Starting March 15, the City Council will meet in the Berkeley Unified School District board room at 1231 Addison St. Photo: Google Streetview The Berkeley City Council is packing up and moving its meetings. Tonight will be one of the last times that council convenes at Old City Hall, at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. […]
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Police arrest 2 after Bonar music video shoot
Gang-related graffiti has been a common sight near Strawberry Creek Park, particularly on the Berkeley Youth Alternatives building, as shown here in 2014. Local residents have been working together to “reclaim the park from gangs” in the past year, according to a city parks commissioner. Photo: Emilie Raguso Gang-related graffiti has been a common sight near […]
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City Council seeks to move meetings to West Berkeley
The Berkeley City Council wants to move its meetings to the BUSD headquarters on Bonar. Photo: Kaia Diringer Update, Sept. 15 The neighborhood meeting has been moved to Sept. 24 because of a scheduling conflict, district spokesman Mark Coplan told Berkeleyside today. Coplan explained by email that “It is a neighborhood meeting like we conduct when […]
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Berkeley police make attempted homicide arrest
Image: Google maps Berkeley police arrested a 56-year-old man Thursday night on suspicion of attempted homicide in what appears to have been an incident of domestic violence, authorities said Friday afternoon. Police arrested Theodore Roosevelt Carter at 11:48 p.m. Thursday after receiving a report of gunfire in the 2900 block of King Street in South Berkeley, between […]
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Breaking: Police respond to drive-by shooting in Berkeley
Police are responding to a report of a drive-by shooting on Bonar Street in West Berkeley. Photo: kendra k Update, 10:50 p.m. The Berkeley Police Department responded to multiple 911 calls of possible gunshots in the area of Bancroft Way and Bonar Street at about 9 p.m., said Berkeley Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Coats via […]
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San Leandro man to face murder, gang charges after 2013 Berkeley killing
Photo: Krishna Ferreira, via Facebook Update: On April 14, 2017, Krishna Ferreira was convicted of voluntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal. He was sentenced to serve his time in San Quentin State Prison and will be eligible for parole in August 2025, according to prison records online. Original story: A 24-year-old San Leandro man […]
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Gang violence, drug use, graffiti spark renewed push to clean up West Berkeley park
City workers have been cutting back and clearing out brush as part of an attempt to clean up Strawberry Creek Park. Photo: Emilie Raguso Stepped up police patrols, trimmed-back bushes and increased efforts to clean up graffiti around Strawberry Creek Park are among a slew of recent steps by the city following two troubling incidents in March, […]
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Teen punched during robbery by Berkeley gang members
Police have described the area of Bonar Street and Allston Way as a “high gang area.” Image: Google maps Police have described the area of Bonar Street and Allston Way as a “high gang area.” Image: Google maps Two men have been charged in the robbery of a 14-year-old boy in West Berkeley earlier this […]
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Berkeley Police on 3 recent shootings: ‘Responding to these incidents is our top priority’
Berkeley Police have responded to three shootings this week. Image: Google Maps Three shootings in Berkeley since last weekend have raised safety concerns around town, and police area coordinators have been using their email lists to ask for cooperation and assure residents that the incidents are under investigation. Two shootings took place on Harmon Street […]
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Update: Police respond to shooting in West Berkeley
Image: Google Maps Berkeley Police responded to a drive-by shooting in the 2200 block of Bonar Street on Tuesday night, authorities said. Residents reported hearing 6-12 gunshots in West Berkeley on Bonar at roughly 10:10 p.m. Police officers in the area also heard the shots, and responded immediately to investigate, said Berkeley Police Lt. Randy […]
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Teen arrested after robbery tied to medical cannabis buy
Image via Facebook A Berkeley teenager is facing two felony counts after authorities say he robbed a 31-year-old Davis woman during a drug deal in Berkeley involving medical cannabis. Jerrone Horn, 19, was arrested Dec. 5 in the 1300 block of Delaware Street after police tied him to the crime using a telephone number. According […]
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Shots fired early Saturday near West Berkeley park
Shots were fired after police responded to Strawberry Creek Park in Berkeley for reports of a gun early Saturday morning. Image: Google Maps The sound of numerous gunshots early Saturday morning woke Berkeley residents around University Avenue and Bonar Street shortly before 1 a.m., leaving many with questions about what had happened. Berkeley Police Lt. […]
