Prepare for disasters, report a crime, or access homeless services.Use these services to keep yourself and others safe and healthy. Prepare yourself and your community for wildfires, earthquakes, and other disasters. Report a crime or submit a complaint or commendation for a police officer. Access mental health and homeless services.
Get around Berkeley by walking or rolling, biking, taking public transit, driving an electric car, or borrowing a shared car, bike, scooter, or other vehicle. Find safer routes using bicycle boulevards, or request the City install bicycle parking. Get involved in the City's efforts to make it easier to get around on public transit. Find resources to help you switch to an electric car, bike, or…
Explore news and events, adopt a pet, or visit a city park or pool. Find programs and services for all ages to enrich your life and our community. Register for recreation programs, visit a park, or reserve time at a pool or sports field or court. Visit a senior center, volunteer, adopt a pet, enjoy public art, or find affordable housing…
Read reports, policies, and budgets that describe how the City of Berkeley spends public funds. Read financial policies that guide how the City manages its money, and examine reports that describe how money was spent. Explore the budget to understand how the City plans to allocate resources over the next fiscal year.
Read the plans and policies that guide the City's work, and get involved with projects and plans that are being developed. The City undertakes capital projects to improve infrastructure, including roads, parks, City buildings, and more. Adopted plans set strategic priorities for various topics, such as what types of development the City will allow in certain neighborhoods, how the City will…
Vendors provide the City of Berkeley with supplies, equipment, software, construction, consulting services, and other key products and services that help the City run. Companies, non-profits, and individual consultants can submit a proposal to work with the City of Berkeley on an open bid or contracting opportunity. Vendors help enable the City to provide a full range of municipal services and…
Contact a City of Berkeley Department, visit a City office or facility, or contact a specific City service or program. Berkeley residents are the highest level in the City’s organization chart. Residents elect:
A citywide Mayor and eight City Councilmembers from geographic districts comprise the Berkeley City Council, which makes decisions on local laws and policies using input from the community. Please refer to the meeting schedule to find dates for upcoming…
Seismically retrofit your building to keep yourself and our community safer in case of an earthquake. If you own an unreinforced masonry or soft, weak, or open front building, you are required to retrofit your building. Other types of buildings may also benefit from retrofits to be better prepared for an earthquake. Find funding to help you pay for seismic retrofits, including grants, tax…
Green buildings are key to Berkeley’s vision for a more sustainable future. Berkeley is committed to achieving sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Green buildings, which are more energy efficient and use renewable sources of energy, help set our community on a path to becoming a fossil fuel free city.