Fifteen year Councilperson Ruth Atkin, taking her fourth turn as Emeryville’s Mayor, presented her “State of the City” speech at the annual Chamber of Commerce
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In December, SF workers of Whole Foods picketed the regional office on Horton, last Wednesday workers of Oaks Card Club staged a dramatic walkout and picket
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Peaceful protesters briefly entered stores at the Emeryville Shopping Mall including Forever 21, Apple & Old Navy with drums & chants of “Stop shopping,
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The political “revolving door” between us and our neighbors continues as John Flores, who retired as Emeryville’s City manager in 2006, was appointed interim
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Councilmembers Jennifer West and Kurt Brinkman finished off their 5 year terms at the December 2nd City Council Meeting and were both honored for
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The city held a series of community meetings back in September (at the hardly convenient times of Saturday & Tuesday at 9am) to gather
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In another low voter turnout for our city, The R.U.L.E. endorsed slate of Dianne Martinez and Scott Donahue have taken both council seats vacated
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America loves a good underdog story. Today, we’ll find out if E’villains do as well. Despite being out-resourced, out-endorsed and up against a “slate”
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Emeryville will be faced with an important decision on Tuesday and many have observed that this election may represent a paradigm shift in city politics:
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Former City Manager Patrick O’Keeffe cited the biggest challenge for our city in the wake of his retirement as “Creating financial resources to fund
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We’ve covered candidates John Bauters, Dianne Martinez and Scott Donahue. Our last candidate profile is Ken Bukowski. When all is said and done, Ken will
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We’ve covered candidates John Bauters & Dianne Martinez, next up is longtime resident and creator of some of our areas most distinct public art pieces,
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The first E’ville Eye candidate questionnaire was Park Avenue District resident John Bauters, next up is Triangle resident and mother of two, Dianne Martinez. Dianne
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The Berkeley-Albany-Emeryville chapter of the League of Women Voters hosted a candidate forum for our city on Thursday evening at City Hall. Moderated by the
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We reached out to our four City Council candidates and they all graciously agreed to an exclusive interview with The E’ville Eye. We established 15
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I’m currently in a small, ongoing battle with the city. The palms in the plaza at the end of my Park Avenue neighborhood have
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The decisions by both Jennifer West & Kurt Brinkman to bow out of Emeryville Politics after a single-term opened up City Council to two new
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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)
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Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates is seeking a regional minimum wage increase that would jointly raise the minimum wage of Berkeley, Oakland, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany
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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
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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.
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On the 1st of March, Emeryville’s Public Works and Economic Development team invited the community to a meeting on the Capital Improvement Program for
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Emeryville rode the wave of redevelopment money for decades and it looked like this wave may never break. 3 years ago, instead of gently coasting
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Newly selected Mayor Jac Asher led off the inaugural city council meeting of 2014 with her State of the City address. “A just city”
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