City of Berkeley to establish emergency homeless shelter
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At Tuesday’s weekly meeting, Berkeley City Council adopted a proposal to establish a temporary, outdoor emergency homeless shelter with 50 tents.
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Berkeley City Council discusses search for safe RV parking site at meeting
For the last time before it resumes in September, Berkeley City Council met Tuesday night to continue discussion on RV owners’ rights and parking restrictions within the city.
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Tensions flare over Berkeley police’s chaplain program at review commission
The separation of church and state in Berkeley was called into question Wednesday night when the Police Review Commission, or PRC, debated the BPD chaplain program.
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‘Character of our town’: Berkeley small businesses face pressure from large businesses, rising rent costs
Small businesses make up 97 percent of all businesses in Berkeley. These Berkeley businesses, however, face several challenges, from competition with large businesses to rising rent costs, as addressed by Tuesday’s City Council special meeting.
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Berkeley City Council to consider community benefit requirements for Downtown development projects
Berkeley City Council will discuss a proposal to outline the community benefits required for high-rise development projects in Downtown Berkeley.
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Berkeley City Council considers relocating chambers to potential homeless shelter, affordable housing site
City Council is considering temporarily relocating its chambers to 1011 University Ave, which has been identified as a potential location for the city’s winter homeless shelter and affordable housing site.
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Berkeley seeks new director of planning after previous director’s resignation
Six months after the resignation of Carol Johnson, former director of planning for the city of Berkeley, the city is still recruiting for a new director.
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City Council unanimously votes to fund hybrid option for Pathways Project
At its Tuesday meeting, Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to prioritize funding a hybrid option for the Pathways Project, an initiative passed by the council in April that will connect permanent housing and centralized resources to Berkeley’s homeless community.
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For the fear of shadows: Real estate development under Berkeley’s new City Council
“I don’t want to own rentals in Berkeley, I don’t want to own an office in Berkeley, and I don’t want to build in Berkeley, ever again,” Winkler said.
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Site of Harold Way project put up for sale
The 18-story mixed-use structure was listed as entitled in an advertisement run by the project’s brokers, Salem Partners and Arbor Realty Capital Advisors, meaning that the buyer will also obtain the rights to build on the property. The sale offer comes after Berkeley City Council approved the contentious project in 2015. A lawsuit against the project was also dismissed in October 2016.
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