‘So much history’ lost in West Berkeley tattoo shop fire
A preliminary investigation by the Berkeley Fire Department points to an electrical malfunction.
Zac Farber
Before joining Berkeleyside as managing editor in April 2021, Zac was editor of the Southwest Journal, a 30,000-circulation biweekly community paper in Minneapolis, MN. While there, he led coverage of the killing of George Floyd, launched a special reporting project that tracked the coronavirus pandemic’s toll on the community, and spearheaded improved reporting on the city's Somali and Latino communities. Zac was also an editor at Patch Twin Cities, a web producer at WCCO-TV and a web editor and staff writer at the Finance & Commerce newspaper.
Articles by Zac
Woman hospitalized, 2 displaced after South Berkeley apartment fire
The fire started around 6 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment building near the intersection of Sacramento Street and Ashby Avenue.
Berkeley’s homes are selling highest above asking price in U.S., report says
A new report finds that Berkeley houses sold for about 19% more than asking price on average from January to March — the highest nationwide.
As mass tree death worsens, East Bay parks get $10M for removal
About 1,500 acres of trees in the East Bay Regional Park District have been affected by a new die-off pattern that’s seen as dangerous during fire season.
Residents asked to shelter in place briefly after North Berkeley gas leak
Repairs were completed on the damaged gas line by around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Update: Controlled burn postponed in Tilden
The burn was planned as part of the East Bay Regional Park District’s efforts to create a “strategic ridgeline fuel break” along Grizzly Peak Boulevard.
