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Commentary

November 3, 2021
Commentary/Election Coverage/News & Commentary/Politics

Welch Defeats Danielsson-Chang Amid Anemic Emeryville Special Election Voter Turnout

Emeryville will likely elect its first Black female in 34 years after all mail-in ballots have been counted and the election has been certified.

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May 6, 2021
Commentary/Local Government/News & Commentary

Councilmember Christian Patz Announces Sudden Resignation from Emeryville City Council

Emeryville City Councilmember Christian Patz surprised his fellow councilmembers at the May 4th meeting by announcing that he will be stepping down from his

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April 1, 2021
April Fools/Commentary/News & Commentary

Emeryville Council Considering Renaming Christie Avenue

Christie Avenue and other familiar streets could soon be a thing of the past if council approves a resolution at Tuesday’s upcoming council meeting.

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September 6, 2020
Commentary/History & Archive/In the Neighborhood/Obituaries

Longtime Emeryville Councilmember Nora Davis Remembered

Longtime Emeryville Councilmember Nora Davis sadly passed away this week. She was 92 years old. Davis was an absolute force in Emeryville politics during

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April 18, 2019
Commentary/Local Government/News & Commentary

Feb. 2019 City of Emeryville Highlights: Fast-Tracked Onni Tower Hits Hurdle with Unit Mix, EIR Input Deadline Friday

The City of Emeryville held two council meeting during the month of February. Among the highlights that emerged from these meetings was a Study

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November 7, 2018
Commentary/News & Commentary/Politics

Martinez, Donahue Retain Council Seats; Nyguen, Collins & Donaldson likely for School Board; Measure S Passes

While the turnout and focus of yesterday’s election was largely driven by national and state politics, our city held a local election with two

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November 8, 2016
2016-Candidate Questionnaires/Commentary/Election Coverage/Local Government/News & Commentary/Politics

Emeryville City Council 2016 Election Voter Guide

Who to vote for today for those that have not already voted? Well that comes down to your personal priorities. All candidates support key initiatives

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November 1, 2016
Commentary/News & Commentary/Opinion/Editorial/Politics

Emeryville finally set to consider Tenant Protections at tonight’s City Council meeting

Our current housing crisis is nothing new and many saw it coming. For over 2- 1/2 years, The E’ville Eye has been advocating that the city tackle

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May 9, 2016
Commentary/News & Commentary/Politics

Will Council make the Oakland/Emeryville Dog Park a priority? Sign our Petition

Over two years ago, while a member of the Park Avenue District Committee, I proposed transforming the dilapidated space under the 40th St./Shellmound bridge into a

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May 3, 2016
Commentary/Crime & Public Safety/News & Commentary

Emeryville PD Force Options Simulator Class Outlines Use of Force Policy

I looked at Emeryville Police Officer Ron Shepherd with wide eyes and breathlessly asked, “Did he have a gun?” My shaking hands gripped a

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February 4, 2016
Commentary/News & Commentary/Transit

City Waste on display at Horton Bicycle Boulevard meeting amid another “Tattler Tantrum”

Some of the worst things about Emeryville were on display on Monday night when the city held its Horton Bicycle Boulevard Special Meeting. Unlike the “goal-setting”

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February 3, 2016
Commentary/News & Commentary/Politics

E’ville Voices: Emeryville Mayor Dianne Martinez goes to Washington

Our “E’ville Voices” guest blogger series was created to net a broader range of voices within our city in flux and initiate dialogue through opinion

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October 9, 2015
Commentary/News & Commentary/Planning & Development

Cries for Rent Control/Tenant Protections in Emeryville growing louder amid Affordability Crisis

Two year resident Matt Davis represents the type of family that Emeryville would like to keep. A young professional who participates in civic activities with a young family

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June 17, 2015
Commentary/Community Voices/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

Exclusive Interview: Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates on the need for an East Bay Regional Minimum Wage

Four-term Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates considers himself a “Regionalist”. Regionalism is a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or

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May 5, 2015
Commentary/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Politics

Councilmember’s Brother/Tattler Editor Brian Donahue goes on Small Business “Harassment” Spree

RULE founding member Brian Donahue, brother of Councilmember Scott Donahue and The Emeryville Tattler opinion blog writer apparently took exception to small businesses requesting a

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April 21, 2015
Commentary/Community Voices/In the Neighborhood/Neighbor Spotlight/News & Commentary

Emeryville’s Poet Laureate Sarah Kobrinsky victim of Planning Commissioner owned property rental hike

The month of April will be declared National Poetry Month in Emeryville at tonight’s April 21st City Council meeting. Emeryville’s Poet Laureate Sarah Kobrinsky will kick

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March 18, 2015
Commentary/News & Commentary

Those “Tiny Houses” in West Oakland: Artist Gregory Kloehn’s Big Idea to Impact Homelessness

In 2009 Oakland artist Gregory Kloehn kicked off the Dumpster Home project—an exercise in making small housing structures out of large garbage containers and

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October 15, 2014
Commentary/News & Commentary

Emeryville named “Most Stressful Community in California”

If you’ve been feeling a bit more “stressed out” these days, well now you know why. Emeryville has been named “The most stressful community

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September 15, 2014
Commentary/Local Business/News & Commentary

OP-ED: Local ISP WebPass stands behind Net Neutrality & Citizen Journalism

Comcast or AT&T? Expensive & Fast or Cheap & Slow? The old adage of “voting with your wallet” doesn’t really apply when you’re faced

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May 23, 2014
Commentary/In the Neighborhood/Local Business/News & Commentary

E’ville Digest: Plans for Urban Farm stirs NOBE debate, Two new cafe options for E’villains

Cafe’s have been called the new urban social hubs and regardless if you partake in the daily ritual, I think most will agree that

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March 14, 2014
Commentary/News & Commentary

OP-ED: The 800-Pound Gorilla in the City is Housing

Let’s get this out of the way. This is not an attack on renters but on policies that encourage rentals and discourage ownership. Policies

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December 13, 2013
Commentary/In the Neighborhood/News & Commentary/Planning & Development/Politics/Restaurants

Sign the “Save Cafe Aquarius” Petition on Change.org

Sadly, an agreement between the landlord and Cafe Aquarius owner Patrick Feehan could not be reached and they will remain closed indefinitely. We held out hope

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November 11, 2013
Commentary/Community Voices/News & Commentary

E’ville Voices: “We are greater acting together than individually” by Councilmember Ruth Atkin

The “E’ville Voices” guest blogger series was created to net a broader range of voices about our city in flux and initiate dialogue through

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November 5, 2013
Arts & Culture/Commentary/In the Neighborhood/Neighbor Spotlight/News & Commentary

Recent mural destruction a blow to E’ville’s arts & culture

The fake documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop opened up the underground world of street art to the masses and made a star out

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