Author Archives: Adrian McGilly

City Agrees to Preserve 7 “Parkside” Trees

The City Council  voted unanimously on Dec. 4 (Council Member Jennifer West recused) to approve a new design of the soon-to-be-built Parkside Development on Stanford Avenue between Doyle and Hollis streets. The new design retains seven of the mature trees … Continue reading

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City Should Provide Design and Approval Histories for all Development Projects

At the Oct. 16th City Council meeting, at the request of Councilmember Jac Asher, the City Council discussed the Parkside Park design and in particular the Council’s decision to approve the removal of all the trees in the new public … Continue reading

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Basic Research Reveals Some Trees Easily Preserved; City Council Needs to Step Up

Attention all interested residents! Preservation of the trees at Parkside will be discussed at tonight’s (Tuesday) City Council meeting. Anyone wanting to make a public comment on the matter should attend the meeting. Public comment on the tree issue will … Continue reading

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City Willing to Trade 20-Year-Old Trees for Temporary Parking

Council Member Jac Asher has put on the agenda for the next City Council meeting (Oct. 16th) a discussion of whether the city should change the design of the Parkside park to include some or all of the existing trees. … Continue reading

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Emeryville City Staff Deliberately Misled City Council on Arborist Report

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      Open letter to City Council says staff instructed “Parkside” developer to delete portions of arborist’s report City Council Members: Attached is the Staff Report you all received prior to voting to authorize the removal of 33 mature … Continue reading

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“Parkside” Developer Will Cut Trees in Violation of City Ordinance, Resident Says

Below is a follow-up article by Adrian McGilly to a letter he sent yesterday to City Planning Director Charles Bryant. The letter, which was printed in The Secret News, asks the City to save some of the mature trees on … Continue reading

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