Resolution makes Berkeley a sanctuary city for cannabis users
Berkeley City Council approved a resolution Tuesday night to become somewhat of a sanctuary city for cannabis users. They also voted to reduce the recreational marijuana tax from 10% to 5% to help the industry compete with unlicensed sellers.
Berkeley homeless encampment under eviction order or face arrest
Residents at a Berkeley homeless encampment say they are being scapegoated for the actions of one person. Now they face eviction or arrest. Debora Villalon reports outside Old City Hall.
70-year-old Berkeley pedestrian killed
A 70-year-old woman was identified Friday night as the pedestrian who was hit and killed by a city vehicle in Berkeley.
Student shot in armed robbery relinquishes backpack only after he realizes dissertation was saved
KTVU spoke with the PhD student who was shot last month in a Berkeley armed robbery. He's doing fine and now police have released video of the incident.
UC Berkeley student being held by ICE in Southern California
A student at the University of California at Berkeley is being?held by immigration authorities in the San Diego area for violating the?conditions of his visa, according to federal officials.
California's cannabis freedom comes with rules
California's cannabis law was decades in the making with more and more folks defying the prohibition. Cannabis supporters got what they wished for. Now, they have to navigate through legal and social minefields.
Berkeley billboard alludes to police staffing shortage crisis
The 'Where's My Berkeley Cop [dot com]' billboard advertises a website that explains the police department's staffing shortage crisis from the police association's perspective.
Police seek robbery suspect seen attacking Chevron clerk on video
Berkeley Police Department is asking for help in identifying a robbery suspect seen attacking a Chevron clerk on surveillance video.
Berkeley police experiences staffing shortages, more cuts to come
Berkeley's chief of police says officers are leaving the force because of long commutes, a lack of affordable housing and competitive salaries offered elsewhere.
UC Berkeley students fight fake news, take on bots
Two UC Berkeley students say their concern over divisive, political propaganda on social media has motivated them to create a way to help users identify Twitter accounts run by automated programs or bots.
Vigil for Vegas victims on Cal campus
About four dozen people came to Berkeley's Cal campus Thursday night to pay their respects for the victims of the mass shooting attack in Las Vegas last Sunday.
Berkeley teacher arrested for inciting riot at mostly peaceful Patriot Prayer rally
Three people were arrested this afternoon during a rally and march by the conservative group Patriot Prayer that started at the University of California at Berkeley campus.
Anti-fascist groups take a 'victory march' in Berkeley
Even though the free speech rallies were cancelled for this week, demonstrations on the UC Berkeley campus continued Monday.
Confusion surrounds right-wing Berkeley 'Free Speech Week'
The right wing 'Free Speech Week' event scheduled for UC Berkeley's campus is already down one headliner now that Anne Coulter is backing out. Conservative speaker and the event's organizer, Milo Yiannopoulos, says the event is still on.
Berkeley's attention turns to 'Free Speech Week'
Conservative Ben Shapiro's event drew as many as 1,000 protesters and ended in nine arrests, but few major problems last night. Now attention turns to 'Free Speech Week', where later this month, Milo Yiannopoulos, Ann Coulter and Steve Bannon have been invited to speak.
Ben Shapiro speaks at Cal
The speech started late, but once former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro started to speak on Berkeley's campus, he had no interruptions except for some cheers and applause while he made provocative statements.
Few arrests at conservative speaker's event on Cal campus
It was a mostly non-violent evening, yet barriers are still set up around UC Berkeley's campus Thursday evening, where hundreds of demonstrators arrived to protest a speech by conservative commentator and former Breitbart editor, Ben Shapiro.
2 arrests at Berkeley ahead of conservative's speech, police cover campus
There have been at least two arrests so far in Berkeley ahead of former Breitbart editor and conservative, Ben Shapiro's, speech at UC Cal.
Berkeley braces for visit by right-wing speaker Ben Shapiro
The University of California, Berkeley will seal off large parts of its campus like a fortress with a closed perimeter and a "very large" visible police presence Thursday, when the birthplace of America's free speech movement faces its next potential clashes.
Berkeley City Council approves pepper spray use for police
Police in Berkeley got the approval they sought for use of pepper spray in a nearly three-hour meeting Tuesday.