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Organizers and demonstrators gathered Wednesday for a rally, march and barbeque at People’s Park to protest UC development on the land. 

Berkeley leaders are expected to clash Thursday on whether to create a new community...

Campus sophomore Osvaldo Barba is running independently for ASUC Senate on a platform centered on basic needs and student engagement with politics.

The Berkeley City Council considers authorizing the Berkeley Police Department’s request to hire 25 additional police officers and add 7 dispatch positions.

Berkeley slashes social services while police budget continues to grow Berkeley slashes social services while police budget continues to grow June 1, 2021 Last week, on the one-year mark since Big George Floyd’s death, Berkeley City Council proposed a budget increase for the Berkeley Police Department. Berkeley Copwatch and other abolitionist organizations are meeting on the steps of Berkeley City Hall at 2180 Milvia calling for defunding Berkeley police every Wednesday at 12 p.m. until the ...

It was traumatizing: Black drivers more likely to be stopped by police in Berkeley, audit finds FacebookTwitterEmail Michael Lang says he moved to Las Vegas after being traumatized when Berkeley police pulled a gun on him after mistaking him for a carjacking suspect in a similar car. “I can’t even describe the feeling,” he says.Saeed Rahbaran / Special to The Chronicle Michael Lang left the Bay Area four months ago after he was stopped at gunpoint by police in Berkeley in a case of mistak...

Community doubts remain despite Police Accountability Board transition Theo Wyss-Flamm/File The city of Berkeley’s Police Review Commission was created in 1973 to provide civilian oversight for Berkeley Police Department. In November 2020, local voters approved a charter amendment to replace the commission with the Police Accountability Board. Last Updated 11 hours Ago As the city of Berkeley looks to implement the Police Accountability Board, or PAB, this summer to increase policing transpar...

City auditor’s office finds racial disparities in Berkeley police stops Karin Goh/File The city auditor’s office presented an audit of Berkeley Police Department that found racial disparities in stops and response times. The audit used computer-aided dispatch to analyze more than 360,000 events involving police between 2015-2019. The Berkeley city auditor’s office released an audit of the city’s police department focusing on racial disparities in stops and response times to incidents in...

“We who believe in freedom cannot rest.” The words rang out as a chorus of more than 100 community members gathered on the birthday of a Black transgender woman who died in police custody in Berkeley eight years ago. In 2013, Kayla Moore died in police custody after Berkeley Police Department officers responded for a mental health wellness check. Eight years later, residents celebrated her life by marching through Berkeley’s streets and calling for changes to the city’s policing. The d...