Berkeley could loosen rules on pepper spray, tear gas, smoke
A City Council committee endorsed loosening reporting requirements when police use pepper spray. Credit: Emilie Raguso Some city…
Oakland to restore police cadet program through public-private partnership
AMID A POLICE STAFFING CRISIS, Oakland is reviving a program to prepare interested youth for a career in…
Oakland council rejects 2 Police Commission nominees, approves Mayor Lee’s picks
THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL once again rejected two veteran members of the city’s Police Commission who were nominated…
MLK Day march, rally in Oakland to highlight King’s ‘radical legacy’ Monday
Thousands of people are expected to gather at Oakland’s Oscar Grant Plaza on Monday for a rally and…
Berkeley teacher scammed of her $70,000 life savings
Special education teacher Danielle White, 31, lost her life savings to phone scammers in October. Credit: Danielle White…
Berkeley’s civilian watchdog sues police chief over withheld records
Police cordoned off several blocks around Eighth and Harrison streets on June 4. Someone has complained to the…
A grinch visited Ace Hardware on Los Gatos Boulevard and stole Christmas decorations and plants (Police Blotter, Nov. 23-Dec. 6) | Los Gatan
STANDING GUARD – Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department officers in military-style gear on South Santa Cruz Avenue during…
2025 Berkeley gunfire map: Updated Dec. 8
Police agencies had investigated at least 14 shootings for the year, one of which left a suspect hospitalized,…
Berkeley teacher scammed of her $70,000 life savings
Special education teacher Danielle White, 31, lost her life savings to phone scammers in October. Credit: Danielle White…
Civilian oversight of Berkeley police is hitting a wall
Berkeley police officers, on the job in 2022. The city’s police officers union has been among those negotiating…
Berkeley City Council OK’s plan to close police radio traffic to public
Berkeley police will soon encrypt all its radio communications, in part, they say, to protect officers responding to…
Oakland council rejects re-appointments of police commission chair, alternate commissioner
The Oakland City Council voted to reject two members of the Oakland Police Commission in a move that…