Matthai Chakko

A reemerging video from July 2, 2017, appears to show an officer use racist language against a Black man near People’s Park.

A Berkeley police sergeant has been sued for alleged physical assault and use of racist slurs against a Black man, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.

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. 

Following the conclusion of the independent investigation looking into allegations of misconduct and racist text messages by the Berkeley Police Department Bike Unit, the Berkeley Police Accountability Board expressed frustration with the lack of transparency surrounding the findings.

Citywide staff shortages, retention challenges and delayed hiring have negatively impacted Berkeley services, according to the city’s latest audit report, resulting in reduced hours of operation and temporary closures. 

Due to intense winter storms that led to 20 deaths and the forced evacuation of tens of thousands of California residents, Biden approved a Presidential California Emergency Declaration on Jan. 8, according to a press release from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.

Protesters gathered outside Berkeley’s old city hall building on Sunday to urge the city to open more emergency warming shelters for unhoused residents as intense winter rains and an atmospheric river continue to sweep the city.

Martin Luther King Jr. Way will be revamped to be in line with Vision Zero which intends to improve traffic safety.

Allegations of misconduct against Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, were brought to Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín and City Council Thursday, prompting an external investigation.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom lauded efforts to clear houseless encampments throughout the state in a press release Aug. 26.