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Recent News
On a day when most of the media focus was on a blaze at nearby Horn Barbecue and the suspicious circumstances it occurred under,
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West Oakland’s Horn Barbecue was ravaged by flames in an early morning blaze. A 4:20 a.m. alert on the Citizens App alerted users to
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The Emeryville Historical Society is pleased to announce the launch of the first of its kind self-guided historic walking tour around the city’s historic
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Some recent Food & Drink updates throughout Emeryville including some progress on Five Guys and Honor Kitchen. We also recently published a wrap up
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The Oakland Police Department’s Vice/Child Exploitation Unit said it has located and rescued a female juvenile victim of human trafficking, in partnership with the
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Representations of organizations throughout Assembly District 18 packed the auditorium at the Emeryville Center of Community Life on Friday, October 27th for the second
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Alameda police have arrested a person who is allegedly involved in a child exploitation case first reported to officers by a non-profit advocating online
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A second wave of food & drink openings is anticipated to happen at Bay Street throughout the month of November just in time for
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Community members turned out in droves on a beautiful, clear day for the City of Emeryville‘s annual Harvest Festival. The annual event was held
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The blighted former CVS space on San Pablo Avenue may soon receive new life if the Emeryville Planning Commission approves an amendment to allow
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Emeryville City Council convened on Tuesday, September 26th with two action items on the agenda. The first was review and adoption of a proposed
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Three men accused of a Saturday night home invasion in San Pablo were arrested in Emeryville early Sunday morning including a 23-year-old resident of
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A few food & drink announcements since our last update in July including another cookie shop, a highly regarded deli and new Sushi restaurant.
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Crime report data in Emeryville continued its gradual trend upward in the first half of 2023 according to data provided by the Emeryville Police
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Our latest digest of Emeryville-centric business news includes stories about Upside Foods, Peet’s Coffee, Amyris, Eko Health, PhenomeX and the Emery Yards Project. Lab-grown
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Emeryville’s celebrated Art Exhibit will return to The Public Market for their 37th annual exhibit. For the second year in a row, the Public
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The Emeryville Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest associated with the assault with a deadly weapon investigation
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Bay Street shoppers and moviegoers were abruptly evacuated Sunday afternoon amid reports of a large brawl involving hundreds of juveniles and gunfire. Reports of
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Crime & Public Safety
On a day when most of the media focus was on a blaze at nearby Horn Barbecue and the suspicious circumstances it occurred under, a second blaze occurred inside the nearby Target on Wednesday evening. A video posted on TikTok by user Walid Alhajaji
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West Oakland’s Horn Barbecue was ravaged by flames in an early morning blaze. A 4:20 a.m. alert on the Citizens App alerted users to Oakland firefighters responding to a commercial building that turned out to be Horn’s Barbecue
Food & Drink
Some recent Food & Drink updates throughout Emeryville including some progress on Five Guys and Honor Kitchen. We also recently published a wrap up of a second wave of Bay Street openings happening during the month. Pippal Regional Indian is the most recent restaurant
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Some noteworthy food & drink news in and around Emeryville since our last update in June. We also recently reported on a flurry of Bay Street activity including the planned opening of a Philz Coffee. Touch of Soul moving
Planning & Building
Some updates on Emeryville’s housing pipeline as the city tries to ratchet up their housing production to meet their 2031 RHNA goals of 1,832 new units. The city has met less than a quarter of this goal according to a progress tracker created by
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Emeryville was among eleven cities to receive “Prohousing” designation in a recent announcement by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The designation is awarded to cities that embrace policies that support housing production like zoning
Local Business
The Bay Area was once full of amusement parks by the sea, and Emeryville was home to many of them, from the Blue Star Amusement Park that begat modern greyhound racing with it’s mechanized jackrabbits being chased by very real dogs, to the Emeryville
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Sacramento-founded Tipsy Putt held the ground opening of their Bay Street location on Tuesday January 31. This happened despite a moving truck taking out a portion of their outdoor patio a day prior. “The driver did not have
History
The Emeryville Historical Society is pleased to announce the launch of the first of its kind self-guided historic walking tour around the city’s historic Park Avenue District. The tour is the culmination of 100’s of hours of research, writing and photo curation. The nearly
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Emeryville City Council convened on Tuesday, September 26th with two action items on the agenda. The first was review and adoption of a proposed “Code of Ethics” for elected and appointed city officials and the second was the
