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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | BUSD achievement gap among nation's worst | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

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Nico Savidge

Nico Savidge joined Berkeleyside in 2021 as a senior reporter covering city hall. Born and raised in Berkeley, he got his start in journalism at Youth Radio as a high-schooler in the mid-2000s. Since then, he has covered transportation, law enforcement, education and college sports for the San Jose Mercury News, EdSource, the Wisconsin State Journal, The Janesville Gazette and The Daily Cardinal. A graduate of Berkeley High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he now lives in Oakland with his wife and dog.

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Power lines stretch above homes on a curvy, tree-lined street in the Berkeley Hills.
Posted inHousing & Development

Update: State housing regulators shot down Berkeley’s limits on cottages in the hills. Will the city court another fight?

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Sept. 20, 2023, 10:45 a.m.September 20, 2023

The City Council deadlocked on a parking requirement for ADUs in the hills Tuesday, pushing a decision to its Oct. 3 meeting.

An architect's rendering shows an apartment building along a two-lane street. The building is three stories tall along the street, and rises to six stories tall farther back.
Posted inHousing & Development

See designs for hotly debated North Berkeley BART housing

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Sept. 12, 2023, 4:36 p.m.September 13, 2023

The public is getting its first look at renderings for 750 new homes, half of them affordable, at the BART station’s parking lot.

A view of the northwest corner of Memorial Stadium, with its stately arched stone exterior under a glass and metal top added in a recent renovation.
Posted inSchools

Cal’s once-unthinkable move to the ACC means a pay cut and a life raft

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Sept. 08, 2023, 11:30 a.m.September 9, 2023

Cal avoided disaster by finding a new home in the ACC, but the move could further strain UC Berkeley’s budget.

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Update: Berkeley’s Southside neighborhood could get taller buildings to house more students

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Sept. 07, 2023, 10:00 a.m.September 7, 2023

The Planning Commission endorsed a proposal to allow 12-story buildings on the north end of Telegraph Avenue. It’s now on to the City Council.

A view looking up at Berkeley City Hall, a five-story grey government building, from the sidewalk.
Posted inCity

Disability rights group sues Berkeley over rules for remote city meetings

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Aug. 25, 2023, 3:36 p.m.August 28, 2023

The suit alleges that Berkeley, long a center for the disability rights movement, is violating landmark federal disability laws.

A row of head shots of Berkeley mayoral candidates Kate Harrison, Rigel Robinson and Sophie Hahn
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Berkeley’s 2024 mayoral race already has 4 candidates

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Aug. 15, 2023, 4:12 p.m.August 16, 2023

As Mayor Jesse Arreguín campaigns for state Senate, three city councilmembers have joined the race to replace him.

Berkeley City Councilmember Susan Wengraf speaks into a microphone from the dais of the council chamber.
Posted inCity

Susan Wengraf won’t seek reelection after 15 years representing Berkeley Hills

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Aug. 14, 2023, 4:30 p.m.August 15, 2023

Wengraf’s decision sets up an open race for the District 6 City Council seat in the 2024 election.

A person walks past steps at the northwest entrance to UC Berkeley's Memorial Stadium. A banner overhead reads "welcome to Bear Territory."
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Abandoned in the Pac-12 exodus, Cal could lose tens of millions of dollars

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Aug. 09, 2023, 2:16 p.m.August 10, 2023

What’s at stake for UC Berkeley — and Golden Bears fans — and how did we get here?

A sign displays the name of Pacific Steel Casting Co. above an office building.
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Pacific Steel site sold in step toward major new life sciences campus

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Aug. 02, 2023, 4:32 p.m.August 3, 2023

The sale will fund unpaid pensions for former steelworkers, but union officials worry their fight may not be over.

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Update: Eastshore Highway is closed for the Gilman Street interchange

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge July 27, 2023, 1:56 p.m.July 31, 2023

The block will remain closed until the end of September as construction crews work on a roundabout at the I-80-Gilman interchange.

Multiple under-construction buildings and multiple cranes
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Berkeley is adding new housing at the fastest rate in decades

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge July 25, 2023, 4:21 p.m.July 28, 2023

Berkeley approved nearly 900 homes in 2022, far surpassing state housing production goals, but fell well short of targets for affordable homes.

A small, plain and industrial-looking building surrounded by barbed-wire fences occupies the foreground. Beyond it is the three-story building at the northwest corner of the intersection of Adeline Street and Ashby Avenue.
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Residents blast BART’s plan to build bulky power facility at Ashby station

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge July 20, 2023, 3:19 p.m.July 23, 2023

An expanded power station could occupy a prominent spot along Adeline Street that Berkeley officials had hoped to line with businesses and housing.

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