TBS Today, July 23
Berkeley officials voted Tuesday night to give a dead-end street to one of the city's largest taxpayers in response to concerns about a sprawling homeless encampment there.
Here's what happened.
Berkeley to close homeless camp by giving street to Bayer
Citing public safety concerns, including repeated fires, Bayer said it plans to close the street to the public and build a stormwater treatment feature.
Emilie Raguso
Wildfire season: How UC Berkeley scholars are helping Bay Area communities prepare
UC Berkeley Professor Michael Gollner and his students are using advanced wildfire simulation tools to help neighborhoods understand local risks.
Guest Contributor
In other news
We were at City Council past midnight and broke the news late last night that officials had approved a set of new Flock surveillance cameras — with what most officials described as appropriate safeguards and audits in place.
The program had been approved already, but police asked to make some changes before installing the cameras.
A story is forthcoming.
In case you missed it
Berkeley woman, 81, punched amid downtown disturbance
Police called for emergency backup and asked BART to hold all trains for several minutes until they could arrest suspect Floydie Atkins.
Emilie Raguso
Amid rising antisemitism, Berkeley Jews hold safety forum
″ We know what’s happening. We all feel it,” said Teresa Drenick of American Jewish Committee, an organizer of the event.
Emilie Raguso
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