ruling this past summer paved the way to demolish and rebuild it.
Community advocates in October 2020 filed a lawsuit against the city regarding approval of its West Broadway Specific Plan. The New Helvetia Historic District, a site with significant civil rights history, includes a portion of the plan area called Alder Grove. The suit alleged the city violated the California Environmental Quality Act in approving a plan that anticipates and facilitates demolition of the historic residential community, which has 360 apartments ranging from one to five bedrooms.
The ruling is being appealed.