Berkeleyside is an independent nonprofit digital news site serving Berkeley, California. It is part of Cityside which also also powers The Oaklandside and East Bay Nosh. Berkeleyside was founded in October 2009 by journalists Frances Dinkelspiel, Tracey Taylor and Lance Knobel. In 2029, in collaboration with new partners and leaders, they launched the Cityside Journalism Initiative to bring more civic-minded local journalism to the Bay Area. Oaklandside, serving Oakland, CA, was launched in 2020, and Richmondside, serving Richmond, CA, waslaunched in June 2024. Together, those news sites reach more than 500,000 people in the East Bay every month. Berkeleyside's Editor-in-Chief since April 2025 has been Zac Farber.
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Berkeleyside Questions
The Berkeleyside annual revenue was $6.5 million in 2026.
Evelyn Nussenbaum is the Board Member of Berkeleyside.
9 people are employed at Berkeleyside.
Berkeleyside is based in Oakland, California.
The NAICS codes for Berkeleyside are [513, 51, 5111, 51111, 511, 511110].
The SIC codes for Berkeleyside are [27, 271].
Top Berkeleyside Employees
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Zac Farber
Editor-in-Chief at Berkeleyside
Berkeley, CA, US25 -
Evelyn Nussenbaum
Board Member at Berkeleyside
Berkeley, CA, US11 -
Vanessa Arredondo
Education and Immigration Reporter at Berkeleyside
Berkeley, CA, US1 -
Alex Gecan
Senior Reporter, Public Safety at Berkeleyside
Berkeley, CA, US13 -
Joanne Furio
Contributing Writer at Berkeleyside
Berkeley, CA, US11 -
Cirrus Wood
Regular Contributor at Berkeleyside
San Francisco, CA, US1 -
Karen Vo
Communications Coordinator at Berkeleyside
Berkeley, CA, US1 -
Nico Savidge
Senior City Hall reporter and associate editor at Berkeleyside
California, United States1
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