Sid Lakireddy

Less than 24 hours after Arreguin swore in as mayor, city officials disbanded a homeless encampment without his prior knowledge. Arreguin was surprised and upset.

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.

Amid the housing crisis affecting the Bay Area, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Tuesday which seeks to protect tenants from being placed on unlawful detainer registries.

The study found that, on average, home prices are about 13 times greater than annual incomes in Berkeley and about 14 times greater in San Francisco.

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.

The month after 11 Berkeley property owners began raising funds for a political action committee and legal defense fund, Mayor Tom Bates drew criticism after a video from December came to public attention showing him encouraging the move.

A group of Berkeley property owners is seeking at least $500,000 annually to fund a coalition for landlord rights.

A month into summer break, those staying in Berkeley for the summer can still find scores of sublet listings on Craigslist and Airbnb.

Unlike the city’s school board and City Council elections this year, all candidates who are running for Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board are guaranteed a position.