Alameda County Sheriff's Department

Park advocates and the UC system have collided over People's Park for nearly as long as the park itself has been around, marking decades of struggle over the land.

After almost 10 hours of discussion, Berkeley City Council approved a revised version of the Berkeley Police Department’s use-of-force policy, among other items, at its Thursday meeting.

Music became a way for me to sort out my emotions and my identity — and what better way than to wax poetic with classic rock?

The Stop Urban Shield Coalition organized the rally to coincide with the final scenario exercises and vendor exhibitions of Urban Shield taking place this weekend, according to Jennifer Abella, a Gabriela Oakland member and Stop Urban Shield Coalition organizer. The rally also coincided with the People’s Climate March in San Francisco this Saturday.

The sheriff’s office received a 5 percent budget increase for the 2018-19 fiscal year, according to Jose Bernal, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights senior organizer and advocate. Bernal argued that the money would be more effective if it went toward youth programs and solving homelessness and poverty.

Berkeley Police Department is asking for the community's assistance with a drive-by shooting that occurred Tuesday evening.

On Jan. 16, police arrested Keivon Burnette on suspicion of murder in connection with a 2014 shooting in Berkeley, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

Campus police arrested a UC Berkeley graduate student suspected to have grabbed and sexually assaulted several underage victims at Strawberry Creek Pool in August.