TBS Today, Dec. 2
We know you've been inundated today with #GivingTuesday asks — but we hope you'll take a moment to consider ours.
Our plan is to raise $50,000 by Dec. 31 so we can hire more help next year and ensure we don't burn out.
- For the first time, we have a $25,000 matching fund thanks to our readers
- Major gifts of $1,000 or more can now be tax deductible
- Gifts of all sizes help us grow. Even a small amount to boost our ranks helps us become a stronger, more sustainable news outlet.
- Full details below
We also have a quick news story for you, with meatier coverage coming this week.
Undercover Berkeley cop nabs Lululemon retail theft suspects
Suspect James Talton Jr. works as a security guard, according to booking records. Deja Munson has retail theft and robbery convictions.
Emilie Raguso
Gifts are doubled up to $25K; major gifts are tax deductible
We hope to raise $50,000 by Dec. 31. Our plan? To use this money to hire more help in 2026 — and ensure we don’t burnout.
Emilie Raguso
In other news
The Berkeley City Council meets tonight starting at 4 p.m.
- The 4 p.m. special meeting is focused on potential 2026 tax measures and Vision 2050, a plan to address Berkeley infrastructure.
- The regular meeting at 6 p.m. has a very long consent calendar (nearly 40 items) followed by several action items, including retail alcohol sales on Telegraph Avenue, fire code changes and wildfire amendments, and new zoning regs to allow for the separate sale of ADUs as condos. NB: The 6 p.m. meeting often starts late when there's a meeting before it.
- Tonight's Berkeley City Council meeting will adjourn in memory of longtime resident and community activist Evie Wozniak.
Evie Wozniak
Please share your photos and/or memories of Evie.
Evie Wozniak
In case you missed it
Man describes stabbing over ‘snipes’ outside Berkeley bank
“I hear a voice behind me say the words, ‘Snipes, huh.’ And then I felt like a hammer had hit the back of my neck,” the victim testified.
Emilie Raguso
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