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# TBS Today, May 21
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/21/newsletters/tbs-today-may-21-2026/
- Published: 2026-05-21T23:57:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-21T23:57:05.000Z
- Description: Spotlight: Budget impacts on Berkeley Fire.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Don't miss our latest budget story, from freelancer Karina Ioffee, focused on impacts for the Berkeley Fire Department.

[How will Berkeley budget cuts affect Berkeley Fire?The worst impacts have been staved off for now, but CERT and the city’s new Street Trauma Prevention program are still at risk.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)The Berkeley ScannerGuest Contributor![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-3.45.45---PM-c561638d8abf8db8bd94a208612e338657de6a2b88683516c46b909b671427d6.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/21/community/how-will-berkeley-budget-cuts-affect-berkeley-fire/)

Thanks to reader support, we're working with more freelancers this year at TBS. We thank you.

### In case you missed it

We're continuing to learn more about the recent track coach departure at BHS. If you have direct experiences, [we'd like to talk](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/tips/). 

[Berkeley High Track & Field coach shakeup; details scarce“Where the district could improve is awareness of what coach-athlete conduct should look like,” one parent said Wednesday.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1528900398979-99eb5b7f057d-1-87faad1f2d8c0c07169244c9f7744ff49cbfa86d3e2a0759b069b14bc3dfad4e.jpeg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/21/community/berkeley-high-track-field-coach-shakeup/)

[Berkeley hopes new budget strategy will curb rising costsFaced with a persistent structural deficit, Berkeley is trying to figure out how to live within its means — while upholding its values.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-1.16.46---PM.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/19/community/berkeley-new-budget-strategy-rising-costs-deficit/)

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