Alameda County aims to alter election rules amid Price recall
The changes might make it tougher to recall Pamela Price. It's on the ballot as Measure B.
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Price critic facing misdemeanor demands speedy trial
Price says Ford helped a defendant while he was an Alameda County prosecutor. Ford says Price is going after him because he's a whistleblower.
Glen Avenue homicide wasn't random, court papers show
In recent weeks, The Scanner was able to track down court records that shed some light on the 2020 homicide for the first time.
Berkeley sex crime attack near Cal: Suspect held to answer
Police say Wilmer Guerra Peña jumped out of the bushes and attacked an exchange student, carrying her toward the open trunk of his car.
Police: 'Peeping Tom' filmed young women near UC Berkeley
Berkeley police said they found 23 videos on the suspect's cellphone showing five women who had been filmed.
14 Karats update: 3 men held to answer after Berkeley robbery
"The fact that their DNA was found on these items is enough," Judge Mark McCannon said before making his ruling.
Man gets 40 years after rape of girl next door, escape to Mexico
Berkeley police say Omar Sosa Arenal lived next to the 16-year-old girl for two years and had a "clear view to her bedroom."