Housing crisis

As Berkeley has faced a tight housing market for years, the City of Berkeley Housing Trust Fund announced applications for Harmon Gardens: a 15 studio apartment complex. According to the Harmon Garden’s website, applicants ages 18 through 24 who are experiencing homelessness are eligible to apply.

Although Berkeley may just be one example of an urban area with a high housing demand, it is a larger signifer of how cities across the globe are also reaping the effects of an influx of people into the same square mileage.

Ongoing projects to build tall buildings in Downtown Berkeley are currently seeking to address the ongoing housing crisis in Berkeley.

We must also recognize those with Ohlone ancestors that populated the land long before all privatized land ownership.

Contrary to popular belief, mental health, substance abuse and criminal justice involvement are only symptoms of homelessness, not their primary cause.

California has been in crisis mode, crafting last-minute housing policies to fix enormous, systemic issues that the pandemic pulled back the curtain on.

With the extreme housing shortage in the Bay Area, Berkeley’s rent control is not enough to make the city’s housing affordable.

One need look no further than the town of Paradise, which virtually disappeared from the map a year ago after being in the direct path of the Carr Fire. As hundreds of units were lost over the course of several fateful days, the already tight and expensive housing market was further aggravated by the drop in the number of available units that those displaced can afford.

In need of another unit or two? DeCals at Berkeley are perfect for you! DeCals are perfect student-led courses to take to make sure school is not a total bore.

The UC Berkeley campus needs to decide what is more important: maintaining a parking garage or improving campus by building housing and classrooms.