Month: June 2025

A community group has asked the Police Accountability Board to investigate an arrest during last week's encampment cleanup on Harrison Street — which a federal judge ultimately blocked, citing due…

An individual was pronounced dead in Berkeley on Friday morning after being hit by a BART train, authorities report. BART said the individual entered the trackway at about 6:30 a.m.…

Editor's Note: The Scanner publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. The following statement appears below in full with minor edits. Tomorrow, June 14, 2025, is a…

Berkeley police arrested two men from Richmond after getting a Flock alert about their stolen car Thursday afternoon, authorities report. The men fled from an officer who tried to stop…

A homeless man was found deceased outside near Solano Avenue in North Berkeley on Monday evening. Several readers asked for more information after seeing first responders at the scene. One…

Citing concerns about disabilities, a federal judge has ordered the city of Berkeley to negotiate over the next two months with some residents of the Harrison Street homeless camp before…

A person was taken to the hospital Monday morning after possibly being struck by a BART train in Berkeley, authorities report. As of about 10:40 a.m., the North Berkeley BART…

An attic fire over the weekend displaced a family from their northwest Berkeley home. A neighbor called 911 on Saturday at about 5:30 p.m. after seeing smoke coming from the…

The city of Berkeley "violated due process" this week when it tried to close a homeless encampment on Harrison Street without proper notice, a judge has ruled. On Wednesday, U.S.…

A federal judge has ordered the city of Berkeley to stop the removal of a longstanding homeless encampment on Harrison Street until at least next week. "The City’s abatement shall…