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Micromobility firms including Superpedestrian and Veoride are set to launch their electric scooter and bike rental services to the public Thursday, following Berkeley City Council’s approval of the Shared Electric Micromobility Permit Program.

Two men have been arrested for allegedly robbing the Berkeley High School mountain bike team at gunpoint last month, as first reported by Berkeleyside. 

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office charged the suspect in the May 3 shooting on Channing Way with murder on May 6, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

A man was fatally shot in the 1100 block of Channing Way Tuesday night, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, will enforce double-parking violations on the 2500 block of Durant Avenue between the hours of 7-11 p.m. from May 6-7 in an attempt to increase accessibility and safety, as first reported by Berkeleyside. 

At 30 years old, former BUSD student Ka’Dijah Brown has been elected as the youngest president ever of the Berkeley school board. 

Gene “The Dream” Ransom, one of the most successful basketball players to come out of UC Berkeley, was killed Feb. 4 while driving on I-880 in Oakland. 

The city of Berkeley applied for the grant earlier this year in order to fund a new park in the undeveloped areas of the Santa Fe Right of Way, a 3.5-mile area formerly used as an industrial railroad, according to Mayor Jesse Arreguín in a press release.

Berkeley High School alumna Rachel Phillips has filed a lawsuit against her former teacher and Berkeley Unified School District, alleging she was sexually assaulted and harassed two decades ago.

Berkeley City Council requested $15 million Oct. 26 for one-time funding in the fiscal year 2022-23 state budget for replacing infrastructure at the Berkeley Marina, as first reported by Berkeleyside.