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YSA, a Berkeley art and job-training organization, has been planning its Tiny House Village since 2016. The village, which is projected to open July 1, 2020, will have 26 tiny houses in total — 22 for homeless youth and four for resident assistants.
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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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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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Created in Oct. 2017, the Berkeley Homeless Fund has attracted $230,000 in donations and has helped fund several projects for the homeless community, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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The city of Berkeley’s mental health division received the grant from the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, which oversees the aid and development of mental health services.
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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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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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The Berkeley ballot for this midterm election takes on some of the city’s most pertinent issues, ranging from affordable housing to infrastructure improvements. Here’s The Daily Californian editorial board’s take on the city of Berkeley’s four proposed measures.
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