Pursue Sather Garage expansion with retail break-through to Telegraph Ave. Key employers and tax generators are targeted. Industry sector support strategies are identified and implemented. The Loan Fund was established to enhance economic activity, encourage the growth of small businesses, and to promote physical revitalization in the City of Berkeley with a primary focus on areas targeted for commercial revitalization. All borrowers under the Fund are required to execute a First Source Agreement.
Staff works to plan, fund and construct improvements.
Berkeley, University Ave. Staff work to integrate the arts into economic development programming and prioritize service to the arts as a target sector. Administer annual Arts Grants program 2. Contracts - Berkeley Arts Center, Shotgun Players, Aurora Theater, Integrated Arts, etc. Provide technical assistance to artists 6.