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
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
News
March 2020

EBALDC Statement on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As news of the coronavirus and its effects spread, EBALDC stands with our residents who represent the richness in diversity of Oakland in the face of misinformation and racial profiling around the virus. To prevent any potential infection, we urge everyone to receive information from credible sources, including the Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, and the Alameda County Public Health Department. We also urge everyone to have a basic understanding of coronavirus: Symptoms: Fever and dry cough Prevention: Wash hands with liquid soap and water and rub for at least 20 seconds;... Read more
News
March 2020

Preserving Oakland as the Vibrant, Diverse, Inclusive City it is Today Through Our Housing Acquisition Fund

“Our long-term vision is for an Oakland that works for everyone, particularly the residents that have made it the vibrant, diverse, inclusive city it is today.” – Joshua Simon, CEO of East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC).  Achieving this vision for Oakland will require all of us to think differently about how to tackle the affordable housing crisis we’re facing. That’s why in 2015, EBALDC launched the Housing Acquisition Fund — an innovative and replicable new model for preserving and expanding quality affordable housing in Oakland.  We are excited to... Read more
News
January 2020

EBALDC Responds to Public Charge Ruling

On Monday, January 27, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of allowing the Trump Administration to enforce its draconian changes to the “public charge” rule. Expanding the definition of a “public charge” will subject millions of legal immigrants living in this country to the possibility of deportation if they ever used, or were deemed likely to use, government benefits to help their families meet basic needs like Medicaid, food stamps, and non-cash housing assistance. East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation strongly opposes the Supreme Court’s decision to... Read more