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Realtors renaming of Golden Gate neighborhood raises gentrification concerns with locals
(This story was reprinted from Oakland Local.) Published on Thursday, November 29, 2012 by Lauren Soldano In the last few months, a new word has been coined by Realtors at Lawton Associates, Better Homes and Gardens RE and other local … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley, Emeryville, NOBE, Oakland
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Emeryville Taiko Group Moves to W. Oakland Due to Noise Complaints
Emeryville Taiko, a Japanese drumming group, has been without a set practice place for years due to noise issues. The group’s latest home is Soundwave Studios in West Oakland. (Reprinted from Oakland North.) By Samantha Masunaga Drums boomed … Continue reading
Police: Emeryville warehouse was marijuana distribution center
By Harry Harris Oakland Tribune Posted: 11/13/2012 09:36:52 AM PST Updated: 11/13/2012 03:39:53 PM PST EMERYVILLE — A 2,000-square-foot warehouse where police last week seized 400 pounds of marijuana with a street value of at least $250,000 was … Continue reading
Sporting Chance to Grab Crab (in Emeryville!)
Tom Stienstra Updated 11:54 p.m., Sunday, November 4, 2012 The next two weeks look like a magical time for the recreational Dungeness season: great crabbing, good weather and no competition from the big commercial boats until their season opens Nov. 15. The … Continue reading
Emeryville Among Bay Area’s Five Most Violent Cities
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 The five most violent cities in the Bay Area were all in the East Bay last year, according to figures released this week by the FBI. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, which gathers data from … Continue reading
Cut Spending, Save the Trees at Temescal Creek Park
Below is an open letter to the City Council from Emeryville resident Eric Gascoyne. The Council is expected to vote on the tree cutting and other Temescal Creek redesign plans at its regular meeting Tuesday (tonight). The meeting starts at … Continue reading
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Tagged Emeryville, Temescal Creek Park, Trees
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Quote of the Moment: “Bike lanes, trees, old houses with character, interesting neighborhoods all attract the types of people who, in turn, tend to enhance the community. Livable neighborhoods that include the above attributes (and more) are always cited in … Continue reading
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Tagged bike lanes, character, liveable neighborhoods, old houses, Trees
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Resident’s Plea to City Planning Dir. Charles Bryant: “Save Some of the Trees … That is all I am Asking”
Below is a letter sent today to Emeryville Planning Director Charles Bryant from Adrian McGilly, who lives with his wife (Emeryville Mayor Jennifer West) and two daughters at Doyle Street Co-housing. McGilly, West, and their neighbor Judy Timmel appeared on … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian McGilly, Archstone, Charles Bryant, Emeryville, Mayor Jennifer West, Parkside, Trees
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Two Emeryville Shootings Leave One Man Hospitalized
By Sean Maher Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/27/2012 09:19:10 AM PDT EMERYVILLE — Police are searching for suspects in two unrelated reports of gunfire overnight, including a shooting that left one man hospitalized. In the first shooting, about 7:15 … Continue reading
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