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An end to unfair housing policy in Berkeley?
Berkeley just proposed putting an end to single family-housing, and it's national news. The Elmwood neighborhood was among the first in the US to zone against multifamily housing. Single-family zoning became the backbone of exclusionary, unsustainable, segregated housing. Last week, Berkeley’s city council voted unanimously for a resolution to end exclusionary housing.
The ADU dream is growing, and zoning is adapting to keep up.
Cities like Minneapolis, Minnesota, Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California are addressing the housing crisis in creative ways. Often by removing restrictive zoning laws and allowing more ADUs…
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