Homelessness is Solvable
Homelessness Is Solvable | East Bay officials work to implement comprehensive plan
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for a timely conversation focused on ending chronic homelessness with Rosanne Haggerty, President & CEO of Community Solutions. It was enlightening end to the 2023 East Bay Leadership Series Presented by Kaiser Permanente.
One of Rosanne’s most salient messages was the importance of collaboration between all the entities committed to combating homelessness. Rosanne explained that “stackable civic infrastructure,” where cities, counties, the state, and the federal government are aligned, is an integral part of effectively coordinating housing efforts.
Greater collaboration allows state actors to work together to address obstacles identified by local teams, and policy decisions to be accurately informed by the needs of regional communities.
This focus on accountability and collaboration between key stakeholders and all levels of government is already taking hold in the East Bay.
In an op-ed penned by Supervisor Keith Carson (Alameda), Supervisor Susan Ellenberg (Santa Clara), and Supervisor John Gioia (Contra Costa) — regional leaders stress the imperative and the progress being made to align efforts and deliver accountability.
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Build the Bench | Are you interesting in running for elected office?
Are you interested in running for local office? If so, we hope you will consider applying for the East Bay Leadership Council's candidate training program. Since 2017, our Build the Bench program has served as an important step in the winning campaigns of more than a dozen alumni.
We are proud of this early success and grateful to the individuals who welcome us into their public service journey. The strength of this program will always be in the people who participate.
The 2023 Build the Bench program will begin soon, and is a great opportunity for community leaders interested in running for office to gain the tools necessary to lead a successful campaign.
You can learn more about the program and apply to participate in our upcoming class at www.buildthebench.com.
Must Read | Newsom wins feud with oil industry – or did he?
Dan Walters in CalMatters: So, the third time was the charm for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s crusade to punish oil companies for what he described as price-gouging – sort of.
Newsom spent six months vilifying the oil industry after retail gasoline prices surged last year to as much as $2.60 a gallon over the national average, and initially proposed a tax on windfall profits. However, that didn’t wash with enough Democrats in the Legislature to pass, since new taxes require a two-thirds vote.
Newsom then exchanged the tax for penalties, but while they would have required only a simple-majority vote, legislators were also cool to deciding what profit margins would be allowed.
Finally – and almost in desperation – Newsom cut a deal that would dump the whole issue onto the California Energy Commission to gather data about refinery operations, establish a reasonable profit allowance and assess penalties for exceeding it.
Another caveat: The legislation is aimed at regulating “gross gasoline refining margins.” However, the state’s foremost expert on the subject, Severin Borenstein of UC Berkeley’s Energy Institute, told legislators at a hearing for Newsom’s second version of the crackdown that most of the sharp hikes in retail prices occurred as gasoline was being moved from wholesalers to the retail level. Thus, limiting profits on refining might not have a major effect on retail prices.
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