September 23, 2022
The JCPA isn’t the answer to the problems ailing local news
By Lance Knobel
October 23, 2021
The Oaklandside wins Nonprofit News Award
August 2, 2021
The Oaklandside welcomes 2 new reporters: David DeBolt and Jose Fermoso
Award-winning Bay Area journalist DeBolt will report on City Hall and policing, while Fermoso joins the newsroom on a Knight-Wallace Fellowship to examine the reasons for Oakland’s unsafe streets.
July 26, 2021
Berkeleyside hires Nico Savidge as senior reporter
The award-winning reporter will cover City Hall. He comes from the Mercury News where he covered more than two dozen transportation agencies.
April 8, 2021
Berkeleyside names Pamela Turntine, a Pulitzer Prize winning veteran journalist, as its new editor-in-chief
Turntine brings decades of editing experience and a knack for breaking news. A new managing editor also joins the team as we launch a founders’ fund for local journalism.
November 30, 2020
Cityside named Publisher of the Year for ‘excellent coverage’ and its vision for serving communities
Cityside, parent to Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside, was recognized for its journalism and the vision and principles it has built for its role in the communities it serves.
June 16, 2020
Cityside launches The Oaklandside, sister site to Berkeleyside, built on a foundation of listening
The Oaklandside is the first launch for Cityside, the newly formed nonprofit that is also parent to Berkeleyside.
June 1, 2020
Cityside, a new civic journalism platform, aims to help solve the crisis in local news
Cityside will be the parent nonprofit for Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside