City Council

Berkeley looks to reimagine its wildly outdated dispatch center

Proposed changes to Berkeley's dispatch center would add annual staffing costs of $3 million. The current annual budget is about $6.5 million.

City pledges cleanup of West Berkeley homeless camps

Members of the business community are pleading with the city to do more to tackle encampments and problematic behavior associated with them.

Berkeley Police Chief Jen Louis secures top cop spot

For many, the police chief vote this week brought a sigh of relief. For others, it felt like a betrayal.

Berkeley cop staged bike crash and lied about it, city found

The city argued that Corey Shedoudy's shifting stories about the day of the crash were "illogical and destroy his credibility."

Berkeley cyclists, officials decry recent 'dooring' attacks

"This was the first time anything like this has happened to me in nine years biking in Berkeley," said Watson Ladd. "It was pretty shocking."

Plan to shift Berkeley crisis calls from police to SCU nears launch

The 2-year, $4.5 million pilot program is designed to provide an alternative response for people in crisis due to mental health and substance use issues.

Police Accountability Board hit with unfair labor practice claims by state officials

If the allegations are found true, all of the PAB's misconduct findings to date could be voided, the police union has said.