Measure DD campaign receives $103,000 donation days before election
Hanford-based Raj Properties donated $85,000 and Berkeley-based Waterbury Properties donated $18,000, according to a contributions report filed Monday.
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Measure DD campaign finances significantly higher than opposition
With the general election less than two weeks away, Measure DD’s campaign has now acquired more than $577,000 in total monetary contributions for the calendar year, while the opposing Measure U1’s campaign has raised about $71,000.
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Berkeley Working Families political action committee raises $24,000 for 8 city candidates
A political action committee backed by three unions has raised $24,000 this year for eight candidates in the upcoming Berkeley elections, according to an expenditure report filed Thursday.
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12 Berkeley ballot measures for November 2016 election
Berkeley residents will be voting on ballot measures ranging from lowering the voting age for certain elections to funding public infrastructure repairs.
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Measures U1, DD would each raise taxes for Berkeley landlords
If passed, Measures U1 and DD, one of which voters will choose on the Nov. 8 ballot, would each raise the business license tax on Berkeley landlords, but the proponents of each measure — and their spending — differ greatly.
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Berkeley Property Owners Association hosts candidates to discuss development, affordability
A few dozen Berkeley citizens and property owners attended a candidates’ forum Saturday at St. John’s Presbyterian Church in South Berkeley to hear a group of largely pro-landlord candidates for mayor, City Council and rent board address development, rent control and housing affordability.
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Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board endorses November ballot measures
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.
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Court orders city to change ballot language after Berkeley landlords coalition sues
The Berkeley Rental Housing Coalition, or BRHC, and the city settled a lawsuit Tuesday, agreeing to modify misleading ballot language from a city-sponsored measure that would increase the business license taxes for certain landlords.
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Berkeley property owner coalition sues city over misleading ballot language
The Berkeley Rental Housing Coalition — the political action committee of the Berkeley Property Owners Association — filed a lawsuit against the city Wednesday over a city-sponsored measure’s deceptive ballot language that allegedly overstates the projected city revenue for the tax increase.
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