Berkeley cyclists: Bike to Wherever Day comes Thursday
Ride your bicycle to Berkeley-based energizer stations for free giveaways. Explore bike boulevards or join officials on a morning ride.
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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.
A new sanctioned encampment isn't a pipe dream: Op-ed
"Sweeps are expensive, cruel and ultimately useless, merely shifting the rousted population to elsewhere in Berkeley," Amber Whitson argues.
Albany, CA, group wants to 'bring local news back' to town
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Authorities investigate RV trailer fire in northwest Berkeley
"We have one [reporting party] saying it's a tree next to a building and another saying a trailer is exploding," a dispatcher told police.
Berkeley police find missing boy, 6, reading in Mr. Mopps'
An officer with kids of his own found the little boy by thinking about where a child might go, BPD said in response to a Scanner inquiry.
Berkeley postpones EMBER vote, announces workshops
District 6 Councilman Brent Blackaby shared the following announcement Thursday. It has been reprinted with permission.
Berkeley Scanner a finalist for California Journalism Awards
The Scanner is also under consideration for a general excellence award for its coverage last year.