Berkeley City Council approves housing developments that sidestep labor standards

The Berkeley City Council reluctantly signed off Monday night on two proposed high-rise developments that use a state housing ...
Berkeleyside

Plans to rezone wealthy Berkeley neighborhoods for more housing are scaled back after uproar

The Planning Commission endorsed a scaled-back plan that rezones specific properties instead of entire blocks.

Berkeley sides with developers over unions in fight for large student-housing projects

Two big Berkeley student housing projects are moving ahead without union labor, after the developers cashed in state laws to ...
The Daily Californian

Berkeley City Council streamlines middle income housing

The Berkeley City Council passed a middle-income housing ordinance, funded a Berkeley Unified School District racial discrimination study, discussed performance reviews for certain city departments an ...
East Bay Times

Low-income student housing in Berkeley poses health risk

Mold, flooding, and barely functioning heaters have plagued a Berkeley building housing low-income students, and owners are scrambling to sell or find a way to manage $9 million in repairs the ...
The Daily Californian

Former Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín to lead state Senate Housing Committee

Update 2/9/2026: This article was updated to reflect a clarification from Stefan Elgstrand, senator Jesse Arreguín’s press secretary. Former Berkeley Mayor and7th State Senate District Sen. Jesse ...