New state housing laws curb power of Berkeley homeowners
The fight over a plan to build a 6-story apartment building on a vacant lot illustrates a power shift driven by California’s housing crisis.
The fight over a plan to build a 6-story apartment building on a vacant lot illustrates a power shift driven by California’s housing crisis.
UC Berkeley and the city funded the amenities hub in ongoing efforts to clear People’s Park and make way for construction of student housing.
Owsley Stanley, famed Grateful Dead soundman and the first person to privately manufacture LSD, lived in the Poet’s Corner cottage during the Summer of Love.
People are moving into temporary housing as UC Berkeley prepares to build student housing at the park this summer.
There are about 50 fewer homeless people in the city than in 2019, even as Alameda County’s homeless population rose 22%.
Tenants began moving into the 34-unit affordable senior housing project in March after being chosen among 1,000 applicants.
An unidentified prospective buyer has plans to “transform” the 108-year-old California Theatre, one of its owners says.
The new Residence Inn by Marriott, which opens Friday in downtown, is the fourth-tallest building in Berkeley and the city’s biggest in half a century.
The deal paves the way for a building boom at the Bayer campus in West Berkeley, which could add 1,000 new jobs.
One council member called paid parking “a no-brainer” and others said it would align with the city’s climate goals.
The marina has $113 million in unfunded infrastructure needs.
The projects could bring more than 5,400 new residents to the city and result in 465 new jobs, according to staff.
The City Council is set to vote on the controversial zoning change, which one commissioner called a “fireball,” later this spring.
Under the current proposal, there will be 85 parking spots at Ashby BART and 200 spots at North Berkeley BART, including in a satellite lot.
Street paving, affordable housing at BART could see surge of new funding — if voters back largest-ever ballot measure.
The city has released a draft of its Housing Element, which is likely to face close scrutiny from all sides of the housing debate.
With construction costs high, Berkeley is increasingly looking to create affordable housing by buying and fixing up older buildings.
Officials say a proposed $28M per year parcel tax increase could bring the city’s roads to “good” condition in a decade.
After suffering serious falls, Betty Gray hasn’t been able to leave her second-floor apartment to run Alice’s Relaxing Bath and Gift Shop.
For much of Cal’s history, providing housing for students was not a priority. Troubled finances in the last few decades have hobbled Cal’s efforts to catch up.
New plans call for nearly 500 new apartments spread across three sites along Shattuck Avenue in South Berkeley.
By offering remote learning and a delayed enrollment option, Cal won’t need to cut freshmen and transfer admission.
UC Berkeley has been denied relief from a court-ordered enrollment freeze. It may be forced to mail out 5,100 fewer acceptance letters next month.
Developers will construct two modern buildings and add a strolling path with native plants along Bolivar Drive by Aquatic Park.
Two developers, working in conjunction with the Jones family who own the land, want to build two Class A R&D buildings.
A 41-unit “group living” project called Poet’s Place was approved Thursday night by a Berkeley zoning board majority.
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What’s happening now is important because it will define the parameters for large new apartment buildings that are slated to replace what are now parking lots at the North Berkeley and Ashby BART stations.
BART is seeking input on its plan to help Berkeley residents get to the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations once housing is built on the parking lots.
The project team is hoping to lock down the fifth and final tall building slot allowed downtown.
If past attempts to raise tall apartment buildings in downtown Berkeley are any indication, the plans could prove contentious.
The university will also pay $920,000 into the city’s Housing Trust Fund as recompense for the structure.
Any hopes that a new cafe would open in the old Au Coquelet were dashed Wednesday, when the entire building was destroyed.
The senior housing community in Poet’s Corner will offer daily care as well as engagement programs focused on wellness, the arts and continual learning.
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