The Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Jan. 17, 2025. An East Bay man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for attempting to firebomb the building and other attacks in 2024. (Kiley Russell/Bay City News)

An East Bay man convicted of firebombings that targeting the University of California, Berkeley and the Oakland federal building last year in support of Palestine was sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice said.  

Casey Robert Goonan, 35, pleaded guilty in January to maliciously damaging or destroying property used in or affecting interstate commerce by means of fire or an explosive.  

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.