> ## 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, Dec. 10 - URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/12/11/newsletters/tbs-today-dec-10-2024/ - Published: 2024-12-11T01:00:31.000Z - Updated: 2024-12-11T01:00:31.000Z - Description: Alameda County DA: applications to open this week. - Author: Editor's desk - Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters Applications will open this week for candidates seeking to be chosen as Alameda County's next district attorney. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors voted on a timeline and process going forward, with a vote expected by early February. Here's what happened. [Applications to open this week for Alameda County’s next DAThe county said it hopes to post the job quickly, with applications being accepted as soon as Wednesday.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-169.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/6825474574_b93887e741_c.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/12/10/courts/alameda-county-district-attorney-applications-open-this-week/) ### In other news The Berkeley City Council meets tonight to [confirm the November election results](https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-special-meeting-eagenda-december-10-2024?ref=berkeleyscanner.com). The regular meeting at 6 p.m. includes the swearing in of newly elected and re-elected officials. Otherwise, it's a [very short agenda](https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-regular-meeting-eagenda-december-10-2024?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) with just one action item: a proposal from Cecilia Lunaparra regarding [bicycle and pedestrian access](https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-12-10%20Item%20E%20Bicycle%20and%20Pedestrian%20Access.pdf?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Notable public safety items on the consent calendar include a nearly $1 million contract for the [Sacramento Street Pedestrian Safety Project](https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-12-10%20Item%2012%20Contract%20Terocons%20Inc.%20for%20Sacramento.pdf?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) and proposed updates to [parking ticket fines](https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-12-10%20Item%2018%20Establishing%20a%20New%20Schedule%20of%20Fines.pdf?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) following changes in state law that make it [illegal to park within 20 feet of corners](https://www.sfmta.com/blog/statewide-%E2%80%98daylighting-law-warnings-begin-nov-11-2024?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) even if there's no red curb. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-10-at-11.28.53-AM.jpg) **Image via Flightradar24* Also: We had some questions today about a [helicopter that was circling Berkeley](https://x.com/BerkeleyScanner/status/1866563178278359069?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) before noon. BPD said there were no significant police calls at that time. Our friends at X feed Scanner Pacific said the helicopter belongs to ABC7\. 💡 ****If you find our daily newsletter valuable, forward it to a friend or two and let them know about The Scanner! 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