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New California laws address student housing shortage

Many in the nation's largest public university system live in cars, campers, cheap hotels
A rendering shows a developer's plan to put student apartments atop Amoeba Music in Berkeley. (Rhoades Planning Group)
A rendering shows a developer's plan to put student apartments atop Amoeba Music in Berkeley. (Rhoades Planning Group)
CoStar News
October 16, 2025 | 6:32 P.M.

At less than $18,000 per year, tuition at the University of California at Berkeley is cheaper than at some other U.S. institutions of higher education. But finding an affordable place to live in this leafy but crowded college town is another matter.

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