Accountable growth means Southside can welcome more housing while protecting existing residents, preserving affordable homes, and making sure infrastructure keeps pace. It means development should come with real community input, better sidewalks, lighting, cleaning, transit access, trees, public safety capacity, and public spaces where people can gather, rest, organize, and participate without needing to spend money.

The Peace and Freedom Party has endorsed Aidan Hill for Berkeley City Council District 7. Learn more about the campaign’s vision for housing stability, public space, neighborhood accountability, and keeping Southside Berkeley affordable and livable.

The loss at People’s Park was environmental, cultural, and human. Southside residents deserve a future that includes affordable housing, protected public space, local businesses, and accountability from the institutions shaping the neighborhood.

FLIP Berkeley City Council has endorsed Aidan Hill for Berkeley City Council District 7 following a long-form interview on housing stability, public space, neighborhood accountability, and the future of Southside Berkeley. Watch the full conversation and learn more about the campaign’s vision for a more affordable, livable, and community-rooted District 7.

From small moments to community spaces, this week was a reminder that Berkeley is lived in every day.

From sidewalks to lighting, the basics shape how people experience Southside every day.