Emeryville News

THIS IS A tale of two agencies, proof that some public officials can react honestly to demands for disclosure of public records and admit their mistakes - and that some will hide behind secrecy all the way to court, public interest be damned.

Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez's plans after graduating from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business didn't include becoming farmers.

LEO Pharma A/S of Denmark closed its $287.5 million cash acquisition of Peplin Inc.

Musical Masala: Faith In Phantoms Debut CD, "Faith In Phantoms" Music , posted by Moonmama, a resident of the Fairfax neighborhood, 1 hour ago Moonmama is a member of Pacific Sun Music is made of many parts, all different and varied, that come together in a Masala of Sound to make up the whole of a song or a tune.

Let's be honest: kids like almost any movie that's aimed at them, no matter how wretched the acting or recycled the plot.

The text + video company unveils vook for 'The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen' By Lynn Andriani -- Publishers Weekly, 11/9/2009 10:28:00 AM Multimedia start-up Vook is expanding into cookbooks, releasing products that are much more than cookbooks with vampire accents.

Three American hikers who were arrested in Iran this summer after straying across its border with Iraq have been accused of spying, an Iranian state news agency reported on Monday.

Ming Hwang executive chef at Slippery Fish sushi restaurant in Emeryville, works with UC-Berkeley students near Sather Gate on the campus of the University of California as they construct a 330-foot-long California sushi roll on Sunday, Nov.

Event: 'Cartoon Art Museum Fundraiser @ Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville' Spend the day at Pixar Animation Studios For the Sixth Annual Cartoon Art Museum Benefit! Saturday November 14, 2009 The Cartoon Art Museum, the only museum in the western United States dedicated to all forms of cartoons and comics, is delighted to host its sixth annual ...

The public is invited to join the Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park for their annual members meeting, starting at noon Saturday.

A former Brazilian police officer is scheduled to enter a plea Nov. 20 to 17 felony charges involving sexual assaults on six women in Oakland and Emeryville from April to last month, authorities said Friday.

As you probably know, Oakland has a new Superintendent of Schools, former Emeryville Superintendent Tony Smith.

The tradition of the debutante ball will be carried on this month by the San Pablo-based Iota chapter of the national Beta Pi Sigma Sorority Inc.

East Bay voters go to the polls today for a special election where they will select a new member of Congress and make their wishes known on development in downtown Walnut Creek along with a host of school and other measures.

Jackson the little Yorkshire terrier looks a lot different than when he was found dumped in the night drop of the Berkeley Animal Shelter in July.

Caltrans officials said Wednesday evening they would not estimate when the San Francisco Bay Bridge would reopen to commuters after Tuesday's shutdown.

East Bay voters on Tuesday will select a new member of Congress, and determine the fate of upscale downtown development in Walnut Creek and a host of school and other measures.

NUMBERED YEARS used to be the time that East Bay residents selected many of their representatives for school boards, city councils and other local offices.

State transportation officials say the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge won't be open in time for the Friday morning commute.During a press briefing Thursday evening, Dale Bonner, Secretary of the state Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, said he expected repair work to be completed sometime Friday.

It's been a bad month for embattled Emeryville City Councilmember Ken Bukowski. His council colleagues last week stripped him of his vice mayor title and forced him to give up lucrative seats on various boards and committees.