> Historical status is not determined by financially conflicted neighbors, it's determined by historical societies. well according to this: https://www.berkele

> Historical status is not determined by financially conflicted neighbors, it's determined by historical societies. well according to this: https://www.berkeleyside.org/2020/08/07/landmarking-fails-for-130-year-old-berkeley-house-in-passionate-debate-over-housing-and-history https://www.berkeleyside.org/2020/08/07/landmarking-fails-fo... > Commissioners also used the contentious meeting as an opportunity to tell residents that if they took issue with the way landmarking typically unfolds, they should ask the city to conduct a historical survey for landmarking, instead of relying on applications that happen to come in when development is proposed at certain locations.