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Katherine Bond has a complicated relationship with her neighbor down the street.

Bond has lived on Panoramic Hill, an enclave of historic homes in Berkeley, Calif., for 35 years. Several times each year, Bond’s neighbor hosts large gatherings that bring a lot of noise and commotion to an otherwise peaceful neighborhood. In fact, there was one happening Friday night with a guest list that included a 73-year-old millionaire from out of town and his 24-year-old girlfriend.

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A few years ago, Bond’s neighbor got a costly facelift that had the whole neighborhood talking. Bond found it all a bit scandalous, considering her neighbor, Cal’s Memorial Stadium, recently turned 102.

“If I were the queen of the world, I wouldn’t have put it there,” Bond said. “I wouldn’t have done any remodeling on the stadium. If I had been in charge, I would have created a world-class earthquake study center and put the stadium someplace that was a little more central with safer access.”

Built in 1923, Memorial Stadium straddles the Hayward Fault in Berkeley’s Strawberry Canyon and sits directly adjacent to homes on Panoramic Hill. The close and sometimes contentious relationship between an old stadium and its neighbors is something that could only happen in a college town, where the boundary between big-time sports and quiet domesticity is constantly shifting.

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