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Monday, May 3, 2021

Ashby, North Berkeley BART housing developments aim for affordability

A $53 million housing investment around the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations was approved by Berkeley City Council. According to Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, Berkeley has a memorandum of understanding with BART to reach “35% affordability at both sites."

Berkeley City Council recently approved a $53 million investment in building affordable housing around the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations.
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Campus

Sunday, April 18, 2021

University Village rent strike pushes for rent forgiveness, faces struggles over enrollment, evictions

An approximately yearlong rent strike led by residents of University Village in Albany is continuing to push for rent forgiveness in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ASUC

Thursday, April 8, 2021

ASUC Senate talks course capture, Graduate Assembly restructuring

During a short ASUC general meeting Wednesday, ASUC officials and meeting attendees discussed hotel prices in the Berkeley area, plans for the fall semester and Graduate Assembly restructuring plans.
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A Year of COVID, City

Thursday, March 11, 2021

COVID-19 exacerbates existing issues in Berkeley housing market

When a Berkeley tenant’s roommate, a student at UC Berkeley, left the city a month before the pandemic unfolded, the tenant decided to renew the lease on their rent-controlled apartment. The tenant said they thought they could find another roommate, and they reckoned it would be hard to find a cheaper place to live.
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City

Thursday, February 18, 2021

‘A new standard’: Berkeley City Council hears quadplex zoning proposal

On Thursday, Berkeley City Council heard a proposal to permit the construction of duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in areas currently zoned exclusively for single-family homes in an effort to address the city’s “missing middle housing.”
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City

Thursday, January 28, 2021

UC Berkeley to demolish 1921 Walnut St., faces widespread opposition

UC Berkeley has decided to proceed with the demolition of 1921 Walnut St., a rent-controlled apartment in Downtown Berkeley, in order to build transfer student housing.
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City

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Berkeley City Council votes on measure to strengthen eviction moratorium

About two million California residents were behind on rent payments in August, a UC Berkeley study by campus professor Carolina Reid estimated.
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Elections 2020

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Pro-tenant candidates leading race for Berkeley rent board

Candidates Leah Simon-Weisberg, Andy Kelley, Xavier Johnson, Dominique Walker and Mari Mendonca are leading the race for Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board as of press time, where they will work to regulate rent, provide tenants with protections and maintain affordable housing.
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State

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signs housing bills, announces additional funding for Homekey project

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bundle of housing-related bills intended to accelerate development and provide new rights to tenants, and he announced an additional $137 million in funding for the state’s pioneering Homekey project.
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City

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Berkeley Tenants Union addresses UC Berkeley class registration hold policy

Though local ordinances have suspended penalties for late rent payments as a result of the pandemic, concerns regarding holds on class registrations for students living in university housing with overdue payments were addressed at a Berkeley Tenants Union press conference Tuesday.
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Topics

Ashby, North Berkeley BART housing developments aim for affordability

ASUC Senate talks course capture, Graduate Assembly restructuring

COVID-19 exacerbates existing issues in Berkeley housing market

‘A new standard’: Berkeley City Council hears quadplex zoning proposal

UC Berkeley to demolish 1921 Walnut St., faces widespread opposition

Berkeley City Council votes on measure to strengthen eviction moratorium

Pro-tenant candidates leading race for Berkeley rent board

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signs housing bills, announces additional funding for Homekey project

Berkeley Tenants Union addresses UC Berkeley class registration hold policy