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East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation 45 Stories for 45 Years Contributor: Moe Wright, Esti Iterraldi & Will Rogan, BBI Construction It was 1998 and the turn of the century was upon us. Y2K was a thing that we worried about but Oakland booster, Mayor Jerry Brown, worried about Oakland’s future. Downtown Oakland had gone through a period of divestment and decline since the mid 1960’s, but promise was always on the horizon.  Mayor Brown declared his 10K policy, 10,000 new residents in the downtown area to revitalize retail, shopping and... Read more