Supervisors Stress Regionalism at State of the East Bay
Policy problems that cross city and county lines were top of mind at the 2019 State of the East Bay.
Mark Orcutt
Housing Task Force Update
The EBLC Housing and Transportation Task Forces gathered together on April 22nd for a discussion with Mark Tollefson, Governor Newsom’s deputy cabinet secretary for transportation, housing, and homelessness issues.
Lindy Lavender
EBLC Newsletter: East Bay Coalition Focuses on Housing and Transportation in Sacramento
What do Former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul, groundwater vapor intrusion, and housing policy have in common? The March Newsletter.
Mark Orcutt
EBLC Newsletter: Welcoming Lindy Lavender as Policy Director
In the EBLC's latest newsletter, we welcome our new Policy Director and highlight exciting upcoming events. Check it out.
Mark Orcutt
Housing Task Force Update
The Housing Task Force met on Tuesday, February 26th for a presentation and discussion of the CASA Compact.
Lindy Lavender
EBLC Newsletter: An evening for the East Bay
The EBLC reflects on the highlights of the 33rd Annual East Bay USA, shares a few photos, and more.
Mark Orcutt
EBLC Newsletter: Ballot measure positions and more
We share our take on three important ballot measures at the state and local level and a lot more.
Homelessness is a business issue too
Homelessness is often addressed as a human issue and rightly so. An estimated 7,000 people are struggling to find shelter and stability in San Francisco alone. But the growing homeless population is also taking a toll on many local businesses. On August 15th, a group of Bay Area manufacturing leaders gathered in San Francisco to discuss trends and challenges in their field including homelessness.
Sarah Paxson
EBLC Newsletter: Moral and business imperative to act
We discuss two important studies published by First 5 Contra Costa and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties and how the EBLC plans to take action based on the findings, celebrate small businesses and address barriers to their growth, remind you of our ballot measure positions, share a must read on the defeat of AB 3087, and more.
EBLC Newsletter: Surprises in Sacramento
As 2018 Advocacy Day in Sacramento neared its close, Senator Steve Glazer flipped the script and asked our members if anything had surprised them over the course of the day. With that question on our mind, we thought it was worth sharing three noteworthy surprises from our recent trip to Sacramento.
