Case Spotlight: Berkeley

Case Spotlight: Berkeley

1310 Haskell St. One of our earlier cases was 1310 Haskell St, Berkeley, CA. Here, Cristian wanted to replace one single family mansion in a low-rise South Berkeley neighborhood with three working class homes, each selling for less than $800,000. The alternative was...

Hey Caltrain, remember the Surplus Lands Act? We do.

The Surplus Lands Act is a reasonably straightforward law. When a local agency proposes to sell of surplus public land, it is required to offer that land up for non-profit affordable housing development before turning to for-profit developers.Today, CaRLA has joined...