From downtown to single-family blocks, Berkeley eyes big zoning changes By Nico SavidgeMarch 182022March 212022 The city could remove limits on tall buildings downtown, and provide quick approval for small apartments in most neighborhoods.
Energy secretary visits Berkeley, touting app to speed up solar permits By Nico SavidgeAug. 202021Aug. 222021 The Biden administration wants to get more Americans to install solar panels by making the permitting process faster and easier.
Berkeley to get a little greener with new alternative to PG&E By Natalie OrensteinApril 252018July 172019 Eleven cities participating in East Bay Community Energy will switch over commercial accounts in June, and residential in November.
With collapse of Solyndra, is there hope for solar? By Frances DinkelspielOct. 52011May 92017 The price of photovoltaic panels is plummeting which is good news for the solar industry long term.