Berkeley City Council to discuss homeless fund, helicopter noise at meeting
Berkeley City Council will discuss proposals related to a city homeless fund and news helicopter noise, among other items, at its regular meeting Oct. 17.
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Tag Archives: Zoning Adjustments Board
‘The true birthplace of Berkeley’: Ohlone tribe defends sacred Shellmound site
For Corrina Gould, a member of the Ohlone tribe, the site at 1900 Fourth St. is more than a parking lot — to her, the site is a sacred burial land and the first inhabited village of the first people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Neighbors sue city over 2902 Adeline St. project
The 2902 Adeline Street Neighbors, an unincorporated nonprofit neighborhood association to protect low-income housing, is suing the city of Berkeley over a mixed-use construction project at its namesake address.
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Environmentally friendly apartment to be built on Blake Street
The five-floor project — to be called The Blake — will be located at 2035 Blake Street and will include 67 bike-parking spaces, electronic voltage-ready parking stalls and rooftop solar panels.
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Local vegan restauarant Flacos to be demolished in potential development
On Thursday evening the Zoning Adjustments Board convened to discuss a potential development project near the intersection of Adeline and Ashby. The project would involve the demolition of Flacos, a popular vegan Mexican restaurant.
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For the fear of shadows: Real estate development under Berkeley’s new City Council
“I don’t want to own rentals in Berkeley, I don’t want to own an office in Berkeley, and I don’t want to build in Berkeley, ever again,” Winkler said.
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City Council approves bicycle plan, Adeline Street development
Berkeley City Council approved the 2017 Berkeley Bicycle Plan and a proposed development at 2902 Adeline St. at its Tuesday regular meeting.
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City Council will discuss 2018-19 budget, Adeline Corridor at Tuesday meeting
The Berkeley City Council will meet Tuesday for a special meeting discussing the proposed fiscal year 2018-19 budget, in addition to a regular meeting to adopt a resolution regarding the proposed building at 2902 Adeline Street, 2908 Adeline Street and 1946 Russell Street.
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Historical maps reveal 1900 Fourth St. may not be a Shellmound site
A set of maps from the United States Geological Survey website has sparked debate about the development of affordable housing on the Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto’s parking lot, because of information gleaned about the site’s environmental history.
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Indigenous groups protest further development of West Berkeley Shellmound
On Wednesday, indigenous activist groups organized a spring equinox demonstration defending the sacred site of the West Berkeley Shellmound on 1900 4th St., where developers are looking to build residential units.
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