A well-resourced group of people opposed to change in Elmwood has sought to designate the entire strip as an historic district in order to delay and block upzoning plans in the area and to make building housing there infeasible. Berkeley’s Landmarks Preservation Commission deadlocked on this question at their last meeting; now it will be heard again on June 4th. This area of Berkeley is a high resource area that should have more inclusive housing for service workers, teachers, people of color, and other everyday Berkeleyans priced out of the neighborhood. Let’s build housing and not abuse the landmarking process to protect a parking lot and a 7-Eleven.