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City Council members and Berkeley residents expressed opposition to UC Berkeley’s proposed Long Range Development Plan, or LRDP, at a special council meeting Tuesday.
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In a special meeting Thursday night, Berkeley City Council voted unanimously on two items that will begin the process of ending exclusionary zoning in the city.
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At its regular Tuesday meeting, Berkeley City Council discussed recent violence against Asian Americans and anti-displacement measures taken by the city.
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In addition to the personal complications of adapting to a pandemic, Berkeley city council members have also had the state of the city weighing on them.
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In the wake of Andrew Greenwood’s announcement of his retirement as Berkeley Police Department chief Thursday, Berkeley community members reflected on his tenure as police chief and their hopes for the future.
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With reports suggesting the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating residential relocation out of California — a theory called “Cal Exodus” — a policy brief published Thursday by the California Policy Lab, or CPL, suggests that this may not be the case.
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The city of Berkeley was the first in the nation to enact exclusionary zoning laws responsible for racial segregation in housing. Earlier this week, Berkeley city council took a stride toward ending this legacy by voting to do away with single-family zoning.
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On Thursday, Berkeley City Council heard a proposal to permit the construction of duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in areas currently zoned exclusively for single-family homes in an effort to address the city’s “missing middle housing.”
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a bill extending federal rent relief Monday, though local rent coalitions said tenants will be denied such protections if their landlords opt out.
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President Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday was met with happiness and relief from Berkeley City Council and campus community members.
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