Facebook page indicates Councilmember Jesse Arreguin’s mayoral candidacy
City Councilmember Jesse Arreguin may be running for mayor, or so it would seem now that his Facebook page has been retitled to “Jesse Arreguin for Berkeley Mayor.”
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7 East Bay cities, excluding Berkeley, receive more than $28 million in affordable housing grants
Seven cities in the East Bay will receive a total of more than $28 million in state affordable housing grants — but Berkeley is not one of them.
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State Assembly speaker announces proposal for affordable housing plan
Introduced by State Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, the Affordable Housing Plan is an attempt to confront the state’s issue of homelessness by taxing real estate transaction documents, increasing the state’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit, and using portions of funds saved from Proposition 47 to invest in rapid re-housing for formerly incarcerated Californians.
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Pro-tenant slate chosen for Berkeley rent board race
At a convention Sunday afternoon, over 100 Berkeley residents elected five candidates to run for rent board on the pro-tenant slate this November.
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6 candidates compete for Berkeley’s dominant rent board slate
This Sunday, voters at the Berkeley Tenant Convention will select five candidates from a six-candidate applicant pool to a pro-tenant slate that has dominated the Rent Stabilization Board elections since the late 1990s.
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Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board outlines rights and rent rules
Since 1982, the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board has existed to regulate increases in rent, mediate conflicts between landlords and tenants and develop housing legislation.
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City Council considers law prohibiting smoking in all Berkeley apartments
At Tuesday’s meeting, Berkeley City Council discussed a proposed smoke-free ordinance that would ban smoking in the city’s apartments and communal houses.
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