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If you are thinking of moving next semester or are coming to UC Berkeley as a new student in the upcoming school year, you are probably already thinking about where you should live. I remember all too well the confusion of moving here from out of town without being able
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The city of Berkeley and BART are moving to rezone areas around the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations for housing development, and in effect implementing state law AB 2923, which requires changes to zoning requirements in areas surrounding BART stations.
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In response to UC Berkeley’s housing crisis, Oski and his team have unveiled a new plan to house students. Citing the nearly infinite ways to get lost in Dwinelle Hall, Oski said this meant “there is nearly infinite space in Dwinelle, which is the perfect solution to the lack of student housing.”
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A newly released Institute of Governmental Studies poll found that more than half of its respondents had considered leaving California for financial or political reasons.
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The city and campus have a mutually beneficial relationship, and it’s time that they collaborated smartly to find a solution that works for everyone.
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The City of Berkeley’s only two programs offering shelter for transition-aged youth are at risk for closure by the end of 2019, a topic that is scheduled to be discussed and potentially remedied at today’s City Council meeting.
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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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Don’t let FOMO influence you to spontaneously purchase a 500 dollar Coachella ticket. Here are eight things you can purchase instead.
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Berkeley rent has, in general, increased at a faster rate than the Bay Area Consumer Price Index. The legislation passed through the years appears to have done little to counter or even minimize that, which is especially apparent in the years since Costa Hawkins and reinforced by November 2018’s results,
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It is critical that UC Berkeley continue to improve the economic, food and housing — basic needs — experiences of our community, especially for community members with disproportionately higher rates of challenges.
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