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Election News
Bas Edges Bauters in Bitter County Supervisor Race
While few are calling it with 100% certainty, Oakland Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas appears to have completed her comeback win over Emeryville City Councilmember John Bauters after an agonizingly long and close ballot count. Bauters finished “Election Night” with a roughly 7% advantage
County Supervisor Blasts Registrar for Opaqueness in Vote Tallying
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters is again under fire for their lethargic tallying of votes. While other counties have declared winners and are substantially closer to completing their counts, Alameda County has stood out again for their
Multiple Tsunami Alerts Startle Emeryville, Berkeley Residents
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern California led to the National Weather Service issuing a Tsunami alert this morning. The initial warning was sent through the Wireless Emergency Alert System (WEA) at about 10:51 a.m. By default, alerts from WEA override
Fugitive “Chiron Bomber” Arrested 21 Years After Domestic Terrorist Incident in Emeryville
Daniel Andreas San Diego, AKA “The Chiron Bomber,” has been arrested more than two decades after a domestic terrorist incident at the former Chiron campus in Emeryville. Chiron was a pioneering Biotech company whose campus eventually became Novartis
Food & Drink
November 2024 Food & Drink Updates: Public Market Seeing Winter “Flurry” of Activity
Emeryville’s cherished Public Market, which has had its ups and downs in the wake of the pandemic, is the source of some mostly good news in our most recent Emeryville Food & Drink roundup. The Food Hall, like most food service businesses, is looking
October Food & Drink Updates: Oaks Corner Reopens; Peet’s Delayed; Concern for Denny’s; Emery Farmers’ Market Moving
Our October Food & Drink updates include the return of a classic, The Emery Farmers’ Market on the move, a transit-accessible beer trail, concern for the Emeryville Denny’s, and an update on the Public Market Peet’s reopening. Oaks
Planning & Building
Emeryville Planning Commission Aug. 2024 Recap: Homeless Navigation Center; Powell St. Plaza Signage; ADU Ordinance Amendments
A quorum of five Planning Commissioners were present at the August 22nd meeting with two public hearings and a study session on the agenda. These items included the use of the city property at 4300 San Pablo Ave as a homeless navigation center, an
June Planning Commission Recap: Stanford Park Expansion; Emergency Shelter; ADU Ordinance Update
The Emeryville Planning Commission met on Thursday, June 27th with three public hearings on the agenda. Planning Commission meetings and agendas have been rather thin in 2024, with development in the city stalled. Both the May and the
Local Business
Troubling Headlines for Emeryville Life Science Sector
A string of troubling headlines have hit the Emeryville Life Science sector in recent months. In July, the SF Business Times reported that vacancy rates in the sector had skyrocketed to 37% within the city. On August 9th, the Commercial Real Estate News website
Emeryville Retail & Services Updates: Carters, Nike Store Close; Badminton Returns; Aldo Temp. Closure
A handful of updates covering Emeryville’s retail scene since our last update in May. During this period, the city experienced two closures, a reopening, a temporary closing, and the return of a seasonal mainstay. CLOSED: Carter’s Children Clothiers
History
50 Years of History for Emeryville Artists’ Cooperative
It’s a story we’ve all heard before: Artists find cheap, funky space in a neglected industrial area and beautify it making the neighborhood more livable. Word gets out drawing more residents and development opportunities. Rents spike and these same artists eventually get pushed out.
East Bay Yesterday Podcast explores Emeryville’s evolution from ‘Rotten City’ to ‘Renaissance’
The East Bay Yesterday podcast has made tiny Emeryville the subject of their latest podcast. EBY host Liam O’Donoghue interviews former Emeryville City Manager Joe Tanner and The E’ville Eye founder/Emeryville Historical Society volunteer Rob Arias for the
