Berkeley’s Tax Relief Action to Cut Commuter Carbon (TRACC) requires that employers with ten or more employees offer their staff benefits to commute by public transit, vanpool, or bicycle. Employers can choose one or more of the below options:

• Provide a pre-tax payroll deduction program, allowing employees to use up to $125 in pre-tax wages for public transit or vanpool expenses…

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As part of The California Safe Body Art Act, the Environmental Health Division regulates individual body art practitioners by requiring registration with the City. In addition, body art facilities are required to obtain a permit to operate as a fixed…

The Environmental Health Division (EHD) is responsible for permitting and inspecting all school kitchens, retail and non-retail food establishments, mobile food vendors, and temporary event booths in the City of Berkeley for compliance with the…

Landlords must ensure their properties meet safety requirements, including the California Building Standards Code and local requirements for exterior elevated elements such as decks. Perform an annual inspection of your properties to ensure they are safe. If you must relocate your tenants in order to make repairs to fix safety issues, you must…

Smoking is not allowed in any multi-unit building with two or more units (i.e., apartments, co-ops, condominiums, common interest developments, etc.) in Berkeley, per Berkeley Municipal Code 12.70. This also includes common areas such as private decks, balconies, and porches of units.  …

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The City of Berkeley owns property that periodically is available for lease or sale. Check this page for available properties.Lease Retail Space at Telegraph-Channing Shops MallThe Telegraph-Channing Mall occupies the street level of the Telegraph-Channing Parking Garage. The Mall has 14 retail spaces, which range in size from 420 square feet to over 2,000 square feet. Currently Mall and…

Berkeley voters have the ability to change the City Charter, add a new city law, prevent a city law from going into effect, or recall an elected city official through the petition process. In order to qualify for the ballot, you must circulate a petition and collect enough signatures from registered Berkeley voters. Petitions are filed with the City Clerk Department. The filing requirements are…

Mass mailings of over 200 identical, or nearly identical, pieces of election-related mail need to be filed with the City of Berkeley. This requirement applies to all committees, candidates, officeholders, individuals or organizations who spend $250 or more supporting  or opposing a candidate or ballot measure. File mass mailings You can meet your filing requirement by filing the below…