KTVU

The Berkeley Police Accountability Board met Wednesday evening to open an investigation into a recent death under the jurisdiction of the Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, a fight at Berkeley High School, policy concerns and to elect a new chair and vice chair.

Multiple former Bears have come forth with allegations of verbal and mental abuse against Cal women’s soccer head coach Neil McGuire, sharing experiences that included fat-shaming, bullying and intimidation, among others.

BUSD teacher Yvette Felarca was formally arraigned Thursday on one count of assault, one count of participating in an illegal riot and one count of causing a riot, according to the Sacramento District Attorney’s office.

After she was stabbed by a student Tuesday, a Via Center staff member has been released from the hospital where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Andrew Frankel.

Within one week, three separate Berkeley homicide cases saw major developments in the form of arrests and convictions.

The family members of two victims who perished in the Oakland fire Dec. 2 filed civil lawsuits in Alameda County Superior Court Friday against several people associated with the “Ghost Ship” warehouse, as originally reported by KTVU.