Berkeley fire safety regs bring anxiety — and chainsaws
Some have said they feel pressured to do expensive, seemingly futile, work on their properties. Others say it's all hands on deck.
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Vulture survives after starting Berkeley grass fire
Firefighters found the partially burned bird beneath the power lines when they got to the scene.
Update: Berkeley Hills grass fire now contained
Hikers on the Nimitz trail called 911 to report the fire. "We heard a loud, startling explosion around 1:30," one of them told us.
Update: Berkeley warehouse fire caused $1M in damage
A private insurance company and Union Pacific are each "conducting independent investigations into the cause," BFD said this week.
GoFundMe launched for father of 4 critically injured in crash
Sam Bryant "was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and has remained in critical condition with slight improvements," his family says.
A near-fatal bike crash may shift how Berkeley does street design
In 2016, a driver rear-ended Mike Wilson’s wife while she was biking home from work at UC Berkeley. The crash was "100% preventable," Wilson said.
Father of 4 still critical after Berkeley freeway crash
"All we ask is for prayers. If you love Sam, just pray," his wife told The Scanner. "Prayer changes everything."