Ben Klein

Berkeley City Council is considering installing an emergency siren system, following a recommendation from the Disaster Fire and Safety Commission, or DFSC, according to Berkeley Fire Department Assistant Chief Keith May.

Berkeley Police Department released a Nixle alert Sunday evening telling residents to stay away from Parker Street between Dana and Ellsworth streets because of "police activity."

UC Berkeley student Finn Wolff was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of committing two sexual assaults, according to a Nixle alert released by Berkeley Police Department.

Berkeley Police Department responded to a physical altercation Monday evening at 2400 Bancroft Way, according to an email from BPD spokesperson Officer Byron White.

A car was found floating in Berkeley's Aquatic Park on Tuesday morning, according to a statement from Berkeley Police Department.

Berkeley City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss an extensive report concerning the 1,000 Person Plan to address homelessness.

District finances and programs like the Green Dot and the African-American Success Project were discussed at Wednesday’s Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, board meeting, where a crowd of district teachers spoke during public comment, including several who called for payment increases.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 has called for speakers to boycott their UC speaking engagements amid labor disputes.

For the first time since 2013, a UC Berkeley student has won the exclusive Truman Scholarship, a grant intended for public service leaders.

UC Berkeley has the second highest faculty salaries of all public universities, according to a survey from the American Association of University Professors, or AAUP, as first reported by Inside Higher Ed.