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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At park vigil, cathedral mass, people gather to remember victims of Berkeley balcony collapse
A vigil for the victims of Tuesday’s balcony collapse was held in Berkeley’s Civic Center Park on Wednesday. Photo Sinead Loftus A vigil for the victims of Tuesday’s balcony collapse was held in Berkeley’s Civic Center Park on Wednesday. Photo Sinead Loftus By Emily Dugdale and Tracey Taylor On Wednesday evening, friends, family members and others who […]
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Mayor, consul general, lay wreaths to honor 6 killed in Berkeley balcony collapse
Mayor Tom Bates and the consul general of Ireland for the Western United States, Philip Grant, lay wreaths at the site of a deadly balcony collapse. From left: Fire Chief Gil Dong, Police Chief Michael Meehan, City Manager Christine Daniel. Photo: David Yee A difficult day for Berkeley came to a close wrapped in the […]
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Six who died in Berkeley: Young students in their prime
From upper left, clockwise: Eimear Walsh, Olivia Burke, Ashley Donohoe, Lorcán Miller, Eoghan Culligan and Nick Schuster. Photos via Facebook By Tracey Taylor and Francesca Paris The six victims of a balcony collapse, at the Library Gardens apartment building at 2020 Kittredge St. in downtown Berkeley early Tuesday, were all young — five aged 21 and one […]
