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Reprinted from the Oakland Tribune By Anne Lowe, My Word Posted: 12/04/2012 10:17:08 AM As we shove our way through holiday shopping, I hope we can remember the reasons why we were grateful on Thanksgiving. I hope we can stop running around long enough to be thankful for the land under our feet and remember the people who have held
Not in City’s Best Interest to Rush Sale; MM’s Exclusive Right to Develop Land Near Bay St Mall Expires Sept. 30 In a closed session last week, the Emeryville City Council decided not to sell the four acres north of Bay Street Mall to developer Madison Marquette (MM), concluding it was “not in the city’s best interest”
(Reprinted from Oakland Tribune/Inside Bay Area By Kristin J. Bender and Anna Gallegos, Oakland Tribune Posted: 06/06/2012 11:26:03 AM PDT DeAngelo Eagleton of Emeryville is wanted in connection with the death of his girlfriend Taranda EMERYVILLE — Taranda Monique Jones dreamed of becoming a cosmetologist, and with three sisters she practiced her hair styling and makeup techniques regularly. But at
City Staff to Bring Revised Budget to City Council June 5 Citizens, city staffers, and city council members wrestled with Emeryville’s next budget during three workshops held at City Hall on May 21, May 22, and May 23. There’s a difference between plowing through the 245-page draft budget, as members of the Finance Advisory Committee did
The State Department of Finance, charged with seizing the assets of former redevelopment agencies, has determined the $25 million ($4 million of which has already been spent) set aside for the Emeryville Community Center of Life (ECCL) is not an enforceable obligation. That decision
State Has No Obligation to Fund ECCL; Attorney for Emeryville’s Oversight Board Says Agreement is Void Two Days Too Late An agreement by the state to pay $21 million in redevelopment money toward the Emeryville Center of Community Life (ECCL) does not constitute an enforceable contract and the city should withdraw its request
Emeryville City Hall Emeryville’s Financial Advisory Committee met on April 23 and tackled a draft of the city’s proposed budget for the next two years. The 245-page document is a rough map of how the city will earn its living and pay its bills. It starts a budget process we citizens should watch carefully, and it
The city’s Finance Advisory Committee met on Monday, Feb. 27. Some of its business was routine, some not. First, some good news: Revenue for the second quarter was up $1,512,843 over the same period last year, a gain of about 15%, and expenditures for the quarter were down $356,958. That’s encouraging, and we hope these figures
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 of Schools Emery Unified School District 4727 San Pablo Avenue Emeryville, California 94608 Telephone: (510) 601-4906 For tax year 2012, this request form
Emeryville’s free street parking doesn’t help pay for street maintenance, and increases car use, maintenance costs and traffic congestion by Jennifer West, Mayor December 7, 2011 This fall, in part to improve my service to the Emeryville City Council, I took a class at UC Berkeley on Transportation and Land Use Policy. This class was part of the
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