Homeless encampments

Berkeley homeless camp attack: Man sentenced to anger classes

Berkeley police said they found methamphetamine as well as replica firearms and a BB gun when they arrested Alejandro Padilla.

Ohlone Park homeless camp closure set for this week

People on both sides say they are considering legal action.

Ohlone Park encampment is a public health and public safety emergency: Op-ed

Berkeley's "continued inaction regarding the Ohlone Park encampment speaks volumes about where its priorities lie," today's authors argue.

Man pepper-sprayed by stranger in North Berkeley

Authorities said the suspect, Ian Herzog, pepper-sprayed the other man for no apparent reason.

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.

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.

Homeless man stabbed amid dispute over public urination

Ali Davis, who got upset after seeing the man peeing in public in the neighborhood where he works, told police he stabbed him in self-defense.