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Behind the lens: the making of Wood Street

thestreetspirit.org/2025/07/25

John Janosko and LaMonte Ford stand at the fence outside what was once Wood Street Commons, located at 1707 Wood Street. Photo courtesy of Caron Creighton. Filmmaker Caron Creighton reflects on a new feature-length documentary, which follows a tight-knit community facing eviction in West Oaklan

#StreetSpirit #News VIA #MPAQ #English #Berkeley #Oakland #California July 25, 2025

Street Spirit · Behind the lens: the making of Wood Street - Street SpiritFilmmaker Caron Creighton reflects on a new feature-length documentary, which follows a tight-knit community facing eviction in West Oakland I first met the Wood Street community while working as a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle. I was immediately drawn in by this vast community living under the highway in West Oakland. They’d built a … Continued
ResearchBuzz: Firehose

UC Berkeley: Togo and UC Berkeley: A data science alliance to build a dynamic West African nation . “The Data Lab is not yet a year old, but under Lawson’s direction, [Gnouyaro] Sogoyou and [Farooq] Sanni are developing a project with Togo’s Ministry of Agriculture to use satellite images, ground data and artificial intelligence to support the nation’s farmers in their work. The lab had a […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/31/togo-and-uc-berkeley-a-data-science-alliance-to-build-a-dynamic-west-african-nation-uc-berkeley/

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Alfred Twu

Here is a map of the parts of #Berkeley that the Middle Housing zoning change apply to - PDF is at berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/f

The full text of the Middle Housing ordinance is at berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/f
The new zoning allows 3 story buildings (this can be increased by Density Bonus).

State laws that allow additional homes:

Affordable Housing Density Bonus
🏠 Up to 100% more units if some are for low/middle income
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) law
🏠 Existing building can increase number of units by up to 25% by converting garages, storage, etc.
🏠 Can add up to 8 detached ADUs
hcd.ca.gov/policy-and-research

Of course, not everyone will build to the maximum density. There's no requirement to do anything at all, people are free to keep their house as-is as a single family house. In other cases, a lower-density development may make more sense personally or financially. Let's look at some examples.

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Alfred Twu

#Berkeley Middle Housing upzoning takes effect on Nov. 1, 2025, allowing 8 homes on a typical lot in most of the previously low-density zones in the city, and more if state Accessory Dwelling Unit and Affordable Housing Density Bonus laws are used.

Here's a look at some possibilities! 1/

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Preston MacDougall

@kevinrns Neither.

#JeffreyEpstein is from #NewYork and attended #math classes at Cooper Union (open admission) and #NYU (didn’t graduate) before being hired to teach #Mathematics to teenage girls and boys by the father of #BillBarr (who was the Attorney General when #Epstein died mysteriously in federal prison). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffre

The #Unabomber is from #Chicago and graduated from #Harvard and #UMichigan before he was hired by #UCalifornia #Berkeley. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Ka

Alfred Twu

#Berkeley will see changes in AC Transit bus service starting August 10 when the Realign change goes into effect.

Highlights:
- More trips in North Berkeley on lines 18 and 52
- 36 is extended to Rockridge, will run more often than the 79 which it replaces
- New bus on Alcatraz Ave
- Buses in the Berkeley Hills will run less often, however, all lines will continue to run.

For full details of the AC Transit service changes starting August 10, 2025, see actransit.org/realign/service-

Lyle Solla-Yates

planetizen.com/news/2025/06/13 “The ordinance approved by the City Council on Thursday permits buildings of up to three stories and up to eight units on a typical 5,000 square foot lot. The ordinance applies citywide, with the exception of the city’s hilly neighborhoods, where denser development could increase fire risk.” #Berkeley #zoning #housing #MissingMiddle

www.planetizen.comBerkeley Approves ‘Middle Housing’ OrdinanceThe city that invented single-family zoning is finally reckoning with its history of exclusion.
It's Going Down

Huge roundup episode from @thebeautifulidea, and featuring interviews with @UnicornRiot and @antifaintl.

Roundup includes updates and action reports on anti-ICE wave, student occupations in solidarity with #Palestine, IWW strike wins in #Berkeley, antifascists pushing back against anti-LGBTQ+ bigots and much more.

Listen here: itsgoingdown.org/roundup-episo

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It's Going Down · ICE Melts as Streets Erupt, Revolt at Delaney Hall Migrant Prison, UW Campus Occupation Against War ProfiteersWelcome back to The Beautiful Idea. So much has happened since we started to put this episode together. We've got a lot to cover, so let's not waste any time and dive right into it! On today's episode, first we present a interview with an organizer on the recent "Statelessness" conference that took place in Evansville,...
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