Measure AA

On Oct. 30, Alameda County resident Andrew Marowitz filed a lawsuit against the city of Berkeley and the Rent Stabilization Board for allegedly misleading the Berkeley community into passing Measure AA, which was on the 2016 ballot.

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.

Katherine Harr, a longtime commissioner on the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, submitted her letter of resignation Jan. 26, ending her term almost two years before she was set to leave office.

All city measures passed except for landlord-backed Measure DD, and the minimum wage ballots Measure BB and Measure CC, which had both been running joint "no-no" campaigns.

Berkeley residents will be voting on ballot measures ranging from lowering the voting age for certain elections to funding public infrastructure repairs.

At its regular meeting Monday, the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board endorsed a “Yes” vote on November ballot Measure U1, which would increase taxes to fund city efforts for increased affordable housing.