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# TBS Today, April 17
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/04/17/newsletters/tbs-today-april-17-2025/
- Published: 2025-04-17T22:49:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-17T22:49:42.000Z
- Description: Berkeley approves EMBER plan.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Acknowledging hard, costly work ahead for some residents, Berkeley officials unanimously approved an aggressive plan Tuesday to help mitigate wildfire in the city's most vulnerable neighborhoods.

The rule will initially be required in two neighborhoods — about 1,000 households — along the city's eastern border with open space deemed most vulnerable to wildfire, a quarter-mile slice between Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Tilden Park, and Panoramic Hill.

Here's the latest.

[Berkeley approves strict wildfire plan in vulnerable areasThe new standards are among the strictest in the state, based on a preliminary review by The Scanner.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-614.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerKate Darby Rauch![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2025-04-17-at-5.29.02-PM.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/04/17/community/berkeley-approves-strict-wildfire-plan-ember/)

### In case you missed it

[Berkeley may ban plants close to buildings in top wildfire zonesUPDATE: Council approved the item unanimously at its special meeting Tuesday. Stay tuned for ongoing updates.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-615.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerKate Darby Rauch![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_4358-2.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/04/15/community/berkeley-wildfire-maps-zone-zero-city-council/)

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