UC Berkeley plans to build student housing on the park this summer.
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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Member of campus community made threats prompting lockdown, UC says
Police located the person and said the individual is not a continued threat to the campus.
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Nurses in Berkeley, Oakland join statewide Sutter Health strike
After long months in the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses say hospitals are short-staffed and under-resourced.
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‘Explosive’ growth of non-toxic fern on Lake Anza closes area to swimmers
Park scientists say the Azolla fern is helping the lake maintain a cool environment for aquatic creatures.
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Berkeley rent board director, deemed ‘severely’ underpaid, receives 24% raise
The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board said it wanted to bring DeSeana Williams’ salary in line with other department heads.
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Report: As Berkeley densifies, tenant protections needed to avoid displacement
The report argues sweeping zoning changes could worsen gentrification, but others say existing conditions are no better at protecting minorities.
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West Berkeley homeless occupants have 3 weeks to find housing
Six of the remaining people at the Ashby-Shellmound encampment have disabilities that make it difficult to find housing.
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Update: Roads reopened after southwest Berkeley shooting; no injuries reported
The initial call came in at 1:44 p.m. and police said they didn’t receive any reports of injuries.
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Berkeley will hit 88 degrees on Thursday, but quickly cool
The National Weather Service warned residents trying to beat the hot temperatures of strong swells at local beaches.
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West Berkeley RV resident sustains minor injuries in fire
Jeffrey Edwards was able to escape mostly unscathed from the blaze.
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Ellis Act evictions will continue in Berkeley, despite the city’s attempt to block them
Berkeley tenants will still be protected from the majority of evictions.
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Police union files state labor complaint, claiming missteps by new oversight board
It says unlawful changes were made to police misconduct investigations.