Natasha Kaye

After months of litigation over the city of Berkeley’s efforts to clear the Eighth and Harrison streets encampment, city workers officially began the largest abatement effort at the camp in over a year.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office released a new report from the California Department of Housing and Community Development scrutinizing San Francisco for its housing development policies that have left the city behind its proposed housing goals.

Friends and loved ones gathered Friday to honor the memory of Selana “Sissy” Williams, a Berkeley resident and beloved member of the People’s Park community.

Mourners gathered on the lawn of California Hall Friday to recognize students, retired faculty and staff who died over the past year during campus’s annual memorial.

The Alameda County district attorney’s office will soon receive up to $2,050,000 from the Board of State and Community Corrections, or BSCC, to combat organized retail theft.

Encampment residents at Harrison and Eighth Street were granted a temporary restraining order against the city of Berkeley on Sept. 5, momentarily preventing the city from clearing the encampment. 

Berkeley researchers are launching a multidisciplinary training program that combines data science, the criminal justice system and AI to tackle some of the long-standing issues surrounding the criminal justice system.

In 2022, seven of the ten highest paid public officials in the city of Berkeley were members of the police department, according to data from the California state controller's Government Compensation in California database. 

The Police Accountability Board, or PAB, held a thorough discussion on security technology and the Berkeley Police Department’s proposed acquisition of Automated License Plate Readers, or ALPRs, during their July 12 meeting.