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Meeting Tonight! Charting Emeryville’s Future
Tell the City Council What You Would Like to See When: 5:30-8:30 pm, Tonight, Tues., Feb. 28 Where: Emeryville City Hall, 1333 Park Ave. What: Redevelopment is gone and we must set our shared priorities before the new two-year budget … Continue reading
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Emeryville Mayor Jennifer West – State of the City Address TONIGHT
Mayor West’s State of the City Address 7:15 pm tonight, City Hall (City Manager, Patrick O’Keeffe, will also speak.) For those who can’t attend tonight’s meeting, the address will be televised (find the link on the city website) or … Continue reading
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Attention Emeryville Seniors!
Emeryville property owners 65 and older are exempt from the school parcel tax (Measure A) approved by voters in November 2007. The property must be the owners’ principal place of residence. To receive a Senior Exemption request form, contact: Superintendent … Continue reading
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Hostages Held Overnight in Botched Office Depot Robbery
OAKLAND (CBS 5) – A suspect who held hostages overnight at an Emeryville office supply store in a botched attempt to rob the store was taken into custody Saturday morning, an Oakland police officer said. After police reviewed surveillance video … Continue reading
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Shirley Enomoto Quits Measure J Oversight Committee
Enomoto Questions Committee’s Role and Responsibility for Future Emeryville Center for Community Life (ECCL) Long-time Emeryville resident Shirley Enomoto said she had complained for months that the Measure J Citizen Oversight Committee (COC) lacked a clearly defined role and … Continue reading
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City Council Meeting Sept. 6: Sherwin Williams’ Request for Extended Work Hours
The Emeryville City Council will consider Sherwin Williams’ request to extend its work hours at the Horton and 45th streets clean-up site to include Saturdays and evenings until 9 pm. Current hours are 7 am to 6 pm on weekdays. … Continue reading
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Pixar’s Wall-E @ Studio One, Oakland
At Dusk, Sept. 23 Studio One is very near E’ville–365 45th Street in Oakland! Come see a screening of Pixar’s Wall-E. All films screened in the Summer Movie series begin @ dusk. Be sure to dress warm and bring a blanket.
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The Fantastic Mr. Fox @ Studio One, Oakland
At dusk, Sept. 9th, Movies in the Courtyard @ Studio One in Oakland Studio One is very near E’ville–365 45th Street in Oakland! Come see a screening of The Fantastic Mr. Fox. On Sept. 23rd, Studio One will screen Pixar’s Wall-E. All … Continue reading
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Is It Safe?
Sherwin Williams asks for extended work hours (evenings, Saturdays), while refusing repeated requests for testing Sherwin Williams has spent the past 45 days cleaning up the mess it made during its heyday dacades ago, when it was busy “covering the … Continue reading
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Emeryville City Council Race: Here’s Who’s Running
It’s official. Here are the candidates running for three City Council seats in November. Election Day is Nov. 8. Don’t forget to vote! More information on each candidate will be coming soon in The Secret News. … Continue reading
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