2026 election
Midterm elections are on Tuesday. For Emeryville’s voters, there are two City Council seats, three Emery Unified School District board positions, and two area measures that will impact residents: one city measure on business licenses and one regional measure to fund Bay Area transit. Where to vote If you didn’t make the Oct. 19 registration deadline, you can still head to the Emeryville Senior Center at 4321 Salem St, the only polling station in the city. It will be available…
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 Allen, Regina Chagolla, Brian Donahue, David Ridlehuber and Kimberly Solis. Of the five, Chagolla, Ridlehuber and Donahue responded to Emeryville Today’s questions in writing via email, providing information about their background…
Flock automated license plate readers have become a key issue for Bay Area voters in the November election, with city council candidates divided on the issue in Emeryville as well as in Richmond, Oakland and El Cerrito. What some see as a useful crime-reduction tool, others view as an invasion of privacy in a world of increased surveillance. Emeryville Today asked the four City Council candidates about their policy plans for Flock and their strategy for public safety generally. If…