Kate Darby Rauch spent more than 10 years as a daily news reporter with the East Bay Times and has freelanced for many publications, including the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and Newsday.
Berkeley mourns Kenny Houff, 17, after fatal shooting
His classmates will honor him this week as school begins. The family has launched a GoFundMe to help with logistics after his death.
A near-fatal bike crash may shift how Berkeley does street design
In 2016, a driver rear-ended Mike Wilson’s wife while she was biking home from work at UC Berkeley. The crash was "100% preventable," Wilson said.