Kate Harrison hopes to bring global experience to Berkeley local government
Kate Harrison has worked in 14 countries, including Serbia, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria and Indonesia — but she’s always come back to Berkeley.
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Tag Archives: James Chang
Rent Stabilization Board candidates vie for open board seats
The struggle for affordable housing in Berkeley affects students and families alike, and this year, all six candidates running for the four open seats on the Rent Stabilization Board aim to make living in Berkeley a little easier.
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Christina Murphy, Leah Simon-Weisberg to run for Rent Stabilization Board
Two candidates filed their intents to run for the Berkeley City Rent Stabilization Board May 4 and 5, respectively.
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Hillary Clinton speaks to crowd at campaign rally in Oakland
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign made its way to an Oakland elementary school gymnasium Friday, where Clinton spoke at a rally about topics ranging from the gender pay gap to college tuition.
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Berkeley tenant fights to preserve garden in ongoing dispute with landlords, property managers
Wally Gorell has been a Berkeley tenant for 35 years and in that time has worked to establish a large garden surrounding his property — one that is now in danger of being forcefully removed by landlords and property managers.
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Berkeley landlord coalition raises money to seek greater political influence
A group of Berkeley property owners is seeking at least $500,000 annually to fund a coalition for landlord rights.
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City officials, developers meet at ceremony for high-end apartment project Downtown
City officials and developers met last Thursday at a ceremony for a mixed-use apartment project on the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Dwight Way.
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What is the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board?
James Chang, a recent UC Berkeley graduate and current Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board commissioner, knows housing in Berkeley better than most. Financially independent throughout most of his college years, Chang is someone who has experienced the thick and thin of the arduous, if not obnoxious, adventure of finding housing. He
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State Assembly speaker announces proposal for affordable housing plan
Introduced by State Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, the Affordable Housing Plan is an attempt to confront the state’s issue of homelessness by taxing real estate transaction documents, increasing the state’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit, and using portions of funds saved from Proposition 47 to invest in rapid re-housing for formerly incarcerated Californians.
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Rent Stabilization Board sees new composition
With five of nine commissioner seats open on the city’s Rent Stabilization Board, all five candidates entering the race were guaranteed a spot.
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