The City Council deadlocked on a parking requirement for ADUs in the hills Tuesday, pushing a decision to its Oct. 3 meeting.
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.
Posted inHousing & Development
See designs for hotly debated North Berkeley BART housing
The public is getting its first look at renderings for 750 new homes, half of them affordable, at the BART station’s parking lot.
Posted inSchools
Cal’s once-unthinkable move to the ACC means a pay cut and a life raft
Cal avoided disaster by finding a new home in the ACC, but the move could further strain UC Berkeley’s budget.
Posted inCity
Update: Berkeley’s Southside neighborhood could get taller buildings to house more students
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.
Posted inCity
Disability rights group sues Berkeley over rules for remote city meetings
The suit alleges that Berkeley, long a center for the disability rights movement, is violating landmark federal disability laws.
Posted inCity
Berkeley’s 2024 mayoral race already has 4 candidates
As Mayor Jesse Arreguín campaigns for state Senate, three city councilmembers have joined the race to replace him.
Posted inCity
Susan Wengraf won’t seek reelection after 15 years representing Berkeley Hills
Wengraf’s decision sets up an open race for the District 6 City Council seat in the 2024 election.
Posted inSchools
Abandoned in the Pac-12 exodus, Cal could lose tens of millions of dollars
What’s at stake for UC Berkeley — and Golden Bears fans — and how did we get here?
Posted inCity
Pacific Steel site sold in step toward major new life sciences campus
The sale will fund unpaid pensions for former steelworkers, but union officials worry their fight may not be over.
Posted inIn Brief
Update: Eastshore Highway is closed for the Gilman Street interchange
The block will remain closed until the end of September as construction crews work on a roundabout at the I-80-Gilman interchange.
Posted inCity
Berkeley is adding new housing at the fastest rate in decades
Berkeley approved nearly 900 homes in 2022, far surpassing state housing production goals, but fell well short of targets for affordable homes.
Posted inCity
Residents blast BART’s plan to build bulky power facility at Ashby station
An expanded power station could occupy a prominent spot along Adeline Street that Berkeley officials had hoped to line with businesses and housing.
