In sharp pivot, Berkeley police ask to encrypt all radio traffic

In a new agenda item, posted Thursday, Berkeley police cite two main arguments for encryption: officer safety and state requirements.

Magnitude 3.0 earthquake rattles UC Berkeley

Berkeley's Claremont Avenue: Quick fix now, more work later

What's happening with Measure FF, Berkeley's Safe Streets plan?

Berkeley police investigate gunfire on Addison Street

BFD puts out brush fire at Berkeley's Aquatic Park

'Major windshield damage': 2 people struck near UC Berkeley

Community

'One-stop shop' for homeless health care opens in Berkeley

The new Berkeley Trust Health Center, from LifeLong Medical Care, has been years in the making, officials said this week.

Berkeley encampment fire puts the focus on Codornices Creek

Mentally ill, homeless, arrested in Berkeley? New program to offer treatment over jail

Berkeley officials offer stern rebuke to police oversight chief

City officials might actually let Berkeley police get drones

We must prep now for much larger quakes, Humbert says

Berkeley had 3 earthquakes in just 16 hours

Shootings

OPD arrests 2 people linked to Berkeley gun battle Saturday

Officers seized "multiple firearms and ammunition" after arresting the pair with the help of the OPD helicopter, Oakland police said.

Update: Berkeley police investigate Ashby gun battle

Berkeley PD: Pot deal robbery led to gunfire outside Malcolm X

Berkeley woman arrested after gunfire on Harmon Street

After Hope Center shooting, attempted murder charges

Berkeley police: Shooting was not aimed at Malcolm X school

Police investigate gunfire on Berkeley Way

Traffic safety

Police: DUI hit-and-run of cyclist sees driver arrested

According to court records, driver Launette Sanchez already had on open DUI case from 2024.

Pedestrian rushed to Highland after Claremont, Ashby crash

North Berkeley: 3 crashes on Rose Street in just 4 days

Bike plan must balance street infrastructure with emergency response, accessibility: Op-ed

Zachary's Corner, site of driver attack, already on list for a fix

After bike collision, Berkeley school rallies around 'Mr. Bob'

Driver attack was deliberate but random, Berkeley police say

Crime

Berkeley police: Home-invasion robbery suspects in custody

Police said the crimes were "part of an escalating pattern that detectives quickly recognized and linked together."

BPD: Retail theft suspects busted after return to Lululemon

Human trafficker charged with new Berkeley sex crime case

Crime log: Crash leads cops to drug stash; battery on Solano

Berkeley High bathroom gun case: Charges filed

Berkeley sex offender hit with new child pornography case

Man hospitalized after self-injury at Berkeley cafe

UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley hate crime report: BB gun shooting, racial slurs

"This kind of violence has no place in our community," said Cecilia Lunaparra, Berkeley City Council rep for the Southside district.

Oakland teens with gun arrested near UC Berkeley stadium

Update: Magnitude 4.3 earthquake jolts UC Berkeley

Yes, Berkeley did have a small earthquake Sunday morning

Man, 19, charged with 'bank jugging' robberies in Berkeley

UC Berkeley cuts public emails amid safety alert overhaul

Sexual battery on UC Berkeley campus under investigation

Courts

Woman testifies about alleged sex crime at Berkeley restaurant

The DA's office charged Carlos Salgado Cruz II with sexual battery by restraint and sexual penetration by a foreign object.

Despite felony charges, judge releases Medina Reyes on 'OR'

Police shooting prosecuted under Price faces new challenge

With Price gone, new Alameda DA should oversee fatal police shooting case, AG says

Citing Price phone call to defense attorney, judge strikes gun count from murder case

Ursula Jones Dickson becomes Alameda County's new DA

New Alameda County DA says she'll 'do things a little different'