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Sarah Belle Lin

Freelancer Sarah Belle Lin is an independent journalist and photographer based in the East Bay.

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Pharmacist preps COVID-19 vaccine photo by Steven Cornfield
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The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Berkeley: Your questions answered

Avatar photo by Sarah Belle Lin Jan. 15, 2021, 4:45 p.m.August 4, 2022

Who’s next in line, where to get a shot, and more answers to your questions about getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Signs to the Curative kiosk in Berkeley
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Curative’s COVID-19 tests, including those done in Berkeley, could produce false negatives, FDA warns

Avatar photo by Sarah Belle Lin Jan. 08, 2021, 4:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

The healthcare startup’s mouth swabs may be failing to show COVID infections, potentially leading to the spread of the virus in Oakland and Berkeley.

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Rolling blackouts: What Berkeleyans need to know, and what to expect

Avatar photo by Sarah Belle Lin Aug. 21, 2020, 1:15 p.m.August 4, 2022

How much advance warning can you expect? What triggers a power shut-off? How can you help save power?

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What’s it like to get tested for COVID-19 in Berkeley right now?

Avatar photo by Sarah Belle Lin July 23, 2020, 11:45 a.m.August 4, 2022

With some community members complaining of long waits both to get a test appointment and to receive the results, we surveyed the options offered by the city and how they are working.

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Oakland children march for Black lives: ‘I just really want to spark a change’

Avatar photo by Sarah Belle Lin June 08, 2020, 4:15 p.m.October 4, 2022

Around 4,000 youth and their families marched around Lake Merritt on Sunday in response to the George Floyd protests and in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Se están abriendo sitios de prueba del coronavirus en los vecindarios más afectados del este de Oakland

Avatar photo by Sarah Belle Lin May 08, 2020, 4:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

El pasado 6 de Mayo se abrió un sitio de prueba COVID-19 en el este de Oakland donde cualquiera puede realizarse la prueba, de forma gratuita.

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Coronavirus test sites are opening in East Oakland’s most impacted neighborhoods

Avatar photo by Sarah Belle Lin May 06, 2020, 10:19 a.m.August 4, 2022

Roots Community Health Clinic is offering free testing starting Thursday, and Allen Temple Baptist Church and LifeLong Medical Care plan to open another test site soon.

Glenn Yasuda. Photo courtesy of Rosalinda Nava
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Glenn Yasuda, who made Berkeley Bowl internationally known for its excellent produce, dies at 85

Avatar photo by Sarah Belle Lin Feb. 19, 2020, 4:08 p.m.August 4, 2022

Yasuda and his wife Diane opened the first Berkeley Bowl in 1977 and the second in 2009, stocking each with an incredible array of fruits and vegetables, meats and prepared foods. His son will now take over.

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