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Residents urge Berkeley council to pull proposed citywide local density bonus, saying it risks shifting affordable housing off-site
Summary
Dozens of residents and local groups urged the council to move the proposed citywide local density bonus off the consent calendar for fuller review, arguing the plan lets developers avoid on-site affordable units in wealthy neighborhoods and diverts affordability to lower-resource areas.
During public comment on April 14, multiple residents and community groups urged the Berkeley City Council to remove a referral on a citywide local density bonus for condominiums (item 13) from the consent calendar and place it on the action calendar for fuller review.
Speakers including neighborhood residents, housing advocates and community organizations said the proposed local density bonus would allow developers to avoid…
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