'This was pushed under the rug': Man found UC Berkeley skeleton at Clark Kerr in 2021
The skeleton was found in a crawl space that had been boarded up and marked with an ominous message, a worker told The Scanner.
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Berkeley looks to reimagine its wildly outdated dispatch center
Proposed changes to Berkeley's dispatch center would add annual staffing costs of $3 million. The current annual budget is about $6.5 million.
18-year-old gets 7 years in juvie despite ties to 3 murder cases
Sergio Morales-Jacquez was never charged with killing Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia — but he was identified as one of three teens who shot them.
Rising Oakland crime draws fervent pleas for city action
Violence against women was a recurrent theme throughout the night: "Women are being assaulted. Let’s not sugarcoat this," one woman said.
Jasper Wu judge holds 2 of 3 suspects on murder charge
The judge said the third man acted in self-defense when he fired back at the shooter whose stray rifle round killed Jasper Wu.
Treatment program, no prison time for man who lit UC Berkeley students on fire at boba shop
Brandon McGlone was referred to Veterans Treatment Court. If he completes the program, the case against him will be dropped.
Berkeley Police Chief Jen Louis secures top cop spot
For many, the police chief vote this week brought a sigh of relief. For others, it felt like a betrayal.