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

This is a very exciting moment for @MLNow Mission Local: It is hiring its first-ever publisher. If you want to lead this stellar organization to new heights, please apply or pass the word along. missionlocal.org/2026/03/publis…

A fire in the Berkeley Hills early Thursday morning tore through two homes, taking out a gas line as well as a power line. No one was hurt but five people were displaced, authorities said. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/19/com…

A young woman on an electric scooter sustained a head injury this week after a driver struck her in a crosswalk on Sacramento Street, authorities said. Police said the e-scooter rider was at fault because she should not have been in the crosswalk. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/18/tra…

A felon with a gun who threatened a Berkeley woman who asked him to stop using her dumpster is facing new felony charges, police say. The suspect was already facing DV charges in two other cases, court records show. He is no longer in custody. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/18/cri…

A man is facing gun charges after being spotted by a witness shooting a gun in the Berkeley-Oakland Hills on a recent weekend, court papers show. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/18/uc-…

A man was taken to Highland Hospital on Monday night after a driver struck him in a West Berkeley crosswalk, authorities report. Witnesses said he hit the windshield and flew 10 feet into the air, according to early reports. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/17/tra…

A man has been charged with sexual battery after grabbing an individual's buttock next to the UC Berkeley campus last week, according to police and court papers. He had just been charged weeks earlier with lewd conduct, records show. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/17/uc-…

SCOOP: Berkeley neighbors on Tremont Street woke to loudspeaker announcements early Thursday along with flash-bang explosions and a massive police presence. Turns out it was a bust for a San Pablo homicide case that previously made headlines. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/13/cri…

@hopebrownhill Highland is the regional trauma center - all trauma calls go there. They are the best at handling these because they do it all day every day.

@BerkeleyScanner SUV driver hits 75-year-old pedestrian; Shattuck, Prince closed for investigation share.google/jvuQxPjLehiU73… Same intersection and took them to the same hospital. Why not Alta Bates? Way closer!

A driver struck two pedestrians Thursday night in Berkeley, sending them to Highland Hospital with significant injuries, police said. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/13/tra…

A motorcycle rider sustained a significant leg injury during a collision in South Berkeley on Wednesday evening, authorities report. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/12/tra…

A superbloom of wildflowers is underway at Carrizo Plain National Monument in San Luis Obispo County, California 🌼🌼

A scooter operator whose passenger sustained serious injuries in a crash Monday night in downtown Berkeley had outstanding DUI warrants before the collision, records show. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/10/tra…

A female student who threw bleach at another student during a fight Monday was arrested on the Berkeley High campus, police report. Arrests on campus are rare — but they are also hard to track. Here's what we know. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/10/cri…

Last month, Mary Bruns died after a fire in her Berkeley duplex. For years, she had struggled — her neighbors tried to help. But she was always a bit of a mystery, they told us. Our reporter set out to find out more. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/10/com…

A scooter passenger sustained serious injuries Monday night when a driver struck him in downtown Berkeley, authorities report. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/10/tra…

ALBANY SCANNER UPDATE: Help us meet our $5,000 match goal by Sunday as we work to launch a news site in Albany, CA. The sooner we meet our goal, the sooner we can start publishing! We hope you'll support our campaign and help spread the word. MORE: albanyscanner.com/2026/03/05/edi…

Berkeley police are looking for two people who discharged a fire extinguisher during a scooter and cellphone robbery near campus Sunday, authorities report. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/09/uc-…

EXCLUSIVE: UC Berkeley police arrested two men early Sunday morning after getting reports of gunfire on Grizzly Peak Boulevard, authorities report. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/03/08/uc-…