POL SCI 179 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Living Wage, Affordable Housing
28 Jan 2016
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Youngest person elected to city council, 1st latino. Raise minimum wage in berkeley to living wage (15/ hour) Biggest wealth gap in bay area, income inequality. Zoning adjustment board for 4 years, 2 as chair. Transportation: bike/ pedestrian safety need public safety: better foot patrol (not policing) Bus rapid transit, berkeley voted no even to participating in the. Berkeley first city to tax soda, 1 penny an ounce, money to education about nutrition in schools study. Criminalizing homelessness/ addressing homelessness: j: homeless taskforce, more housing and more housing, l: people on the streets for various reasons, multifaceted solutions. Affordable housing rent increases: j: state legislature law allowing landlords to have unlimited.
