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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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Berkeley gets $5.1M to plan for ferry service

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 26, 2023, 1:35 p.m.May 28, 2023

The grant will pay for design and environmental review work on the project building a ferry terminal at the Berkeley Marina.

A couple of electric scooters are tied to the railing of a forlorn-looking sidewalk on the overpass above a busy freeway.
Posted inCity

A freeway has long separated Berkeley from its waterfront. Is it time to rethink I-80?

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 25, 2023, 3:15 p.m.May 28, 2023

From a freeway-covering park to miles of tunnels, Berkeley could seek federal funds to study changes to one of the Bay Area’s most congested roadways.

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‘Street Spirit’ newspaper to cease publication after losing funding

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 23, 2023, 9:10 a.m.May 23, 2023

The editor of the newspaper that has chronicled homeless issues since 1995 hopes to restart Street Spirit. Its June issue will be the last until a new funder is found.

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Got a letter about your Berkeley trash bill? Here’s why it’s going up

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 22, 2023, 12:00 p.m.May 22, 2023

Customers with smaller trash containers would bear the brunt of this rate hike, in a shift from the city’s prior strategy.

Dozens of people lie with their bicycles on the pavement of Hopkins Street. One holds a sign calling for street safety improvements.
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Vacancies, turmoil in Berkeley Transportation Division threaten street projects

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 18, 2023, 4:28 p.m.May 22, 2023

City officials have been raising concern for months about the backlog of projects in the short-staffed division. Now its leader is out amid an investigation into the office.

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Berkeley’s top transportation official is out of his job

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 16, 2023, 4:06 p.m.May 16, 2023

Farid Javandel’s departure came amid a lengthy city investigation into how the Transportation Division, which he led, handled the Hopkins Street bike lane project.

A row of logs lines the side of a twisting, hilly road, blocking a turnout.
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Barriers on Grizzly Peak Boulevard turnouts are here to stay

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 14, 2023, 6:30 a.m.May 15, 2023

The tree trunk blockades were installed in 2020 to prevent people from gathering and potentially sparking fires in the Berkeley and Oakland hills.

The Bancroft Hotel, a three-story Craftsman-style yellow building with green trim, looks out onto Bancroft Avenue under a cloudy sky.
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Bancroft Hotel could become housing, with promise of ‘light touch’ renovation

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 04, 2023, 12:49 p.m.May 5, 2023

The owner wants to convert the hotel near UC Berkeley into apartments, and build more housing on the parking lot next door.

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Berkeley sets new labor standards for big construction projects over developer objections

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 03, 2023, 2:56 p.m.May 5, 2023

The City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday requiring contractors to provide apprenticeships and health care coverage for workers on certain projects.

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Update: 7-week closure of Gilman Street approach to I-80 starts Tuesday

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 01, 2023, 11:21 a.m.May 5, 2023

Gilman Street will be closed between Fourth and Second streets from Tuesday until June 21.

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Berkeley could cut park, street projects due to Measure T1 shortfall of up to $9.1M

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge April 26, 2023, 2:08 p.m.April 26, 2023

Inflation and cost overruns for major projects mean the $100 million bond won’t go as far as hoped, forcing the City Council to decide on cuts.

Cars pass through the intersection of Virginia Street and San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley. A stoplight hangs over the intersection, but it is covered by yellow tape because the signal hasn't been activated.
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Update: After another crash on San Pablo, traffic signal finally turned on

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge April 20, 2023, 1:00 p.m.April 20, 2023

The pedestrian signal was installed at Virginia Street and San Pablo Avenue last fall. Two people were hit by drivers and injured as it sat dark.

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