Ben Brown: Chef, loving uncle, 'champion of the people'
"He stood up for his rights, he stood up for everyone else's rights," said his niece, Angie Perkins. "He just honored everyone."
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Update: Pedestrian dies after Berkeley car crash
The man who was killed was a 78-year-old Berkeley resident. The driver was a 79-year-old Berkeley woman. It was the fourth traffic fatality this year.
Boy and girl, both 14, arrested after Flock hit on stolen car
The City Council approved the Flock camera contract about a year ago. Many of the license plate readers came online last month.
2 carjackings reported in Berkeley in recent days
The incidents were unusual: There have been only six other carjackings reported in Berkeley this entire year, according to BPD data.
Berkeley purse-snatcher strikes again, evades police
There have now been six bags taken from women's cars since last Friday, in addition to a seventh incident where a woman scared off the thief.
UPDATE: Bags snatched from cars at 4 Berkeley gas stations
In each incident, the culprit opened a woman's car door and grabbed her purse, police said.
Driver taken to Highland after rollover crash in Berkeley
The man was driving a BMW, which sustained major damage in the crash and came to rest on the passenger side.