This report documents Berkeley's liabilities from rising infrastructure and pension liabilities -- estimated to be around $2 billion and growing. Between 2012 and 2019 Berkeley's net postion (the difference between assets and liabilites) went from $ + 311 to $ - 101 million. We are operating beyond our means.
This report documents how Berkeley ranks 13th from the bottom (out of 101) among cities in the region for street quality. This trend continues in the 2019 update.
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