Police say two men opened fire on a group after starting a fight with them at a busy Southside intersection, killing 29-year-old Isamaeli Mata’afa.
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 rules limiting ADUs in hills violate state law, housing agency says
The City Council will have to decide whether to change its restrictions on cottages and in-law units, or challenge the state.
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Plan for downtown Berkeley apartment building grows to 26 stories
It’s the third proposal for a housing tower that would rise more than 250 feet over downtown. The revised plan includes a top-floor restaurant.
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Election 2022: What is Measure N?
It’s on the ballot because California’s state constitution requires cities to get permission from residents to build affordable housing.
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Election 2022: Unions, developers ramp up spending on ballot measures
Donors have given over $130,000 to the campaign for Measure L, a $650 million infrastructure and housing bond, in recent weeks.
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Berkeley sticks with plan for Hopkins bike lanes
But it’s not yet clear whether the long-running debate over the North Berkeley street is finished.
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Berkeley picks Police Accountability Board leader
Hansel Aguilar runs a similar law enforcement oversight agency in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Housing: Council approves plan for 66 apartments on San Pablo Avenue
The project faced stiff resistance from many of its neighbors, but benefited from a state law meant to overcome local opposition to new housing.
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City Council to reconsider controversial plan for Hopkins Street bike lanes
City staff didn’t share estimates showing the project would require the removal of 60 parking spaces before a key vote last spring.
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Measure L: From streets to housing, $650M bond takes aim at Berkeley’s biggest challenges
Backers say the city’s largest-ever bond measure will deliver the smoother streets voters have long wanted. Opponents say it’s a blank check.
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Berkeley could outlaw discriminatory calls to police
A proposed new ordinance is modeled on San Francisco’s ‘CAREN Act,’ which drew national attention in 2020.
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4 candidates seek open Berkeley City Council District 8 seat
One leading candidate to represent Southeast Berkeley says he wants to carry on outgoing Councilmember Lori Droste’s work. The other would move in a different direction.