Apartment fire displaces 10 households in West Berkeley | Crime and Safety
Two apartment buildings caught fire in West Berkeley early Tuesday morning and displaced 10 families. A 911 call…
West Berkeley fire torches 2 buildings, displaces 10 families
A predawn fire burned two apartment buildings on the 2300 block of Ninth Street early Tuesday morning. Ten…
Vote on Berkeley’s ‘largest surveillance expansion’ gets delayed
The Berkeley City Council listened to dozens of residents and advocates speaking for and against (mostly against) a…
Public commenters cite concerns about surveillance technology, Berkeley as ‘a police state’ | City
In a community conversation Wednesday night, residents expressed strong objections to Berkeley’s proposed expansion of surveillance technologies, which…
After two-alarm fire, smoke lingers in Berkeley Hills
A two-alarm fire burned residential buildings on Olympus Avenue and Fairlawn Drive on March 19, 2026. There were…
Car collision injures 2 pedestrians in South Berkeley | Crime and Safety
Two pedestrians suffered “significant injuries” after being struck by a car at the intersection of Prince Street and…
Coroner identifies man found dead in Northwest Berkeley Thursday
An unhoused man was found dead near the Ohlone Greenway in Northwest Berkeley Thursday. The Alameda County Sheriff’s…
Ceiling collapse in West Berkeley sends person to hospital | Crime and Safety
A ceiling collapse at a West Berkeley store sent one person to the hospital and forced the business’s…
Unhoused person found dead near Ohlone Greenway | City
An unhoused individual was found dead near Ohlone Greenway in Northwest Berkeley Thursday afternoon, as first reported by…
Report reveals former city employee purchased $286K ambulance without approval | City
A former city of Berkeley employee purchased a $286,000 ambulance without proper authorization from the Berkeley City Council,…
Rogue Berkeley worker bought ambulance without approval: audit
A file photo of a Berkeley ambulance. A new report from the city auditor’s office says a former…
Person found in downtown Berkeley dies, police investigating
A critically injured person was found Friday at Shattuck and University avenues, shown here in a file photo,…