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Election News
Mourra Elevated to Mayor, Kaur Vice Mayor; Solomon Sworn-in; Bauters Steps Down
Emeryville City Council convened on Tuesday, December 10 for the final meeting of 2024. The final meeting of the year is traditionally used to determine who will be elevated to Mayor and Vice Mayor for the coming year. Typically, whomever is the current Vice
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
Gaza Protesters Escalate Attacks on Emeryville Maersk Office
Gaza protesters escalated their attacks on the Emeryville office of Maersk on Sunday, December 8. The Danish shipping and logistics company has been targeted by protesters for, in their words “profiting off of genocide.” They’ve accused the company of being “Merchants of Death” claiming
Former Emeryville Resident Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Former Emeryville resident Nima Momeni has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 43-year-old Tech Mogul Bob Lee a jury concluded today. The six-week trial was followed by seven days of jury deliberation ending in
Food & Drink
January 2025 Food & Drink Updates: C Casa Closure; Mama Lamees Returning; Trader Vic’s expanding; Acorn Café Pop-Up Paused
Our January, 2025 Food & Drink updates include Trader Vic’s expanding to L.A., Mama Lamees getting a full-service restaurant, the closure of two Public Market stalls, Acorn Café taking a pause and a Chronicle Food Critic-hailed breakfast burrito from the most unlikely of places.
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
Planning & Building
The Year of the Ban? New Turf, Gas Leaf Blowers, “Auto-Centric” Uses, Flavored Tobacco Products among New Prohibited items in Emeryville
In case you missed it, The City of Emeryville went on a bit of a “banning binge” in 2024 with councilmember Courtney Welch at the helm. This ‘bevy of bans’ includes grass in new developments, gas-powered leaf-blowers, “auto-centric” land uses, personal storage facilities, and
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
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
The Emeryville Historical Society Launches Greenway Walking Tour
Following the success of their first-of-its-kind Park Avenue District walking tour, the Emeryville Historical Society has launched a second one along Emeryville’s cherished Greenway. The Emeryville Greenway is a “rails-to-trails” success story that converted parts of a Southern Pacific interurban passenger and freight line
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
