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Tag Archives: Emeryville
“Parkside” Developer Will Cut Trees in Violation of City Ordinance, Resident Says
Below is a follow-up article by Adrian McGilly to a letter he sent yesterday to City Planning Director Charles Bryant. The letter, which was printed in The Secret News, asks the City to save some of the mature trees on … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Arts/Culture, Business/Economy, City Hall
Tagged Adrian McGilly, Archstone, Charles Bryant, City Council, Emeryville, Trees
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Resident’s Plea to City Planning Dir. Charles Bryant: “Save Some of the Trees … That is all I am Asking”
Below is a letter sent today to Emeryville Planning Director Charles Bryant from Adrian McGilly, who lives with his wife (Emeryville Mayor Jennifer West) and two daughters at Doyle Street Co-housing. McGilly, West, and their neighbor Judy Timmel appeared on … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Arts/Culture, Business/Economy, City Hall
Tagged Adrian McGilly, Archstone, Charles Bryant, Emeryville, Mayor Jennifer West, Parkside, Trees
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Buy Local: Never Too Old! Find Your Inner Monkey at The Athletic PlayGround
“I thought maybe I could get a little fitter, and do some cartwheels.” These were the modest ambitions of Zach Fischer, 27, when he joined Athletic PlayGround in Emeryville a few years ago. But Fischer shocked himself. “I can do … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Arts/Culture, Business/Economy, Education
Tagged Athletic PlayGround, Emeryville
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Business/Economy, Education
Tagged ECCL, Emeryville, Emeryville Center for Community Life, EUSD Board of Trustees
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School District Long Ignored Residents Concern Over Anna Yates Closing, Some Say
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Education
Tagged Anna Yates Elementary School, ECCL, Emeryville, Emeryville Unified School District
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Education
Tagged Anna Yates, Debbra Lindo, ECCL, Emeryville, Emeryville Center of Community Life, EUSD
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Arts/Culture, Business/Economy, City Hall
Tagged Emeryville, Finance Committee, Oversight Committee, Redevelopment
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E-Ville School Superintendent Says No Room on June 11 Meeting Agenda to Discuss Anna Yates
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Education
Tagged Anna Yates, Debbra Lindo, Emeryville, Emeryville Center of Community Life
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Citizens Lobby to Save Anna Yates, Say They’re Frustrated by School Officials’ Silence
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Education
Tagged Anna Yates, ECCL, Emeryville, Emeryville Center for Community Life, Measure J
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