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Berkeley City Council members agreed to build affordable housing, remove construction height limits and address exclusionary zoning.
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As Berkeley’s Southside Complete Streets project considers redesigning Telegraph Avenue, community members are imagining the thoroughfare without cars.
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Berkeley City Council adopted an ordinance to include garage conversions under the definition of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, and increased the allowable ADU maximum height to 20 feet in all districts excluding areas at high fire risk at their regular meeting Tuesday.
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Of those with whom BPD used force, 43.07% were Black, 26.22% were white and 19.85% were Hispanic.
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For decades, Willard Park has been a staple in the South Berkeley community, beloved for its tennis courts, greenery and beautiful sunset views.
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The Berkeley City Council Budget and Finance Committee discussed Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s proposed supplemental budget recommendations for the 2022 fiscal year Tuesday.
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Berkeley City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee met Monday to discuss Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s supplemental recommendations to the proposed budget for the 2022 fiscal year.
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When Berkeley City Council member Terry Taplin and his partner lost their apartment in the Southside neighborhood and lived with Taplin’s mother for a few weeks, he came out to his mom. She kicked them out, making them temporarily homeless.
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During its regular meeting Tuesday, which started nearly two hours behind schedule and adjourned at 11:45 p.m., the Berkeley City Council discussed the 2022 fiscal year budget and approved 37 items, including traffic calming measures and Willard Park ambassadors.
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Berkeley community members crowded City Council’s regular virtual meeting Tuesday awaiting for the council’s resolution concerning single-family zoning, a point of contention among the community.
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