Berkeley tries grassroots methods to avoid ‘vaccine hunters,’ reach vulnerable groups
Churches and community organizations are helping with an equity-minded COVID-19 vaccine outreach.
Churches and community organizations are helping with an equity-minded COVID-19 vaccine outreach.
Sarah Shaffer, the camp’s founder and director, described the painful decision to file for personal bankruptcy and close down.
The law goes into effect immediately and applies to larger grocery stores with 300 or more employees.
Lasagna Love is a grassroots campaign that matches volunteer home cooks with anyone struggling during the pandemic who could use a free, hot meal.
The city of Berkeley has been sharing public health news and recommendations about COVID-19 on its website. Berkeleyside is reprinting some of these items with permission.
But the news is not all bad, as a new economic report shows investors put $700 million into Berkeley’s biotech and clean-tech sectors.
Whether becoming sick, losing loved ones, or learning to live under quarantine, this past year has brought unprecedented challenges.
Vaccine appointments at Golden Gate Fields are currently hard to come by.
The union needs to ratify the agreement and teachers need to be vaccinated, but more in-person instruction could ramp up by late-March to mid-April.
There have been over 200 COVID-19 cases in the last week alone.
The school district is pairing up with Sonic to provide free internet access during remote learning.
The move could speed up bringing kids back into classrooms if BUSD and BFT reach an agreement, but vaccines are still limited.
Oakland grocery workers are getting a substantial hazard pay raise starting immediately.
We spoke to several East Bay specialty liquor retailers to find out how the pandemic has affected business.
Counties will now return to tier assessments based on individual case data, as opposed to following a regional ICU model.
Even if the new COVID-19 relief bill is signed into law, some restaurateurs say a new round of loans will only sustain them for a few more months.
The volunteer-run group works with local eateries to provide two meals for $10 to those over 60 or self-isolating. This holiday, it will deliver hundreds of free meals.
Alameda County restaurants have been ordered to close outdoor dining for the third time this year. Diners and restaurant workers are frustrated, resigned, but also understanding.
The North County Mass Vaccination Site is in the north parking lot of Golden Gate Fields. Appointments can be made online.
“COVID-19 concerns on the campus have decreased to levels to allow the resumption of live racing,” Golden Gate Fields said Friday in a prepared statement.
More than 300 people at Golden Gate Fields have now tested positive for COVID-19. The racetrack has approximately 540 workers, the state has said.
Hess told Berkeleyside from his ICU bed recently he was looking forward to his next meal at his favorite restaurant, Bette’s Oceanview, where he had eaten more than 8,000 times.
The track has said 95% of the people who tested positive had no symptoms and that this is likely what allowed the disease to spread so broadly.
Last week, the city of Berkeley reported its highest number of positive COVID-19 test results on a single day since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The announcement comes amid an ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases throughout California and a slight uptick at Cal.
Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Friday, following closely behind several Bay Area hospitals that have already begun inoculation.
The city of Berkeley will help businesses and artists impacted by the coronavirus and is taking steps to help the homeless, seniors, and single parents, among others.
The outbreak of COVID-19 is now a global pandemic. People should take it seriously, yet also be wary of alarmist panic.
COVID-19 is also threatening a local economic crisis, which may affect the viability of Berkeley’s small businesses. Here are some steps we can take to help out.
These Berkeleyans are crafting beautiful messages outside their homes — sharing information and offering hope.
The number represents 25% of COVID-19 cases at the campus since its first reported case in April 2020.
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