A gas leak in the area of Panoramic Way and Orchard Lane near the University of California at Berkeley football stadium has caused authorities to shut off gas for residences above nearby Bancroft Way for most of the day today, Berkeley police said. -more-

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of home invasion robbery and other crimes for allegedly taking items from two University of California at Berkeley students at gunpoint on Tuesday afternoon, police said. -more-

On April 3, 2018 at 12:32pm, two Cal Berkeley students were walking into an apartment building on the 2600 block of Regent Street when they were approached by two men who had been loitering nearby with a group of men. One of the two suspects produced a handgun and demanded the victims’ property. Following the robbery the suspects fled southbound on Regent Street.

Officers flooded the area and within minutes stopped three men who matched the descriptions provided by the victims. One of the three was found in possession of a loaded, semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine. He was also found in possession of stolen property belonging to one of the victims. -more-

Trumper Tantrums

Under the March 25 headline "Trump's impulses threaten White House credibility," Pennsylvania Republican Charlie Dent observed how Donald Trump's "lack of impulse control" was proving a problem for politicians "on both sides of the aisle." And then Dent got specific, citing Trump's long history of "disorder, chaos, instability, uncertainty, intemperate statements."

You might say Trump's reputation has been seriously Dented. Which brings us to the appointment of John Bolton. -more-

The weekly summary is a voluntary civic commitment in the hope that you can be just a little better informed. Local does matter. The summary isn’t just for you, I use it too throughout the week deciding which of the many City meetings need attention. My apologies for the late post. The packets for the coming week are especially thick. -more-

A puma (mountain lion) was spotted early Monday morning on the Clark Kerr campus of the University of California at Berkeley, university police said. -more-

A woman who died after being hit by an Amtrak train in Berkeley last week has been identified.

Brianna Combash, 31, was riding a bike when she was struck and killed by a passenger train on Tuesday night, according to Amtrak and the Alameda County coroner's bureau. -more-

If you’ve been exposed to the New Testament, either in church or just Bible as Literature class, you might recall that as Jesus was dying on the cross he invited one of the thieves who were being killed at his side to join him in Paradise that day. The lesson we were supposed to learn from that verse (Luke 23:43), at least at my school, is that no one is beyond forgiveness, that it’s never too late to repent. -more-