Berkeley and Oakland embrace new tenants’ right to buy
By Ariel Boone on Berkeley and Oakland are poised to pass TOPA—landmark legislation that would give tenants the right to buy their homes.
Month: March 2020
Berkeley RV ban poised to begin
By Hannah Trumbull on On February 11, Berkeley City Council approved safe overnight parking for a total of 25 RVs in six scattered city-owned sites. While safe parking will provide a brief respite for a small number of unhoused Berkeley residents, these spots will be the catalyst of an otherwise total eviction of RV dwellers from the City of Berkeley.