EBLC Newsletter: Honoring Ellen O. Tauscher
This month started off on a somber note with the news of Ellen Tauscher's passing on April 29. She was a friend and inspiration to many in our community and a warrior for good in the world.
Mark Orcutt
Health Care Task Force Update
Lindy Lavender
Water Task Force Update
On May 21st, the EBLC Water Task Force welcomed Catherine Freeman the Chief Consultant for the Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee.
Lindy Lavender
Transportation Task Force Update
The May 16th Transportation Task Force meeting featured special guest Therese McMillan.
Lindy Lavender
Environmental and Manufacturing Task Force Update
Dawn Koepke of McHugh Koepke & Associates, a government relations firm in Sacramento, was the featured speaker at the May 3rd Environmental/Manufacturing Task Force.
Lindy Lavender
Joint Health Care and Workforce Development & Education Task Force
The Health Care and Workforce Development and Education Task Forces joined forces on April 24th to host a discussion with UC Berkeley professor Jeff Oxendine.
Lindy Lavender
EBLC Newsletter: Collaboration Welcome
April was all about collaboration at the East Bay Leadership Council. We joined other regional advocacy organizations for a discussion with Governor Newsom on economic development strategies and four task forces came together for meetings on everything from the Housing Crisis Act to Longitudinal Data Systems.
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
Water Task Force Update
The Water Task Force’s Bay-Delta education series continued April 16th with a presentation from two large local water and wastewater agencies.
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