Supriya Yelimeli
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San Jose, CA, United States
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Over 21,000 applied for just 2,000 Section 8 housing vouchers in Berkeley
The Berkeley Housing Authority opened the Section 8 waitlist lottery for the first time in over a decade in July. → Read More
Record-breaking storm floods roads, downs trees, cuts power to over 4,000 in Berkeley
An "atmospheric river" storm in the West Coast brought heavy rain to Berkeley on Sunday, with fallen trees, power outages and flooding. → Read More
Berkeley COVID-19 vaccines are now open to 16 and over, regardless of residence
The Golden Gate Fields mass vaccination site opened in February for Berkeley and Alameda County residents, and is now open to everyone. → Read More
New 24-hour emergency homeless shelter to open July 1 in West Berkeley
The new longterm, 24-hour homeless shelter is the first of its kind in Berkeley and will stay open until at least September 2022. → Read More
East Bay Area water officials declare drought, ask residents to conserve water
The Bay Area is experiencing the second-driest year in the water district's history. → Read More
Kiovonni Laroyce Lyles, 28, identified as man found dead at People's Park
Lyles was inspired by Bay Area hip-hop music and hoped to be a producer. He was found dead at Berkeley's People's Park on April 10, 2020. → Read More
'Real justice would mean George Floyd is with us today': Berkeley, East Bay leaders respond to Chauvin verdict
Berkeley elected leaders responded to a guilty verdict in former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin's May 2020 murder of George Floyd. → Read More
67th Street house fire displaces 5 residents at South Berkeley, North Oakland border
No residents or firefighters were injured but several people were displaced from the home on 67th Street, which is no longer fit to live in. → Read More
Berkeley emergency homeless shelter closes for the season
The Berkeley Emergency Shelter was open until Friday, and operated 24 hours a day with reduced capacity to support homeless residents. → Read More
Berkeley will pause use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to rare side effects.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has less than a one in a million chance of severe side effects, but the city is following state guidance. → Read More
Armed mountain bike robbery reported on Grizzly Peak in Berkeley Hills
Oakland police are investigating an armed bike robbery on Grizzly Peak, the fourth reported armed robbery in a matter of weeks. → Read More
Man in his 60s found dead in downtown Berkeley
The man was found unresponsive on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley and later determined to be dead by the Berkeley Fire Department. → Read More
Man found dead in tent at People's Park in Berkeley
The man was found dead on Saturday morning and has not yet been identified by the Alameda County coroner's office. → Read More
South Berkeley residents in need can get a free ride to Oakland Coliseum COVID-19 vaccination appointments
Vaccinated drivers can volunteer to give South Berkeley residents rides to their COVID-19 vaccination appointment at the Oakland Coliseum. → Read More
About 50% of Berkeley residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
Nearly half of all Berkeley residents have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 30% of the city is fully vaccinated. → Read More
Black Berkeley churches offer COVID-19 vaccine in neighborhood settings
Black churches in Berkeley and religious institutions in the Bay Area are making the COVID-19 vaccine easily available to local communities. → Read More
Bars, offices can reopen in Berkeley if Alameda County enters orange tier for COVID-19 as expected —
Bars can open outdoors and offices can open inside if Berkeley and Alameda County move into the state's orange COVID-19 reopening tier. → Read More
Vaccine eligibility will open to Berkeley residents over 50 on April 1
All adults will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Berkeley starting April 15, with those 50 years and older eligible sooner on April 1. → Read More
Berkeley City Council will vote to begin the end of single-family zoning.
The Berkeley City Council will vote on beginning a 2-year-long policy process to remove single-family zoning in the city's general plan. → Read More
Berkeley has free workshops to help landlords, tenants navigate rent
The Berkeley Rent Board's seminars offer help with security deposits, registering rental properties, the newly-approved Measure MM and more. → Read More