Berkeley
The city behind the housing numbers: its people, its money, its streets and pipes, and what it plans for the next thirty years.
Berkeley — Who We Are, What We Do →The Snapshot, October 2026: people, renters and incomes, the daily commute, businesses, the University, fire and earthquake risk, the pipes and wires under the streets, and the City’s money.🌉 Berkeley 2050 →The 30-year infrastructure vision: founded 2017, Measure R passed with 84.6%; the Framework, the founding letters, the complete document library.🕰 Built Year by Year25,471 private parcels, 1850–2016: the 1920s dwarf everything since.🏘 Who Owns BerkeleyEvery parcel by owner and years since the last recording.📐 Housing HeadroomWhat zoning allows on every block: the ceiling, not a forecast.💵 What the Bond CostsMeasure U’s $300M, parcel by parcel.🔑 Elmwood Hidden Units601 secondary-unit addresses behind the houses.