Rent Stabilization Board Archives

UC Berkeley is getting a big gift: A $300M, 772-bed student dorm

by Frances Dinkelspiel July 7, 2021, 3:10 p.m.Aug. 4, 2022, 10:58 a.m.

The Helen Diller Family Foundation is paying for the complex, but building it may require evicting people from a rent-controlled building.

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Rent board votes in support of Palestinians facing evictions in Israel

by Laura Casey June 25, 2021, 10:59 a.m.Aug. 4, 2022, 10:59 a.m.

It was a welcomed political statement by some but reviled by others who think the board overstepped its boundaries.

aerial view of single-family homes in Berkeley

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Berkeley votes for historic housing change: an end to single-family zoning

by Supriya Yelimeli March 25, 2021, 2:24 p.m.Aug. 4, 2022, 11:10 a.m.

The unanimous vote kickstarts a 2-year-long process which would see about 9,000 more housing units at various income levels built over the next several years.

The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board office. Workshops to help landlords and renters are being held remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Berkeley has free workshops to help landlords, tenants navigate rent

by Supriya Yelimeli March 23, 2021, 8:00 a.m.Oct. 4, 2022, 1:57 a.m.

The Berkeley Rent Stablization Board’s seminars offer help to landlords and tenants with security deposits, registering rental properties, the newly-approved Measure MM and more.

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Rent board pays $210K to former employee to settle retaliation charges

by Frances Dinkelspiel Feb. 1, 2021, 1:43 p.m.Aug. 4, 2022, 11:16 a.m.

Public documents strongly suggest that Jay Kelekian, the former executive director, is the person who is alleged to have retaliated against the former employee.

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The pro-tenant, ‘Right To Housing’ slate sweeps Berkeley rent board election

by Frances Dinkelspiel Nov. 4, 2020, 1:58 p.m.Aug. 4, 2022, 11:25 a.m.

The slate definitely took four seats and is poised to win the fifth.

A voter fills out his ballot at the St. Clement's Episcopal Church polling location in Claremont.

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Independent expenditure campaigns spend big to influence rent board, District 2 city council race

by Frances Dinkelspiel Oct. 22, 2020, 9:47 a.m.Oct. 4, 2022, 1:54 a.m.

By law, independent expenditure campaigns must act independently of the candidates they are backing. They can’t communicate or even coordinate with those running for office.

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Election complaints filed against Arreguín and Hsiung mayoral campaigns

by Frances Dinkelspiel Oct. 20, 2020, 9:47 a.m.Oct. 4, 2022, 1:54 a.m.

Critical information about who is paying for campaign materials is missing, the complaints state.

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Real estate interests spend heavily to support property-friendly rent board candidates

by Frances Dinkelspiel Oct. 13, 2020, 11:45 a.m.Aug. 4, 2022, 11:28 a.m.

There is a full slate of five property owner-oriented candidates running for the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board — and real estate interests are backing them big time.