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 statement in the Alameda County Voter Information Guide. Small business owner Mary Lou Thiercof called the measure a “no-brainer.” “Emeryville has a growing deficit and…
Today we launch Emeryville Today, a local news publication by graduate students at UC Berkeley Journalism School. Our reporters are covering meetings and events, taking pictures and videos, and engaging residents in conversations about the city. To get started, we asked Emeryville residents what they would like us to cover. Here are their answers, presented verbatim and edited for brevity. Question: What is an issue or story in Emeryville that you think local news should cover? “I think Emeryville pays…