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The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board met virtually Thursday to discuss its 2020-21 fiscal year budget, ongoing Black Lives Matter protests and a possible influx of evictions.
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The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board unanimously appointed Matthew Brown as acting executive director Tuesday, after former executive director James Kelekian was placed on paid administrative leave, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board passed an emergency resolution allowing landlords and tenants to negotiate rent reductions during the local state of emergency while keeping the rent ceiling intact.
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Between security deposits, potential evictions and rent increases, moving into a new unit can be stressful, and necessitates navigating national, state, and municipal laws around tenant rights. This guide, with information specific to Berkeley, can help with that — here are some things to look out for.
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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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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $610 million in funding aimed at increasing housing and improving transportation near job centers in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
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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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Rent Stabilization Board commissioners unanimously supported the proposed “Housing for a Diverse, Equitable and Creative Berkeley” framework and elected Mari Mendonca to replace former commissioner Christina Murphy at Thursday’s monthly meeting.
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The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society released the “Roots, Race, and Place” report Tuesday, which focuses on the intersection of race and housing in the Bay Area before 1968 to understand the impact it has on the area’s current housing policies.
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The California State Legislature recently passed AB 1487, which could change the way local governments in the Bay Area finance affordable housing.
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