Berkeley declares health emergency as leptospirosis outbreak forces homeless encampment evacuations. Multiple rats and dogs infected with disease.

Hippie college town Berkeley is sounding the alarm over a frightening outbreak of leptospirosis near a homeless encampment in the leafy Bay Area enclave. The bacterial disease has been found in ...

BERKELEY — Better data collection, improved transparency and stronger coordination practices are all areas of growth for Berkeley’s Homeless Response Team, according to a report released by the City ...

Berkeley city health officials issued a public health warning after staff discovered the presence of leptospirosis at a homeless encampment in the city. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that can ...

Twenty-year-old Mikayla Foreman knows her experience is meaningful. Dealing with homelessness since 18 and currently living ...

BERKELEY — Berkeley’s Homeless Response Team staff say they’re prepared to implement transparency and data-keeping recommendations made by the city auditor — but bigger financial problems loom. More ...

At a Berkeley City Council special meeting Tuesday, staff from the city manager’s office said maintaining the current level of effort on houselessness services rests on the city’s ability to secure ...

Berkeley cops are scrambling to track down a woman who brazenly carjacked a man at gunpoint, right as he was chilling in his gold 2022 Chevy Malibu, scarfing down some Mickey D’s. Talk about rotten ...