Wow…one quarter out of the way of the new year. Doesn’t it seem like the holidays just happened yesterday? It seems time is already flying by this year. Our membership drive is now behind us, our new board of directors is hard at work plotting a course for our local, and the staff is working on exciting and new projects, services and events for you our member for 2010.

Our industry has begun to take that hit in the economy now, and from all indications from BOMA Intl., the commercial real estate industry won’t fully recover until 2012. OUCH…..but we still press forward.

I just want to acknowledge all the hard work and congratulate you the member for sticking out this economic times with us, especially our 2010 Corporate Platinum Sponsors:

• ABM
• ThyssenKrupp Elevator
• ABLE
• Universal Protection Service
• Restoration Management

Please visit our website to view all our corporate sponsors for 2010! I hope you have taken the time to see our much needed improvements, and to view the changes we have made to our Award Winning Website at www.bomaoeb.org. Thanks again for all your feedback. We are also on the Social Media bandwagon. You can fan us on Facebook at BOMA Oakland/East Bay, follow us on Twitter at BOMAOEB, or start a discussion on LinkedIn at BOMA Oakland/East Bay. If you are on any of these, please make sure to add BOMA to your groups. These social media platforms allow for you and us to communicate back and forth on a more personal level, again doing what BOMA Oakland/East Bay does best…networking on a personal level.

I hope you enjoy this first issue of our e-newsletter. Please feel free to send me feedback at robert@bomaoeb.org. Let me know what you would like to see in future issues.

All the best to each and every one of you during this time, and know that BOMA Oakland/East Bay is here to assist you and help you grow your business or career in the commercial real estate industry.

Robert Robledo
Executive Vice President