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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | At 28, he died on Berkeley’s streets | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

Alameda County District Attorney’s Office

The rear of a Berkeley Police Department cruiser displays the name of the agency on the rear windshield.
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Man charged with murdering his mother in Berkeley Hills stabbing case

Avatar photo by Alex N. Gecan Sept. 27, 2023, 1:28 p.m.September 27, 2023

A complaint against Jonah Jeremiah Roper named the woman he killed as Maura Claire Ghizzoni, who was identified in records of his previous criminal cases as his mother.

Campaign brochures for Pamela Price's 2022 run for district attorney.
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District Attorney Pamela Price’s critics take first steps toward potential recall

Avatar photo by Darwin BondGraham July 14, 2023, 11:00 a.m.July 17, 2023

Price was elected on a reform platform last November. Her critics say she’s too lenient.

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Berkeley man sentenced to 28 years in prison for violent sex crimes

Avatar photo by Alex N. Gecan May 16, 2023, 3:13 p.m.May 17, 2023

Following a 2022 spree of violent sex crimes in Albany, Berkeley and Oakland, 45-year-old Tommy Lee Giles Jr. of Berkeley was sentenced to 28 years in prison.

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Trials, lawsuits, plea deals and coffee — a peek into Alameda County courts

by UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism March 31, 2023, 8:00 a.m.April 3, 2023

Ten stories across three days show the judicial system at work.

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Berkeley shooting: Suspect charged with elder abuse, assault, threats

Avatar photo by Alex N. Gecan March 28, 2023, 5:47 p.m.March 28, 2023

Police said a man they arrested Sunday threw a 71-year-old victim down the stairs — twice — before the victim went to grab a gun, which went off as they struggled.

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3 maps show how Berkeley voted in state, county elections this November

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Dec. 23, 2022, 12:00 p.m.December 24, 2022

Berkeley turned out big for Gov. Gavin Newsom, Pamela Price, Alfred Twu and Proposition 30 on Nov. 8.

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Will DA Pamela Price usher in a new era for criminal justice in the East Bay?

by Cayla Mihalovich Dec. 07, 2022, 8:00 a.m.December 8, 2022

Criminal justice reformers are eager to work with Price, a civil rights attorney who ran a progressive campaign to become Alameda County’s first Black district attorney.

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Pamela Price defeats Terry Wiley in Alameda County District Attorney race

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Nov. 18, 2022, 7:45 p.m.November 18, 2022

Price, a civil rights attorney, won 53% of the votes to defeat Wiley, the county’s chief deputy district attorney.

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Pamela Price, Terry Wiley face off in Alameda County District Attorney race

Avatar photo by David DeBolt Oct. 21, 2022, 11:30 a.m.October 24, 2022

Price and Wiley are vying to succeed Nancy O’Malley as the county’s top prosecutor.

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Our policy on submitting op-eds during Berkeley’s 2022 election

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Sept. 09, 2022, 2:43 p.m.September 12, 2022

The deadline for all election-related op-eds is Sept. 25. We are limiting the number of op-eds we’ll publish.

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Berkeley man, 18, charged with 2 armed robberies and a vehicle theft

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Sept. 01, 2022, 4:49 p.m.September 1, 2022

Both of the people robbed at gunpoint were women in their 50s, police said.

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Antioch man charged with northwest Berkeley carjacking after being spotted in stolen car

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Aug. 31, 2022, 2:59 p.m.September 8, 2022

Authorities say they found him driving the stolen car in Antioch the next day.

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