His victim was a 15-year-old girl who was attacked as she walked to school. Alphonzo McInnis was already a 5-time felon.
Festival grants of $5,000 up to $17,000 are available for small-scale and first-time events to large-scale and established festivals.
Jesse Arreguin will head the Association of Bay Area Governments starting in January.
Emilie Inman was stabbed multiple times in her neck and abdomen, and her body was hidden underneath a plant and covered with a pile of hay.
They will spend years behind bars for their role in killing a man in a wheelchair.
Whitney Dotson's resignation opens the seat.Interviews begin next month.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Emily Estus is a graduate student at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and School of Public Health.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a piece of legislation that will allow collegiate athletes to profit from their names and images.
The right-wing activist, with prior convictions for grand theft, reached a plea bargain in the case.
He is accused of sexually assaulting two women. The university placed on interim suspension when he was charged with the crimes.
The man claimed that he was trying to protect his ex-girlfriend when he shot her and another man.
The city's first Latino mayor says he's running on his record of progress on issues such as housing and homelessness.
The money will allow the county to employ judges on a 24/7 basis and implement an alert system.
The letter was signed by 249 mayors across the country.
"It's just asking a freaking question," one councilmember said when discussing homeless parking at the Berkeley Marina.
The mayor is in talks with the owner of a private parking lot about the possibility of allowing RVs to park there.
The convicted man faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Ten police officers were injured after he had a boy throw an explosive device at them during a protest.
With full participation in California’s food stamp program, the state’s poor would receive an additional $1.8 billion in federal funds.
The 5-time felon is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and kidnapping a college freshman.
The prosecution and defense painted very different pictures of the same set of circumstances in closing arguments.
The same set of circumstances painted two different ways by prosecution and defense attorneys. How will jurors respond?
They claimed that homeless camp cleanups by the city violated their civil rights.
Corporations in Calif. are sitting on an additional $13 to $17 billion in tax revenue due to the 2017 Trump tax cut, legislators report.
A parking permit system will be established to allow certain RV dwellers to remain on a limited basis.
Homeless people living in RVs are accused of dumping trash, debris and human waste onto city streets, sidewalks and waterways.
"#Berkeley passes the most ambitious groundbreaking policy to reduce throw-away foodware in the nation."
A state commission voted to fine BART, recommended criminal probe. BART calls its action "accidental."
After years of meeting at Old City Hall, beginning next week, officials will hold sessions at West Berkeley location.
The victim was beaten, kicked, stomped when she was unconscious and dragged into the street where she was run over by a truck.
There will be two new faces on City Council.
Berkeley voters have spoken. They want to end the homeless crisis, and create more affordable housing.
Measure O needs two-thirds approval to pass and Measure P only needs a simple majority.
In the most recent fiscal year, the city gave out $7.8 million to 51 nonprofits to help the homeless, youth programs ...
The divided city council voted on changes in the release of arrest photos, but limited the circumstances.
Berkeley protesters "are receiving threatening phone calls at work and home, postings and emails" after their mug shots were posted online.
The law was written following a deadly balcony collapse in Berkeley.
FEMA's grant to the Bay Area transit system follows a recent spike in violent crimes, including three homicides in less than a week.
Users will be able to search more easily for documents -- some dating back to the early 1900s.