Gregory Ahern

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín cancelled City Council's special meeting scheduled for Thursday night to address police use of tear gas.

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has not transferred any people to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2021, according to a spokesperson from the office, but the sheriff is continuing to collaborate with the immigration agency in certain cases.

A veteran of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Yesenia Sanchez is running for Alameda County sheriff based on accountability and community engagement.

The Office of Emergency Services, or OES, in Alameda County launched a Zonehaven “Know Your Zone” campaign Tuesday to prepare residents for future emergencies in their neighborhoods.

Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council meeting saw heated discussion of racial profiling and police violence, as council members voted by a slim margin to extend the city’s curfew order. 

Hours after Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern implemented a countywide curfew, the city of Berkeley announced its own nighttime curfew for Monday and Tuesday.

As Santa Rita Jail is taking precautions in light of the COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, pandemic, organizations and activists are pushing for more drastic measures.

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.

UC Berkeley student Jenny Morris has been identified as a victim of the Oakland warehouse fire that took place Friday night, according to her friend, Christopher Jadallah.

Campus researchers contributed to the research of a portable cannabis breathalyzer, which can be used by law enforcement to detect marijuana intoxication in drivers.