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In this year’s homeless point-in-time count, it was reported that 1,108 persons currently experience homelessness in the city of Berkeley, an increase of 14 percent since the last count in 2017.
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If successful, Arreguín — Berkeley’s youngest mayor in over a century — will serve a second four-year term. Arreguín is also the city’s first Latinx mayor.
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Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s third State of the City address highlighted the city’s progress on addressing a range of topics, such as housing and community activism.
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Berkeley City Council unanimously approved a $895 million budget at its meeting Tuesday night to allocate money for different purposes, organizations and ventures for the next two fiscal years.
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Berkeley City Council will hold a meeting on Feb. 19 to address several items including an ordinance permitting cannabis events, amendments to Berkeley’s Living Wage Ordinance and a vacant housing unit assessment.
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Berkeley residents had a chance to vote on seven local measures — three Alameda County measures, four city of Berkeley measures — on their November ballots. All passed as of press time about 2 a.m.
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There are powerful forces fighting the housing crisis that have the power to affect every person who sets foot in Berkeley: the Rent Stabilization Board.
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A recent national WalletHub study on housing ranked Berkeley and San Francisco as tied for last place in home affordability in the country, measured by home price as percentage of income. Measures O and P address two of the most pressing needs in our community: housing affordability and homelessness. If
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Tuesday’s midterm election will bring out Berkeley residents, students and staff to polling stations to decide the fate of measures, propositions and representative seats on local, state and national levels.
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Five of the candidates — James Chang, Judy Hunt, Paola Laverde, María Poblet and John Selawsky – have prior experience as rent board commissioners. Only three — Soli Alpert, David Buchanan and William “Three Hundred” Caldeira — have not previously served on the board.
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