Gifts now doubled up to $25K; major gifts are tax deductible

We hope to raise $50,000 by Dec. 31. Our plan? To use this money to hire more help in 2026 — and ensure we don't burn out.

Undercover Berkeley cop nabs Lululemon retail theft suspects

Suspect James Talton Jr. works as a security guard, according to booking records. Deja Munson has retail theft and robbery convictions.

Man describes stabbing over 'snipes' outside Berkeley bank

Fatal crash closes I-80 freeway lanes in Berkeley

Antisemitic graffiti has been appearing at UC Berkeley housing complex

Update: Police say Berkeley attack was felony hate crime

He bought burgers for the needy. Then he got carjacked

Community

Berkeley police 'turkey basket' fundraiser underway

"With the recent developments of the government shutdown, the BPA is already fielding significant requests for turkey baskets," organizers wrote.

Magnitude 3.5 earthquake shakes East Bay

As police encryption looms, BPD offers olive branch with 'near real-time' call log

Car crash knocks out power to Berkeley neighborhoods

Federal agents are coming to the Bay Area: SF Chronicle scoop

Public begins to push back on Berkeley police encryption plan

Photos: Berkeley turns out for 'No Kings' protest

Shootings

Berkeley police arrest Addison Street shooting suspect

Police arrested Ernest Portlock, 44, in San Francisco on Friday night.

Gunfire suspect ID'd as parolee with open carjacking case

Berkeley police investigate gunfire on Addison Street

OPD arrests 2 people linked to Berkeley gun battle Saturday

Update: Berkeley police investigate Ashby gun battle

Berkeley PD: Pot deal robbery led to gunfire outside Malcolm X

Berkeley woman arrested after gunfire on Harmon Street

Traffic safety

Cyclist dead after Telegraph Avenue crash in Berkeley

Update, Nov. 21: The coroner's office has identified the deceased cyclist as 65-year-old John Edward Muller. He has no confirmed city of residence.

Pedestrian in her 60s struck by driver in Berkeley

Claremont Avenue traffic safety meeting draws a crowd

Berkeley's Claremont Avenue: Quick fix now, more work later

What's happening with Measure FF, Berkeley's Safe Streets plan?

Police: DUI hit-and-run of cyclist sees driver arrested

Pedestrian rushed to Highland after Claremont, Ashby crash

Crime

Berkeley kidnapping, car chase leads to San Leandro arrest

Police said they arrested the suspect in San Leandro with the help of a CHP helicopter and SLPD drone.

Woman charged with attack on father at Berkeley playground

Police: Berkeley man, 21, arrested after stabbing father

Crime log: Stolen puppy found, naked burglary suspect nabbed, 'malicious' fire at UC Berkeley

Berkeley police arrest boy, 14, after bizarre auto crime spree

6 Berkeley restaurants hit in overnight burglary spree

Delivery driver carjacked in Berkeley on Thursday

UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley 'kidnapping' was actually a prank, police say

A student walked into UC Berkeley's police department Wednesday afternoon to clear up the confusion.

UC Berkeley student, 19, dead after frat party drowning report

UC Berkeley police warn of kidnapping, assault on campus

UC Berkeley fraternity pool drowning under investigation

Police: Man with sword arrested after cutting officer's hand

DOJ to investigate Turning Point event in Berkeley

Charlie Kirk event in Berkeley sparks protest against fascism

Courts

Woman testifies about alleged sex crime at Berkeley restaurant

The DA's office charged Carlos Salgado Cruz II with sexual battery by restraint and sexual penetration by a foreign object.

Despite felony charges, judge releases Medina Reyes on 'OR'

Police shooting prosecuted under Price faces new challenge

With Price gone, new Alameda DA should oversee fatal police shooting case, AG says

Citing Price phone call to defense attorney, judge strikes gun count from murder case

Ursula Jones Dickson becomes Alameda County's new DA

New Alameda County DA says she'll 'do things a little different'