Update: Kate Harrison resigns from Berkeley City Council
“I’ve had it with this place,” Harrison said, once she stepped off the dais. "These processes are broken." Watch video of the resignation here.
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Halloween hit-and-run spurs traffic safety audit on Derby
"I just grabbed him up onto my body and just held him, screaming," the mother of the boy who was hit said Wednesday. The driver "never stopped."
Berkeley approves Flock license plate readers for police
Police said the license plate readers, ALPRs for short, may not be installed until early next year due to "workflow issues" for BPD and Flock Safety.
Berkeley SCU, a crisis team without cops, starts Tuesday
Dial 510-948-0075 to reach the Specialized Care Unit, a new team slated to serve anyone in Berkeley in need of free crisis support.
In split vote, Berkeley approves license plate readers for police
Berkeley police hope to roll out the new license plate reader program in the fall. Locations have not been chosen but will be public when they are.
No arrest quotas, no racial bias: Berkeley police bike team cleared of claims by fired cop
The former sergeant of the bike unit remains on paid leave pending the completion of a misconduct investigation into his text messages.
Berkeley aims to lease Super 8, remove last big encampment
The city hopes to move the residents of northwest Berkeley homeless encampments into "interim housing" at Super 8.