Mayor Jennifer West will present her parking proposal for the N. Hollis district at the next RULE meeting, Sat., Dec. 15 at 10 am; 5514 Doyle St., common room, first floor. Come and listen, and give your input.
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Mayor Jennifer West will present her parking proposal for the N. Hollis district at the next RULE meeting, Sat., Dec. 15 at 10 am; 5514 Doyle St., common room, first floor. Come and listen, and give your input.
Emeryville is considering installing new 2-hour parking zones in the North Hollis District. Meeting December 11, 9:00 AM in the Community Room of Fire Station 35 at 6303 Hollis Street Emeryville CA. More Information.
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 is drafted and adopted in June. Hear information from staff, share your ideas, and meet neighbors. Participate in the shaping of your city’s future. The agenda is available here. (From Council Member Jennifer West’s blog): To keep you informed on Redevelopment changes, there will be an Oversight Board. The Board will be established in the next month or so and will be in place by May 1, 2012. This body will be reviewing all decisions made by the City Council as Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency as we wind down its affairs, including looking at all of the projects and “enforceable obligations” that are listed on our Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule (EOPS). The Oversight Board will have 7 members: the Mayor a person appointed by the County Superintendent of Schools, Sheila Jordan a person appointed by ACTransit a person appointed by the Peralta Community College District a member of the County Board of Supervisors a person appointed by the
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.
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 films screened in the Summer Movie series begin @ dusk. Be sure to dress warm and bring a blanket.
National Night Out, August 2, 2011, 5-7 pm, City Hall The Emeryville Police are hosting the annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2nd from 5pm-7pm at City Hall in Emeryville. Please come by and visit all of your Emeryville neighbors. Should you have any questions please contact the Police Dept at 510-596-3707 or look at the flyer here.
An Emeryville Security and Safety Event is being presented by Emery Bay Village on Sunday, July 24th from 1-3pm at the EBV Clubhouse located in Emery Bay Village off 53rd Street between Hollis Street and San Pablo Avenue. There will be representatives from Emeryville Fire and Police to speak about safety issues related to theft, fire, and disasters. Participants will receive packets of information on safety as well as phone and web resources. There will be safety demonstrations and free fingerprinting kits for kids. Refreshments will be served and there will be door prizes donated by local businesses. This event is open to the public.
The City of Emeryville is finalizing its Economic Development Strategy, a “workplan” that is supposed to capitalize on the strengths of the city’s current economic development efforts, address weaknesses, and pursue innovative ways to support and expand the city’s economic base. City residents are invited to discuss the plan and share their ideas. When: Tuesday, July 26 Where: Emeryville Council Chambers, City Hall 1333 Park Avenue, Emeryville
All residential and business neighbors located within 1,000 of Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Inc., 4560 Horton St. in Emeryville have 30 days – until July 22 – to submit public comment regarding Novartis permit for an increase in amount of solvent cleaning solutions used at the facility. The solvent is used to clean surfaces for development and manufacture of pharmaceutical products and includes isopropyl alcohol and ethanol. Novartis has requested an increase from 225 gallons per year to 350 gallons at Building 4. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District “has detemined that toxic air contaminant emissions from the source are within acceptable levels and that the project will comply with applicable air pollution control requirements.” Thus, the District plans to issue the requested permit to Novartis. Copies of the applicable staff report(s) are available here or by calling the District at 415-749-5059. To submit comments, residents can call and leave a message at the above phone number, email, or write a letter: Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Inc. Public Notice Response BAAQMD Engineering Division 939 Ellis Street San Francisco, CA 94109 Attn: Pamela Leong pleong@baaqmd.gov Public comment period ends on July 22, 2011.
