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# TBS Today, Aug. 20
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/20/newsletters/tbs-today-aug-20-2026/
- Published: 2026-08-20T23:54:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-20T23:54:26.000Z
- Description: Alex Goodwin Jr. homicide reward; cannabis pioneers get their due.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Alex Goodwin Jr. was killed 10 years ago in Berkeley, gunned down in what police have said was a shooting meant for someone else. He was just 22 years old.

[Alex Goodwin Jr. cold case spurs $50K rewardBerkeley police said the fatal shooting was “not random,” but that Goodwin was not the intended target.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-34e66d86-c51e-46cd-a2a6-2463dafb0a51.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/alex-goodwin-jr-ayegee-9d3725e9-adcb-42ef-8701-f020f9c02f06.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/20/shootings/alex-goodwin-jr-homicide-anniversary-50k-reward/)

Berkeley's tourism sector is banking on a once-heavily restricted herb to draw visitors wanting to immerse themselves in the countercultural cannabis community that found its roots here.

[Once underground, Berkeley cannabis pioneers get their dueBerkeley Patients Group and Cannabis Buyers Club of Berkeley will be honored Friday in a cultural landmark ceremony at Chapel of Flowers.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-edb40a0a-4eb1-4459-81e1-5b1e65f6550e.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerGuest Contributor![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_3114-fe95a56a-aef5-44ae-ae81-3d16adb30aa3.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/20/community/berkeley-cannabis-pioneers-cultural-landmark-ceremony/)

## In other news

As a reminder, City Council is on recess until mid-September, so we'll be picking up meeting coverage when they're back. Stay tuned!

## In case you missed it

[Arson charge follows fire at Berkeley encampmentPolice say Patrick Ford set the debris fire because he was angry that someone in the encampment stole his scooter, records show.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-b541c954-fcb3-4aae-bd8b-41f8798ebf26.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-4.10.03---PM-0f5cd666-5c6c-4535-9bcb-31291c3bfba5.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/19/crime/arson-charge-berkeley-encampment-fire/)

[Man found deceased outside Rosa Parks during AM drop-offUpdate: Authorities identified the man as Oscar Armando Medina, 67, of Berkeley.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-0f3ddc78-fe72-4254-af1d-b5d4f4bfdf2e.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-08-17-at-4.41.32---PM-7ea043ce-6c69-4049-b3f4-bd619257e981.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/17/community/berkeley-school-man-found-deceased-outside-rosa-parks-am-drop-off/)

[Man shot in Berkeley; details scarceBerkeley police were unable to locate a shooting scene and no one called to report gunfire, authorities said.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-681b2258-249f-46d3-91bb-b2024cffa5c4.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/berkeley-gunfiremap-2026-august-3-864e9a7a-23cb-480f-a929-1e37b61d4326.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/17/shootings/berkeley-man-shot-details-scarce/)

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