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Council Majority Gives Tallest Finger to City’s General Plan Committee and Residents; Grants Developer Unlimited Building Height by Brian Donahue, Marc Albert, and Tracy Schroth Profound changes are ahead in Emeryville after the City Council majority gave initial approval last … Continue reading →

Vice-Mayor Ken Bukowski Used Campaign Money for Personal Use Vice-Mayor Ken Bukowski, censured last March by three of his fellow City Council members for a series of ethical breaches, including failing to file campaign finance reports, reportedly faces up to … Continue reading →

(clockwise from left)Tom Franier, co-owner of Semifreddi’s Bakery; residents and friends attend farewell party, where the bakery served grilled sausage, baked beans, salads, home-brewed beer, and all the chocolate-dipped biscotti one could eat; and co-owner Mike Rose. “We had a … Continue reading →

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 →