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# TBS Today, Sept. 8
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/09/08/newsletters/tbs-today-sept-8-2026/
- Published: 2026-09-08T23:24:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-08T23:24:17.000Z
- Description: Why so smoky in Berkeley? Plus: fire-safe art.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Berkeley residents have been smelling smoke all day due to a controlled burn on Angel Island.

[Smoke in Berkeley? Controlled burn underway on Angel IslandCal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit has been sharing updates about the operation all day.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-db5d05fa-3c07-459a-bc57-6ff3120ef3c5.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/800115110_1450650966893587_4563164292961984405_n-69c5bbdd-9bfe-42f4-a3be-7918b91a9755.jpeg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/09/08/all/smoke-in-berkeley-controlled-burn-underway-on-angel-island/)

Also, from freelancer Kate Rauch: Can fire-safe yards still be beautiful? A new Berkeley art show offers creative ideas for rethinking Zone 0.

[Can fire-safe yards be beautiful? Berkeley gallery says yesA new exhibit at Berkeley’s ACCI Gallery offers noncombustible art for fire-safe yards.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-56e150b9-7241-4365-8254-1ed248ca0b00.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerKate Darby Rauch![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/img-0171-zone-0_orig-2c287325-a4db-4f99-96be-e8fecb07a1b5.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/09/08/community/can-fire-safe-yards-be-beautiful-berkeley-gallery-says-yes/)

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## In case you missed it

[Why was a CHP helicopter circling Berkeley on Friday?The call began with a brandishing report on the freeway.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-c99b5483-e544-4438-b89b-81b909e68f2f.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-09-04-at-5.23.50---PM-6b16f31d-438b-4d8d-b57a-85aefaff19fa.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/09/05/crime/why-was-chp-helicopter-circling-berkeley/)

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