Overview

• The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau expects to complete its inquiry into Jonathan Guidi’s death within three to six months.
• Berkeley Police Department has opened a death investigation while Cal/OSHA examines possible workplace safety violations at the site.
• Community members have raised tens of thousands of dollars on GoFundMe to support Guidi’s widow and seven children.
• The accident occurred on July 24 during summer renovations at Sylvia Mendez Elementary School when Guidi fell about 40 feet from a scaffold.
• The incident highlights construction hazards in school modernization efforts and the role of multiagency oversight under California regulations.