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My uncle tends to be contrarian. He relishes being able to play devil’s advocate and goes to great lengths to prove the smallest points — I look up to him. We’ll be sitting around drinking coffee, and I swear to God Atlas is shrugging and Ayn Rand is asking for
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The city of Berkeley has made significant strides in combating poverty in recent years, despite a high concentration of people living below the poverty line in Downtown Berkeley, according to a recently published report. The report, released by the Brookings Institution Thursday, shows that Downtown Berkeley is a neighborhood of
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As winter approaches, the city of Berkeley will consider dedicating more than $100,000 to provide shelter to the city’s homeless during the harsh winter months. Berkeley City Council will decide at its meeting Tuesday whether to pay $76,000 to continue reserving beds for Berkeley’s homeless at the Oakland Army Base
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While Alameda County has made great strides in preventing and reducing homelessness among families, veterans and the mentally ill, the number of homeless single adults has swelled since 2009, according to the results of a biennial census released last month. Conducted in January — by EveryOne Home, a nonprofit organization
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The city of Berkeley’s Mental Health Division is planning a $15 million project to create affordable, permanent housing in Berkeley for mentally-ill adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The project — overseen by the division in conjunction with the California Department of Mental Health and the California
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