Omicron surge in Berkeley is peaking, health officer says
Cases may plateau and begin to drop in the coming days, but the city’s health official warned variants could cause more surges in the future.
Supriya Yelimeli
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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Omicron surge still rising in Berkeley; expected to peak by end of January
Cases in Berkeley have shot up by nearly 4,000 since the last week of December, with over 1,000 of those cases recorded since Friday.
Having problems ordering your free rapid COVID-19 tests from USPS?
Roommates, large families, and live-work residents have encountered some challenges accessing tests from the federal government.
Despite the surge, Berkeley Unified plans to stay open with bolstered testing
The district has ramped up its testing and plans to provide 19,000 rapid tests weekly to all students.
Berkeley is increasing COVID-19 testing availability. Here’s where you can book a test.
Testing demand has increased sharply with a surging Omicron variant.
A pledge to ‘give meaning to every homeless death’ at Alameda County memorial
According to a forthcoming report, more than 800 unhoused people died in the county over a three-year period, significantly higher than previous estimates.
Omicron is surging, but experts say Berkeley has the tools to stay safe
Doctors say residents now have added protections to help them stay safe.
Remembering Cortez Harmon Jr., veteran, jazz musician who performed around the world
Harmon was 72 years old and died at the Here There encampment on Adeline Street.
Berkeley to put $67M towards affordable housing projects
The projects include affordable housing on church properties in South Berkeley and the Homekey hotel in Northwest Berkeley.
The Golden Bear Hotel could become permanent housing for homeless residents
If approved, the hotel will be converted into 44 permanent affordable housing units for residents.
Chloe Verron, who died in RV on 2nd Street, remembered as courageous, loving
Chloe moved from New York to California to find a safer, more welcoming space for her gender transition.
Update: Berkeley’s indoor mask rule remains the same
Gyms, offices and houses of worship, among other spaces have the option of dropping masks requirements.
Berkeley emergency shelter at capacity for winter season amid storms
Berkeley has recorded 3.75-4.4 inches of rain since the storm began Sunday, with the highest totals in the hills.
At least 5 homeless people have died in Berkeley in the last 4 months
Advocates say the closure of encampments has led to displacement and worsened the existing drug overdose and COVID-19 crises.
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.
No one injured, RV destroyed in West Berkeley fire
The cause of the fire is currently unknown, and no firefighters were injured.
