Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii on her first months in office
Ishii offered insights on her plans to get critical work done and build unity across divisive issues.
Update: Men try to rob mom holding baby at Berkeley ATM
Berkeley has had about a dozen robberies this year — a steep drop from historic, pre-pandemic averages of about one robbery a day.
Dissent on the dais as motion from new Berkeley mayor fails
Cecilia Lunaparra criticized some of her colleagues for using the "Trumpist tactic of silencing dissent." Terry Taplin pushed back hard.
Update: 1 dead, 1 critical after Berkeley house fire
Firefighters broke a window to get inside, performing a tactic known as a "vent, enter, search" to complete the first rescue, BFD said.
UC Berkeley police investigate sexual battery near campus
The Scanner learned after publication that the victim was a student. This story has been updated.
Berkeley police arrest teens in stolen car after foot chase
Passers-by who saw the pair running through the neighborhood frantically alerted police about where they were heading.
Berkeley woman, 77, struck by hit-and-run driver
The force of the crash left the woman face down in the street, according to preliminary reports. The investigation is ongoing.