Affordable, transit-oriented housing is key issue in District 5 race, where newcomers challenge Sophie Hahn
The three candidates align on many issues, like affordable housing and public transit, but have different methods to accomplish these goals.
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Berkeley pares $9.3M from police budget amid clamor for reform
The Berkeley City Council shifted more than $9 million out of the police department budget Tuesday night to help pay for a range of reforms called for by community members and city officials alike in recent weeks.
Council may require developers to build low-income units in ‘opportunity zones’
Council was set to vote on whether to require developers to include affordable housing units in their projects downtown and in parts of South and West Berkeley. The item was postponed.
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Berkeley council split over $11M Measure P budget, new outdoor homeless camp
Last week, officials voted to spend about $11 million in tax revenue on new and existing services to address homelessness, including an RV parking program and an outdoor homeless shelter for up to 50 people.
Berkeley’s homeless population jumped 13% in past two years
There are now 1,108 unhoused people in Berkeley. The growth rate of people experiencing homelessness is much lower than in nearby cities, however.
Officials push forward with affordable senior housing project for West Berkeley
The Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to analyze the possibility of service-rich senior housing on the parcel now occupied by the West Berkeley Service Center.
School notebook: Ultra-low vaccine rate at Berkeley school; prizes for kids fighting waste, vaping
Berkeley school news — in brief.
Berkeley Kaiser Permanente offices could open by 2021 after council vote Tuesday
Officials approved a new Kaiser Permanente medical center on San Pablo Avenue after property owner Wareham agreed to give four months of free rent to several of its struggling tenants who have to move.
Berkeley affirms ban on overnight RV parking — once permit system is in place
A council majority voted late Tuesday, after more than three hours of public comment, to outlaw overnight RV parking after creating an RV permit system and trying to help “priority populations” find stable housing.
Developers donate to little-known Berkeley homeless fund
Some of Berkeley’s biggest developers, concerned about homelessness, have donated to the city fund. At least two of them did so while Berkeley was considering their projects.
‘Funding gap’ reported as $21M in Berkeley T1 projects proceed
The city of Berkeley expects to spend more than $20 million in the next year on a range of ambitious infrastructure projects funded by Measure T1, a $100 million bond that won landslide support from voters in 2016.
Berkeley council says yes, for now, to electric scooters
Despite clear qualms, the Berkeley City Council said yes Tuesday to a staff proposal to bring shared electric scooters to Berkeley in 2019.
