SB 1227

In an attempt to create more student housing, Berkeley City Council unanimously voted to allocate $250,000 to student housing on Southside at its regular meeting Tuesday night.

California State Sen. Nancy Skinner issued legislation aimed at increasing affordable student housing which was passed by the State Legislature Tuesday.

Very rarely do we hear the No. 1 thing that all of these efforts hinge upon, the action that will make or break the planet: building more housing.

California sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, and Berkeley Rent Board vice chair Paola Laverde attended a panel Thursday night to discuss the recent housing policy, which could greatly affect housing in Berkeley and across California.

SB 1227 attempts to encourage the construction of affordable units in student housing by increasing the current state density bonus incentive.