Police in Berkeley are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect who shot and killed a 35-year-old man walking home with his fiancee after a party in the city early this morning. -more-
Berkeley police have finally figured out who returned the wallet of a man who was attacked nearly four years ago, leaving him permanently injured. -more-
The mothers of three former University of California at Berkeley graduates who have been detained in Iran for more than a year said today they are seeking more information on reports that one of the detainees will be released Saturday. -more-
A street memorial complete with flowers, incense and emotional messages has been set up near the spot where Berkeley police shot and killed a mountain lion last week after they were unable to chase it out of a residential neighborhood. -more-
City police and University of California at Berkeley police are joining forces in the name of improving public safety at night in Berkeley’s Southside neighborhoods and after home football games, the university announced last week. -more-
It’s not too easy to find, but the Berkeley City Clerk’s website now lists all candidates’ statements and other information, along with some pretty bad photos, here. Since the city form limits candidate statements to a rather small number of words (and often, of course, weasel words) they don’t tell you much. That’s why the Planet is starting an Election Section this week, to give candidates (and ballot measure commentators) ample room to make themselves perfectly clear. -more-
Here's the lineup in the contested Berkeley races, with links to the candidate information on the city clerk's site.: -more-
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