The Berkeley Scanner

The Berkeley Scanner

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Followers
433
Account age
3 yrs

📊 Post engagement

2
Avg engagement / post
0.5%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Burglars broke into at least two Berkeley restaurants and anothe · 2 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
8.4 / week
Toots daily — consistently active for a campaign window.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
3.9×
Follows 112 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Burglars broke into at least two Berkeley restaurants and another five in Albany over the holiday weekend, making a mess but finding little of value in at least some cases. Here's what we've learned so far. MORE: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/09/03/crime/berkeley-albany-b… ★ 2
Share news tips and insights with The Berkeley Scanner. We want to hear from you: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/tips/ A man linked to three commercial burglaries — at three one four pizzeria, Auto Options tire shop and Oak Barrel Winecraft — is now facing felony charges after his arrest this week by Berkeley police. MORE: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2… A system-wide "computer equipment problem" has delayed the start of BART train service Friday morning, the transit agency has announced. MORE: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/09/05/community/bart-trains-service-delay/ Authorities are investigating reports of a non-injury shooting at a supportive housing complex in downtown Berkeley overnight Thursday. One person was arrested. MORE: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/09/04/shootings/police-investigate-… A coordinated team of armed law enforcement officers in camouflage uniforms sparked community concern in South Berkeley on Tuesday morning. Turns out, they were serving an eviction. MORE: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/09/02/crime/be… A man who was shot in the face during a standoff in April with Berkeley police has been ordered by an Alameda County judge to stand trial. Ricardo Ruiz, 34, goes by the name DJ Occult online and calls himself "the only Trump supporter" in … A magnitude 2.6 earthquake shook Berkeley early Sunday morning, the first temblor in the city in quite some time. Plus: All the quakes in Berkeley since Jan. 1, 2023. MORE: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/09/02/uc-berkeley-crime/berke… EXCLUSIVE: The family of a man who died recently after a driver struck him on his evening walk in Berkeley has organized a candlelight vigil tonight to honor him. "He loved walking," his son told TBS on Sunday afternoon. "It's so sad that … EXCLUSIVE: A man police say followed customers from local banks into Berkeley, and then robbed them, is now facing felony charges in three separate cases. In one of the incidents, authorities say 19-year-old Elijah Simpson and another man … A woman was taken to Highland Hospital on Thursday after what police say was a solo bike crash on Tunnel Road near the Claremont Hotel. The busy roadway was closed briefly during the investigation. MORE: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/202… Berkeley police increased patrols around Berkeley High School in response to an email threat to campus Thursday morning, authorities report. MORE: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/08/28/community/berkeley-high-email-threat-police-patro…

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
journa.host
A journalists server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 8.4× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

44/100 Fair
  • Est. 67% real, active audience · High fake-follower risk.
  • Low content engagement (~0.5% of followers) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
67%
Fake-follower risk
High

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

The Berkeley Scanner provides authoritative daily public safety news for Berkeley, CA. Founder & editor-in-chief: Emilie Raguso. RTs ≠ endorsements.

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