After decades of homelessness, he had finally secured an apartment in Berkeley. Now, he’s being evicted
Maceo Clardy’s experience shows the trials of getting and staying housed.
Evictions cases are rising fast after end of Alameda County moratorium
Oakland’s moratorium is still in place but ends in July. Berkeley’s expires Aug. 31.
State Supreme Court agrees to hear case for building housing on People’s Park
The court will review a lower court’s decision blocking UC Berkeley from building housing on the historic park.
Affordable housing
Housing Trust Fund
The Housing Trust Fund is the money the city uses to build and support affordable housing projects in Berkeley. The money can be leveraged 4-to-1 to seek outside funding. Money generally comes into the fund when developers choose not to include affordable units within their projects, or who do not include the full number of those units. Rather than building on site, they can pay a fee into the city’s Trust Fund instead.