Responding to today’s challenges is essential for a better tomorrow
We must be cognizant that Berkeley — like all cities — does not exist in a bubble. The actions we take have a ripple effect across the region.
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Bill aimed at tackling Bay Area housing crisis passes CA State Legislature
The California State Legislature recently passed AB 1487, which could change the way local governments in the Bay Area finance affordable housing.
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Berkeley holds equity workshop to discuss Adeline Corridor redevelopment
Since 2015, the city of Berkeley has been developing a plan for the Adeline Corridor, a street that runs through the historically Black neighborhood of South Berkeley.
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Berkeley’s homeless population nears 1,000 during ‘homeless shelter crisis’
Volunteers counted 664 homeless living outside of shelters, the highest number of unsheltered individuals counted in Berkeley and Alameda County in the last eight years, in their biennial census of Berkeley’s homeless.
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Newly sworn-in City Council holds 1st special meeting
The newly sworn-in City Council confirmed the results of the Nov. 8 municipal elections, established a rotating schedule for the position of vice mayor and appointed council members to committees during its first special meeting Thursday.
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Berkeley, San Francisco rank last in home affordability, new survey shows
The study found that, on average, home prices are about 13 times greater than annual incomes in Berkeley and about 14 times greater in San Francisco.
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City Council discusses problems, solutions for affordable housing crisis at work session Tuesday
Berkeley City Council held a special work session Tuesday — with presentations by regional researchers, city staff, developers, housing authority officials and campus city planning professors — where it discussed possible strategies to mitigate and resolve the city’s affordable housing crisis.
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Squeezed out: The shrinking availability of Berkeley’s affordable housing
Berkeley is one of numerous cities in the Bay Area and the nation struggling to resolve a dearth of affordable housing.
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South Berkeley residents mobilize around plan to develop Adeline Street corridor
South Berkeley residents are mobilizing around a city project to revitalize their neighborhood, which some worry could spell displacement and proliferate patterns of gentrification seen across the Bay Area.
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City gears up with community to plan revitalization of Adeline Street
In a process to develop an area plan for the city’s Adeline Street corridor, the city held a Saturday meeting to discuss community involvement in the project.
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