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Man on death row for Berkeley double murder is among 548 spared by Gov. Newsom

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, November 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM · 1 min read
Man on death row for Berkeley double murder is among 548 spared by Gov. Newsom — Sonoma Community news

All condemned people will instead serve life without parole, including Erven R. Blacksher, 71, who killed his sister and nephew in West Berkeley in 1995.

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