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No ‘smoking gun’ in Berkeley balcony design
Reporters from the Associated Press, Bay Area News Group and the San Francisco Chronicle pore over the architectural drawings for Library Gardens in the Berkeley Planning Department on June 18, 2015....
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Protesters demand halt on new construction in Berkeley
A small group of protesters gathered on the steps of Berkeley City Hall to urge the city to put a moratorium on all new construction in the wake of the June 16 balcony collapse. Photo: Tracey Taylor In...
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Church services held for balcony collapse victims
People comfort each other at a vigil at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, on Friday, June 19, 2015, for four of the victims of Tuesday’s balcony collapse in Berkeley. Photo: David Yee ©2015 By...
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‘Severely dry rotted’ timber found after Berkeley balcony collapse; city...
Both of these balconies, which showed evidence of dry rot, were removed from Library Gardens last week. Photo: David Yee Update, June 24, 1 p.m. Teresa Drenick, spokeswoman for the Alameda County...
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DA launches criminal investigation into balcony collapse
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley (center) with office spokeswoman Teresa Drenick (right) and Chief Assistant District Attorney Kevin Dunleavy. Photo: Emilie Raguso The Alameda County...
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Irish Consul General Philip Grant: As balcony collapse victims begin journey...
As word spread about the tragic June 16 balcony collapse in Berkeley, a memorial to honor those killed and injured grew on Kittredge Street near the Library Gardens Apartments, the scene of the...
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Library Gardens builder seeks to stop DA from examining Berkeley balcony...
Segue Construction, which built Library Gardens, scene of an accident that killed six on June 16, 2015, will ask a judge to issue a restraining order preventing the DA’s office from examining the two...
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Berkeley balcony passed inspection before collapse
The balcony at Library Gardens in downtown Berkeley that collapsed June 16 killing six, had been inspected and found in good shape less than a year earlier. Photo: Emily Dugdale The fifth-floor...
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Berkeley balcony survivor is making ‘great progress’
Clodagh Cogley’s family posted this photo of her, noting she had a new hairstyle. The family of a 21-year-old Irish woman who was seriously injured in the collapse of a fifth-floor balcony at the...
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Berkeley council to address balcony safety after collapse
Two balconies were removed from Library Gardens after a fatal accident that killed six and injured seven in June. Photo: David Yee The Berkeley City Council may vote next week to amend the municipal...
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Berkeley council approves new laws for building safety
A balcony at Library Gardens in downtown Berkeley collapsed in June, killing six. Photo: Emily Dugdale After a deadly balcony collapse in June that killed six and injured seven in downtown Berkeley,...
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Hundreds gather in Berkeley to remember balcony victims
Hundreds gathered in Civic Center Park on the night of July 19, 2015 for a “Month’s Mind” to honor and remember those killed in the June 16 balcony collapse. Photo: Ted Friedman A month after a...
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Families of four balcony victims say ‘Thanks’
Hundreds gathered in Civic Center Park Sunday July 19 for a “Month’s Mind” to honor and remember those killed in the June 16 balcony collapse. Photo: Ted Friedman The families of the four Irish...
View ArticleOp-ed: Berkeley should revisit its balcony code changes
There are a lot of questions swirling around regarding the City of Berkeley’s handling of its investigation into the Library Gardens balcony collapse. The recent new safety regulations passed by the...
View ArticleTo City Council: A response to Berkeley balcony collapse
Once you own a hammer every problem looks like a nail. Over the past 20 years the City of Berkeley has had a number of deaths which have occurred in its rental housing stock. After each incident the...
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DA hopes to find cause of water intrusion that led to Berkeley balcony collapse
A balcony at Library Gardens in downtown Berkeley collapsed in June, killing six. Photo: Emily Dugdale The Alameda County district attorney’s office is hoping to determine the source of water intrusion...
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Berkeley balcony collapse: Contractor used inferior wood and owner ignored...
The balcony at Library Gardens that collapsed June 16, killing six and injuring seven. Lawsuits were filed against the owners, managers, contractors, subcontractors and others Thursday. Photo: Emily...
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402 Berkeley buildings found to need fixes after launch of inspection program...
Last year’s deadly balcony collapse at Library Gardens prompted the creation of a new building inspection program. Photo: David Yee Inspections performed in Berkeley since last year’s deadly balcony...
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DA will not file criminal charges in balcony collapse case
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley (center) with office spokeswoman Teresa Drenick (right) and Chief Assistant District Attorney Kevin Dunleavy on June 25, 2015 when they announced they...
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Berkeley balcony collapse tragedy: One year later
People comfort each other at a vigil at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, on Friday, June 19, 2015, for the victims of the balcony collapse in Berkeley that killed six students on June 16, 2015....
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