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Coming up: Kidical Mass ride, pop-up bikeway, Bike Month

Coming up: Kidical Mass ride, pop-up bikeway, Bike Month

The latest Walk Bike Berkeley email blast is chock-full of upcoming bike events in town.
By Editor's desk Apr 18, 2025
Lewd conduct suspect arrested after Berkeley High reports

Lewd conduct suspect arrested after Berkeley High reports

Students who saw a man exposing and touching himself outside BHS alerted police and school authorities Thursday, police said.
By Emilie Raguso Apr 17, 2025
Newsom: $4.4M in stolen goods found, 383 arrests in 3 months

Newsom: $4.4M in stolen goods found, 383 arrests in 3 months

In March alone, the Organized Retail Crime Task Force made 174 arrests and seized more than $2 million in stolen assets, the governor's office said.
By Guest Contributor Apr 17, 2025
Berkeley approves strict wildfire plan for most vulnerable areas

Berkeley approves strict wildfire plan for most vulnerable areas

The new standards are among the strictest in the state, based on a preliminary review by The Scanner.
By Kate Darby Rauch Apr 17, 2025
Berkeley may ban plants close to buildings in top wildfire zones

Berkeley may ban plants close to buildings in top wildfire zones

UPDATE: Council approved the item unanimously at its special meeting Tuesday. Stay tuned for ongoing updates.
By Kate Darby Rauch Apr 15, 2025
Fire tears through East Bay Media Center overnight

Fire tears through East Bay Media Center overnight

BFD found 20- to 30-foot flames breaching the roof, "touching adjacent buildings [and] threatening to engulf the surrounding structures."
By Emilie Raguso Apr 14, 2025
Man struck by Amtrak train in Berkeley

Man struck by Amtrak train in Berkeley

BFD rushed the patient to Highland Hospital with a "Code 3" trauma activation, authorities said.
By Emilie Raguso Apr 14, 2025

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