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…
Berkeley Police Department walks back plans to weaken use-of-force policy | Crime and Safety
The Berkeley Police Department halted implementation of its revised use-of-force policy Monday. This comes after the Police Accountability Board issued…
BPD walks back on weakened use-of-force policy | Crime and Safety
The Berkeley Police Department halted implementation of its revised use-of-force policy Monday. This comes after the Police Accountability Board issued…
BPD walks back on weakened use-of-force policy | Campus
The Berkeley Police Department halted implementation of its revised use-of-force policy Monday. This comes after the Police Accountability Board issued…
Flock ‘Safety’ endangers us all | Op-Eds
Last September, in Denver, Colorado, Chrisanna Elser was informed that she had been caught on camera stealing a…
Flock ‘Safety’ endangers us all | The Soapbox
Last September, in Denver, Colorado, Chrisanna Elser was informed that she had been caught on camera stealing a…
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…
Former student sues Berkeley school district after alleged police brutality incident | Communities
A former Berkeley Technology Academy student and his mother are suing the Berkeley Unified School District and the…
Berkeley cuts pepper spray reporting requirements for police
The Berkeley City Council has rescinded a 29-year-old directive on pepper spray reports it says duplicate work police…
Car collision leaves scooter passenger in critical condition | Crime and Safety
A person is in critical condition after being struck by a car while on a scooter near Crescent…
Suspects sprayed victim with fire extinguisher to steal electric scooter | Crime and Safety
An electric scooter was stolen after the owner was sprayed with a fire extinguisher this afternoon. The incident…
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…