Jen Louis

Berkeley City Council members and city residents gathered Thursday to discuss issues surrounding city development and police transparency during a regularly-scheduled council meeting. 

A city auditor presentation that revealed while Berkeley’s population grew by only 7% from 1970 to 2020, Berkeley Police Department spending grew by 242% in the same time.

Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board, or PAB, looked to the future in its final regular meeting of the year Wednesday, hearing updates on search consent policies and other important issues. 

Of those with whom BPD used force, 43.07% were Black, 26.22% were white and 19.85% were Hispanic.

The Berkeley Police Accountability Board, or PAB, met Wednesday evening to discuss complaints of police misconduct, recent shootings, gun recoveries, bike patrols and police vaccinations. 

Berkeley City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee met Thursday to discuss the city’s plans for the 2022 fiscal year.

Berkeley police are currently investigating a series of robberies beginning in mid-March, five of which were within a few blocks of each other on Southside near the UC Berkeley campus.

In the wake of Andrew Greenwood’s announcement of his retirement as Berkeley Police Department chief Thursday, Berkeley community members reflected on his tenure as police chief and their hopes for the future.

After 35 years of service in Berkeley Police Department, Andrew Greenwood announced his retirement as police chief Thursday.

Berkeley Police Department received a report of a an adult male struck by a car while walking at 12:09 A.M. Sunday morning, according to BPD Lieutenant Jen Louis.