TBS Today, June 23

Two stories for you today: The arrest of a man who reportedly attacked a merchant on Telegraph Avenue on Friday; along with an update about some recent recognition for our work.

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Berkeley police arrest suspect in Telegraph merchant assault

Police say Harris Wilson, 26, began spitting when they tried to detain him, and then punched one officer in the face and bit another one.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

TBS wins California Journalism Award for traffic safety stories

The award-winning package featured coverage of traffic fatalities as well as community efforts designed to make streets safer.

The Berkeley ScannerEditor’s desk

In other news

The Berkeley City Council is set to vote Tuesday night on the city budget, which has faced big challenges this year (in line with many local municipalities).

From our review, there's nothing else critical on the action calendar for the regular meeting.

Barring unexpected emergencies, TBS will cover the council meeting in person and publish a budget story afterward.

As a side note: If you recall our live tweets and live coverage of council meetings in the past, and have ideas for how we might approach it now on a platform other than X, please let us know. (Just reply to this email.)

In case you missed it

Hit-and-run driver sends 3 elderly people to hospital

The report initially came in to Berkeley police as an Apple Watch notification.

The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso

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