Dear Downtown Stakeholders:

Please be sure to see this week's San Francisco Business Times cover story: "BERKELEY GROWS UP - Berkeley is discovering the appeal of taller buildings and transit oriented development, in hopes a housing boom can revitalize a downtown core that's been neglected for decades"

And please see a second online article and video: "Booming restaurant scene boosts downtown Berkeley transformation"

And finally, please join us at the DBA Annual Meeting & Reception tomorrow, 5-7pm, at The Magnes Collection, to hear more about the good news story in Downtown Berkeley from Mayor Bates and other Downtown leaders, along with refreshments and plenty of time for networking.

Best, John

John Caner, CEO

Downtown Berkeley Association

2230 Shattuck Ave., Suite C

Berkeley, CA 94704

510.549.2230 x12

jcaner@downtownberkeley.com

www.downtownberkeley.com

You are invited to the

Downtown Berkeley Association

2014 Annual Meeting & Reception

5:00 - 7:00pm, Tuesday, April 8th

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

2121 Allston Way, Downtown Berkeley

5:00pm Program

The Year in Review

Plans for the Future

Board of Directors Elections

State of the Downtown - Mayor Tom Bates

6:00pm Reception

Please RSVP now to let us know if you can join us.

PROPOSED 2014 DBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NEW DIRECTORS

Berit Ashla

The David Brower Center

Bill Schrader

The Austin Group

DIRECTORS UP FOR RENEWAL

Fran Gallati

YMCA of the Central Bay

Daniel Rabin

Townsend Properties

Ito Ripsteen

Vine Street Investments

Where:

Magnes Museum of Jewish Art and Life
2121 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

Driving Directions

When:
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM PST
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DIRECTORS NOT UP FOR RENEWAL

Michael Caplan

City of Berkeley

Robert Hatheway

University of California, Berkeley

John Hyjer

Equity Residential

Susan Medak

Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Dorothée Mitrani-Bell

La Note Restaurant & Café Clem

Scott Newman

Beacon Group Ventures

John Paluska

Comal

Perry Patel

Hotel Shattuck Plaza

Lawrence Rinder

Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive

Kristine Seinsch

The Jazzcaffé

Amy Thomas

Pegasus Books

Steve Tipping

Tipping Mar

RSVP Now!

I can't make it

Sincerely,

John Caner

CEO

Downtown Berkeley Association

jcaner@downtownberkeley.com

510 549-2230 x12