Natalie Orenstein
Senior Reporter at The Oaklandside
Reporter for @Oaklandside, covering housing and homelessness. Before: @berkeleyside. East Bay born + bred. Would love to talk to you. DMs are off the record
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1 week ago |
oaklandside.org | Natalie Orenstein
It’s hardly the first time and probably not the last. President Donald Trump on Monday issued another executive order targeting sanctuary cities and other governments that decline to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. The latest broadside, called Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens, orders the federal administration to make a list of all sanctuary jurisdictions in the U.S. and notify them that, in the opinion of the Trump administration, they’re violating federal law.
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1 week ago |
berkeleyside.org | Natalie Orenstein
It’s hardly the first time and probably not the last. President Donald Trump on Monday issued another executive order targeting sanctuary cities and other governments that decline to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. The latest broadside, called Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens, orders the federal administration to make a list of all sanctuary jurisdictions in the U.S. and notify them that, in the opinion of the Trump administration, they’re violating federal law.
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2 weeks ago |
oaklandside.org | Natalie Orenstein
Why does Oakland have so many seemingly unsolvable problems, from crime to potholes? Why isn’t the city government more nimble and effective? A new group, co-led by former City Administrator Steven Falk, says part of the answer is inscribed in the city charter — Oakland’s constitution. The mayor lacks power. The city administrator had “divided loyalties.” The council is often at odds with the administration and mayor.
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2 weeks ago |
berkeleyside.org | Eli Wolfe |Natalie Orenstein |Darwin BondGraham
The company at the center of the FBI corruption investigation in Oakland also sought business in Berkeley, records obtained by Berkeleyside reveal. The documents show that Evolutionary Homes, a company that was seeking millions of dollars in contracts to provide housing for homeless people, was in touch with Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s office in 2023. The communications didn’t lead to any deals between Evolutionary Homes and Berkeley.
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3 weeks ago |
oaklandside.org | Ashley McBride |Natalie Orenstein
A few years ago, 300 low-income families in East Oakland began receiving $500 a month. Cold, hard cash, with no strings attached. This was Oakland’s experiment with “guaranteed income,” the idea that providing direct monetary payments to poor people is an effective path out of poverty or at least into greater stability. In 2021, then-Mayor Libby Schaaf launched the program — which ultimately served 600 households — with the nonprofit UpTogether, funding it entirely through private donations.
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