When we talk about California’s housing crisis, we often focus on production—how many units we’re building. That’s important, but it misses something equally urgent: the affordable homes we’re losing. Over the past 5 years, California lost 268,000 naturally occurring affordable units—homes that were affordable not because of a subsidy, but because of where they were and how old they are. These are the homes where low-income families of color actually live. And they're disappearing to investor speculation faster than new affordable units are being built. CAPP—the Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program (SB1091)—is designed to address a gap that new construction can't fill on its own: the loss of homes that rent at affordable levels on the private market. It funds acquisition of at-risk buildings by nonprofits and community land trusts before speculators can price families out. The California housing bond (AB 736 / SB 417) includes a $500M allocation for CAPP. The solution to California's housing crisis has to reach the families the market won't. CAPP does that. SB 1091 is co-sponsored by Public Advocates, the California Community Land Trust Network, Housing California, and Enterprise Community Partners. We urge legislators and advocates to fund CAPP in the bond! #CAPPInTheBond #CAPPSB1091 #HousingJustice #AntiDisplacement #CaliforniaHousing

#OAKLAND 🗣️ Meet us in person for our hybrid Orientation next Tuesday, June 16th from 6-7pm PST. Learn how you can be part of our movement to re-imagine #realestate in the #BayArea. #Linkinbio RSVP now! #Housing #CooperativeLiving #EBPREC #Sustainability #LandWithoutLandlords

"Trash Talks" is weekly event (Fridays 2pm-4pm) created where the 7th St Thrives Corridor Manager, invites anyone who is interested to book time to walk/talk and pick up trash on the Corridor. Pictured is Chris Barnett, owner of fine arts framing shop, Sterling Art Services. We chatted about how he started framing art, the image and meaning of ants carrying a flower, and the act of showing up all while collecting trash off of Peralta. Thanks to folks at @westoaklandeip, @mandelapartners, and P.W.T. Thrift who have joined me in a trash talk, If tending to the corridor and building connections sounds appealing, book a Trash Talk with Sabine! bit.ly/trashtalkson7th

OAKLAND, CA—looking for housing where you have a say? Come live in EB PREC’s newest residential property in Deep East Oakland on Pippin St., home to many legacy Oakland residents. Ideal residents are excited about the prospect of living and co-stewarding a cooperatively-owned apartment building alongside longtime Oakland residents.  Two private apartments available:  *Fully renovated* 2 bedroom, 1 bath - $1977/month   *Updated* 2 bedroom, 1 bath - $1797/month  Water, trash, and parking included! On site coin-op laundry.  Interested? Contact Atif to visit and apply: (510) 470-0060 or pippin@ebprec.org. Learn more: ebprec.org/blog/pippin-openi…   Longtime Oakland residents and Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher holders encouraged to apply!  #cooperativehousing #oaklandhousing #deepeastoakland #landwithoutlandlords #restorativeeconomics

Community Owners gathered in April at the Omni's Disco Room to rank their comfort and awareness of EB PREC's cooperative practices. Folks self-selected into different levels of comfort, discussing topics like presenting cooperative proposals, inviting friends to become members, and starting Owner Groups to initiate projects and acquire property. Staff, Community and Resident Owners also shared honest self-reflections and feedback about how we actually get work done. For example, when does work flow from Staff to Resident and/or Community Owners? How does the Cooperative facilitate open conversation channels between different owner categories? Interested in lending your skillset to the conversation? Our Community Owner members are always on the lookout for Resident work day volunteers, cooperative thought partners, workshop leaders, project collaborators and more. Become a Community Owner and co-create new models of collective ownership with us! Visit ebprec.org/commnunity to join!

#REMINDER 🗣️ Join our virtual New Member Orientation TOMORROW from 12-1pm PST, to learn how you can be part of our movement to re-imagine #realestate in the #BayArea. #linkinbio, RSVP now! #Housing #Community #CooperativeLiving #EBPREC #Sustainability #landwithoutlandlords

Our 4th annual Black Earth Day was a smashing success! Last month, 115 volunteers came together and collected 191 bags of trash (1660 lbs!) and 660 lbs. of green waste along the 7th Street Corridor. This year’s cleanup was hosted on the 26,000 sq ft. lot next to the Barn, and the future site of our Esther’s Garden project. Attendees were invited to share their vision for the amenities they’d like to see as part of our community-led development process. Black Earth Day was also the kickoff launch of our two-year, $10 million investment campaign aimed at revitalizing West Oakland’s historic 7th Street corridor to address decades of government neglect through community-driven urban development and sustainable local investment. A huge shoutout to all of our community partners who made this year’s Black Earth Day possible: Soul Blends Coffee, The Crucible, Mandela Partners, Root Volume, LISC Bay Area, West Oakland Environmental Impact Project, Oakland Gleaners, Lincoln Families, Common Vision, 7th West, Serial Material, Sterling Art Services, and the City of Oakland.

Our Executive Director, Noni Session, and Investment & Fundraising Director, Annie McShiras, spoke with Jordyn Middlebrooks on the Reimagine Wealth podcast about EB PREC's model and what reparative & restorative investment actually looks like. Noni and Annie dig into the importance of collective liberation & mutual aid in these times; and problems inherent in the non-profit industrial complex. It gets juicy! Listen here: jordynmiddlebrooks.substack.…

TOMORROW: We invite the community to join the Mandela Station (West Oakland BART) Development Team for a community meeting to receive the latest updates for the proposed development. The meeting will take place on Thursday, May 7th from 6:30-8:30pm at Beth Eden Baptist Church (1183 10th St, Oakland, CA 94607) RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/mandela-sta… CONTEXT: On Oakland’s Earth Day, approximately 72 trees were red tagged along 7th Street and around the West Oakland BART station. The response from across the West Oakland community has been immediate and unified: the scale and approach of this tree removal is unacceptable and unnecessary. The core problem is not that the community disagrees with the approved plan. The core problem is that the red tags on the ground do not match the approved plan. We thank the City of Oakland for promptly pausing permits for this tree removal, and are calling on the City and BART to correct specific mismatches between the red-tagged trees and the approved Preliminary Development Plan. Photo Credit: Azucena Rasilla/The Oaklandside

#BAYAREA 🗣️ Meet us TOMORROW in person for our hybrid New Member Orientation & learn how you can be part of our movement to re-imagine #realestate. #Linkinbio RSVP now! #Housing #Community #CooperativeLiving #EBPREC #Sustainability #landwithoutlandlords

We're back with our 4th ANNUAL BLACK EARTH DAY. Come celebrate 7th Street with us on Saturday, April 18th for a community clean up like no other. RSVP: bit.ly/BED2026 10am - 11pm - MEETUP Free coffee and bites. Gather your map and trash pick-up supplies (provided by EB PREC). Meet with community organizers and neighbors. 11am-12:30pm COMMUNITY CLEANUP Walk down 7th St and make West Oakland even more beautiful. 12:30pm-3pm PARTY TIME Enjoy a free lunch from EB PREC while DJ @the_junior takes us into our afterparty celebration. BLACK EARTH DAY is part of our 7th Street Thrives neighborhood initiative in West Oakland. SHOUT OUT TO OUR PARTNERS - @liscbayarea #CAREisRADICAL #earthday #oakland #bayarea #westoakland #community #communitylove

#REMINDER 🗣️ Join our virtual New Member Orientation TOMORROW from 12-1pm PST, to learn how you can be part of our movement to re-imagine #realestate in the #BayArea. #linkinbio, RSVP now! #Housing #Community #CooperativeLiving #EBPREC #Sustainability #landwithoutlandlords

We had a blast hosting our friends from the Kataly Foundation last week to give a glimpse of our construction progress on Esther's Orbit Room. Kataly was first-in to give philanthropic dollars towards our collective purchase of Esther's. They held us with grace as we went through due diligence with them as a fairly new coop. That experience skilled us up in ways that would unlock several other forms of capital in the following years. We can’t thank them enough for their belief in our vision. It was the leverage we needed to get us to our $26M portfolio today! Thank you Kataly for stopping by 7th Street. We hope to see you all at the grand opening of Esther’s in 2027 <3

Beloved Community, we are so proud to share our 2024-2025 Annual Report with you! This Annual Report is a celebration and summary of some of our most significant accomplishments over the last two years, along with meditations on how we approach the work we do. VIEW REPORT: bit.ly/ebprec2425 If you've ever wondered "what does EB PREC do?" or "what's EB PREC been up to?" This one's for you! Give it a read and let us know what you think!

Our Executive Director, Noni Session, will be a panelist at the CA Arts & Culture Summit on April 20, 2026! Learn more about the event: bit.ly/cfta-summit26 Access to affordable housing and space is the number one policy issue facing California arts workers. The upcoming session will bring together California-based experts who use innovative, practical methods to create solutions despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles. This conversation will explore strategies and solutions, including land trusts, new construction, tiny homes, co-operatives, and cultural districts.

ESTHER'S UPDATE: In January, we took important behind-the-scenes steps to prepare 7th Street for construction and long-term activation. The gallery space inside Esther's Complex was fully cleared to make way for the next phase of the build, marking a transition from planning to action. We also cleaned and restored the long-vacant lot at the corner of 7th and Wood. For the first time in decades, the Wood Lot is active and will serve as a key staging area for our construction team throughout the new build. This work was completed in partnership with DP Hauling, a Black-owned dumping company led by Senni, an East Oakland native who founded his business to show young people there are many pathways to success. DP Hauling was timely, professional, and did an outstanding job, bringing care and pride to every step of the process. These efforts clear the way — literally and figuratively — for the next chapter of 7th Street!

#REMINDER 🗣️ Meet us TOMORROW in person for our hybrid New Member Orientation & learn how you can be part of our movement to re-imagine #realestate in the #BayArea. #Linkinbio RSVP now! #Housing #Community #CooperativeLiving #EBPREC #Sustainability #landwithoutlandlords

The Omni Commons has been undergoing various construction projects over the last year, and we're eager to complete our current phase of building improvements so that we can welcome more users in the Spring! Interested in giving us a hand? Sign up for a volunteer shift here: bit.ly/3MmR49a?r The Omni Commons is a CALLI-owned and EB PREC stewarded property that CALLI will also be testing a volunteer-for-space trade program and can credit volunteer hours to future space rentals in the building.

#REMINDER 🗣️ Join our first virtual New Member Orientation of the year TOMORROW from 12-1pm PST, to learn how you can be part of our movement to re-imagine #realestate in the #BayArea. #linkinbio, RSVP now! #Housing #Community #CooperativeLiving #EBPREC #Sustainability #landwithoutlandlords