A deadly rat-borne disease outbreak in Berkeley has claimed its first human victim in more than a decade — and health ...

Berkeley city officials have confirmed one death as the result of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease identified in a homeless ...

A new data report from Berkeley’s Homeless Response Team shows an increase in successful placement in shelters for ...

BERKELEY — Tents and canopies now cover the lawn of Berkeley’s Old City Hall, forming an encampment in center of the city to protest a new policy allowing encampment sweeps without offering shelter.

Berkeley is embracing an aggressive approach to homeless encampments by allowing city workers to sweep tents even if no shelter beds are open and arrest or cite people in limited circumstances.

BERKELEY — A fire early Thursday at a homeless encampment spread to two buildings and caused damage to both of them, fire officials said. Two structures damaged in five-acre grass fire near Altamont ...

BERKELEY, California (KPIX) — A group of homeless people in West Berkeley was awakened Wednesday morning by a swarm of police and city workers, arriving to clear out a long-standing encampment. No ...

BERKELEY (KRON) — Debate has emerged if the Berkeley police department was too aggressive when removing homeless people from their encampment, Thursday night. The area of Fairview and Adeline Streets ...

Hours after Berkeley began dismantling one of its largest homeless camps on Wednesday, a judge ordered the city to immediately halt the sweep. But by about 2 p.m. — just before the judge issued the ...

BERKELEY, Calif. - He was formerly homeless and now, as a Berkeley Law student, Anthony Carrasco has been using his past experiences, his research, and his heart to try and make a difference in the ...