Gov. Newsom signed a bill Thursday preventing California cities from setting parking requirements for new developments near public transit.

On Wednesday night, many commissioners expressed support for 9-story projects, if not taller, at the North Berkeley and Ashby BART stations.

Berkeley City Council approved of the single largest investment to affordable housing–for a project to be located near two BART stations.

"I know this is scary for people," said Councilmember Kate Harrison. "It’s a change. But it’s a change I feel we have to make."

The City of Berkeley will be considering this question on Tuesday afternoon, when the City Council is scheduled to once again take up the topic of minimum parking regulations

The city of Berkeley may soon forgo requiring parking spaces in new residential construction, pivoting residents away from driving in favor of more sustainable forms of transit.

The Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to increase parking ticket fines on Cal football game days to $225. The vote was part of a package of changes staff asked officials to make to the city's parking program.

A Berkeley City Council member proposed shifting traffic and parking enforcement from the Police Department to unarmed civil servants in a first-of-its-kind measure put forth Monday, the same day the mayor proposed slashing the city’s police budget by $9.2 million.

Berkeley is moving fast to expand outdoor dining

Drivers are set to get some relief from several types of parking rules following this week's regional shelter-in-place order from health officials. Certain rules — like those for street sweeping — are still in effect.

Step one: creating a Memorandum of Understanding between BART and Berkeley so they can work together. The MOU will guide Berkeley’s accelerated rezoning of these two parcels.

350 bicycles can also park in the structure, along with 20 electric cars (it’s wired for an additional 37). There is an area for public art and a store.