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Emeryville voters will decide Tuesday on Measure BB, which would reform the city’s 42-year-old business license tax structure and generate $5.9 million annually, beginning next year. City Council members unanimously approved the measure this summer, aiming to “create a simpler, fairer business license tax structure that better reflects Emeryville’s economy today,” according to the city’s…
Emeryville Today Staff Emeryville voters will need umbrellas for their trip to the polls today, as the forecast calls for rain throughout Election Day. Voters will consider changing the city’s business license tax and increasing the sales tax to cover growing public transit deficits. They also will be selecting two City Council and three Emery…
Richmond Confidential Staff Dreary weather greeted voters in West Contra Costa County Tuesday, as Election Day dawned under cloudy skies. The polls are expected to be busier this year than in recent years, said Kristin Connelly, the county’s clerk-recorder-registrar. Though wet weather could affect turnout, Connelly had projected it at 75%. Comparing early returns this year…
Laurata Pechuqui Fundraising, advertising and grassroots efforts are underway to persuade voters to approve a November ballot measure that would give Bay Area transit agencies a financial cushion and prevent major service cuts. Voters are being asked to approve a 14-year regional transportation sales tax of one cent in San Francisco and a half-cent in…
Isabella Merino on October 31, 2026 As Emery Unified School District faces challenges in student enrollment, academic performance and special education services, three school board candidates offer different ideas for the district’s future, from strengthening existing programs to merging with a neighboring district. Five candidates are running for the district’s Board of Education: Christopher Keith…
Yuan-Hsi Chou The four candidates for Oakland mayor talked about the city budget, economic revitalization and other issues at a voter forum Saturday at City Hall, but the discussion kept returning to public safety. Around 40 people attended the forum, which was organized with the League of Women Voters of Oakland. First-term Mayor Barbara Lee…
Eric Urbach Something that haunts District 2 Councilmember Charlene Wang is the story of local chef and supporter Eric Rivera, who was imprisoned for five years for a crime he didn’t commit. “He said to me, if there had been cameras, he wouldn’t have been wrongfully put away,” Wang said. “There’s other innocent people in…
George Clyde Alameda County voters will have the chance to consider a $30 hourly minimum wage measure on the March 2028 ballot. If passed, the measure would gradually increase wages for county workers. It also would increase minimum wage for workers in private businesses in unincorporated areas, where there is no local government and the…
Richmond Confidential Staff Dreary weather greeted voters in West Contra Costa County Tuesday, as Election Day dawned under cloudy skies. The polls are expected to be busier this year than in recent years, said Kristin Connelly, the county’s clerk-recorder-registrar. Though wet weather could affect turnout, Connelly had projected it at 75%. Comparing early returns this year…
Junxian Wang AC Transit would cut 16% of it bus service starting June 2027 if a regional sale-tax measure fails on Nov. 3. Bus riders and community members urged the AC Transit Board Wednesday to spare weekend bus lines from the East Bay to San Francisco and an Alameda bus line in the face of…