Clodagh Cogley’s family posted this photo of her, noting she had a new hairstyle. 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 Library Gardens apartment building in Berkeley has posted photos […]
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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 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. […]
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Library Gardens builder seeks to stop DA from examining Berkeley balcony without it being present
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 balconies unless one of their representatives is present. Photo: David Yee Segue Construction, which built Library Gardens, scene of an accident […]
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Irish Consul General Philip Grant: As balcony collapse victims begin journey of recovery, J-1 visa student community a source of ‘great pride’
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 accident. Photo, taken on June 18, by David Yee Nine days after the fifth-floor balcony collapse that killed six students and injured seven […]
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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 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 district attorney’s office has launched a […]
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‘Severely dry rotted’ timber found after Berkeley balcony collapse; city plans to stiffen safety rules
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 district attorney’s office, confirmed Wednesday that the office will be taking a look at the balcony collapse. “The District Attorney’s Office is reaching out to […]
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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 People comfort each other at a vigil at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, on Friday, June 19, 2015, for four of […]
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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 By Francesca Paris In the wake of a balcony collapse that killed six Irish students in Berkeley this […]
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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. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Reporters from the Associated Press, Bay Area News Group and the San Francisco Chronicle pore over the architectural drawings for Library Gardens in […]
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As students recover in hospitals, support grows for survivors and victims of Berkeley balcony collapse
A note and flowers left in memory of the victims of a deadly balcony collapse at the Library Gardens Apartments lie on the sidewalk on Kittredge Street, near Miliva Street, in Berkeley, on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Photo: David Yee A note and flowers left in memory of the victims of a deadly balcony collapse […]
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Coroner releases autopsy results on balcony victims; first responders sought help for shock, stress
An injured person is placed into an ambulance at the scene of Tuesday’s balcony collapse. First responders later sought help for shock and stress. Photo: David Yee An injured person is placed into an ambulance at the scene of Tuesday’s balcony collapse. First responders later sought help for shock and stress. Photo: David Yee The […]
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City posts documents from balcony collapse property
Remnants of beams from removed balconies photographed on Thursday, June 18, 2015, show contrast between the condition of the wood from the collapsed balcony and the balcony it fell upon at the Library Gardens Apartments, in Berkeley. Six people died and seven were seriously injured in the early Tuesday morning accident. Photo: David Yee ©2015 […]
