Overview

• Jonathan Dillard “JD” Guidi fell about 40 feet from scaffolding at the empty Sylvia Mendez Elementary School on July 24 and later died of his injuries.
• The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau, Berkeley Police Department and California Division of Occupational Safety and Health have opened separate investigations.
• Guidi was employed by a subcontractor on a summer modernization project that halted regular programs and left the campus unoccupied at the time.
• A GoFundMe campaign organized by his family has raised tens of thousands toward its $35,000 goal to cover funeral expenses and living costs for his widow and seven children.
• Friends and neighbors remember Guidi as a devoted father whose death highlights the hazards of public school renovation work.