Katie Lauer
East Bay Times
San Francisco, CA, United States
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How a wooden fence and private parking divided a Point Richmond neighborhood
The controversial fence created two exclusive, off-street parking spaces and a nook to store the million-dollar home’s trash cans and recycling bins. → Read More
For Bay Area cops, military-grade hardware is one-click shopping
Law enforcement agencies have spent tens of millions of dollars acquiring armored vehicles, unmanned robots, surplus firearms and more. → Read More
For Bay Area cops, military-grade hardware is one-click shopping
Public records show that elected officials have largely allowed police departments and sheriff's offices to keep — and continue to add to — vast armories of militarized equipment. → Read More
Naming of UC Berkeley’s newest falcon mate echoes historical Cal love story
Lou is now Annie’s third falcon partner within a year, after her long-time mate, Grinnell, died in downtown Berkeley last March and the last male, Alden, disappeared in November. → Read More
Q&A: Why a state court reprimanded UC Berkeley over People’s Park
This time it’s noise concerns cancelling the controversial $312 million development → Read More
As complaints mount, Hayward reconsiders how selling works on its sidewalks
City hosts community meetings to craft new restrictions on pushcarts, stands and other vendors → Read More
Five minutes to win it: Intense new motorsport headed to Bay Area
Emeryville will host the eSC eSkootr Championship Racing Series this fall, after the sport kicked off its inaugural 2022 season on tracks in England, Switzerland and France. → Read More
Nine years of controversy, hundreds of planned East Bay housing units—and now, nothing
The Terminal One development—sandwiched between the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline and Richmond Yacht Club near Brickyard Cove—was poised to transform the dilapidated, lead-contaminated property in… → Read More
Nine years of controversy, hundreds of planned East Bay housing units—and now, nothing
The Terminal One development—sandwiched between the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline and Richmond Yacht Club near Brickyard Cove—was poised to transform the dilapidated, lead-contaminated property into 92 single-family detached residences, 62 duplexes and 30 junior accessory dwelling units. → Read More
A deadly gap in Richmond’s Greenway is one step closer to being fixed for bicyclists and pedestrians
Richmond plans to build a $40 million bridge to connect the "Greenway Gap" at 23rd Street, to help reduce bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities and injuries where the trail meets Carlson Boulevard. → Read More
A Bay Area city with exorbitant parking fees — and more citations than people — tries ticket reform
Historically, the number of parking citations that the Berkeley Police Department doles out each year has outnumbered the city’s population of 117,145 people. → Read More
A 1-foot-wide piece of land? A tiny banana-shaped parcel? They were almost part of Orinda’s housing plan.
Orinda is the latest Bay Area city to be publicly scolded for trying to thwart state housing laws. → Read More
On one Oakland block, a bullet hole in every building
OAKLAND — Bullets have pierced nearly every business on this block of MacArthur Boulevard. Some of the holes left behind are older, silent reminders of past violence. Other tiny craters are from a … → Read More
Alameda wants a mulligan on lawsuit against operators of its prestigious Bay Area golf course
An Alameda County Superior Court ruled that the city of Alameda’s arguments that its municipal golf course is being poorly managed aren’t up to par. → Read More
What’s the cost of keeping councilmembers? Bay Area cities are crunching the numbers.
Economics have increasingly been blamed for a brain drain in local governments. → Read More
Upzone, demolish, construct: How Berkeley plans to build 8,934 homes by 2031
Some of the city’s most affluent neighborhoods, bustling street corridors and empty single-family homes are being eyed to try and develop nearly 9,000 new homes over the next eight years. → Read More
How long will Bay Area storm repairs take?
“It isn’t just a slap of the Band-Aid,” said one official. “This is going to take some time.” → Read More
How long will Bay Area storm repairs take?
Cities and counties face over $1 billion in damaged roads and other infrastructure. → Read More
The complex psychology behind keeping Californians safe in a megastorm
Despite desperate pleas from Gov. Gavin Newsom about the dangers of extreme weather, and weeks of advance warnings from meteorologists, the relentless series of storms drenching California has alre… → Read More
The complex psychology behind keeping Californians safe in a megastorm
Meteorologists and Bay Area policymakers are digging into complicated questions about how communities respond to warnings about the dangers of extreme weather. → Read More