tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post1342274537742643012..comments2024-03-27T23:29:04.889-07:00Comments on The Emeryville Tattler: Emeryville Prostitution Ring Broken UpUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-7635795835856615542014-12-15T10:05:44.184-08:002014-12-15T10:05:44.184-08:00Well, you've made a good point; until the last...Well, you've made a good point; until the last election, big developers have been the most popular people at City Hall. Ordinary citizens have taken a back seat. Let's hope the dynamic has changed with the changing of the Council majority. <br />Regarding brothels, in most cities, they are looked upon fondly where they existed in the long ago past. Some cities even put up bronze plaques to honor their nineteenth century red light districts. Emeryville it seems is rather fond of, or at least quite tolerant of its current brothels (if they are making a well connected developer money).Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-34884333251293029812014-12-15T09:33:34.858-08:002014-12-15T09:33:34.858-08:00Didn't this developer have plans to tear down ...Didn't this developer have plans to tear down the building and to build apartments in 2009? The bust didn't happen till 2012. We are not stupid, the developer knew what was going on there and collected rent from the brothel while awaiting financing for their project. I saw a video of a city council meeting where this developer was treated like a well known celebrity. What the hell? These people were making money off of human trafficking, slavery, and prostitution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-20424734922358911832014-12-14T22:12:31.933-08:002014-12-14T22:12:31.933-08:00A developer with City Hall connections seized the ...A developer with City Hall connections seized the property, and regarding city business taxes, I think those are going to go uncollected.Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-40049084464776811992014-12-14T13:05:36.976-08:002014-12-14T13:05:36.976-08:00I wonder who are the new owners and who were the o...I wonder who are the new owners and who were the old owners? Did the old owner go to jail? With one million in annual revenue, did the city collect business tax? Why didn't the police seize this property? Something sounds fishy here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com