Berkeley SCU, a crisis team without cops, starts Tuesday
Dial 510-948-0075 to reach the Specialized Care Unit, a new team slated to serve anyone in Berkeley in need of free crisis support.
Mental health
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Woman wanted in arson series arrested amid vandalism spree
Police have described Dawn Carraway previously as "a local unhoused person that has been contacted in the past for violence."
Man charged with hate crimes, elder abuse in North Berkeley
Ross Wolfer injured a 75-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, then confronted a father with his children, police say.
Berkeley looks to reimagine its wildly outdated dispatch center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.
Help Alameda County spend $176M of millionaires' money
How should Alameda County use millions of dollars from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) to provide safety net services?
Man rescued after I-80 crash in Berkeley, fleeing into bay
The man "seemed intoxicated," witnesses said, and was "making suicidal statements."
DA Pamela Price says she'll seek hate crime charges against man claiming insanity defense
Pamela Price has vowed to "work aggressively" to move cases involving mental illness into diversion programs. That's not what happened this week.