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Minimum Wage

October 25, 2019
Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

Fuddruckers Points to Impacts of Rising Labor Costs in Emeryville as Decision to Shutter Bay Street Location

Fuddruckers abruptly closed their Bay Street Emeryville location last Sunday, October 13. The Burger establishment was among the last first generation of food tenants

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July 9, 2019
Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Politics

Minimum Wage Referendum Petition Pitting Emeryville Small Businesses against “Big Labor”

Back at the May 29th City Council meeting, our council approved an ordinance by a 3-2 vote that slowed the annual minimum wage increase

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May 10, 2019
Advocacy & Accountability/Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

Council Considers Minimum Wage ‘Pause’ after Mills Study Reveals ‘Struggling’ Local Emeryville Restaurants

Representatives from the Mills College Lokey School presented data from its recent ‘business conditions’ survey to our City Council on Tuesday. The study confirmed

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December 1, 2016
Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Politics

California Restaurant Association Files Suit against Emeryville for MWO Service Charge Exemption

In a letter sent to Emeryville California Restaurant Association (CRA) members, CRA President & CEO Jot Condie noted they will soon be filing a lawsuit on behalf

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October 18, 2016
In the Neighborhood/Local Businesses/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Opinion/Editorial/Politics

OP-ED: Should we let the next council decide whether to pass Fair Work Week?

Tonight, our City Council will consider adoption of its proposed “Fair Work Week” (FWW) scheduling and predictive pay ordinance, an ordinance deemed the “highest priority”

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August 19, 2016
Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

E’ville Biz: Farley’s Cafe among three more Post-MWO Small Business owners parting ways with Emeryville

Two more Emeryville small business owners have announced their departure from our city and a third is in limbo. The popular Farley’s Cafe on 65th

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June 28, 2016
Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

Economist article describes Emeryville Minimum Wage “Leap of Faith”

As Emeryville approaches the one year anniversary of its implementation of its highest in the nation Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO), another national publication has turned

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May 11, 2016
Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

E’ville Biz: Jamba Juice moving headquarters to Texas, AAA to Walnut Creek

Jamba Juice recently announced its intent to move from its EmeryBay office complex headquarters to Frisco, TX. 120 Emeryville jobs will be impacted. AAA also recently announced

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May 4, 2016
Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

E’ville Biz: Bacano, Teacake bakeries among rash of recent Emeryville Restaurant and Retail closures

Bacano Bakery sadly announced their closure on April 5th. They held a final sale to bid farewell to the community they adopted over a year and

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April 12, 2016
Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Politics

LA Times profiles Emeryville Minimum Wage as Governor Brown signs $15 state initiative into law

Just three months ago, Governor Jerry Brown voiced his opposition to a statewide $15 minimum wage stating “Raise the minimum wage too much and you put

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January 11, 2016
Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

The Nation journal touts Emeryville’s $15 “Experiment”, Governor Brown warns of job loss, $4B Cost

Progressive publication “The Nation” recently spotlighted Emeryville’s six-month old, highest in the nation Minimum Wage Ordinance in an article titled “This Is What $15 an Hour

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December 18, 2015
In the Neighborhood/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Restaurants

Commonwealth Micropub abruptly shutters citing concept unsustainable in Emeryville location

Some extremely sad news for E’villains and the Emeryville Small Business community as Commonwealth Micropub on Adeline announced their abrupt closure last Saturday December

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September 18, 2015
Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

Coco Delice Fine Chocolates abruptly shutters, The Bread Project Forced out

Coco Delice Fine Chocolates Chef Dennis Kearney recently announced the sad closing of his six-year Emeryville chocolate business effective August 31st. Kearney noted the elimination of

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September 4, 2015
Minimum Wage/News/News & Commentary/Politics

CNN video segment profiles Emeryville “The city with the highest minimum wage in America”

Two weeks ago the L.A. Times wrote a piece about us, this time the national media is taking note of little Emeryville. A three-minute video segment (with

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August 17, 2015
Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

L.A. Times & Mother Jones spotlight Emeryville Minimum Wage “Arms Race”. NerdWallet names Emeryville top NorCal city to start a business

In a good news/bad news kind of week, Emeryville made the national news for two decidedly different reasons. Mayor Ruth Atkin noted after the

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July 2, 2015
Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Politics

Emeryville Minimum Wage Ordinance goes into effect today. Fast-Tracked Timeline Outlined

If you drop by your favorite establishment and notice that sandwich or burger is 20% more than you remembered, don’t blame them for being greedy (A

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June 29, 2015
Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

E’ville Biz: IKEA to Pay ‘Living Wage’, Panera moves to automated Kiosks.

“I’ve never bought anything at IKEA that I wouldn’t pay 10% more for to support a Living Wage. Really, I wish they would take

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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 26, 2015
Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Politics

Emeryville moves forward with Minimum Wage Ordinance amid “Out of Control” Tattler Editor Disruptions

The revised first reading of the contentious Minimum Wage ordinance that would give Emeryville the highest minimum wage in the nation was unanimously approved to move

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May 7, 2015
Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Politics

Emeryville City Council charges forward with nations highest minimum wage increase

Mayor Ruth Atkin stated her desire for Emeryville to “make history” while in attendance with three other Councilmembers at a recent Berkeley “Fight for

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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 29, 2015
Local Business/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Politics

Emeryville Small Businesses & Residents Petition Council for Minimum Wage Impact Study

At the Tuesday April 7th Minimum Wage Study Session, a coalition of Emeryville Small Businesses and Residents pleaded with Council to factor them into

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April 7, 2015
Community Voices/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary

Minimum Wage Voices: UC Berkeley Grad, and E’ville resident Elijah Esquibel

Finding an Emeryville low-wage worker who also happens to live in Emeryville was no easy task. Unless you won the affordable housing lottery or are

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April 6, 2015
Community Voices/Minimum Wage/News & Commentary/Politics

Mayor Atkin addresses Minimum Wage questions. Councilmember Jac Asher continues to dodge Media.

In our attempt to cover as many perspectives of the $14.42/hr. living wage discussion as possible, we’ve reached out to a variety of stakeholders including

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