The largest bond measure in the city’s history and a tax on vacant houses and apartments will be on the 2022 ballot.
Affordable housing
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Applications open for Berkeley Section 8 housing vouchers
The Berkeley Housing Authority will be accepting 2,000 applications online and in person for one week.
Posted inCity
How to share your thoughts on Berkeley’s housing plans
The city has released a draft of its Housing Element, which is likely to face close scrutiny from all sides of the housing debate.
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Vacancy tax possible for Berkeley’s November ballot to spur renting empty units
Many homes owned by individuals and not corporations are exempt.
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Half of People’s Park occupants have moved to Rodeway Inn
People are moving into temporary housing as UC Berkeley prepares to build student housing at the park this summer.
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To boost affordable housing, Berkeley looks to buy, not just build
With construction costs high, Berkeley is increasingly looking to create affordable housing by buying and fixing up older buildings.
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Council approves 7-story housing at Ashby, North Berkeley BART stations
The projects could bring more than 5,400 new residents to the city and result in 465 new jobs, according to staff.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: UC Berkeley should reconsider its building plans now that People’s Park is on national register
Cal should build student housing on a less historically-significant site like the nearby Ellsworth garage.
Posted inCity
Berkeley could vote on 2 measures to build affordable housing, pave streets
Officials say a proposed $28M per year parcel tax increase could bring the city’s roads to “good” condition in a decade.
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People’s Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Preservationists are hoping the listing might persuade UC Berkeley to build housing elsewhere but Cal says it won’t.
Posted inCommunity
South Berkeley elder, business owner wants an accessible home to ‘start over with new beginnings’
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.
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First North Berkeley affordable housing in over 30 years, Jordan Court, opens
Tenants began moving into the 34-unit affordable senior housing project in March after being chosen among 1,000 applicants.