The City Council abandoned a $2 million proposal with Flock Safety for cameras, drones and software and will seek other bidders for the tech.

Golden Gate Fields will be no more.

Last fall, we hired an arborist to trim some bigger trees in the back yard and next to the driveway, carefully prune some branches on our front yard lemon tree, and remove an Italian cypress tree and ...

Last June, the Berkeley City Council unanimously passed our EMBER ordinance, a fact-based proposal from the Fire Department that asks ~900 households located in the highest wildfire danger zone along ...

The Berkeley City Council passed a resolution that calls for abolishing ICE and ending aggressive enforcement operations.

In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, Berkeley has moved quickly to require ember-resistant zones for high-risk homes after years of delay by the state.

Update: Berkeley officials unanimously approved EMBER shortly after 11 p.m. following hours of public comment on both sides.

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Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said all 29 county fire departments are at "a drawdown, with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare."

In 2023, Berkeley saw a significant spike in serious crime reports, but nearly all the numbers plummeted in 2024.

The company committed to writing 9,500 new policies each month.