David Brannigan

The city audit found that BFD is understaffed and was using “unreliable” data to track property inspections, putting the city at risk for fire incidents.

Prosper’s last day is May 4, and Sutter Health, which owns Alta Bates, is currently searching for his replacement, according to a statement provided by Clayton Warren, the communications manager for Sutter Health Bay Area.

More than 350 community members joined the California Nurses Association late Saturday morning to oppose the proposed closure of Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley.

City Council approved a development project at 2527 San Pablo Ave. that will provide housing to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, at its Tuesday meeting, in response to an outcry of public support for individuals with IDD.

Interim fire chief David Brannigan will be appointed as the city’s fire chief during a city council meeting on Tuesday.

The smoke from the North Bay fires covering Berkeley in hazy skies since Sunday evening is beginning to dissipate. But for students whose homes were in the fire’s path, the devastation will not fade anytime soon.

Berkeley Fire Department’s long-serving fire chief, Gil Dong, announced his retirement Sept. 12 at a Berkeley City Council meeting.

After landing Monday night at the Oakland Airport to applause, members of the Berkeley Fire Department who were deployed in Texas to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey were awarded only a short break to catch their breath and replenish supplies before being swooped into another mission.

The Berkeley Police Review Commission convened Wednesday night at the South Berkeley Senior Center for a regular meeting, with a stacked agenda.

The California State Controller recently published data showing that compensation of fire and police personnel in Berkeley reached a high of about $313,000 in 2016.