Annika Kim Constantino


Hello, my name is Annika and I am a journalist based out of Berkeley and San Diego. I'm currently a senior at the University of California, Berkeley majoring in Media Studies and minoring in Journalism and will be graduating in May 2022. My career is highlighted by internships at CNBC, Mission Local San Francisco, the East Bay Express, Berkeleyside News, and the Asian Journal. Additionally, I serve as a deputy news editor and a former Schools & Communities beat reporter at The Daily Californian, UC Berkeley's campus newspaper. I have experience in covering both breaking news and enterprise pieces. 


I have selected a few articles below but you can view them by visiting the category tabs up above. I have included my author pages for a few of my previous positions as well.


CNBC Author Page


The Daily Californian Author Page


Mission Local San Francisco Author Page


You can reach me annika.constantino@nbcuni.com or aconstantino@dailycal.org. 

The Daily Californian •

'Loss of a safety net': Lack of Student Technology Fee impacts UC Berkeley

For Kenneth Lien, campus sophomore and executive director of Cal Hacks, the failed renewal of the Student Technology Fund, or STF, fee during the ASUC elections in April is a “loss of a safety net.” Without the STF fee — a campus-based student fee referendum that provided all UC Berkeley students with equitable access to a range of technology services — Lien said he will no longer have access to a Wi-Fi hot spot and laptop that he relied on to take virtual classes during the pandemic, which was
The Daily Californian •

'Far from enough': COVID-19 impacts local unhoused communities

On the edge of West Berkeley, dozens of tents and vehicles can be seen congregating on Second Street as members of the unhoused community wait to be admitted to homeless shelters at full capacity. Amid various implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, a single mother and her child resided in the basement of another family’s house in North Berkeley, struggling to make ends meet during the decline of the local and national economy. With the enforcement of health protocols, an individual in South Be
The Daily Californian •

Black, Latinx community members reflect on impact of COVID-19

For Daniela Gonzalez-Perez, the day labor program assistant at the Multicultural Institute, the COVID-19 pandemic has only magnified the struggles that have confronted racial minority groups before the country shut down in March 2020. Racial minorities have historically experienced discrimination and inequality, with the pandemic reproducing those struggles in the form of disproportionate COVID-19 deaths, case rates and access to resources and information, according to Gonzalez-Perez. She and o
The Daily Californian •

Black businesses in Berkeley reflect on how COVID-19 has impacted them

Nearly a year after the country first shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, owners of three Black businesses in Berkeley reflected on how they have been impacted. Berkeley businesses have had to adhere to social distancing requirements and several statewide shelter-in-place orders since last March, causing many to experience financial difficulty, extra shifts to pick up and for some, closure. Three Black business owners in Berkeley discussed how their businesses have been faring during the pa