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City of Berkeley COVID-19 Response

City Manager Updates on COVID-19 response

This page provides an archive of reports from City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley to the City Council on the City of Berkeley’s COVID-19 response.

Stay Informed

January 2021

Friday, January 22 - vaccine notification list, testing
Friday, January 8 - vaccine distribution, Stay Home Order extended, expanded testing, Golden Gate fields

December 2020

Friday, December 18 - vaccinations, holiday celebrations, Regional Stay Home Order, travel quarantine
Wednesday, December 9 - Golden Gate Fields, Emergency Stay Home Order, playgrounds and grocery stores, vaccine

Download all December updates in a single file.

November 2020

Wednesday, November 25 - Thanksgiving gatherings, Golden Gate Fields, local shopping guide, indicators
Tuesday, November 17 - new indoor restrictions, travel and gatherings caution, Curative flu clinic
Friday, November 6 - Cal Football, schools reopening, COVID-19 presentation

Download all November updates in a single file.

October 2020

Friday, October 30 - Halloween safety, voting safely, schools reopening, indicators
Friday, October 16 - dynamic City response, orange tier, playground reopening
Friday, October 9 - new phases, indicators, stronger testing infrastructure
Friday, October 2 - elementary schools, red flag warning, indicators

Download all October updates in a single file.

September 2020

Friday, September 25 - red flag warning, indicators, support for unhoused, cooling center
Friday, September 18 - testing surges, indicators, support for unhoused
Friday, September 11 - support for unhoused, communications metrics, indicators
Friday, September 4 - messaging shift, statewide eviction moratorium, indicators

Download all September updates in a single file.

August 2020

Friday, August 28 - outdoor commerce, state updates, indicators, air quality impacts
Monday, August 24 - wildfire evacuation, new activities permitted, indicators, testing, support for unhoused
Friday, August 14 - reduce risk, indicators, testing increase, support for unhoused
Friday, August 7 - weeklong testing pilot, statewide reporting delays, indicators

Download all August updates in a single file.

July 2020

Friday, July 31 - indicators, testing, disease containment, support for renters
Wednesday, July 29 - testing kiosk pilot, outreach to unhoused
Friday, July 24 - data, indicators, Spanish webinar, mental health meeting
Friday, July 17 - indicators, testing, disease containment, statewide school plan
Wednesday, July 15 - outdoor dining resumes, monitoring list, communication award
Monday, July 13 - new indicators dashboard, indicators, testing, disease containment
Thursday, July 2 - support for unhoused, expanded testing, new park signage
Wednesday, July 1 - 4th of July, library services, unhoused programs

Download all July updates in a single file.

June 2020

Monday, June 29 - outreach to unhoused, some jurisdictions pause reopening
Friday, June 26 - indicators, Latinx outreach, State PPE portal, parking meter enforcement
Wednesday, June 24 - outreach to unhoused, Great Plates, food for seniors
Monday, June 22 - indicators, testing, supportive services
Thursday, June 18 - new health order, masks required statewide
Monday, June 15 - testing, homeless outreach
Friday, June 12 - next health order, indicators, CARES Act grant application
Wednesday, June 10 - town hall on race and public health, healthy streets
Monday, June 8 - new testing site
Friday, June 5 - indicators, new health orders
Wednesday, June 3 - curfew, elections
Monday, June 1 - curfew

Download all June updates in a single file.

May 2020

Friday, May 29 - indicators
Thursday, May 28 - parking meters, elections
Wednesday, May 27 - testing, skilled nursing facilities, childcare, summer camps
Tuesday, May 26 - unhoused, state reopening
Friday, May 22 - indicators, reopening
Thursday, May 21 - housing retention grants
Wednesday, May 20 - economic impact study, businesses survey
Tuesday, May 19 - skilled nursing facilities, state reopening requirements
Friday, May 15 - unhoused community, contact tracing, data dashboard
Thursday, May 14 - blood drive, PPE donations, state budget
Wednesday, May 13 - students, mental health, staying connected
Tuesday, May 12 - state reopening, census, students moving
Monday, May 11 - wildfire preparation, federal funding
Friday, May 8 - business guidance, elections
Thursday, May 7 - state reopening, regional coordination, communications award
Wednesday, May 6 - testing site, indicators
Tuesday, May 5 - construction guidelines, mental health survey
Monday, May 4 - state reopening, skate park open, testing new website
Friday, May 1 - unhoused community

Download all May updates in a single file.

April 2020

Thursday, April 30 - seniors
Wednesday, April 29 - extension of shelter-in-place
Monday, April 27 extension of shelter-in-place, City budget
Friday, April 24 - cost of response, case data, slow streets, seniors
Thursday, April 23 - long term care facilities
Wednesday, April 22 - unhoused community, testing site
Tuesday, April 21 - face coverings, business requirements
Monday, April 20 - businesses
Friday, April 17 - face coverings, open data portal
Wednesday, April 15 - unhoused community, businesses

Download all April updates in a single file.

Last updated April 12, 2021

Questions? Contact covid19@cityofberkeley.info.

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