Eric Urbach

Eric Urbach

Eric Urbach

Class of 2028

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A lifelong Bay Area resident and recent UC Berkeley graduate, Eric is inspired by journalism’s ability to connect communities and hold power accountable. Eric’s reporting primarily focuses on politics and public policy, with a focus on how decisions effect people on the ground.

Prior to journalism, Eric worked in the music industry as a recording engineer, touring musician and ran operations for the boutique lifestyle brand Blackwing.

EDUCATION

  • M.J. University of California, Berkeley (In Progress)

  • B.A. Political Science (emphasis in American Politics), Minor in Journalism; Magna Cum Laude, University of California, Berkeley

PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK

  • SF Examiner | San Francisco, CA - Freelance Arts and Culture Reporter - https://www.sfexaminer.com/search/?l=25&s=start_time&sd=desc&f=html&t=article%2Cvideo%2Cyoutube%2Ccollection&app=editorial&nsa=eedition&q=eric+urbach

  • Local News Matters/Bay City News | Berkeley, CA - General Assignment Intern with a focus on Oakland City Government -

    https://localnewsmatters.org/author/eric-urbach-bay-city-news/

  • Oakland Report | Oakland, CA - Enterprise Reporting Intern

    https://substack.com/@ericurbach1

  • Broadband Breakfast | Washington D.C. - Capitol Hill Reporting Intern:

    https://broadbandbreakfast.com/author/eric-urbach/

  • The Daily Californian | Berkeley, CA - Lead City Government Reporter

    https://www.dailycal.org/users/profile/eric%20urbach/

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, The National Society of Leadership & Success at Berkeley

REPORTING INTERESTS

Artificial Intelligence, Environmental & Energy Policy, Green Infrastructure, Politics (Local and National), Public Policy, Technology, Transportation, government