Katie Lauer is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group
Berkeley, Richmond and East Shore reporter

Katie Lauer

Katie Lauer is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group covering local news in Berkeley, Richmond and the East Shore for the East Bay Times and The Mercury News. She joined the Bay Area News Group in 2022 after writing about the COVID-19 pandemic, housing, disability access, the LGBTQ community and everything in between across the South Bay. Prior to moving west, she was anchored at several community newspapers in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, where she graduated with a BA degree from the University of Minnesota’s Hubbard School of Journalism.

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Language: American Sign Language (conversational)

Expertise: Berkeley, Richmond, local government, housing, features, disability, LGBTQ+ community, weather

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