Alameda County's next DA will be Judge Ursula Jones Dickson
The vote to fill the vacant DA position following the decisive recall of Pamela Price in November came after hours of public comment.
Crime
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Thieves steal $25,000 in gear from Berkeley North Face
Six or more people pulled up to the store in two cars and then ran out with $25,000 in stolen merchandise, according to preliminary reports.
2 Berkeley shooting reports: Man wounded; gunfire on I-80
Update: BPD later determined the wounded man had been shot in Oakland. No further information about the freeway shooting has been released.
Police make arrest in UC Berkeley sex crime case
UCPD obtained a warrant for Andrew McNear's arrest on suspicion of kidnapping and assault to commit rape or some other sex crime.
Police field 'swatting' call in South Berkeley
Police immediately suspected the call was a hoax.
Berkeley police investigate 2 shootings in 3 days
No one was hurt and no arrests have been made. The gunfire investigations are ongoing, BPD said.
UC police: Woman pepper-sprays man who grabbed her
The man "came out of the bushes and told her he was going to follow her and sexually assault her," police said in a WarnMe alert.