State of the East Bay
Thank You for Joining Us | Reception honoring new MTC Commissioner Sue Noack
Thank you to those who joined us for our reception honoring Council Member and new MTC Commissioner Sue Noack. It was a celebratory evening where we learned more from Noack on her leadership philosophy, reflected on Contra Costa County's legacy in regional policy making, toasted to the impact of visionary leadership, and connected with local business and civic leaders alike.
Thank you to our sponsors and to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority for hosting. We appreciate your commitment to supporting valuable relationship-building events.
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State of the East Bay | Webinar featuring East Bay Civic and Business Leaders
Join the East Bay Leadership Council, East Bay EDA, and Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group for State of the East Bay, a webinar featuring prominent business and elected leaders from Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
We are excited to welcome Contra Costa Supervisor (District 1) and Board Chair John Gioia, and Alameda County Supervisor (District 4) and Board President Nate Miley for a discussion on the current condition of our region and the challenges and opportunities they see in a post-pandemic world.
We're pleased that the East Bay's home airport, Oakland International, will also be showcased as the program will be moderated by Port of Oakland Executive Director, Danny Wan.
DATE / TIME / LOCATION
Friday, July 14
9:00 AM
Zoom Webinar
Webinar Recording Available | Wildfire management and prevention in the East Bay
The EBLC Water, Energy, & Environment Task Force was joined this week by Jon Kaufman, president of the Claremont Canyon Conservancy, a 500-member organization in the Berkeley-Oakland area of the East Bay Hills, and Mike Roemer, Moraga-Orinda Fire District's Division 4 Director and retired Alameda County Deputy District Attorney. Jon and Mike discussed wildfire prevention efforts and vegetation management throughout the East Bay.
Jon has spent the last three years co-chairing an effort to coordinate a group in the East Bay Hills focused on wildfire prevention. Jon explained the group's efforts to agree upon an MOU between agencies in the East Bay Hills that will enable expanded education and coordination efforts, along with the ability to unlock more state and federal resources.
Building off his experience as a volunteer with and director of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District, Mike took the opportunity to discuss important fire prevention measures, including prescribed burns and management of fire risks on personal property.
He also emphasized how the changing climate has a significant impact on increased fire risk, and how this has caused insurance companies to raise rates or pull out of fire severity zones altogether. Mike emphasized the wildfire prevention successes already made by East Bay agencies, and is excited about the MOU and the continuation of prevention efforts.
Must Read | UCSF study unpacks root causes of California's homelessness crisis
A massive UC San Francisco study of California’s worst-in-the-nation homelessness crisis was released Tuesday as Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders were negotiating details of a new state budget, with homelessness spending as one of the knottiest issues.
The study bolsters previous research which concluded that California’s chronic shortage of housing, which imposes crushing costs on low-income families, lies at the heart of the crisis.
Homelessness, the UCSF study found, often leads to – or exacerbates – alcohol or drug dependence, mental health problems and violence, indicating that its victims need more than just roofs over their heads.
“This is a problem of this toxic combination of deep poverty and high housing costs,” the study’s lead researcher, Dr. Margot Kushel, told the New York Times. “We’re a state, like every state in this country, that has a lot of very poor people, and we just don’t have the housing for them.”
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