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Longtime South Berkeley resident Leonard Powell was able to return to his home May 28 once he was able to pay for the necessary renovations to meet health and safety codes with the help of the community, according to a post by South Berkeley resident group Friends of Adeline.
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The report detailed some “community-based alternatives,” such as having cities sanction and support “informal settlements” and increasing the number of community land trusts.
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Rashi Kesarwani has won the race for Berkeley City Council District 1, defeating Igor Tregub, Margo Schueler and Mary Behm-Steinberg with 55.82 percent of the vote as of press time at 9 p.m.
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Rashi Kesarwani and Igor Tregub will enter into an instant run-off for the District 1 seat, after no candidate received the absolute majority with 100 percent of precincts reporting as of press time.
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In 1987, Berkeley residents Kevin and Lisa Gilmore were set to move into the low-income duplex that they won in a housing “lottery.” Instead, Lisa Gilmore became homeless and Kevin Gilmore began a decadeslong struggle with the city of Berkeley.
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Half of the city council could see a change come November, and there are fourteen people running in total for the four district seats.
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Gentrification in Berkeley has caused low-income families and people of color to lose their longtime homes and forced some to leave the area because of a lack of affordable housing.
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One factor for many voters this November is a candidate’s endorsements. Individuals of local and national renown have weighed in on the slew of candidates vying for four Berkeley City Council seats in the Nov. 6 election.
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According to Mayor Jesse Arreguín, the city will decide by June whether this bill will be on the ballot.
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Architectural salvage store Ohmega Salvage has decided to sell its property at 2403-2407 San Pablo Ave. rather than rent it to Youth Spirit Artworks, or YSA, for its “tiny house village” project.
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