Mayor Jesse Arreguín said it’s the largest amount he could recall Berkeley ever having gotten from the state for affordable housing over his 16 years serving the city.
Maudelle Shirek
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With SB35 approval, affordable housing to replace South Berkeley credit union
Cooperative Center will move so that a 100% affordable housing project, which includes units for tenants who were formerly homeless, can be built.
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Remembering Ron Dellums, who ‘helped keep Berkeley from blowing up’
Berkeley leaders past and present reflect on the impact of a legendary politician.
Posted inSchools
Why haven’t Berkeley and BUSD been able to reach a deal on sharing a meeting space?
As the city attempts to reopen negotiations on sharing a meeting room, records obtained by Berkeleyside and conversations with both sides shed light on why past efforts failed.
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Crowds fill Old Berkeley City Hall to honor Maudelle Shirek
National and local political figures, along with city staff, family members and other loved ones, came together in Berkeley to celebrate the life of former Councilwoman Maudelle Shirek who died April 11 at 101.
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Former Councilwoman Maudelle Shirek dies, aged 101
Maudelle Shirek, often called the godmother of East Bay progressive politics, died in a Vallejo hospice on April 11. Shirek served in the Berkeley City Council for 20 years, leading many progressive causes.
Posted inBusiness
Bartlett’s Coffee closes its doors
Bartlett’s Coffee, a small café in the Library Gardens on Kittredge near Milvia, has shut its doors. The café, which served as a social hub for many Berkeley High students, is not going completely out of business, however, according to Benjamin Bartlett, who owned the place with his family. It is looking to move to […]
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Notorious Berkeley drug house sold
For more than 20 years, the house at 1610 Oregon Street was an epicenter of Berkeley’s drug wars, a place where dealers dealt crack openly, people were shot, and crowds and cars congregated. Now the shingled house, once owned by Lenora Moore, is shuttered behind a chain link fence. The glass in the front windows […]