Emilie Raguso has covered Berkeley crime for more than a decade. She was senior news editor at Berkeleyside, and launched and ran Albany Patch. In 2017, she was SPJ NorCal's journalist of the year.
With $27M deficit looming, Berkeley adopts hiring freeze
On Thursday, Mayor Ishii lauded the city's focus on systemic change, saying, "We can't continue to use one-time measures to solve these problems."
Man shot by police had made waves 'trolling' protests
Ricardo Ruiz threatened police with lethal force and fired a gun during a recent confrontation, according to court papers.
Update: Man, 23, critical after stabbing near UC Berkeley
Officers described crowds of 60-100 people and said about 20 had witnessed the event, according to early reports.
Lithium-ion batteries cause fire at Berkeley apartment building
"They have been pretty prolific about starting fires for us in the last couple years,
the Berkeley Fire Department said.
Lewd conduct suspect arrested after Berkeley High reports
Students who saw a man exposing and touching himself outside BHS alerted police and school authorities Thursday, police said.
Fire tears through East Bay Media Center overnight
BFD found 20- to 30-foot flames breaching the roof, "touching adjacent buildings [and] threatening to engulf the surrounding structures."
Man struck by Amtrak train in Berkeley
BFD rushed the patient to Highland Hospital with a "Code 3" trauma activation, authorities said.