Cecily Burt of Inside Bay Area writes how new money has changed Emeryville politics:
Last Tuesday, council candidate Shilen Patel, a newcomer to the city and a relative unknown in city politics, couldn't unseat Ruth Atkin, Nora Davis or Ken Bukowski, the latter two having served on the council for 20 years.
But he had a very strong showing, thanks to a huge (by Emeryville standards) war chest filled by labor-backed political action committees, including $23,587 contributions the week before the election. And $10,793 in late expenditures for mailers were made on his behalf by the Good Jobs PAC, a sponsored committee of hotel workers union UNITE HERE! Local 2850.
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