> ## 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, Feb. 18 - URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/18/newsletters/tbs-today-feb-18-2025/ - Published: 2025-02-18T22:14:39.000Z - Updated: 2025-02-18T22:14:39.000Z - Description: Op-ed on BHS homeless camp; updates on Looking Glass, Tilden cold case. - Author: Editor's desk - Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters Getting back from a break is never easy, but we've hit the ground running. There is a lot to catch up on but we've made at least a dent. - We've just announced a new "guest essay" section to share your stories and perspectives — starting with a response to the homeless camp across from Berkeley High. You won't be surprised to hear it's generating conversation. - We have an update on the Looking Glass break-in - And, finally, some news about an announcement expected tomorrow morning about a Berkeley cold case [Homeless camp poses ‘clear and present danger’ to BHS: Op-ed“Unhoused people deserve to be treated with dignity and care, and children deserve to be safe,” the authors say: Both are true.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-422.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerGuest Essay![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_7607.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/18/community/op-ed-homeless-camp-berkeley-high/) [Looking Glass fans rally behind shop after ‘violent break-in’“Even in this dark moment, we have felt the light of our community,” the shop wrote. Supporters have already donated more than $50,000.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-423.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/88090333_1739809474915229_r.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/18/crime/looking-glass-photo-burglary-gofundme/) [Authorities to release ‘recent results’ in Berkeley cold caseMaria Jane Weidhofer was raped and strangled while jogging on the Nimitz trail in 1990, police said previously. She was just 32.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-424.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Maria_Jane_Weidhofer_yearbook_photo.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/18/crime/berkeley-cold-case-update-maria-jane-weidhofer/) We have more updates to share but are heading to the press conference for [Ursula Jones Dickson](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/ursula-jones-dickson/), Alameda County's new district attorney. ### In case you missed it [Woman rappelled into North Face for burglary, police sayBPD says Brezjana Wilson and two accomplices stole merchandise valued at $20,000 — but left another $30,000 in goods and a safe behind.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-425.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/berkeley-north-face-outlet-6.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/13/arrests/berkeley-police-say-burglar-rappelled-into-north-face/) [Man charged in UC Berkeley sex crime casePolice said Andrew McNear pulled a woman off her bike and threatened her while she was riding near University Village in Albany.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-426.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-3.33.00-PM-1.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/13/uc-berkeley-crime/uc-berkeley-sex-crime-kidnapping-attempt-man-charged/) [Remembering Elise Lusk: ‘Always striving to get better’The Berkeley native was a vivacious and caring woman who brought others together. She was also a cancer survivor and a lifelong swimmer.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-427.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerKate Darby Rauch![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_0446-4.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/10/traffic-safety/elise-lusk-berkeley-swimmer-obituary/) **Read [ more stories](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/archive/) • Learn [about TBS](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/about/) • 👋 Follow us on [social media](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/11/25/editors-desk/follow-berkeley-scanner-social-media/)** --- *Did someone forward you this email? 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