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We — a group of city officials, candidates and civic leaders — have agreed how to equitably allocate the $135 million in affordable housing bond money if Measure 0 passes.
Two former Berkeley mayors and seven current and former City Council members believe Droste is the best qualified candidate.
Harrison and her appointees have consistently advocated for policies that would make new housing less affordable and produce fewer affordable homes.
Many blame the park's founders and supporters and their counterculture values for the state of the park today. But they haven't controlled it since 1969. The responsibility lies elsewhere.
As a 16-year-old, Sam Trachtenberg is volunteering for the Vision 2050 Task Force to make sure Berkeley plans properly for rising seas and climate change.
Lori Droste made an attempt to lower the rate and postpone the increases which is why the authors support Mary Kay Lacey for District 8.
Lacey has been showing Elmwood residents a map that exaggerates where “high-rises” would be permitted with a new state law and is saying (falsely) that Droste supports it.
Between 2014 and 2017, only 137 units of affordable housing were permitted, while 1,320 market rate units got permits. To correct this imbalance, Berkeley must pass Measure O, increase density & involve community voices.
Measure O will fail to make a dent in the housing crisis; it promises more than it can deliver. It will also be a burden on homeowners who already pay for 6 local bonds and 9 different parcel taxes/fees.
Today Berkeley ushers in a $15/hour minimum wage. How we got here is a good reminder of how we can work together on important issues instead of attacking each other on ideologies.
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