A South Berkeley credit union is saying goodbye to its longtime home near Ashby BART to make way for a 100% affordable housing project that includes units for tenants who were formerly homeless.
On Thursday, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín and housing advocates announced what they described as a “first in the state housing policy” called the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act. Watch live video here.
Local developers have set their eyes on South Berkeley and put forward their vision for at least two new buildings where Walgreens and True Value now operate.
It will take a year for changes to come before the Berkeley City Council, but they could include room for three more high-rise residential buildings.
First-time home buyers can apply for one of the six units on San Pablo Avenue.
“This is a beginning of a process,” Mayor Jesse Arreguín told a passionate crowd Tuesday.
Owners of a 13-unit property have evicted all their tenants in order to sell the property. Community groups are trying to put pressure on the landlords so they sell it to the tenants.
Berkeley Home Match placed just nine students this year but plans to place 100 students in the coming years.
In the pricey Bay Area an employer is using guaranteed housing as a retention strategy.
Mendonca sits on the Housing Advisory Commission, has been homeless herself and currently resides in Section 8 housing.
The 101-year-old McGee Avenue Baptist Church is finally able to restore eight vacant apartments.
Prospective tenants have through Sunday to apply to live at The Panoramic.
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