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Berkeley council directs staff to craft single $600M bond and pauses parcel tax
Summary
After weeks of deliberation, the council directed staff to return with language consolidating previously separate measures into a single $600 million general‑obligation bond (roughly $300M streets, $150M housing, $150M other infrastructure) and continued related parcel‑tax action to a special meeting on Aug. 3 for final review.
The Berkeley City Council gave staff direction to revise fall ballot plans and prepare a single general‑obligation bond measure, asking that the city attorney and city manager redraft item language to reflect a $600,000,000 authorization and provide fiscal analyses for issuance options.
Mayor Aragon urged consolidation, saying a single measure could lower the total tax burden on homeowners compared with placing two revenue measures on the ballot. “We should give direction today, to proceed with 1…
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