TBS Today, Sept. 4

Two stories for you today: what we know so far about gunfire overnight on Berkeley Way; and the latest from Kate Rauch on a program for underserved youth that's making Tilden safer amid wildfire season.

Young people are helping keep Tilden park safer from wildfire
Wildfire season has gotten more severe. Civicorps hopes its wildfire mitigation program will help build a pipeline for underserved local youth.
Police investigate gunfire on Berkeley Way
The investigation remained underway as of publication time. One person had just been arrested.

We also updated our 2025 gunfire map.

Berkeley shootings in 2025: The definitive gunfire map
As of Sept. 4, Berkeley has had 10 shootings in 2025, including one by police. Last year there were 21 shootings in the same period.

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