Rising Oakland crime draws fervent pleas for city action
Violence against women was a recurrent theme throughout the night: "Women are being assaulted. Let’s not sugarcoat this," one woman said.
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OPD announces arrests after Market Hall beating, robbery
North Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb is holding a meeting about crime and violence next Tuesday, May 30.
Family-run Berkeley auto shop has been hit twice by thieves
The city has seen a spike in commercial burglaries this year: They are up 32% compared to the same time period last year.
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.
Gunshots near Sacramento St. wake Berkeley residents
"Nothing like waking up at 4:30am to gunfire," a reader reported. "Not going to be able to fall asleep easy after hearing that."
Armed men carjack security guard, rob Berkeley dispensary
CBCB's owner said she felt terrible about the disruption to neighbors and had worked for years to make the business community oriented.
Lost and found: Woman, 82, on being robbed in North Berkeley
Nancy Bickel was waiting outside for a friend on a recent morning when two young men pulled over and took her purse. This is her first-person account.