OP-ED: West Oakland Specific Plan dividing Oakland, impacting E’ville
As someone who’s commuted down Mandela Parkway to Downtown Oakland via car & bike for over a decade and in fact lives one block
E’ville looks to make dent in affordable housing with San Pablo development, Impact fee hike
The E’ville Eye helped initiate the conversation with its The 800-Pound Gorilla in the city is Housing article back in March. Exposing the direction of
Violent & Property crimes up in June, annual crime down according to latest EPD crime report
As part of our commitment to covering Emeryville, we will post monthly crime statistics reported by the EPD through CrimeReports.com. The Reporting Matrix lists
E’ville Biz: ZipRealty acquired, TubeMogul IPO and MadeSolid remixing 3D Printing
Emeryville Business roundup for the week: TubeMogul, a video advertising platform located on 53rd, made its IPO debut this morning. Peninsula-based MadeSolid which formulates and
The Broken Rack reopens at new Greenway location
Honor Kitchen & Cocktails has been such a great addition to Emeryville, but it sure is lonely over there. The obscure but popular establishment
EPD police dog assists in arrest of carjacking suspects in West Oakland
Oakland Police Officers, attempting to conduct a traffic enforcement stop of a stolen vehicle, were involved in a short pursuit yesterday in West Oakland at
The Secret News breaks silence with city developer loan scandal
Welcome back Secret News! Emeryville’s first pro-resident news blog, started in 2008, has been on hiatus for nearly a year while editor Lillian (AKA Tracy)
Emeryville students to get formal say in district accountability process
Students, the ones that are most impacted by the policies implemented by their district, may finally be getting a voice in this decision-making process.
Emeryville among six East Bay cities seeking to jointly boost minimum wage
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates is seeking a regional minimum wage increase that would jointly raise the minimum wage of Berkeley, Oakland, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany
Former Cafe Aquarius Spot leased to new Bakery
Our efforts to prevent Cafe Aquarius from closing back in December through our Change.org online petition were unfortunately for naught, but I’m proud of the outpouring
Australian based Navitas Group to buy Ex’pression college for $13 Million
The Navitas group will reportedly buy Ex’pression College for Digital Arts for $13 Million. Navitas chief executive Rod Jones said the acquisition would provide
One year later, Aya Nakano’s Mother vows to continue pursuit of justice for her son
Aya Nakano would have turned 24 on June 13th. A recent University of Oregon graduate with a bright future, it’s not hard to picture
Burglaries up, Violent crimes down according to latest EPD May crime report
As part of our commitment to covering Emeryville, we will begin posting monthly crime statistics reported by the EPD through CrimeReports.com. An archive of monthly
Pacific Landscape Gallery joins the Park Ave District
Since the Park Avenue Districts’ 2006-2011 renovation, the shady, tree-lined street has mostly remained a secret among the small local workforce and few residents. Slowly but
Westbrae Biergarten: Local Craft Brews and Good Eats in West Berkeley
When I heard that there was going to be a new beer garden in North Berkeley a few months ago, I was thrilled. Westbrae
Councilmember Brinkman opts not to seek re-election. An exclusive conversation
In a short message distributed to the public, first-term Councilmember Kurt Brinkman announced he will not be seeking re-election. Brinkman, citing business & family
Emeryville resident Sam Kang among hotly contested Assembly District 15 Candidates
The race for the seat vacated by termed-out Nancy Skinner is winding down. Amongst the eight candidates is five-year Emeryville “Christie Core” resident Sam Kang.
Demolished Powell Shell Station to be rebuilt, integrated better with Bay Trail
Highway 80 commuters who pull off at the Powell exit to fill up at the Shell Station may be in for a bit of
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
A Conversation with the Center for Investigative Reporting Chairman Phil Bronstein
It’s not always obvious, but there are some pretty important things happening behind the scenes in Emeryville. Groundbreaking Biofuels (Amyris), lifesaving vaccines (Novartis), Oscar-winning
E’ville Biz Digest: LeapFrog has tough quarter, Counter Culture Coffee moving in, CA Hotel Grand reopening
LeapFrog loses $11.5 million in ‘exceptionally tough’ quarter Emeryville based educational toy-maker LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. lost $11.5 million in this first fiscal quarter as
School board names John Rubio new superintendent
Santa Cruz county assistant superintendent Dr. John J. Rubio was named Emeryville School Superintendent on Wednesday by the Emeryville school board beating out 60 other
“Horrific” car crash near Mills college claims Emeryville man’s life
An early Sunday morning crash claimed the lives of two people including an Emeryville resident. 21-year-old Duwan Palmer of Emeryville was pronounced dead shortly after
E’ville Digest: Aquatic Park getting love, Neighbors home in Dwell, American Steel “greening up” W. Oakland
A selection of Emeryville-centric articles from around the web that residents might find of interest: Aquatic Park getting some much-needed attention Our friends at
