TBS Today, Feb. 19

During her first full day on the job, Alameda County's new district attorney, Ursula Jones Dickson, wasted no time in taking action to get "back to business."

That included having Eric Lewis, chief inspector under recalled DA Pamela Price, walked out of the building, office sources told The Scanner. His replacement has yet to be named.

Also on Wednesday, Jones Dickson swiftly rescinded some of Price's most sweeping reforms — directives that limited the discretion of charging DAs, including the type of enhancements they could add without cumbersome layers of supervisor approval.

Don't miss the latest Scanner deep dive.

Ursula Jones Dickson becomes Alameda County’s new DA

“The DA’s job is to make sure, as the top law enforcement officer in the county, that we are tending to the public safety of the community,” she said.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

Also, a short Berkeley crime story for you.

Berkeley High student robbed at gunpoint during dice game

Three unidentified males took the student’s backpack, which contained a laptop and $5,000 in cash, Berkeley police said.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

In case you missed it

We'll have an update on this cold case tomorrow. Today involved a lot of meetings, interviews and running around (and it's not over yet!).

Authorities to release ‘recent results’ in Berkeley cold case

Maria Jane Weidhofer was raped and strangled while jogging on the Nimitz trail in 1990, police said previously. She was just 32.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

Looking Glass fans rally behind shop after ‘violent break-in’

“Even in this dark moment, we have felt the light of our community,” the shop wrote. Supporters have already donated more than $50,000.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

Homeless camp poses ‘clear and present danger’ to BHS: Op-ed

“Unhoused people deserve to be treated with dignity and care, and children deserve to be safe,” the authors say: Both are true.

The Berkeley ScannerGuest Essay

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