January 1, 2015 News & Commentary·Planning & Development “The Towers” office complex sold. City Stiffed? The San Francisco Business Times has reported that Southern California-based real estate investment trust KBS Realty has purchased the three buildings in the Emeryville complex Read More
November 28, 2014 In the Neighborhood·Local Businesses Bay Street Openings & Closings: L’Occitane & Go! Calendar In, Jody Maroni’s and G by Guess out With the holiday shopping season upon us, the Bay Street Shopping Mall is preparing for the inevitable shopping rush with the opening (and subsequent Read More
November 12, 2014 Crime & Public Safety·News & Commentary October Emeryville Crime Report: Auto Burglaries Continue to Plague Bay Street Mall Area Whenever I have a guest from the suburbs over in my generally safe Park Avenue neighborhood, I alert them to not leave any valuables Read More
April 30, 2014 News & Commentary·Planning & Development East Bay Bridge Mall seeking update, Addition of Nordstrom Rack Considering the massive yearly turnover in Emeryville residents (75% every 8 years is what I’ve been told), not too many of us current residents Read More
April 22, 2014 Entertainment·In the Neighborhood Public Market’s Emery Bay Theater Goes Dim Forever For years it was one of E’ville’s “best kept secrets” to those that wanted to avoid navigating the crowds, paid parking and the overall Read More
April 15, 2014 News & Commentary·Politics City’s forecast on Capital Improvements narrowing down 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 Read More
December 2, 2013 News & Commentary·Planning & Development Emeryville Braces for its annual Holiday Tradition: Traffic Gridlock A former Emeryville City Manager famously commented that “We want to have a traffic problem” when Emeryville was of course more of an industrial Read More
November 1, 2013 News & Commentary·Planning & Development Pak ‘n Save Grand Re-Opening Set for November 16th The Pak ‘n Save on San Pablo has really been showing its age. Built in 1994 with 1991’s Measure J funds and touted as Read More
September 24, 2013 In the Neighborhood·Local Businesses Uniqlo Japanese casual wear coming to Bay Street New York City, San Francisco, and now Emeryville – the famous Japanese retailer Uniqlo (Unique Clothing) is coming to Bay Street on November 1st. Read More