Berkeley rent board appoints DéSeana Williams as new executive director
Williams will make a starting salary of $200,366 on an initial three-year contract.
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Supriya Yelimeli is a housing and homelessness reporter for Berkeleyside and joined the staff in May 2020 after contributing reporting since 2018 as a freelance writer. Yelimeli grew up in Fremont and has written for outlets across the Bay Area and Southern California, including as a breaking news reporter for Bay City News, and a contributor at Mission Local, NBC Los Angeles and the Pacific Coast Business Times. Yelimeli earned her undergraduate degree at UC Santa Barbara where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Nexus. She's always reachable by Twitter and email for tips, criticism and all other feedback.
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In brief
No one injured, RV destroyed in West Berkeley fire
The cause of the fire is currently unknown, and no firefighters were injured.
Lakireddy Bali Reddy, Berkeley landlord convicted of sex trafficking, dead at 84
Reddy was a real estate tycoon in Berkeley and founded an engineering college in his hometown in India.
Berkeley is considering 2 new ways to increase affordable housing in the city
The two proposals go hand-in-hand to streamline affordable housing and make use of existing structures.
After failed landmarking, Berryman triplex to become 4-story townhouses
The home was built 132 years ago but wasn’t deemed worthy of landmark status.
Update: Solano Avenue post office reopens after rainstorm-related closure
The North Berkeley post office on Solano Avenue, closed since Sunday due to rain damage, reopened on Friday.
Update: Storm dumped nearly 9 inches of rain in Berkeley Hills over weekend
Gauges near Ohlone and Strawberry Creek parks also totaled over 7 inches, taking into account rain that fell Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
Record-breaking storm floods roads, downs trees, cuts power to over 4,000 in Berkeley
The storm is expected to continue through Sunday evening into Monday.
Telegraph Avenue will finally get a 24-hour toilet, but it may block the ‘people’s history’ mural
A creator of the 45-year-old People’s History of Telegraph Avenue mural says one of two proposed sites for a toilet near People’s Park would obscure an important landmark.
Meteorologists say rain could end fire season in Northern California
The rain won’t alleviate the state drought in the long term, but it could improve conditions this year.
9,000 homes by 2031? How Berkeley will try to pull it off
The city is making a key update to its housing plans. Here’s how the process works and how you can get involved.
Berkeley RVs at 8th and Harrison will transition to new ‘safe parking site’
RV residents are required to move by Oct. 6, but some plan to protest what they see as a rushed alternative.
Homeless residents at Ashby-Shellmound encampment allowed to stay for 6 months, judge says
Where Do We Go Berkeley argued that the residents have disabilities that make shelter options unsuitable.
Red Flag Warning issued for Berkeley, East Bay Hills
The Red Flag Warning due to low humidity and windy conditions will be in place Sunday evening through Monday evening.
85-year-old woman who died in South Berkeley fire was joyous and candid
Ernestine Bankston was well-dressed, sharp and had a bright mind.
Woman who died in Berkeley apartment fire is identified
Ernestine Bankston, 85, was identified as the victim in the early morning fire, the coroner’s office reported.
