Berkeley ballots to feature a dozen local measures this November
Voters will decide in November whether to levy new taxes to fix roads and sidewalks, extend the soda tax, increase library and parks taxes, restructure Measure P, tax natural gas use and invoke new air quality restrictions in city buildings.
Council approves plan to convert more space in storied Fantasy Studios complex
Local filmmakers who have made the West Berkeley building a creative hub fear their landlord wants to push them out and bring in research and development companies.
Berkeley mayor’s race: Candidates face off on housing, race, climate, seniors
Sophie Hahn, Kate Harrison and Adena Ishii took questions at a candidate forum at The Way Christian Center.
Berkeley Council tasks redraft of ‘missing middle’ zoning changes
The zoning ordinance and general plan changes would have made it easier to build denser housing citywide, a move proponents hope will reverse the effects of racially exclusive housing policies. Opponents are worried about the increased fire risk to the city.
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Affordable housing
Housing Trust Fund
The Housing Trust Fund is the money the city uses to build and support affordable housing projects in Berkeley. The money can be leveraged 4-to-1 to seek outside funding. Money generally comes into the fund when developers choose not to include affordable units within their projects, or who do not include the full number of those units. Rather than building on site, they can pay a fee into the city’s Trust Fund instead.