Author Archives: Tracy Schroth

by Marc Albert After an unscrupulous grifter bankrupted the Emery Unified School District seven years ago, logic suggests the school board would do everything in its power not to be played like a bunch of small town rubes all over … Continue reading →

Can Emeryville Be As Tree-Friendly As Oakland Or Berkeley? By Brian Donahue A citizen-led drive against the incessant chopping of Emeryville’s trees led the City Council at its final August meeting to change course and strengthen the city’s tree ordinance. … Continue reading →

$15,000 PowerPoint to “Hone in on Certain Messages” PROPAGANDA n. Any widespread or systematic dissemination or promotion of particular ideas, practices, etc. to further one’s own cause or to damage an opposing one. Often used disparagingly to connote deception or … Continue reading →

Developer To Get $10 Million and Street Widening Residents Might Get a Park – in 20 Years by Reem Assil One of Emeryville’s biggest development proposals received a green light last month, when the City Council gave its approval to … Continue reading →

by Juanita Carroll Young My activism was born out of personal experience. You see, my 11-year-old daughter and I were evicted from the Woodfin Suites Hotel in Emeryville last year. We resided there for close to three years while waiting … Continue reading →