Month: April 2026

Editor's Note: TBS publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. Today's piece was written by Amory Langmo, president of the Berkeley Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1227.…

A man on an e-bike was taken to the hospital after colliding with a car Friday in northwest Berkeley. Limited details were available as of publication time. Readers asked TBS…

A driver who plowed into a pedestrian in Berkeley this month, causing serious injuries, is now in custody despite fleeing the scene, authorities report. The Scanner was the only news…

Authorities have discovered Native American remains at the future home of UC Berkeley's new beach volleyball complex, The Scanner has learned. The bones "do not appear to be connected to…

Pelting rain, cold, mud and drippy-wet brush didn't stop them. Drenched jackets and gloves didn't slow them down, at least not much. "I think it's a beautiful day," said Avery…

Note: This post originally appeared on the city of Berkeley website and has been reprinted below. The Berkeley City Manager has proposed a range of cost-cutting measures to stabilize the City’s fiscal…

Berkeley police staffing has reached record lows again, with smaller patrol teams, more open beats and potentially dozens of vacant officer positions on the chopping block. In recent interviews with The…

Berkeley police are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds Thursday night. It's the first injury shooting in Berkeley since October 2024 (aside…

Rashi Kesarwani, the two-term City Council rep for northwest Berkeley, will not run again. Over the weekend, in an in-depth interview with The Scanner, Kesarwani shared highlights and insights from…

In the past two weeks, we've held a spring campaign to recruit new paying members by highlighting the kind of reporting The Berkeley Scanner tries to do: Showing up fast…