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BerkeleysideReportingBy Nico Savidge
$125M for Golden Gate Fields park clears Legislature

Golden Gate Fields is shown in a 2024 file photo. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/Catchlight " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/large-Natera_20240420_GGF_-45.jpg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> Lawmakers signed off on a plan to use $125 million from a state parks and climate bond to help buy the former horse racing track in Berkeley and Albany. Newsom is expected to approve it.

BerkeleysideReportingBy Nico Savidge
Berkeley gets $850,000 for new Ashby BART plaza design

U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon, flanked by a bevy of Berkeley and BART leaders, announces an $85,000 federal allocation for a new public plaza and open spaces on Adeline Street in South Berkeley. Credit: Nico Savidge/Berkeleyside " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_3958-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> The plaza along Adeline Street, planned as developers work to build 600 homes atop the BART station’s parking lot, will host the Berkeley Flea Market.