by Tracy Schroth
Jennifer West easily won one of two seats on the Emeryville City Council with a whopping 707 votes. It looks like Frank Flores won the second seat with 628 votes, narrowly beating Kurt Brinkman, who got 624 votes. The Alameda County Registrar of Voters is still listing the results as preliminary due to the narrow margin between Flores and Brinkman.
All three incumbents of the Emery Unified School Board were re-elected, with Cheryl Webb receiving the most votes at 739, followed by Joshua Simon, 709, and Miguel Dwin, 631. Brian Donahue and Darice Bridges received 388 votes and 235 votes, respectively.
Measure K, which increases the tax on the city’s card rooms, was passed 964 to 203. The tax will go from 9 percent to 10 percent under the new measure.
(Photo: Jennifer West speaks to supporters on election night. Click photo to enlarge).
