Save the Date for Threads of Hope
Save the Date | Honor philanthropy and community volunteers this December
Help the East Bay Leadership Council and Diablo Magazine celebrate community volunteers and philanthropic leaders at the 2023 Threads of Hope event. Stay tuned for registration information and the announcement of this year's inspiring honorees!
Date / Time / Location
Wednesday, December 6
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
Interested in sponsorship?
New sponsor benefits are available thanks to this year's partnership between Diablo Magazine and the East Bay Leadership Council. Contact Mark Orcutt at mark@eblcmail.org to learn more.
Registration Open | Join us for the Capitol Series with Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
We are excited to announce that the next installment of the 2023 Capitol Series will feature Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan.
Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan was elected to represent District 16 in 2018, which spans from Livermore to Walnut Creek. She serves as Chair of the Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife, and serves on critical committees related to the East Bay's economy including Banking and Finance, Utilities and Energy along with Select Committees focused on cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, and mental health. She also founded the Select Committee on Reproductive Health—the first committee of its kind in the nation—during her first term.
Through committee assignments and her legislative priorities, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan has shown an eagerness to take on a wide range of issues while staying rooted in building a more just and thriving region.
Join the East Bay Leadership Council for an engaging presentation and Q&A with Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan!
Date / Time / Location
Thursday, October 19
11:30 - 1:00 PM
Roundhouse Conference Center, San Ramon
Capitol Series Sponsors
Task Force | Join us to learn about water recycling in California
Please join the East Bay Leadership Council's Water, Energy, & Environment Task Force for a discussion on the potential for water recycling in California and the Bay Area. We are pleased to feature presentations on two recent studies that provide a statewide and local perspective on the potential for water recycling:
Harold Leverenz from UC Davis will present on the findings of the 2023 Water Research Foundation (WRF) Study "Identifying the Amount of Wastewater that is Available and Feasible to Recycle in California."
Dave Richardson of Woodard & Curran will present on the recently completed regional recycled water study by the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) "Regional Evaluation of Potential Nutrient Discharge by Water Recycling" that takes a deeper dive into evaluating Bay Area water recycling potential as a method of reducing nutrient discharges to the Bay.
Date / Time / Location
Tuesday, October 17
8:30 - 10:00 AM
Zoom Meeting
Must Read | Here's how this East Bay mall could be converted into housing and research space
SF Chronicle: The Hilltop mall, sitting empty in Richmond since 2021, could become the site of a new multi-use development with new homes, retail and an employment center.
Details of the reuse plan for the East Bay mall, which industrial giant Prologis scooped up more than two years ago for $117 million, remain fuzzy. But the planning process has kicked into high gear with Oakland-based development firm Signature Development joining the effort a few months ago.
Preliminary renderings shared with the Chronicle earmark a majority of the property — up to 50 acres — for residential use. One of the land uses proposed is research and development and data centers on up to 14 acres of the property. Another 13 acres would be designated for parking and operations related to Walmart, which has a long-term lease at the property. Another nine acres could house some form of new retail.
What else is #TeamEBLC reading?
CalMatters: Two Californians at the center of a historic day in D.C.
NPR: California's governor rejects a bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
SF Chronicle: California will soon require many cities to significantly cut water use
DanvilleSanRamon: State writes big check for Mount Diablo's Mitchell Canyon Education Center
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Join #TeamEBLC
If your company is not a member of the East Bay Leadership Council, we hope you will consider joining us. Learn more about our work and the benefits of membership at www.eastbayleadershipcouncil.com