Berkeley City Council to consider two student-majority district maps on Tuesday
After two years, the Berkeley City Council is on the brink of making a historic decision Tuesday night regarding the creation of a student-majority district.
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Berkeley City Council votes to amend proposed smoking ban
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council discussed means of better enforcing an ordinance to ban smoking in multi-unit housing. Read More…
Berkeley City Council to consider increasing minimum wage
The Berkeley City Council is planning to discuss drafting an ordinance to raise the minimum wage in Berkeley Tuesday night to be among the highest in the country. Read More…
Postal Service approves relocation of Downtown branch
The United States Postal Service announced Monday that it has officially approved the relocation of the Berkeley Main Post Office downtown, due to the organization’s need to reduce its current multi-billion-dollar deficit. Read More…
Community group to be formed to address homelessness
The Compassionate Sidewalks Plan, introduced by Councilmember Jesse Arreguin, will proceed with the creation of a group of community members to address the ongoing issues of homelessness. Read More…
Seismic safety worries city
More than seven years ago, Berkeley enacted the Soft Story Ordinance to mitigate the dangers of buildings with structurally unsupportive ground levels. Hundreds of Berkeley properties meet the city’s soft-story definition — a wood-frame structure with five or more units and a ground level containing large openings like storefronts, garages or tuck-under parking. Read More…
Berkeley reports lower than average unemployment rates
Berkeley’s unemployment numbers yet again beat out Alameda County and the state, a distinction made possible by high numbers of college graduates in the city, according to a recent city report. Read More…
Zoning Adjustments Board postpones vote on development at Channing and Durant
The vote on a contentious Durant Ave. and Channing Way housing project was postponed by the Zoning Adjustments Board on Thursday.
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End-of-year Berkeley rental rates stagnate
Rental rates in Berkeley’s newest apartment buildings have stagnated for the first time in two years, according to a report released Jan. 21 by RealFacts, a Bay Area real estate consulting firm. While the falling prices show moderate improvement in rental costs in the short run, housing rates in Berkeley Read More…
Berkeley City Council approves plan to green downtown
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to approve of the Downtown Streets and Open Space Improvement Plan and the fees to fund the project. Read More…