Editor's Note: TBS publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. Today's piece was written by Brennan Cox, a Berkeley landscape architect, former city Parks & Waterfront commissioner…

East Bay park officials are set to vote Tuesday on a deal to acquire Golden Gate Fields "as-is," without environmental testing before the $175 million purchase. The seller, the Stronach…

Berkeley High parents are calling for changes after a series of attacks and fights Friday as the school's Unity Week wrapped up. Multiple parents have contacted The Scanner about one…

Editor's Note: TBS publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. Today's piece was written by Paul Mathew, a 20-year resident of Berkeley, a building decarbonization consultant and…

Editor's Note: TBS publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. Today's piece was written by Eric Leenson, co-founder of La Peña Cultural Center; Sunny Singhal, Berkeley homeowner…

More than 6,000 PG&E customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties will likely get their power back sooner than expected following a planned outage this week related to high winds.…

Berkeley police arrested a man who punched an 18-year-old UC Berkeley student in the stomach for no reason Wednesday night, authorities report. The young woman was walking with friends in…

PG&E has confirmed with my office that they are planning a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) affecting parts of Berkeley from Thursday, Oct. 15, at 5 a.m. through Saturday, Oct. 17,…

A local bomb team has been called in to investigate suspicious items left on an Amtrak train in Berkeley on Wednesday evening, authorities report. The Scanner has asked Amtrak for…

Editor's Note: TBS publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. My name is David Sprague, and I serve as Berkeley’s fire chief. My title is included for…