Dwight Steele

Emeritus Co-Chair

(1914 - 2002)

Sylvia McLaughlin

Emeritus Co-Chair

Secretary

Robert Cheasty

President

Norman La Force

Vice President

Stephen Granholm

Recording Secretary

Teddi Baggins

Co-Treasurer

Ed Bennett

Co-Treasurer

Board of Directors:

Ellen Barth

Alan Carlton

Shirley Dean

Patty Donald

Jeff Inglis

Larry Kolb

Robert Lieber

Toni Mester

Sherry Padgett

Brian Parker

Tony Sustak

Rich Walkling

Peter Weiner

Advisory Board:

Arthur Feinstein

Stana Hearne

David Lewis

Mark Liolios

Kitty McLean

Betty Olds

Elected Officials:

Hon. Marge Atkinson

Hon. Tom Bates

Hon. Whitney Dotson

Hon. Rochelle Nason

Executive Director:

Patricia V. Jones

Administrative Assistant

Cameron Wilson

Thanks for your loyal support! CESP is powered by the work of individual advocates and the contributions of individuals who support our mission to create a necklace of parks from Oakland to the Carquinez Strait.

By educating the public at various outreach venues and encouraging East Bay residents to voice their views to elected officials, CESP is able to act as a strong united voice to express why we all need parks and open space on our east shore.

Thanks to you, this year CESP achieved several goals for McLaughlin Eastshore State Park (MESP) and other shoreline areas outside MESP.

I hope you will consider making a gift at this time.

Scroll down to read more about CESP's accomplishments this year or click on a campaign area for more information:

Albany

Expanding/Improving Shoreline Parks

Beyond MESP

Grassroots call to action

https://www.eastshorepark.org/projects.php#Albany

Albany Bulb at sunset, photo by: Peter B.

Massive debris at the Bulb

Park visitors enjoying a stroll out to the Bulb.

Great success: Albany's waterfront is a safe and healthy place for the public to enjoy!

Since May this year the Albany Bulb has been completely clear of campers and camper debris!

The California Coastal Conservancy awarded the City of Albany a $168,000 transition planning grant to clean up the Bulb and transfer management to MESP.

Thank you for sending letters and emails and attending City of Albany meetings.

CESP applauds the City's efforts to assure that shelter and social services were offered to all campers.

Expanding/Improving Shoreline Parks

CESP Board member Whitney Dotson addresses the crowd at the Breuner Marsh groundbreaking ceremony.

North Richmond Parcels

The Breuner Marsh Restoration and Public Access Project broke ground on Earth Day 2014. This is a huge milestone for the north Richmond shoreline, which is home to some of the last pockets of pristine tidal land in the East Bay.

CESP continues to advocate for expanding parkland on the North Richmond Shoreline on properties south of Pt. Pinole Regional Park.

South Richmond

CESP is actively monitoring two developments on Richmond's south shoreline adjacent to the north end of MESP and Hoffman Marsh -- the South Shoreline Specific Plan led by the City of Richmond and the Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay led by the University.

CESP has been working for the preservation and protection of the sensitive coastal prairie, as well as advocating for stringent clean-up of hazardous waste and contaminated soil on some parcels.

Oakland

The proposed Gateway Park project at the foot of the Bay Bridge east span is adjacent to the south end of MESP. CESP continues to make suggestions for this new park in Oakland and encourage linkages to the SF Bay Trail.

Berkeley Brickyard and Dwight Steele Visitor Center

CESP is working with East Bay Regional Park District on the Berkeley Brickyard design and restoration at this ideal gateway to the Park. CESP envisions the Dwight Steele visitor center at this location to honor Sylvia's partner in creating McLaughlin Eastshore State Park.

Berkeley Brickyard with the hills in the background.

South Richmond Shoreline

CESP Executive Director, Patricia Jones checks out the trail on the eastern span.

Shoreline advocates discuss climate change at the September meeting.

Marc Holmes, Bay Institute, was the keynote speaker and presented on the Horizontal Levee concept.

Advocacy beyond McLaughlin Eastshore State Park

Last year CESP gathered shoreline and waterway advocates from all over San Francisco and San Pablo bays for a successful Shoreline Advocacy event. This year we organized two more events at Shorebird Park Nature Center in Berkeley, and we will continue to strengthen relationships with local shoreline advocates as we look forward to another gathering in February 2015.

By building a collaborative such as this one, we hope to not only raise consciousness about climate change but to put forward an East Bay Agenda for action by shoreline cities.

Grassroots power makes a difference!

Remarkably effective for a small grassroots organization operating on a very small budget, CESP remains the leader in protecting our East Bay shoreline. By engaging and holding elected officials accountable, educating the public about impending issues, and empowering community members to defend their public lands, CESP has been able to make great progress in 2014 toward ensuring that the East Bay shoreline remains a jewel to be enjoyed by all.

Please help CESP continue our work on these important issues. Give as generously as you can:

Visit www.eastshorepark.org and click 'donate' to make a tax deductible contribution,

or, send a check to:

Citizens for East Shore Parks

P.O. Box 6087

Albany, CA 94706

Thanks again for your support!

Sincerely yours,

Patricia Vaughn Jones

Executive Director

Citizens for East Shore Parks
P.O. Box 6087 Albany, CA 94706

(510) 524 - 5000 (office)

(510) 524 - 5008 (fax)

www.eastshorepark.org

www.facebook.com/citizensforeastshoreparks
www.twitter.com/eastshorepark

PS: Please don't delay!

Conservation is a lasting investment.

Your gift is urgently needed to help CESP create a necklace of shoreline parks.