Reopen date still unknown for Emeryville AC Transit station

Article by Steve Fisher.
Last updated at Fri, 25 May at 12:04am.

The investigation into the cause of the recent hydrogen tank leak at an Emeryville AC Transit station continues and it is unknown when the facility will reopen, according to AC Transit spokesman, Clarence Johnson. 

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The OakTech Wire: May 15
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 15 May at 7:44am.

The biggest news in OakTech is the continuing surge in commercial real estate - and residential rentals - in San Francisco.

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Breaking: AC Transit hydrogen fueling plant in Emeryville has leak, may have exploded
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 5 May at 8:07am.

9:55 am--Pixar has been evacuated, along with several local businesses.

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Doyle to Ninth Street greenway connection opens in Triple Point neighborhood (Community Voices)
Article by Laura McCamy.
Last updated at Fri, 20 Apr at 6:51am.

What recently-completed East Bay road project is less than one-fourth mile long and more than 10 years in the planning? 

If you guessed the Ninth Street Bicycle Boulevard Extension, the connection between Berkeley’s Ninth Street Bicycle Boulevard and Emeryville’s Doyle Street Greenway, you win the prize. (Okay, there is no prize – but good for you!) 

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Local bike messenger co-op expands - puts call out for bike enthusiasts

Article by Amabelle Ocampo.
Last updated at Sat, 19 Nov at 8:42am.

Have a package?

Bike messengers will deliver.

In 1994, three bike activists opened Pedal Express to promote clean air living, building on a foundation of cycling, an environmentally conscious alternative to driving cars.

The worker-owned bicycle courier cooperative specializes in regularly scheduled and cargo deliveries.

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Welcome Farley's: Local spot for coffee, eats & meeting up wiith friends (Advertiser post)
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 28 Mar at 7:55am.

We're all about local, so it's a  special pleasure to welcome Farley's, a super-local place to get coffee, food and hang out with friends, as a new Oakland Local advertiser.

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Toxic to wear? Oakland retailer sells lead-tainted jewelry despite repeated warnings
Article by California Watch.
Last updated at Thu, 7 Oct at 5:16am.

By Joanna Lin and Mandy Hofmockel

In May 2009, the California attorney general’s office ordered a national retailer with nearly three dozen stores throughout the state to stop selling jewelry with illegal levels of lead. Five months later, the state followed up with another warning directed at Rainbow Apparel after finding more lead-tainted jewelry.

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Oakland Residents Protest Nine Cell Phone Antennas Within 100-Feet from Schools, Homes and a Park
Article by Jen Schradie.
Last updated at Sat, 3 Jul at 7:40am.

More than 100 parents, teachers and students joined with local residents Friday outside the North Oakland Community Charter School (NOCCS) to protest nine Verizon cell phone antennas planned for a site, owned by McGrath Properties, across from two elementary schools, homes and a city park.

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