As of 2025, when resources allow, The Scanner is branching out to cover newsworthy stories that don't involve public safety, particularly when they are the issue of the day or the most significant item at city meetings.
ICE detainee in Berkeley ID'd as 30-year-old Moroccan man
He is "currently in ICE custody pending removal proceedings," according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE operation sees man detained in Berkeley
The operation on Woolsey Street appears to have been Berkeley's first confirmed public ICE detention.
He died on the UC Berkeley campus. But who was he?
The family of Terrence Walker Nash Sr. only learned recently that he had been found deceased on the UC Berkeley campus in April.
Solano Avenue bike lane plan gets early look in Albany
Albany is considering a protected eastbound bike lane on Solano Avenue from the BART tracks to the Berkeley border.
July Fourth in Berkeley: No fireworks; Grizzly Peak closure
Grizzly Peak Boulevard, Panoramic Way and Prospect Street will be mostly closed to non-residents from 4 a.m. July 4 until 5 a.m. July 5.
Berkeley police hope to seek bids soon for drones, cameras
Tuesday night's council agenda includes a request from police to solicit proposals for the new suite of tools, estimated to cost up to $2.4 million.
Op-ed: Berkeley sent its police a message. They’re getting it.
Authorized Berkeley police staffing has been reduced from 181 to 164 officers, with mandatory overtime straining morale, the police union says.