Transitions in City Council: CM O’Keeffe to retire. Brinkman takes helm as Mayor
Jennifer West’s one year term as Mayor ended on December 4th. Via her blog, she announced a personal career change that will bite into
Does Retail make Emerville a Target for Criminals?
Retail has been a blessing for Emeryville’s tax base … but at what cost? A recent 2011 FBI uniform crime report lists Emeryville as
EPD seize 400 lbs of marijuana from Pellegrini warehouse
Evening Dog-walkers and residents of Blue Star Corner couldn’t help but become a little suspicious of the corner unit of the Pelligrini Warehouse on
Emeryville dumps red-light cameras | KTVU News
Emeryville has joined the growing list of cities (including Berkeley, L.A. and Cupertino) that have decided to end their use of red-light cameras. Citing
Sherwin Williams Site Design Competition
The toxic cleanup at the former paint factory officially came to a finish back in April (Ongoing air and groundwater quality testing can be
Rick Holliday, King of the Condos – SFGate
A good article on SFGate today about Emeryville Warehouse Loft developer Rick Holiday and his work on bringing high-density, mixed-use housing to Emeryville and
Groundbreaking for Renovation of Historic California Hotel
If you’ve driven through the south end of San Pablo Ave into neighboring Oakland recently, you’ll notice that there’s quite a bit happening. A new overpass
New Public Art Piece Unveiled at Hollis & Powell | CCTimes
Joining the strong roster of public art in Emeryville is a new sculpture entitled “All Together Now” (named after a similarly titled Beatles song). The
Public Market will be home to New Exploratorium Exhibits
With groundbreaking on a new 190 unit apartment development in May and Urban Outfitters opening last weekend, the ball keeps rolling at the EPM
The Return of the Red Baron to Emeryville | Marin IJ
One of the original “guerrilla” artists behind the Emeryville Mudflat sculptures has reemerged to bring back an E’ville icon, the Red Baron (this time under more “legitimate”
Oakland rejects embattled crematory | Inside Bay Area
In a faceless building, ironically next to the AgeSong senior community, is Neptune Society’s Apollo Crematorium. A business that has existed in Emeryville since the
Emeryville mud flat sculptures revisited | The Big Event
One of the most highly trafficked posts in this blog is actually a repost of an Emeryville Mudflat Sculptures article on SFGate. I guess it’s
Emeryville receives grant to Complete Greenway Section
Last Saturday April 21st, City officials celebrated the opening of the Doyle to Ninth Section of the Bike/Pedestrian Greenway linking Emeryville to Berkeley. On the
Doyle to Ninth St. Greenway Opening | Oakland Local
On April 21 at 10 a.m., the cities of Berkeley and Emeryville, along with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition and many of the local officials and
Emeryville police chief gains top state honor
Ken James, Emeryville police chief since July 1998, has been honored with the California Police Chiefs Association’s most prestigious award. James, 60, a 37-year
Emeryville police seeking kidnapping suspect
Emeryville police have identified a man who they believe kidnapped a woman in a parking garage in the 2100 block of Powell Street (near the Hilton
E’ville: City Where Art Flourishes | SFGate
Emeryville, an industrial center that languished for years, changed its image in the 1990s by becoming an arts center. In the early 20th century,
Guitar Center comes to E’ville
Guitar Center stepped in to fill the huge vacancy at the Emery Bay Shopping complex left by Borders when they shuddered their doors last year.
Emeryville braces for life without Redevelopment Funds
City Manager Patrick O’Keeffe likened it to “an Earthquake” at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, and the aftershocks can be felt throughout the 1.2 square miles that is the
City Council Candidate Forum
The Berkeley-Albany-Emeryville Chapter of the League of Women Voters will be holding a candidate forum on Wednesday, October 26th from 7:30 – 8:30 pm.
Election Measures C, D & F – Oakland Tribune Editorial
With the Emeryville Election just three weeks away, our mailboxes will no doubt be bombarded with candidate and measure flyers. Sometimes it’s hard to
Gone But Not Forgotten: Emeryville Mudflat Sculptures
I ran across this 2008 post while reminiscing with a co-worker recently. Probably my first memory of Emeryville … before I knew where Emeryville was. The
Urban Wild Kingdom – Postscript: Mama Moves On
It’s the blog I didn’t want to have to write. The goal of colony management is to get the colony to the point where
Urban Wild Kingdom Part III
Part III in a three part series by EWL resident J.R. Hampton Once the three weeks of trapping and vet visits are over, things
