> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # TBS Today, April 30 - URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/04/30/newsletters/tbs-today-april-30-2024/ - Published: 2024-04-30T23:49:45.000Z - Updated: 2024-04-30T23:49:45.000Z - Description: Berkeley sex crime conviction; recall update. - Author: Editor's desk - Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters Today's story: An Alameda County jury has convicted Keith Asberry Jr. of a heinous Berkeley sex crime from 2008 and a hot-prowl burglary from 2015, the DA's office announced Monday. The DA's office left out some key information from its press release, but we've filled in the gaps. [Jury convicts Keith Asberry Jr. of Berkeley rape, kidnappingIn 2008, Asberry forced a teenage girl near Berkeley High into her car at gunpoint and then raped her, the DA’s office said.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2024/04/6825474574_b93887e741_c.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/04/30/courts/jury-convicts-keith-asberry-jr-berkeley-rape-kidnapping/) Otherwise, we've been in downtown Oakland since 1 p.m., first at a press conference for the recall where there was also a counter-protest by Pamela Price supporters; then watching the Board of Supervisors meeting that began at 2 p.m. The board is slated to certify the recall petition signatures today — and then has about two weeks to schedule the recall election, which could happen between July 30 and November. The general election in November would be the cheaper option, but recall proponents say the decision can't wait. We've been listening to public comment for almost two hours, and the board is expected to vote after that on the certification. We do plan to write a story once the meeting ends, but there are dozens of speakers to go before the scheduled vote. You can follow our thread on X if you have an X account. > More than 80 people here in the audience for the 2 p.m. Board of Supervisors meeting re: the Pamela Price recall election. The scheduled action is to receive the certificate of sufficiency for signatures. The ROV says the board then has until May 14 to set an election date. [pic.twitter.com/W6HH71XXbE](https://t.co/W6HH71XXbE?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) > > — The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) [April 30, 2024](https://twitter.com/BerkeleyScanner/status/1785417021221663054?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com) Lots of recall supporters and Price supporters turned out for this meeting. The recall folks are asking for the election as soon as possible. They say they followed the rules the registrar of voters gave them, that DA Price is too lenient on crime and that justice is not being served. > “Pamela Price will be recalled,” says recall campaign organizer Brenda Grisham, calling for Board of Supervisors to set a date for the election. Price supporters are here too saying she has been scapegoated and that a special election is too expensive. [pic.twitter.com/wZQN9cu6P9](https://t.co/wZQN9cu6P9?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) > > — The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) [April 30, 2024](https://twitter.com/BerkeleyScanner/status/1785402066078519493?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com) (View the [brief video](https://twitter.com/BerkeleyScanner/status/1785402066078519493?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) on X.) Price supporters are saying the process so far has been illegal, in part because the registrar of voters should have counted the signatures faster under the county charter. There are also allegations of campaign finance violations by the main political action committee funding the recall. The state FPPC is looking into it. > Sutton said he's also called on the state FPPC to investigate Reviving the Bay Area, the PAC that substantially funded the recall campaign. He said the FPPC said it would look into it. (We've asked the FPPC for confirmation.) Here's Sutton's letter. [pic.twitter.com/Gg3BjKX9h9](https://t.co/Gg3BjKX9h9?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) > > — The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) [April 30, 2024](https://twitter.com/BerkeleyScanner/status/1785442277902721187?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com) We'll share more information about the recall and what happens today as we have it. ### In case you missed it [Berkeley murder case on hold pending psych evalGabriella Riemer has yet to enter a plea in the case because she has been in a medical facility, according to court papers.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2024/04/Heather-Riemer-memorial-BI6A9845.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/04/29/courts/berkeley-murder-case-heather-riemer-on-hold-psych-eval/) [Felons with gun, drugs arrested near UC Berkeley campusDuring a car search, a UCPD officer found an unserialized Glock-style handgun “protruding out from a hidden compartment,” police wrote.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2024/04/ucpd-berkeley-google.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/04/29/uc-berkeley-crime/uc-berkeley-ucpd-arrests-felons-gun-drugs-near-campus/) *Did someone forward this email to you? 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