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Berkeley library foundation honors Cityside as champion of local journalism and all things literary
By Berkeleyside staff
January 14, 2026

The Berkeley Public Library Foundation has selected Cityside — the nonprofit publisher of Berkeleyside and its sister sites, The Oaklandside and Richmondside — as the recipient of its 2026 Fred & Pat Cody Award, in recognition of its “outstanding work illuminating our literary and civic landscape.”

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