Housing Advisory Commission

Guy “Mike” Lee, a member of Berkeley’s homeless community, announced Monday that he is running for city mayor in the fall 2016 elections.

At a meeting Thursday evening, the city's Housing Advisory Commission approved new language for recommendations regarding short-term rentals and appointed members to subcommittees on housing and community funds.

Berkeley's Housing Advisory Commission passed two motions Thursday to aid the development of affordable housing.

City Councilmember Jesse Arreguin may be running for mayor, or so it would seem now that his Facebook page has been retitled to “Jesse Arreguin for Berkeley Mayor.”

After a federal court ruled in favor of a city ordinance, Berkeley City Council adopted at its meeting Tuesday the first reading of a law that would require retailers to warn consumers the potential danger cellphones pose as emitters of radiofrequency.

At a Thursday meeting, the Housing Advisory Commission passed a set of recommendations regulating short-term rentals, including listings on platforms such as Airbnb and Flipkey.

At its Thursday meeting, Berkeley’s Housing Advisory Commission considered amendments to the city’s policies on affordable housing requirements for developers, including a potential increase of the city’s affordable housing mitigation fee.

Berkeley ranked the highest of 300 cities throughout the country as the most expensive college town, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to refer a proposal to legalize short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, to two city commissions at a Tuesday meeting.

Berkeley City Council and Mayor Tom Bates will discuss divvying up of a pot of money among a number of agencies primarily serving the homeless and youth in a special meeting Tuesday evening.