TBS Today, Oct. 11

Berkeley officials approved a contract with Flock Safety on Tuesday night to install automated license plate readers throughout the city to aid police in crime fighting.

Berkeley approves Flock license plate readers for police

Police said the license plate readers, ALPRs for short, may not be installed until early next year due to “workflow issues” for BPD and Flock Safety.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

We also got word that there will be a signature collection event organized by the Pamela Price recall team Sunday.

The event, described as "one of the biggest collection efforts for the recall," will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1711 International Blvd., Suite 103, in Oakland.

We may have more on that for you tomorrow.

We spent most of today in court and are working on those updates.

In other news: we had a good trip to North Carolina last week, where The Scanner was a finalist for a LION news publishers award for new business of the year.

Spinning Forward, a Canadian newsletter for aspiring  BIPOC creators, took the prize in our category.

TBS was honored to be a finalist nonetheless.

In case you missed it

Berkeley High plans ‘safety forum’ after campus gun scare

A recent “safety update” from the BHS principal drew mixed reviews from parents who shared it with The Berkeley Scanner.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

UC Berkeley student, 19, carjacked at gunpoint near Cal

The student tried to lock her doors when two men got out of a car behind her, but the men pulled out guns and pointed them at her.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso