The Berkeley Scanner

I was just turned away from an announced press conference with elected @AlamedaCountyDA Pamela Price. Every other member of the media who came was let in without any checking of credentials. @FACoalition @rcfp @SPJ_NorCal

In Berkeley's District 8, two challengers have joined forces to unseat Mark Humbert, with sharp differences over policing and neighborhood development. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

A would-be carjacker confronted a woman pumping gas in northwest Berkeley on Thursday before being arrested at a nearby homeless camp, police report. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

Downtown Berkeley's City Council race pits an established incumbent against a challenger from the left who says City Hall is too beholden to special interests. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

SCOOP: Berkeley can finish closing the Harrison Street homeless encampment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. One judge, in partial dissent, said the city faces "the ongoing threat of paralysis by judicial fiat" and should be allowed to do more. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

Collisions in Berkeley resulted in two hit-and-run DUI arrests Monday, police report. In yet a third incident, a cyclist sustained a leg injury when police say a driver hit her. Plus: A pedestrian crash involving a Cybertruck from the weekend. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

Police are investigating a car crash involving a teenage cyclist heading to Berkeley High School on Monday morning, authorities report. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

SCOOP: Berkeley police arrested a 15-year-old girl Thursday after two violent attacks on women downtown, including one during last week's "Unity Week" disturbances. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

BREAKING: A fire at the Berkeley Police Department prompted an evacuation Wednesday evening, with emergency calls being routed to Alameda County. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

A man was taken to the hospital Tuesday after his car flipped over during a collision in downtown Berkeley, authorities report. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

BREAKING: Firefighters from multiple agencies are battling a 2- to 3-acre vegetation fire on top of Panoramic Hill in Berkeley, authorities said Tuesday. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

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. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

An autistic student sustained a concussion after a group attack in downtown Berkeley on Friday, one of several reports of violence as Berkeley High's Unity Week wrapped up. Police are investigating. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

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. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

Berkeley police arrested a man who punched an 18-year-old UC Berkeley student in the stomach for no reason Wednesday night near Telegraph Avenue, authorities report. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

BREAKING: A local bomb team has been called in to investigate suspicious items left on an Amtrak train in Berkeley on Wednesday evening, authorities report. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/… @Amtrak @511SFBay

More than 2,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley may have their power cut Thursday due to a "potential dry offshore wind event." MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

SCOOP: The man police say struck two grandparents visiting from Barcelona in a Berkeley crosswalk last week has been arrested. Here's what we know. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…

A fire caused substantial damage at a South Berkeley home Sunday night, displacing at least one resident. The fire department is investigating. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/10/…