As an independent student newspaper and the paper of record for the city of Berkeley, the Daily Cal has been communicating important updates during this pandemic. Your support is essential to maintaining this coverage.
The Berkeley Food and Housing Project, or BFHP, is developing a project that will provide affordable housing and free meals to Berkeley’s low-income and homeless communities.
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In addition to the increased difficulty of accessing shelter, unhoused individuals and families have been impacted by issues such as an incomplete census due to a delay in Berkeley’s point-in-time count, exclusion from certain programs and a scarcity of basic necessities and resources.
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In efforts to ensure safer pedestrian traffic, Berkeley City Council approved multiple pedestrian improvements near Downtown Berkeley and the UC Berkeley campus.
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On Tuesday, Alameda County extended Project Roomkey leases through the end of January 2021 for four hotels currently providing housing to members of the homeless community.
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As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, so does the number of people with food insecurity, a reality Berkeley food organizations have been working to combat during the holiday season.
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The Berkeley Way Project, the largest affordable and homeless housing development project in the city of Berkeley’s history, broke ground ceremoniously Tuesday morning.
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UC Berkeley School of Law first-year Kevin Frazier has launched a fundraiser, promising to shave his head to raise $10,000 for small businesses and nonprofits.
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Alameda County has started offering emergency isolation housing for homeless individuals who have tested positive for or are at high risk of contracting COVID-19.
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In October, the State Treasurer’s Office allocated a bond authority and $88.2 million in federal tax credits to help the production of affordable housing.
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A recent national WalletHub study on housing ranked Berkeley and San Francisco as tied for last place in home affordability in the country, measured by home price as percentage of income. Measures O and P address two of the most pressing needs in our community: housing affordability and homelessness. If
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