Archive for June, 2012

Thank You All for Coming …

June 29, 2012
By Tracy Schroth
Thank You All for Coming …

Emeryville parents and residents have done a lot to try and convince the Emeryville School District Board of Trustees to save Anna Yates Elementary School. For several years, dissenters have publicly and privately raised their objections to the Board’s plan to combine grades K-12 on one campus and close Anna Yates. A letter signed by

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Doyle Street Cohousing Celebrates 20 Years!

June 19, 2012
By Tracy Schroth
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School District Long Ignored Residents Concern Over Anna Yates Closing, Some Say

June 17, 2012
By Tracy Schroth

Comments from Our Readers The Secret News periodically features readers’ comments that might otherwise get overlooked. Some were among many comments on a particular story or were made well after the story was first posted. We believe these comments are worthy of our readers’ attention and hope they spark still more comments and conversation. RE: Teachers Blast

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Emeryville Teachers Blast Superintendent Debbra Lindo; Vote “No Confidence”

June 11, 2012
By Tracy Schroth
Emeryville Teachers Blast Superintendent Debbra Lindo; Vote “No Confidence”

  Emeryville School Superintendent Debbra Lindo Teachers cite “unprecedented all-time low in staff morale” created by Superintendent Lindo, “leaving teachers feeling unwanted, devalued, and disrespected …” Teachers with

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More Citizens Voice Opposition to Closing of Anna Yates

June 9, 2012
By Tracy Schroth
More Citizens Voice Opposition to Closing of Anna Yates

More than 50 people sign Change.org petition to save Anna Yates Elementary School; Seek more information about school operating and construction costs The number of signatures is growing on a Change. org petition opposing the School Board’s plan to eventually close Anna Yates and combine both elementary and high school students on the campus

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City Council Votes to Cut Community Preservation and Arts Staff

June 9, 2012
By Bill Reuter
City Council Votes to Cut Community Preservation and Arts Staff

The City Council made key budget decisions at its June 5 meeting last week. The basic budget package developed in the three May workshops changed little, but the variations that did emerge are worth a look. They center on staff cuts, funding for Capital Improvement Projects, and two low budget but useful programs/projects. Staffing cuts

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Red Baron Sculptures Returning to E-Ville Marina

June 8, 2012
By Editor
Red Baron Sculptures Returning to E-Ville Marina

Installation this Saturday from 1-3 pm. Volunteers welcome! By Damin Esper Correspondent Posted:   06/07/2012 10:04:43 AM PDT Tyler Hoare talks about the airplane sculptures he has been creating since the 1970′s at his home in Berkeley, Calif. on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The latest incarnation of the iconic Red Baron and Sopwith Camel

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18-year-old Emeryville woman found slain remembered as ‘amazing activist’; boyfriend being sought in connection with her death

June 7, 2012
By Tracy Schroth
18-year-old Emeryville woman found slain remembered as ‘amazing activist’; boyfriend being sought in connection with her death

(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

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E-Ville School Superintendent Says No Room on June 11 Meeting Agenda to Discuss Anna Yates

June 6, 2012
By Tracy Schroth
E-Ville School Superintendent Says No Room on June 11 Meeting Agenda to Discuss Anna Yates

Emeryville School Superintendent Debbra Lindo Emeryville’s School Superintendent told residents concerned about the planned closing of Anna Yates that there is no time to discuss the issue at the June 11 School Board meeting. In an email to Brian Carver and other residents opposed to the eventual move of Anna Yates students to a new campus,  Superintendent

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Citizens Lobby to Save Anna Yates, Say They’re Frustrated by School Officials’ Silence

June 5, 2012
By Tracy Schroth
Citizens Lobby to Save Anna Yates, Say They’re Frustrated by School Officials’ Silence

Anna Yates Elementary School, 43rd and Adeline, Emeryville. Photo and artwork by Vickie Jo Sowell Emeryville citizens upset over the planned closing of Anna Yates Elementary School say their repeated attempts to engage school district officials have fallen on deaf ears. The group of citizens has received no response to its May 23 request to be placed

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