CA Gov. Newsom endorses Mayor Arreguín for reelection in 2020
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a statement Tuesday endorsing current Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín for reelection in 2020.
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Berkeley community should do more to support YEAH! homeless shelter
YEAH! provides beds, hot meals and clinics on jobs and resume-building, as well as a sense of community.
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McGee Avenue Baptist Church housing project made possible through $1M loan
A $1 million city loan to the 101-year-old McGee Avenue Baptist Church will allow it to reopen its rental property to low-income residents, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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Weighing future of youth shelters with resident pushback, City Council moves toward 30 beds
Berkeley City Council faces a critical crossroads in deciding the future of youth homeless shelters in the city: either lose homeless shelter beds already in short supply or add more adjacent to resistant neighbors.
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City Council member 1st elected official to buy cannabis with cryptocurrency
Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett became the first elected official to purchase cannabis with cryptocurrency at a demonstration facilitated by the Blockchain Advocacy Coalition on Tuesday.
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Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín announces campaign for reelection
If successful, Arreguín — Berkeley’s youngest mayor in over a century — will serve a second four-year term. Arreguín is also the city’s first Latinx mayor.
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City of Berkeley considers using Trump tax bill provision to bolster affordable housing
The city of Berkeley is exploring the prospect of creating an opportunity fund — an investment vehicle created under President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax bill — to direct investment into poor areas by outlining “opportunity zones” where real estate investments may significantly reduce federal taxes.
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Berkeley City Council returns 57-unit development project to zoning board
The Berkeley City Council narrowly voted to send a development proposal for a five-story development back to the Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, at Tuesday regular meeting, holding off from approving the project until some design tweaks are implemented.
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Berkeley Flea Market set to reopen earlier than planned, with community support
The Berkeley Flea Market is set to reopen this month earlier than expected after it was planned to be shutdown in February and March due to financial difficulties.
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Berkeley City Council members propose affordable ‘missing middle housing’
Berkeley City Council members drafted a proposal to begin the process of implementing “missing middle housing,” which will be discussed at a meeting Feb. 26.
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