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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | At 28, he died on Berkeley’s streets | 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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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.

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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.

A green sign reads "Golden Gate Fields" in gold letters, with the racetrack's slogan, "where the bay comes to play," beneath it in white.
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Golden Gate Fields sits on 140 prime waterfront acres. What happens when it closes?

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge July 19, 2023, 10:44 a.m.July 19, 2023

Developers have long wanted to turn the property into a bustling commercial center, while open space advocates hope it becomes a park.

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Berkeley has lost thousands of Black residents. A new housing policy aims to help some return

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge July 14, 2023, 12:00 p.m.July 17, 2023

The policy makes current or former residents of redlined areas, and those displaced by BART, a higher priority for affordable housing.

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Berkeley’s $729M budget puts a pause on police reform programs

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Alex N. Gecan and Nico Savidge June 29, 2023, 2:33 p.m.September 8, 2023

Advocates say they fear Berkeley is abandoning its vision for public safety. Officials say they still want to create departments of community safety and transportation, among other reforms, once the citywide staffing crisis abates.

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Most Berkeley residents will see trash pickup fees rise 

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Alex N. Gecan and Nico Savidge June 29, 2023, 10:03 a.m.July 2, 2023

Berkeley trash customers with the smallest containers will see the highest percent increase over the next five fiscal years. Officials say their hands were tied by a decades-old ballot measure.

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Police reform programs jeopardized in Berkeley budget proposal

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge June 26, 2023, 4:00 p.m.June 27, 2023

Mayor Jesse Arreguín says his proposal to redirect $1 million budgeted for initiatives to reimagine policing does not mean Berkeley is backing away from reform.

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Remembering Gus Newport, former Berkeley mayor and lifelong progressive activist

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge June 23, 2023, 1:30 p.m.June 26, 2023

Newport led Berkeley from 1979 to 1986, pursuing a bold progressive agenda that included divesting from South Africa and strengthening rent control.

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Berkeley’s plan to bridge $9.1M bond shortfall avoids major cuts, but some are concerned

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge June 16, 2023, 4:30 p.m.June 20, 2023

Berkeley will pull $4.1M from its fund for worker’s comp settlements to help address the shortfall that threatened several popular projects.

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Remembering Dorothy Walker, who pushed for desegregation, housing density and traffic calming, long before it was popular in Berkeley

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge June 16, 2023, 8:00 a.m.June 20, 2023

Walker’s six decades of local activism touched practically every aspect of Berkeley life.

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Berkeley to launch whistleblower program for city government

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge June 09, 2023, 11:55 a.m.June 10, 2023

The program managed by Berkeley’s independent city auditor will include a hotline for residents and employees to report waste, fraud and abuse.

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New buildings could be less deadly for Berkeley birds

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge June 08, 2023, 1:00 p.m.June 9, 2023

The city will require large housing projects and office buildings to include materials that prevent birds from flying into windows and other reflective features.

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