Affordable housing near Ashby BART station approved
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Eighty-six units of housing near Ashby BART station, which will be affordable for people making 20-60% of the Area Median Income, were approved to be implemented.
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No Place Like Home program addresses affordable housing issues
The California Health Facilities Financing Authority recently announced the sale of $500 million in revenue bonds to fund the No Place Like Home program.
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Affordable housing can ease housing crisis, but needs funding
Affordable rental housing in California is built by both nonprofit and for-profit developers in partnership with cities, counties and the state. The cost of development and construction is driven up by factors ranging from land prices and environmental review to the rising costs of materials and labor.
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State Treasurer’s Office allocates funds for affordable housing
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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Berkeley’s homeless population increases by 14 percent
In this year’s homeless point-in-time count, it was reported that 1,108 persons currently experience homelessness in the city of Berkeley, an increase of 14 percent since the last count in 2017.
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‘A beacon of hope’: Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín delivers State of the City address
Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s third State of the City address highlighted the city’s progress on addressing a range of topics, such as housing and community activism.
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We need affordable and market-rate housing
The housing crisis in Berkeley and the greater Bay Area is not an unfamiliar narrative to most. Many residents agree that there is a problem, but they disagree on how to solve it. Last month, Berkeley City Council approved Shattuck Green Terrace Apartments, an 18-story, 274-unit apartment building in Downtown
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Berkeley City Council to consider sidewalk regulations at Downtown Berkeley BART station
The Downtown Berkeley BART station plaza, which has been under construction since 2016, is set to be completed this month. A controversial recommendation from Mayor Jesse Arreguín would enforce regulations of unpermitted lodging — through California Penal Code Section 647(e) — and sidewalk obstruction.
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Berkeley to provide largest number of affordable housing units for homeless in city’s history
Berkeley’s multimillion-dollar affordable housing trust fund will be dedicated to the Berkeley Way project in order to build the largest number of permanent affordable housing units for the homeless in the city’s history.
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Berkeley City Council to consider negotiations to remove fence around Here There sculpture
Berkeley City Council will consider a proposal at its regular Tuesday meeting to open negotiations with BART to remove a fence that currently surrounds the Here There sculpture on Adeline Street.
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