Honoring community leaders and taking a closer look at the polling ahead of election
We continue to spotlight on our exceptional East Bay Philanthropy Awards honorees. We hope you enjoy learning more about how these organizations and community leaders are making the region a better place.
If you feel inspired, we hope you'll join us in celebrating them on November 17th at the Lesher Center for the Arts.
DR. SARA LEVIN
Health Justice Award
In her role as Contra Costa County’s Deputy Public Health Officer, Dr. Sara Levin provided resources and protection to alleviate the health inequities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic. Her leadership and decisive action saved lives and will leave a lasting impact for years to come.
MONUMENT CRISIS CENTER
Sustained Commitment Award
Established as an emergency food pantry in Concord, Monument Crisis Center has since grown to one of the most reliable service providers to low-income individuals in Contra Costa County. From its opening day in 2003 where 84 families were provided emergency food, they have grown to serve more than 10,000 clients annually.
RUBICON PARTICIPANT ADVISORY BOARD
Equity in Action Award
Rubicon’s Participant Advisory Board helps shape policy and practice at the organization. They also work to make meaningful connections with the community, other organizational partners, and thought leaders to advance Rubicon’s mission of ending poverty in the East Bay.
The Honorees 🏆
Organizations
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
East County Regional Group
Family Harvest Farm
First 5 Contra Costa
Love Never Fails
Monument Crisis Center
Rubicon Participant Advisory Board
Individuals
Gigi Crowder, NAMI Contra Costa
Dr. Sara Levin, Contra Costa Health Services
Lillian Roselin, John Muir Community Health Fund
Date / Time / Location
Thursday, November 17th
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
Cost
Free | Employees of EBLC members nonprofits (limit 5)
$25 | Employees of EBLC member companies
$50 | Non-members
Event Sponsors
PPIC Polling | A look at statewide polling ahead of November election
With just 12 days until Election Day, the Public Policy Institute of California released their latest numbers focused on issues facing California voters before the consequential midterm election. Here are a few takeaways —
A majority of likely voters say they would vote for Governor Newsom if the election were held today with just 36 percent supporting Brian Dahle. It begs the question of how voter turnout will be impacted by a noncompetitive race at the top of the ballot.
Assembly District 20 will be enough to drive turnout significantly higher than the less than 40% who cast a ballot in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties in June.
Some hope that statewide ballot measures will be a motivator, but less than half of likely voters say the vote outcome of Propositions 26, 27, or 30 are very important. Suggesting that these very costly ballot measures ($170 million has been raised in the Prop 26 campaign alone) will not be driving more voters to the polls.
Partner Event | Promise and potential of guaranteed income
The East Bay Leadership Council's sister organization (Contra Costa Economic Partnership) continues to explore what a guaranteed income pilot program would look like for Contra Costa County.
As part of that work and building off the findings of the Shared Prosperity Report, a coalition of local nonprofit organizations are hosting a webinar on November 15th to discuss the history and future of guaranteed income as a poverty reduction strategy.
Date / Time
Tuesday, November 15
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cost
Free
Must Read | Here are the dubious sites that some Bay Area cities propose for housing
SF Chronicle: Danville has suggested building housing atop a creek. Los Altos says it will develop homes on the site of a grocery store — a store the owner has no intention of moving. Los Altos Hills foresees residences on the campus of Foothill-DeAnza Community College — never mind the lack of support from college leaders.
And, until recently, Piedmont was proposing to build housing on the site of its current City Hall.
As municipalities in the Bay Area furiously write plans describing how they’ll meet their state-mandated goal to collectively build 441,176 units of housing over the next eight years, the challenge of getting it done extends beyond high costs and sprawling NIMBYism. Some wealthy cities that are opposed to building far more housing — or are simply resigned to failing — have offered up outlandish or logistically impossible sites in their blueprints to accommodate future homes.
What else is #TeamEBLC reading?
What else is #TeamEBLC reading?
Dan Walters: California may reallocate shrinking water supply
East Bay Times: Oakland to end COVID mask mandate for large indoor gatherings
Press Release: PG&E is offering 1,500 free trees to customers through Energy-Saving Trees Program
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