Hello All,

CARD is activated in support of the tsunami, and we are available to provide support. We are in communication with the Alameda County Emergency Operations Center (ALCO EOC), and we are prepared to deploy to Dublin if needed.

The West Coast of U.S. is under a Tsunami Warning. Surges of 1-3 feet are expected in our lowest coastal areas. While significant damage is not expected, this is an important opportunity to take several key actions.

FLEX your communication plans! Have everyone confirm that they are safe, that they are aware of the tsunami situation, and that they know the proper actions to take.

OUTGOING messages – make sure EVERYONE in coastal areas knows to move inland away from the water, to monitor the situation closely, and to use clear non-inflammatory language in all messages.  Empower your team to be great, flex your communications systems, encourage everyone to be calm and helpful.

INCOMING messages – make sure you are receiving information from multiple trusted sources. If you haven’t done so already, please connect on social media to CARD (sites listed below) and other trusted sources. Also sign up for any emergency alerts from your local government jurisdictions.

Whether or not you have an updated, tested, emergency response plan, remember to practice the 3 key steps:

1. THINK — have your whole team engage in generating solutions and ideas. Everyone should be part of the solution.
2. COMMUNICATE — communicate your plans or changes to your plans, and use multiple channels and methods to get your message out. Ensure that everyone who needs to know is included.
3. MOBILIZE — quickly mobilize your resources to accomplish your chosen/stated goals. Remember to consider everything available to you as a potential resource.

Across the Bay Area, 2-1-1 is the number to call for information on community services. 9-1-1 should be used only for life-threatening emergencies.

Please feel free to search CARD’s website, to connect with us, and let us know if you need preparedness or response support.

Thank you!

Ana-Marie

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March 11th, 2011 | Tags: actions, alert, news, precautions, prepare, Tsunami, warning | Category: Alameda County | Leave a comment

The trial of former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle for the death of Oscar Grant is currently underway in Los Angeles, and should be concluding soon. A verdict could be announced just before or on the 4th of July weekend.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) has a set of downloadable PDF fliers addressed to the community and to merchants; they can be opened in Adobe Acrobat.  They are available in four languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. These fliers are also available on CARD’s blog.

Community Information Bulletins

English - Community Information Bulletin

Spanish – Alerta Comunitaria

Chinese – 社區警報

Vietnamese – CAÛNH BAÙO COÄNG ÑOÀNG

Merchant Information Bulletins

English – Merchant Information Bulletin

Spanish – Boletín de Información a los Comercios

Chinese – 商家資訊公告

Vietnamese – Baûn Tin Daønh Cho Ngöôøi Thöông Maïi

The fliers are designed to help the community businesses, nonprofits, and faith agencies of Oakland stay informed and safe. Please help do everything  you or your agency can do to stay as positive, peaceful, and safe as possible.

Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/cardcanhelp, where we will be posting tools, resources, information, etc.

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June 30th, 2010 | Tags: CanDo, Civil unrest, Johannes Mehserle, oakland, Oscar Grant | Category: Alameda County, Good Advice, Useful Tools | Leave a comment

With all the holiday parties going on right now, there are plenty of leftovers … and just in time, too, as economic woes trickle down to an urgent need for food, everywhere. One of the efforts to help take this on is as simple as getting volunteers to pick up and deliver that food where it’s needed. Here in Alameda County, Daily Bread is making this happen with an all-volunteer staff, right up to Executive Director Patrice Ignelzi.

• When you have some extra food, call to get a volunteer to pick it up and deliver it.
• Calling ahead of time is better (it’s much easier to cancel a trip than to find a last-minute driver!).
• And best of all, if you can spare the time, consider volunteering as a driver.
• Food for more than, say, half a dozen people is best. It’s hard to justify the trip for one sandwich.
• Daily Bread volunteers drive their own cars, so they can’t pick up a huge truck’s worth of food. If you’ve got a large amount of prepared food, ask Patrice for advice on who could use it.

If you’ve got UNPREPARED food — still packaged; not cooked — call the Alameda County Food Bank. You can talk to Robert at (510) 635-3663 x361 to find out what food they need and what they can and can’t accept.

Daily Bread is a real grass-roots program, with all volunteers and no real budget. I don’t think they’ve got a webpage! Please help spread the word about this wonderful way people can help.

To schedule a pick-up, for more information, or to volunteer, please call Patrice Ignelzi at (510) 526-3123 or email her at patrice@pcsyes.com.

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December 18th, 2008 | Tags: donation, food, local agencies | Category: Alameda County, Uncategorized | Comments (1)