Dear Friends
May 2020

Our Vision of Leadership

Dear Friends, How do we build a deep bench for leadership collaborative leadership? As the pandemic forces us to re-think everything we do and how we do it, leadership at all levels becomes even more important. Over a year ago, EBALDC started thinking about an organizational restructure plan that would offer more opportunities for growth and leadership for our talented staff. The plan is designed to support strong, collaborative decision-making that’s fully oriented around our vision for Healthy Neighborhoods and the four pillars and five goals of our strategic plan. Through... Read more
Dear Friends
April 2020

Let’s Share Life

Dear Friends, As we travel together through this challenging time of sheltering in place, our network of community partners has been critical to finding ways to address the fast-changing problems that impact the neighborhoods that we serve.  A Tongan proverb refers to the importance of sharing resources, exhorting us to: Pikipiki hama, kae vaevae manava — let’s join our outriggers and share life. Since EBALDC was established 45 years ago, we have accomplished more by bringing people, organizations and resources together. Our partnerships and collaborative partners are more important than ever. Together,... Read more
Commercial Real Estate
April 2020

From their kitchens to yours: Support local restaurants and food businesses!

Dear Friends, Food not only nourishes us, it brings us together as a community. “Breaking bread together” can address conflict and build critical relationships.  For many of us, food is love.  As we enter our second month under Shelter-In-Place orders in the San Francisco Bay Area, many have rediscovered the joys of the family meal and cooking at home.  As our grocery carts are fuller than ever, we realize just how much food we consume, we also realize how much we used to eat out and support our local food businesses.  ... Read more
Dear Friends
April 2020

Appreciation to our frontline staff!

Dear Friends, As we near the end of our 4th week of Sheltering-in-Place in the Bay Area, I want to take a moment to shout-out to EBALDC’s essential workers.  Our on-site Property Management teams, and Resident, Youth and Financial Services teams, are on the front lines, and even more essential during these challenging times.   With 30 properties, our Property Management team has been hard at work to ensure that our residents live in a healthy and supportive environment: Two properties have 24-hour front desk clerks.  They have been critical to supporting... Read more
Dear Friends
April 2020

“Dear Friends” from EBALDC CEO

Dear Friends, As we near the end of our 4th week of Sheltering-in-Place in the Bay Area, I want to take a moment to shout-out to EBALDC’s essential workers.  Our on-site Property Management teams, and Resident, Youth and Financial Services teams, are on the front lines, and even more essential during these challenging times.   With 30 properties, our Property Management team has been hard at work to ensure that our residents live in a healthy and supportive environment: Two properties have 24-hour front desk clerks.  They have been critical to supporting... Read more
Dear Friends
April 2020

We are healthier and stronger together

Dear Friends, Since my last communications with you, much has changed. The shelter-at-home order has been extended to May 3. Schools continue to be closed. Congress passed the historic $2.2 trillion COVID-19 aid package (The CARES Act). Governor Gavin Newsom issued state-wide authority for municipalities to place moratoriums on evictions, and the Oakland City Council passed an Ordinance to implement the moratorium. And amidst all of this, hate crimes against Asian Americans due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to rise. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) The CARES... Read more
Commercial Real Estate
March 2020

EBALDC Statement on Discrimination and Hate Crimes

The East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) works with and for all the diverse populations of the East Bay to build healthy, vibrant and safe neighborhoods through community development.  We are disturbed by reports of discrimination and hate crimes towards Asian and Asian American populations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we have consistently stated to the communities we serve, there is no racial, ethnic, or cultural basis for the disease. Xenophobia has no place in this important work. Indeed, xenophobia only inhibits our ability to ensure our... Read more
Dear Friends
March 2020

We will get through this, together.

Dear EBALDC Friends and Family, We hope that this message finds you healthy and well. The East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) wants you to know that your support and partnership is and has always been vital to the residents and clientele that we serve. You are and have always been essential to our mission of building healthy neighborhoods for all. Thank you, many times over. Because of your key role, we want to share information with you about how the regional shelter in place order across the six Bay... Read more
News
March 2020

UPDATED EBALDC Statement on the Coronavirus 3-12-20

We are in a rapidly changing environment in the Bay Area in terms of coronavirus (COVID-19). In light of increases in the number of community transmission cases, and updated recommendations from the Alameda County Public Health Departments and the Center for Disease Control, EBALDC is instituting the following changes to our regular business operations at all of our properties and service locations effective immediately (and to be re-evaluated in 30 days): Cancellation of community/resident events; Closure of community rooms in residential buildings and conference rooms in commercial buildings; We will continue... Read more