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Berkeley postpones EMBER vote, announces workshops

District 6 Councilman Brent Blackaby shared the following announcement Thursday. It has been reprinted with permission.

Home invasion suspect arrested after using extinguisher on cops

The incident began on Derby Street near College Avenue in the Elmwood neighborhood Wednesday evening.

Update: Suspicious item was not a bomb, Berkeley police say

Officers found the item in the area of Sunday morning's police shooting, which left a man in critical condition.

Man in critical condition after Berkeley police shooting

At one point, the man racked a shotgun and threatened to shoot officers if they approached him, according to radio traffic reviewed by The Scanner.

Berkeley apartment fire closes MLK at Channing Way

Update: BFD said the damage was estimated at $40,000 and that one resident was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

Berkeley Tesla Takedown: Man arrested after 'trolling' protest

The person who was arrested had contacted The Scanner previously to share videos in which he antagonized people at Berkeley protests.

1 in custody after Berkeley police activity on Francisco

BPD confirmed shortly after publication that a teenager had been arrested.