Yes and no. The sidewalk in question is in front of an undeveloped lot on the east side of Martin Luther King Jr. Way, between Stuart and Oregon streets. Whenever it rained, the sidewalk flooded with water. In the aftermath of Sommer's original tip, the city of Berkeley fixed the clogged storm drain that was causing the flooding, said city spokeswoman Mary Kay Clunies-Ross. What's still in bad shape is the lot's sidewalk, which is badly uneven compared with the rest of the sidewalk along Martin Luther King Jr. Way, which has recently been repaved. The lot's co-owner, Cullen Burda, e-mailed to say, "The property has building permits and is scheduled to begin construction in September. It is intended that the sidewalk will be replaced in its entirety before the next rainy season."

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