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Starting May 29, candidates running for local office in the Nov. 3 election were able to begin collecting signatures to offset filing fees, but COVID-19 has disrupted parts of the electoral process.
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The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board met virtually April 30 to discuss the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on rent and mortgage payments, assembly meetings in Sacramento and the city’s fiscal budget.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s October declaration of a state of emergency has drawn attention to certain protections imposed by a California law preventing businesses from unfairly raising prices during times of crisis.
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The city of Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, approved the conversion of a vacant elementary school property and historic landmark into a residential home with additional units and amenities at Thursday’s meeting.
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Berkeley’s Housing Advisory Commission voted to approve a recommendation for the initial stages of pre-development and planning to create educator housing.
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UC Berkeley students attended a Planning Commission meeting Wednesday night to voice their support for the More Student Housing Now Resolution, and a motion was passed unanimously to review the proposals outlined in the resolution.
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Judy Hunt, a former Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board commissioner, called for Commissioner Leah Simon-Weisberg to step down amid talks regarding the repeal of the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act at a board meeting Monday.
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On Sunday, the Berkeley Tenant Convention will meet to decide on its pro-tenant slate, composed of five individuals who will run to be elected to Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board.
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Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board approved the construction of a new six-story, mixed-use building on 2527 San Pablo Ave. at its Thursday regular meeting.
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Owner move-in evictions are on the rise in Berkeley, raising concerns about the availability of housing in an increasingly unaffordable market and questions of whether owners are using the eviction method properly.
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