Berkeley is one of only four cities in the state to run a food inspection program separate from its county, but some government leaders appear open to changing that after a scathing audit revealed the extent of the independent program’s woes. The city’s Environmental Health Division only completed 29% of its required inspections for restaurants, […]
Author Archives: Riley Cooke, Bay City News
Riley is an intern at Bay City News through the Dow Jones News Fund. She is a rising senior at the UC Berkeley, where she studies political science and journalism. Previously, she was the university news editor at her student newspaper The Daily Californian, overseeing coverage of student government elections, a new chancellor and the Gaza solidarity encampment. She enjoys reporting on politics, housing and homelessness — and using as many em dashes as her editors will allow.
