While construction of student housing on the former site of Berkeley’s People’s Park is well underway, UC Berkeley still lacks a developer or concrete public plan for its supportive arm, which was advertised to park advocates and residents as a key part of the plans. More than two years after a state appellate court ruling impeded progress on the development and the initial developer dropped out, a campus official suggested a change of plans. Despite UC Berkeley’s claim that the permanent supportive housing development will contain approximately 100 apartments, campus Director of Local Government and Community Relations Ruben Lizardo said in a meeting last week he “assumes” the project will consist of 50 units of affordable housing and 50 units of permanent supportive housing instead. Permanent supportive housing combines affordable housing, which ensures low-income households don’t spend more than 30% of their annual income on housing costs, with services for individuals and famili...