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# TBS Today, July 27
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/27/newsletters/tbs-today-july-27-2026/
- Published: 2026-07-27T23:42:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-27T23:42:58.000Z
- Description: The legacy of a Berkeley peacekeeper.
- Author: Editor's Desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Don't miss today's deep dive from Kate Darby Rauch, a tribute to Berkeley violence prevention guru Todd Walker.

He would have turned 65 today.

[Todd Walker’s legacy lives on in Berkeley’s fight against violence“Todd has kept a lot of people alive,” said Senon Nails, a Live Free life coach who worked with Walker. He would have been 65 today.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-48e94709-54c9-4b66-9405-76cae4f238f2.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerKate Darby Rauch![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_20260129_125155--8--a7e6f12e-f4eb-41d4-b915-199925c7de1a.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/27/community/todd-walker-legacy-berkeley-live-free-violence-prevention/)

Sunday, readers stepped up to share videos and photos of a lithium ion battery fire in North Berkeley that spread to a neighboring palm tree.

[Firefighters douse burning palm tree after battery fire: VideoReaders who saw the dramatic sight on Milvia Street shared photos and videos with The Scanner.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-2479d4b0-da77-4308-9931-644bb596e389.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-07-26-at-5.10.57---PM-8d89fa8a-a9ca-40cc-add3-4b0874fc4a5a.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/27/community/firefighters-douse-burning-palm-tree-after-battery-fire-video/)

It happened shortly after we sent out the daily email. We almost wrote you again, but decided it could wait. 

### In other news

Tuesday night, the City Council is set to vote on the latest plan for Hopkins Street. (See [Item 27](https://berkeleyca.gov/city-council-regular-meeting-eagenda-july-28-2026?ref=berkeleyscanner.com).) We'll be there to report on what happens.

### In case you missed it

[Driver strikes tree, hits downtown Berkeley buildingThe incident took place at 12:35 p.m. at Shattuck Avenue and Bancroft Way, just south of the old Regal UA movie theater.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-7ca0a7fa-bcf8-4873-90a2-15da6c39e3bb.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/1000027028-639ebc22-30a1-4df9-b9ed-96212c050563.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/26/traffic-safety/car-strikes-tree-crashes-downtown-berkeley-building/)

[Berkeley Animal Shelter reopens Saturday, weeks after arson fire“We are still not back to normal, and being open will look a little different than what we are used to,” the city told volunteers Friday.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-c9ae9694-2ffb-4deb-93a4-714041c04c6e.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-6.36.00---PM-1-f65ffddd-c953-419f-9b54-826857f7b997.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/25/community/berkeley-animal-shelter-reopens-saturday-arson-fire/)

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