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Recent News
An Emeryville resident is sharing his personal story of recovery after a difficult bout of what is presumed to have been Monkeypox. 33-year-old Kevin
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Some significant Food & Retail updates in and around Emeryville since our last update in June. Emeryville seems to be amidst a post-pandemic business
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A Bay Street Emeryville business owner is alleging “racial profiling” by the Emeryville Police Department in an instagram video shared widely on social media
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A federal judge on Friday refused to let Caltrans “wash their hands” of people living in a homeless encampment on Wood Street in Oakland
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The Emeryville Police Department received reports of a man shot at the Hyatt House on Shellmound Street (not to be confused with Hyatt Place
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Caltrans announced that it will begin closure of the sprawling Wood Street homeless encampment beginning next Wednesday. The agency has been under increasing pressure
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The Emeryville Police Department is asking for help locating a missing pet from a recent carjacking. A customer of the Sonesta hotel on Shellmound
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Firefighters continue to battle a large fire on Monday morning at a homeless encampment in West Oakland near the Emeryville border, where plumes of
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The Emeryville Police Department responded to multiple reports of a shooting at the 76 Gas Station on Powell Street early Sunday morning at about
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Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft Foods Inc.) announced an agreement today to acquire Clif Bar & Company, leading U.S. maker of nutritious energy bars with
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A trio of Emeryville-related business stories aggregated from around the interwebz in our June edition of E’ville Biz. The City of Emeryville is considering
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Three local business updates to report since our last update in April. Patatas Neighborhood Kitchen on Adeline has closed their doors after opening five
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Crime & Public Safety
The Emeryville Target is temporarily closed after a fire was extinguished inside the store on Monday evening. A photo shared after the incident showed bedding piled outside of the store with employees, members of the Alameda County Fire Dept. and fatigue-clad security officers huddled
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A Bay Street Emeryville business owner is alleging “racial profiling” by the Emeryville Police Department in an instagram video shared widely on social media over the weekend (over 15,000 views and 400 comments at the time of publication).
Food & Drink
Bay Street Emeryville owners CenterCal Properties officially announced their new tenant line-up for what their dubbing the “Bay Break dining terrace.” The revamped upstairs dining area will offer views of the Bay with ample outdoor seating, fire pits, bar games, programmed lounges, and a
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A few local business happenings to report in Emeryville since our last March update. The revitalization efforts of Bay Street under the new ownership of CenterCal properties continues with the announcement of five exciting new food tenants. In
Planning & Building
A trio of development news in/near Emeryville including new plans for redeveloping the Bay Bridge Center that was recently fenced off. In addition, the acquisition of the SAE Expression campus by Longfellow Real Estate Partners has cast uncertainty on the future of the college
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The City of Emeryville and its leaders were recently profiled by The SF Chronicle for their ambitious housing creation goals. According to the piece, the city is seeking to qualify as a “prohousing city” by exceeding its state-mandated
Local Business
It was the end of an era in Emeryville today as Rudy’s Can’t Fail Café announced their permanent closure. “With a heavy heart, the ownership of Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe has decided to permanently close operations effective immediately.” they posted on their social media
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The hyper-competitive home buying market can be deflating for prospective buyers. Bidding wars, all-cash offers, home flipping corporations… sometimes it feels like a David vs. Goliath battle. But every once in awhile, the “little guy” overcomes these odds
History
If you’ve lived in Emeryville’s Park Avenue District for any significant amount of time, you likely know Ben Yee. Ben lives in the district’s only remaining single-family home kitty-corner to Emeryville Civic Center. Ben also owns the commercial building directly across from his home
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Oakland Trotting Park was the host to many noteworthy Black jockeys around the turn of the 20th century. One of them was Jess “Long Shot” Conley who earned his moniker by riding horses with long odds to victory.
