California balcony collapse News

California Plans to Study Balcony Safety After Fatal Berkeley Fall

California is moving to study state balcony standards after a fatal collapse in Berkeley sent shock and horror across the globe last year. Legislation Gov. Jerry Brown signed Thursday creates a working group to recommend ways to construct better balconies …

California City Adopts Tighter Building Code After Deadly Balcony Collapse

Balconies on Berkeley, California, apartment buildings will be inspected every three years under new regulations adopted by the city in the wake of a balcony collapse that left six people dead. The City Council also voted Tuesday to require that …

California Balcony Collapse Victims Mourned; Probe Underway

A group of Irish and Irish-American young men and women were enjoying their last blast summer in California before cracking down with college and careers, a rite of passage tens of thousands from the Emerald Isle have taken over the …