Berkeley, Bay Area to extend shelter-in-place order until early May
Officials said more information will be available by Wednesday.
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Natalie Orenstein
Natalie Orenstein reports on housing and homelessness for The Oaklandside. Natalie was a Berkeleyside staff reporter from early 2017 to May 2020. She had previously contributed to the site since 2012, when she started as an intern. Orenstein covered a range of beats for Berkeleyside, focusing primarily on education. Her 2018 three-part series "Beyond the Buses" explored the legacy of Berkeley’s historic voluntary school integration, earning her the Society of Professional Journalists NorCal’s long-form storytelling award and a finalist position in the Education Writers Association National Awards for Education Reporting. Orenstein's reporting has also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the J Weekly, the San Francisco Bay Guardian and elsewhere. Natalie is a proud Berkeley native and only strayed from the Bay Area once, to attend Pomona College.
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UC Berkeley lab pivots from editing DNA to processing COVID-19 tests
What happens when you combine a viral pandemic, an empty laboratory and a bunch of biologists who’ve been forced to put their regular work on pause?
Berkeley Unified students will get more remote schooling starting in April
BUSD released its highly anticipated “distance learning plan” Wednesday.
Who gets to learn in Berkeley, and how, when COVID-19 has closed all schools?
Berkeley schools are undergoing identity crises as they scramble to try to keep serving all their students.
Man, 80, has first lab-confirmed community-spread COVID-19 case in Berkeley
The patient is recovering in isolation, but his experience is another indication that the novel coronavirus is spreading throughout Berkeley.
Worried about food during the COVID-19 crisis? Berkeley Unified, local pantries offer free meals
BUSD meals are available to anyone 18 or younger. Other groups are working to feed adults.
East Bay parks will stay open, despite confusion and citations
Parks were temporarily closed Tuesday but will reopen within the next day or two, said EBRPD.
UC Berkeley students hold ‘wildcat’ strike for more pay, rehiring of fired workers
The graduate students are forming a “digital picket,” refusing to teach online classes or provide grades.
Sweeping shelter-in-place order announced across Berkeley, Bay Area
The region-wide rules go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and ban non-essential movement and business.
‘No amount of Clorox’: The decision to close Berkeley schools
COVID-19 has shut down Berkeley’s public schools. Here’s why.
Longfellow Middle School principal resigns
Stacey Wyatt’s resignation after two years comes at a pivotal moment for the school.
Berkeley Unified to close all schools
Berkeley High will close Friday over concerns of coronavirus spread, and all other schools will follow suit Monday.
How coronavirus is affecting schools
Update: Berkeley Unified announced Thursday night that the district will close all schools, starting with Berkeley High on Friday and all campuses Monday.
Landlords can’t conduct criminal background checks in Berkeley anymore
The Berkeley City Council unanimously approved the “fair chance” legislation Tuesday, after hearing emotional testimony.
City says to limit attendance at big events; coronavirus patient from cruise ship has Berkeley tie
There are now two COVID-19 cases in Berkeley. The health risk to residents is considered low.
Should Berkeley tenants get first dibs on buying their landlord’s property?
The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act has not even reached the City Council, but it’s already generating plenty of controversy, and support.
