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meetup at 10 am today!
bnhca.bsky.social Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action @bnhca.bsky.social · Oct 23
Save the date for our next social event - with CMs @brentblackaby.bsky.social and Humbert!

And if you’re not already on it - join our mailing list: bnhca.org/index.html#j...
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Whomst amongst us would have predicted the city celebrating this back in peak Housing Twitter days?
berkeleyca.gov City of Berkeley @berkeleyca.gov · 19d
🏘️🏗️ Berkeley homeowners seeking to build a new backyard unit or bedroom can now apply for permits that cost less, have clearer standards, and can get reviewed faster.

Starting November 1, “Middle Housing” zoning changes encourage building more housing in Berkeley.

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New zoning changes allow faster, cheaper process to build homes | City of Berkeley
Starting November 1, “Middle Housing” zoning changes encourage building more housing units in Berkeley. Berkeley homeowners seeking to build a new backyard unit or bedroom can now apply for permits that cost less, have clearer standards, and can get reviewed faster.Applicants also have a faster process with more certain outcomes to build small apartments in areas previously limited to single-family dwellings by following a checklist of set guidelines.
berkeleyca.gov
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Reminder: get together this Saturday!
bnhca.bsky.social Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action @bnhca.bsky.social · Oct 23
Save the date for our next social event - with CMs @brentblackaby.bsky.social and Humbert!

And if you’re not already on it - join our mailing list: bnhca.org/index.html#j...
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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We agree: housing and climate action are the same.
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Save the date for our next social event - with CMs @brentblackaby.bsky.social and Humbert!

And if you’re not already on it - join our mailing list: bnhca.org/index.html#j...
October 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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The first speaker at the Planning Commission is Zelda Bronstein.
bnhca.bsky.social Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action @bnhca.bsky.social · Sep 15
There’s an important in-person event on Wednesday!

Agenda here: berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul...
September 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Reminder - important meeting tonight!
bnhca.bsky.social Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action @bnhca.bsky.social · Sep 15
There’s an important in-person event on Wednesday!

Agenda here: berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul...
September 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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There’s an important in-person event on Wednesday!

Agenda here: berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul...
September 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Back in 2022 we endorsed Measure M, the city vacancy tax, specifically because of the “pernicious” way that Prop 13 allows landlords to hold on to vacant properties. We’re glad to see it having an impact!
September 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Credit to @berkeleyside.org for this informative story!
9-story housing next to Cheese Board? Berkeley could OK taller buildings on 3 popular streets
In a push to bring more housing to wealthy neighborhoods, Berkeley is looking to raise height limits for new buildings.
www.berkeleyside.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Berkeley Housers! There are two critical workshops this week!
August 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Starting now!
bnhca.bsky.social Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action @bnhca.bsky.social · Aug 14
Reminder! We are hosting a meeting TODAY AT 5 PM with the City planners leading the commercial district upzoning. Here’s the Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8749574950...
August 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Reminder! We are hosting a meeting TODAY AT 5 PM with the City planners leading the commercial district upzoning. Here’s the Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8749574950...
August 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Hello Berkeley Housekeeters!

We’re hosting an info session / discussion with the City planners working on the commercial corridor upzoning.

This Thursday, 5 pm!

Zoom link here: us06web.zoom.us/j/8749574950...
August 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Celebrating Berkeley's Middle Housing upzoning win. 🎉 #berkmtg
A bunch of east bay for everyone members cheering at a beer garden
June 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Really good to see CM O’Keefe working this. We endorsed her opponent primarily on street policy but liked what O’Keefe said on housing. And here she’s walking the walk.
cafedujord.bsky.social Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · Jun 27
CM O'Keefe says she's not here for the vibes; she's here because she loves this city, and she wants it to grow, and welcome new people in. She's supporting the ordinance tonight.
June 27, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Apartment Property Managers in Opposition to Apartments
alfredtwu.com Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · Jun 27
75th speaker supports but wants community benefits

76th speaker supports incl supplemental, wants people to be able to stay in Berkeley

77th speaker lives in D3 (South Berkeley), has worked as a property manager, is opposed

78th speaker is opposed, complains that UC doesn't have enough dorm beds
June 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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BTW fantastic turnout guys! Absolutely fantastic! Four years of hard work paying off for Middle Housing! Unfathomable. I'll be commenting over Zoom! #berkmtg
alfredtwu.com Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · Jun 27
35th speaker is a renter who wants more options, in support. Likes the 90unit/acre density but wants more
June 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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theres an obvious age divide at the middle housing at #berkmtg and a parent came in to oppose ending single-family zoning and then their yimby son came in and said "Im here to refute my parents" lmao
June 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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A number of speakers have quoted a median home price of $1.7m. But that’s the median for all home types - the median for single family homes was $1.8m in May…
June 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Alfred seems to be live posting tonight’s meeting on middle housing!
alfredtwu.com Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · Jun 26
Middle Housing rezoning goes to #Berkeley city council vote tonight.

Big question is how many homes per lot.

Will it be a handful of large 2,000 sq ft+ houses, or will a larger number of smaller starter homes or flats also be allowed.

For best results we want flexibility for either. 1/

#berkmtg
June 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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My oped on why Berkeley should pass Middle Housing and why you must comment on Thursday either in person or on Zoom. Its the final vote!
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Is Berkeley finally ready to atone for its single-family housing sins?
OPINION: “Berkeley can show America that beautiful density for non-rich families ... is better than the suburban sprawl that the city popularized over a century ago,” Darrell Owens writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Stephen Menendian, preeminent scholar of racial inequality, segregation, and land use strongly urges Berkeley to pass the middle housing ordinance.
Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers, As a scholar of racial inequality, segregation, and land use, (1 who also works in Berkeley, I strongly support the adoption of Berkeley's Missing Middle Ordinance, a necessary plan to expand housing at a critical range, and urge you to strengthen it by adopting two important amendments. These changes help ensure the ordinance meets its full potential as a tool for equitable, inclusive growth. Without them, the policy risks falling short of its goals and inadvertently reinforcing the very inequities it seeks to address. 1. Equalize Density Across All Residential Neighborhoods The current proposal allows just 40 units per acre in most areas previously zoned for single-family homes, while permitting up to 60 units per acre in neighborhoods that have experienced redlining and underinvestment. While this disparity may reflect historical zoning, it also risks perpetuating exclusion by continuing to constrain housing growth in wealthier, high-opportunity neighborhoods where children and families can thrive. This inequity could also place the City at odds with California's legal obligation under Government Code § 65583(c)(10) to affirmatively further fair housing. Restricting density in affluent areas shifts new development onto communities that have already faced decades of disinvestment and displacement. Equalizing density across all residential neighborhoods-while maintaining fire safety protections in Very High Wildfire Zones-would: • Ensure that all communities participate in addressing Berkeley's housing needs • Advance racial and economic justice in a measurable, structural way • Distribute housing growth more equitably and reduce displacement risk citywide 2. Consider Raising the Dwelling Units Per Acre Limit Berkeley's emphasis on form-based standards-such as setbacks, height limits, and open space-has advantages in the direction of more predictable and thoughtful housing design. However, capping density at 40 dwelling units per… Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers, As a scholar of racial inequality, segregation, and land use, (1 who also works in Berkeley, I strongly support the adoption of Berkeley's Missing Middle Ordinance, a necessary plan to expand housing at a critical range, and urge you to strengthen it by adopting two important amendments. These changes help ensure the ordinance meets its full potential as a tool for equitable, inclusive growth. Without them, the policy risks falling short of its goals and inadvertently reinforcing the very inequities it seeks to address. 1. Equalize Density Across All Residential Neighborhoods The current proposal allows just 40 units per acre in most areas previously zoned for single-family homes, while permitting up to 60 units per acre in neighborhoods that have experienced redlining and underinvestment. While this disparity may reflect historical zoning, it also risks perpetuating exclusion by continuing to constrain housing growth in wealthier, high-opportunity neighborhoods where children and families can thrive. This inequity could also place the City at odds with California's legal obligation under Government Code § 65583(c)(10) to affirmatively further fair housing. Restricting density in affluent areas shifts new development onto communities that have already faced decades of disinvestment and displacement. Equalizing density across all residential neighborhoods-while maintaining fire safety protections in Very High Wildfire Zones-would: • Ensure that all communities participate in addressing Berkeley's housing needs • Advance racial and economic justice in a measurable, structural way • Distribute housing growth more equitably and reduce displacement risk citywide 2. Consider Raising the Dwelling Units Per Acre Limit Berkeley's emphasis on form-based standards-such as setbacks, height limits, and open space-has advantages in the direction of more predictable and thoughtful housing design. However, capping density at 40 dwelling units per…
June 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Time to support “middle housing” (duplexes and fourplexes in our neighborhoods)! Council has a special session Thursday at 6 pm.

Find more including a mail template here: us20.campaign-archive.com?u=580a4c65e3...
idothethinking.bsky.social Darrell Owens @idothethinking.bsky.social · Jun 19
Expect to see these around Berkeley as the most important housing and land use vote will happen on June 26th. Middle housing will be legalized if you show up!
June 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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More critical support for Thursday’s middle housing proposal in Berkeley!
loridroste.bsky.social Lori Droste @loridroste.bsky.social · Jun 24
Nobel Prize winning climate scientist, coordinating lead author of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Former US State Department Science Envoy SUPPORTS MIDDLE HOUSING ordinance in Berkeley
June 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM