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Are Berkeley and the Bay Area ready for major wildfires?

A UC Berkeley-led team is using simulations to stress-test the region’s preparedness and building games to educate the public about wildfires.

BFD chief: 'We cannot fall into the trap of doing nothing'

Berkeley firefighters have joined more than 90 firefighters from Alameda County to assist with the firefight in Southern California.

Berkeley fire safety regs bring anxiety — and chainsaws

Some have said they feel pressured to do expensive, seemingly futile, work on their properties. Others say it's all hands on deck.

The Gene Ransom I knew: More than a basketball player

Ransom's former partner, Paula Gerstenblatt, wrote this remembrance in 2022. TBS has published it along with an update about the case.

Prolific cat burglar prowls North Oakland block

"By the time I realized what was going on, she had made off with my underpants," one UC student said.

Help Alameda County spend $176M of millionaires' money

How should Alameda County use millions of dollars from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) to provide safety net services?

Three 'witches' convicted in unusual Berkeley trial

In unorthodox proceedings before a federal judge, the defendants were found guilty of improper use of body parts.