Cal launched a dedicated safety fund in March ‘24. Things are changing!

Our private security pilot ran March 6 - 23, 2024! Get all the details here.

In case you missed it, the administration closed off People’s Park in January ‘24. The improvement to student safety is immense.

Protestors shut down a Feb. ‘24 event at Zellerbach with intimidation and violence. SafeBears calls for the administration to be transparent in its investigation into how to prevent a recurrence.

Think UC Berkeley can’t make students safer in the short run? Take a look at what San Francisco did to prepare for the APEC conference in November ‘23.

UC Berkeley’s failure to keep students safe is now showing up in college rankings. Here’s what we’re doing about it.

Cal families have had enough with violent crime. It’s time to bring in private security, and we need your help.

SafeBears spoke with CalTV in Oct. ‘23 about how to improve the WarnMe safety alert system. Here’s what we said.

There are some big updates this fall ‘23 semester for SafeBears supporters, and new ways for you to help make Cal safer for our students!

Intruders have been entering UC Berkeley residence halls with ease. That’s all about to change, with the hiring of enough lobby monitors for full nighttime staffing by Oct. ‘23.

UC Berkeley is hiring student Residence Safety Ambassadors, formerly known as Security Monitors. RSAs help create a safe environment in the residence halls by alerting UCPD of any unsafe situations that may arise. This is a great part-time job for Berkeley students! (Job link included.)

In September 2023, we hosted our first self-defense class for Cal students!

Whether you’re a new or returning Cal parent, the new ‘23-’24 school year brings equal parts excitement and nervousness. Check out our latest updates & safety tips!

Berkeley just took a big step toward attracting more police officers, and SafeBears was a part of it!

When Cal parents stick together, we are unstoppable. Here’s some of the ways we helped make Berkeley safer for students during the summer of 2023.

Safer night transportation, secured residence halls & classrooms, self-defense classes for students… that’s just a taste of what we covered in our latest Safety Update. Watch the full video here!

San Francisco DA Butch Ford explains how changes in how criminals are sentenced are increasing violent crime in Berkeley. You don’t want to miss this eye-opening presentation!

With members in over 57 countries around the world, we decided to add more languages to our website.

SafeBears is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization! Here’s what this means for us as we work to make UC Berkeley safe for students.

Cal parents got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how USC keeps students safe in South Central, LA. What we saw took our breath away.