Complex sentence: Recently the residents have been debating the development of the old UC Berkeley Field Station, which is proposed to have highrise office buildings and thousands of new housing units since they believe the added traffic and blockage of bay views will detract from their neighborhood quality of life.
Split into simpler sentences: Recently the residents have been debating the development of the old UC Berkeley Field Station, which is proposed to have highrise office buildings and thousands of new housing units. Objectors believe the added traffic and blockage of bay views will detract from their neighborhood quality of life.