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30-year wait to underground utility lines is nearly over | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

Zac Farber

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.

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Photos: Trees fall, cars crushed as storm cuts power to over 10,000 in Berkeley

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoPamela TurntineZac Farber by Alex N. Gecan, Iris Kwok, Supriya Yelimeli, Pamela Turntine and Zac Farber March 22, 2023, 10:51 a.m.March 25, 2023

Trees blew over across the city, knocking down power lines and falling on at least three homes, amid winds that topped 60 mph in the hills.

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Trees topple, thousands lose power as winds lash Berkeley

Zac Farber by Zac Farber March 14, 2023, 12:48 p.m.March 15, 2023

A tree knocked down a power line near Clark Kerr campus and another fell across University Avenue, blocking access to the marina. More than 10,000 PG&E customers in and around Berkeley have been affected.

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A man set himself on fire on UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza

Zac FarberAvatar photo by Zac Farber and Supriya Yelimeli March 01, 2023, 5:50 p.m.March 6, 2023

The man was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns over most of his body. Two bystanders who tried to put out the fire were also injured.

Risk of major landslides in Berkeley Hills is growing
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Risk of major landslides in Berkeley Hills is growing

Avatar photoZac Farber by Iris Kwok and Zac Farber Jan. 20, 2023, 4:23 p.m.February 7, 2023

About 6,000 structures across Berkeley are vulnerable, the city says.

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Bomb cyclone brings lightning, downed trees, power outages to Berkeley

Avatar photoAvatar photoZac Farber by Supriya Yelimeli, Iris Kwok and Zac Farber Jan. 05, 2023, 8:00 a.m.January 6, 2023

The storm dropped more than 2 inches of rain on Berkeley and caused creeks to rise over a foot.

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Get ready: A ‘brutal’ storm is expected to pummel Berkeley from Wednesday to Thursday

Avatar photoAvatar photoZac Farber by Darwin BondGraham, Iris Kwok and Zac Farber Jan. 03, 2023, 1:00 p.m.January 4, 2023

A 10-day “Pineapple Express” is expected to cause flooding, debris flows, downed trees, and other hazards in Berkeley.

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Major New Year’s Eve storm floods Berkeley streets and creeks

Zac Farber by Zac Farber Dec. 31, 2022, 5:44 p.m.December 31, 2022

Streets have turned to pools of water throughout the city, especially in West Berkeley. People are advised not to travel.

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1 person killed by train in West Berkeley

Zac Farber by Zac Farber Oct. 20, 2022, 6:37 p.m.October 21, 2022

The person was struck around Carleton Street at about 4 p.m.

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6 rescued from burning Berkeley apartment; 3 sent to hospital

Zac Farber by Zac Farber Sept. 12, 2022, 6:28 p.m.September 13, 2022

Three people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation with “mild to moderate” injuries, according to Berkeley Fire.

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Update: Berkeley woman, 31, charged with arson after Albany Hill fire

Zac Farber by Zac Farber June 27, 2022, 1:03 p.m.August 4, 2022

Two fires were reported in Albany Sunday afternoon. A security guard told police a Berkeley woman may have set one of them.

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Arsonist in People’s Park set tent on fire with man inside, police say

Zac Farber by Zac Farber May 24, 2022, 9:55 a.m.August 4, 2022

A man living in the park has been hospitalized after someone lit his tent on fire Tuesday morning and hit him multiple times with a golf club, police say.

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Iris Kwok will cover the environment for Berkeleyside

Zac Farber by Zac Farber May 10, 2022, 3:18 p.m.March 23, 2023

Kwok, a recent Cal grad with bylines around the Bay, will report a new climate beat.

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