"It's in my mind for the rest of my life, so creating a daylight for the need for housing is the first step. The whole idea is to make a mutually beneficial ecosystem of the city so that the people who work here also live here." - Kim Anno, emphasizing the critical need for safe housing for artists after the tragic Ghost Ship fire.
According to a 2021 survey, more than half of the artists living in Berkeley earned $69,000 or less per year, qualifying them as "low income" in Alameda County.
The council is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on whether to study the creation of a cultural district under AB 812, which allows the designation of 10% of affordable housing for artists.
If the council decides to move forward, members of the Civic Arts Commission, local artists and residents would weigh in on any plans, and state officials would have to certify the district before any affordable housing could be offered.
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