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Authorities investigate RV trailer fire in northwest Berkeley
"We have one [reporting party] saying it's a tree next to a building and another saying a trailer is exploding," a dispatcher told police.
Berkeley police find missing boy, 6, reading in Mr. Mopps'
An officer with kids of his own found the little boy by thinking about where a child might go, BPD said in response to a Scanner inquiry.
Berkeley postpones EMBER vote, announces workshops
District 6 Councilman Brent Blackaby shared the following announcement Thursday. It has been reprinted with permission.
Berkeley Scanner a finalist for California Journalism Awards
The Scanner is also under consideration for a general excellence award for its coverage last year.
Berkeley ceasefire vote splits City Council and community
Mayor Adena Ishii was unable to unite her colleagues behind a single proposal. A Berkeley-focused item from Terry Taplin won the night.
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