FEMA will open disaster recovery centers in Oakland and Dublin on Feb. 10 for Alameda County residents to apply for storm funds in person.
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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Most Berkeley residents displaced by mudslides have returned home
The Middlefield Road home where mud pushed down a wall and entered the kitchen is still yellow-tagged. Residents have returned to the other seven homes evacuated Jan. 16.
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South Berkeley Here There encampment closed after 6 years
Activists, many of whom have passed away, set up the sober camp in 2017 as a protest movement.
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James Reagan, beloved community activist, dies at 74
Reagan advocated for homeless services throughout his decades in Berkeley, and was a well-known member of activist communities.
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Berkeley Hills residents indefinitely relocated after mudslide
The debris flow in The Spiral neighborhood impacted 14 residents in the North Berkeley Hills.
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2 contractors hospitalized in fire at Bayer in West Berkeley
Firefighters are still working with the pharmaceutical company to determine the cause of the blaze as of Wednesday.
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14 residents evacuated from mudslides in Berkeley Hills
Eight homes in the area of The Spiral at Middlefield Road have been evacuated and red-tagged. Other mudslides closed roads on the Clark Kerr Campus and in the Claremont Hills.
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Court ruling could upend Cal’s plan to build on People’s Park
The draft opinion says the UC didn’t adequately explain why other sites weren’t considered for the student housing project.
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Bomb cyclone brings lightning, downed trees, power outages to Berkeley
The storm dropped more than 2 inches of rain on Berkeley and caused creeks to rise over a foot.
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Man found dead at People’s Park
People who knew the man said he had lived in Berkeley for over a decade, occasionally in the park.
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Coldest East Bay winter in 30 years, but warmer temps on the way
Average temperatures haven’t been this low in Berkeley and Oakland since 1988, according to the National Weather Service.
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It’s ‘time to mask’: COVID cases are on the rise in Berkeley
We spoke to Berkeley and Alameda County health officials about testing, masking, boosters and other advice for a safe holiday gathering.