Author Archives: Tracy Schroth

Residents and City Officials Celebrate New PARK at Afternoon Reception, Sunday, Sept. 6 (clockwise from left) AC Transit Board official Greg Harper (left), former Emeryville Mayor and Councilman, chats with fellow Emeryville resident; commemorative and self-congratulatory plaque paid for with … Continue reading →

Pay Attention and Look Ahead, and Save Our Town From a Future of Declining Services and Increasing Debt Have you not been paying attention to what has happened in Emeryville over the past 20 years? As a long term resident … Continue reading →

Council Majority Ignores Residents’ Pleas to Consider Other Developers by Reem Assil and Kate O’Hara Scores of residents, hotel and construction workers, and small business owners rallied Tuesday evening at an Emeryville City Council meeting to protest preferential treatment of … Continue reading →

Group Demands Action From City Council,Criticizes Special Treatment for Developer of 2nd Phase of Bay Street What: Emeryville residents, workers, small business owners and members of the Coalition for a Better Bay Street will stage a rally in front of … Continue reading →

An open letter to the Emeryville City Council and all interested Emeryville residents. I recently attended a Town Hall meeting that did not address the following issues: Subsidies for developer Madison Marquette – I want to know, and so should … Continue reading →

(Edited email from Council Member John Fricke to Emeryville residents Aug. 14)One prime example of the City Council majority’s genuflection to developers is the ‘Transit Center’ (proposed for the lot just north of Emeryville’s train station). At the upcoming Council … Continue reading →

Check out news coverage of Emeryville’s Town Hall Meeting last Tuesday, July 28: Beyond Chron: Historic Town Hall Asserts New Vision for Emeryville by Tracy Schroth and Reem Assil Jul. 31‚ 2009 More than 100 Emeryville residents, local workers, and … Continue reading →

(Unedited text of email sent by John Fricke to Emeryville residents Saturday, July 25). Dear Emeryville neighbors, Residents United for a Liveable Emeryville, a resident organization, is sponsoring a community meeting to discuss the future development of the land adjacent … Continue reading →

by Reem Assil In light of requested $47 million taxpayer subsidy, report shows how new Bay Street development can create good jobs and livable communities With state and local budget crises looming and the economy struggling to recover, a report … Continue reading →

by Margaret Leonard An Oakland 15-year-old and an Emeryville yoga teacher are among the first to take advantage of President Barack Obama’s Economic Stimulus Plan. One wanted a job and the other wanted to hire a young local person to … Continue reading →