Media Contacts:Dave MasonPublic Information SupervisorEmail: dmason@ebparks.orgPhone: (510) 544-2217All News Image January 3, 2018Park District Seeks Volunteers for Day of Service at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline The East Bay Regional Park District invites the community to a morning of hands-on engagement at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland. Image December 21, 2017Bond Measure on June 2018 Ballot Invests in Natural Infrastructure After 5 years of extensive work, the Park District and its partner agencies have successfully helped place a bond measure on the state ballot to address statewide park needs. Image December 15, 2017Caltrans, East Bay Regional Park District Sign Lease for Historic, Newly-Restored Bridge Yard Building OAKLAND – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) today signed a 10 year lease for the historic, newly-renovated Bridge Yard Building, previously known as the Interurban Electric Railway Bridge Yard Shop (IERBYS) Building. Image October 23, 2017Public Meetings to Focus on Measure CC Accomplishments, Future Park Needs On Thursday, October 26, 2017 the East Bay Regional Park District will hold the first of three public meetings to discuss Measure CC accomplishments and gather community input regarding future goals and priorities in the Measure CC area. Image August 24, 2017Albany Beach Restoration & Public Access Project Update Thanks to voter-approved funding from Measures CC and Measure WW, the East Bay Regional Park District has embarked on a plan to improve habitat, access, and trail conditions along the Albany shoreline at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park. Image July 24, 2017East Bay Regional Park District Board Approves E-Bike Pilot Program 7/24/2017 On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to implement a one year E-Bike Pilot Program on three regional trails in the Park District. Image July 12, 2017California Needs to Step Up Park Maintenance with a 2018 Bond Measure Once considered a “best in the nation” system, California’s parks and open spaces have suffered in recent years from a lack of adequate funding to meet the backlog of unseen or aging infrastructure at many of the state’s most beautiful places. Additionally, parklands are on the front line of… Image July 10, 2017East Bay Regional Parks Board Takes Action Supporting Paris Climate Accord On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of the Paris Accord – the historic global agreement reached by 195 countries to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the rise in average global… Image June 20, 2017Beat the heat – stay cool, stay hydrated Tips for coping with the hot weather while visiting our Regional Parks Temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees in many areas of the East Bay Regional Park District. Park visitors are urged to stay safe and keep cool. The Park District offers these summer heat safety recommendations: 1… Image June 14, 2017Community Resources for Science Awards Community Resources for Science, a Bay Area non-profit that helps teachers give students more opportunities to “do science”—to ask questions, test ideas, and get their hands on real science activities—has awarded International Community School (ICS) in Oakland the Science Super Star Challenge. On… Image April 22, 2017Atlas Road Bridge & Dotson Family Marsh Dedication Join the East Bay Regional Park District as we dedicate the newly constructed Atlas Road Bridge, providing a much-needed additional entrance and staging area to Point Pinole. Image April 20, 2017East Bay Regional Park District Celebrates Huge Urban Park Investment in Richmond CA The East Bay Regional park District will dedicate two important completed projects at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond on Saturday, Apr. 22. Image December 16, 2016Park District Renames Martinez Shoreline for Ted and Kathy Radke The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted 7-0 last week to rename Martinez Regional Shoreline in honor of former Board member Ted Rakde, who died Aug. 28, and his wife, Kathy, who died in 2011. Image November 9, 2016Park District Purchases Almost 400 Acres in East Contra Costa County The East Bay Regional Park District board of directors voted 7-0 last week to purchase two parcels totaling 390 acres to expand Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch and Vasco Hills Regional Preserve near Byron. Image November 3, 2016Breuner Marsh Re-Named in Honor of Dotson Family The East Bay Regional Park District board of directors on Tuesday voted unanimously to re-name Breuner Marsh, a 60-acre wetland at Pt. Pinole Regional Park, after the Dotson family for their long-standing efforts to save the Richmond shoreline from development. The former Breuner Marsh was, at… Image October 11, 2016East Bay Park District Board Approves Parking Project for Mission Peak The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously Sept. 20 to approve a 300-space parking lot at the Stanford Avenue staging area of Mission Peak Regional Preserve, in hopes of providing improved public access and alleviating parking congestion at the popular Fremont open… Image September 26, 2016Brian Holt Helps Develop Regional Park to Honor WWII-Era Civil Rights Event Duke University alumnus Brian Holt is working to ensure that one of the deadliest home-front disasters of World War II and the racial injustices within the military it exposed will never be forgotten. Image July 15, 2016Court Orders Closure of Vargas Plateau Regional Park The East Bay Regional Park District has closed Vargas Plateau Regional Park in Fremont after an Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of two neighbors concerned about the Park District’s improvements to the road leading to the park. Image June 27, 2016Lake Temescal Closed for Swimming The East Bay Regional Park District closed Lake Temescal in Oakland to swimming today due to an outbreak of toxic algae. The swim lake will remain closed until further notice. The park remains open for fishing, picnicking, hiking and other activities. The Park District’s other swim lakes… Image June 27, 2016Port Chicago Commemoration to Be Held July 17 6/27/2016 National Park Service, East Bay Regional Park District and Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial Partner to Commemorate the 72nd Anniversary of the Port Chicago Explosion and Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial Join the National Park Service, East Bay Regional Park… Pagination First page « First Previous page Previous … Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Current page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Next page Next Last page Last »
Image January 3, 2018Park District Seeks Volunteers for Day of Service at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline The East Bay Regional Park District invites the community to a morning of hands-on engagement at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland.
Image December 21, 2017Bond Measure on June 2018 Ballot Invests in Natural Infrastructure After 5 years of extensive work, the Park District and its partner agencies have successfully helped place a bond measure on the state ballot to address statewide park needs.
Image December 15, 2017Caltrans, East Bay Regional Park District Sign Lease for Historic, Newly-Restored Bridge Yard Building OAKLAND – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) today signed a 10 year lease for the historic, newly-renovated Bridge Yard Building, previously known as the Interurban Electric Railway Bridge Yard Shop (IERBYS) Building.
Image October 23, 2017Public Meetings to Focus on Measure CC Accomplishments, Future Park Needs On Thursday, October 26, 2017 the East Bay Regional Park District will hold the first of three public meetings to discuss Measure CC accomplishments and gather community input regarding future goals and priorities in the Measure CC area.
Image August 24, 2017Albany Beach Restoration & Public Access Project Update Thanks to voter-approved funding from Measures CC and Measure WW, the East Bay Regional Park District has embarked on a plan to improve habitat, access, and trail conditions along the Albany shoreline at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park.
Image July 24, 2017East Bay Regional Park District Board Approves E-Bike Pilot Program 7/24/2017 On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to implement a one year E-Bike Pilot Program on three regional trails in the Park District.
Image July 12, 2017California Needs to Step Up Park Maintenance with a 2018 Bond Measure Once considered a “best in the nation” system, California’s parks and open spaces have suffered in recent years from a lack of adequate funding to meet the backlog of unseen or aging infrastructure at many of the state’s most beautiful places. Additionally, parklands are on the front line of…
Image July 10, 2017East Bay Regional Parks Board Takes Action Supporting Paris Climate Accord On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of the Paris Accord – the historic global agreement reached by 195 countries to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the rise in average global…
Image June 20, 2017Beat the heat – stay cool, stay hydrated Tips for coping with the hot weather while visiting our Regional Parks Temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees in many areas of the East Bay Regional Park District. Park visitors are urged to stay safe and keep cool. The Park District offers these summer heat safety recommendations: 1…
Image June 14, 2017Community Resources for Science Awards Community Resources for Science, a Bay Area non-profit that helps teachers give students more opportunities to “do science”—to ask questions, test ideas, and get their hands on real science activities—has awarded International Community School (ICS) in Oakland the Science Super Star Challenge. On…
Image April 22, 2017Atlas Road Bridge & Dotson Family Marsh Dedication Join the East Bay Regional Park District as we dedicate the newly constructed Atlas Road Bridge, providing a much-needed additional entrance and staging area to Point Pinole.
Image April 20, 2017East Bay Regional Park District Celebrates Huge Urban Park Investment in Richmond CA The East Bay Regional park District will dedicate two important completed projects at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond on Saturday, Apr. 22.
Image December 16, 2016Park District Renames Martinez Shoreline for Ted and Kathy Radke The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted 7-0 last week to rename Martinez Regional Shoreline in honor of former Board member Ted Rakde, who died Aug. 28, and his wife, Kathy, who died in 2011.
Image November 9, 2016Park District Purchases Almost 400 Acres in East Contra Costa County The East Bay Regional Park District board of directors voted 7-0 last week to purchase two parcels totaling 390 acres to expand Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch and Vasco Hills Regional Preserve near Byron.
Image November 3, 2016Breuner Marsh Re-Named in Honor of Dotson Family The East Bay Regional Park District board of directors on Tuesday voted unanimously to re-name Breuner Marsh, a 60-acre wetland at Pt. Pinole Regional Park, after the Dotson family for their long-standing efforts to save the Richmond shoreline from development. The former Breuner Marsh was, at…
Image October 11, 2016East Bay Park District Board Approves Parking Project for Mission Peak The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously Sept. 20 to approve a 300-space parking lot at the Stanford Avenue staging area of Mission Peak Regional Preserve, in hopes of providing improved public access and alleviating parking congestion at the popular Fremont open…
Image September 26, 2016Brian Holt Helps Develop Regional Park to Honor WWII-Era Civil Rights Event Duke University alumnus Brian Holt is working to ensure that one of the deadliest home-front disasters of World War II and the racial injustices within the military it exposed will never be forgotten.
Image July 15, 2016Court Orders Closure of Vargas Plateau Regional Park The East Bay Regional Park District has closed Vargas Plateau Regional Park in Fremont after an Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of two neighbors concerned about the Park District’s improvements to the road leading to the park.
Image June 27, 2016Lake Temescal Closed for Swimming The East Bay Regional Park District closed Lake Temescal in Oakland to swimming today due to an outbreak of toxic algae. The swim lake will remain closed until further notice. The park remains open for fishing, picnicking, hiking and other activities. The Park District’s other swim lakes…
Image June 27, 2016Port Chicago Commemoration to Be Held July 17 6/27/2016 National Park Service, East Bay Regional Park District and Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial Partner to Commemorate the 72nd Anniversary of the Port Chicago Explosion and Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial Join the National Park Service, East Bay Regional Park…
