TEMESCAL TELEGRAPH AVENUE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
490 43RD STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94609 temescaldistrict.org

Total Revenue
$806,950
Total Expenses
$548,636
Net Assets
$-400,259

Organizations Filed Purposes: PROWSO - PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND SIDEWALK OPERATIONS - CLEANING TEAM MAINTAINED THE STREETSCAPE WITH LITTER REMOVAL, SWEEPING, POWER WASHING, AND GRAFFITI REMOVAL, 5 DAYS A WEEK THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. INITIATED A PILOT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES: ANSWERING CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE TO DE-ESCALATE DISRUPTIVE BUT NON-EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, SSESSING NEEDS FOR AND PROVING RESOURCE INFORMATION AND HYGIENE KITS TO TEMESCAL UNSHELTERED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PROVIDING DE-ESCALATION TRAINING TO BID STAKEHOLDERS. SECURED DEVELOPER FUNDING & ALLOCATED BID FUNDS TO INITIATE PERMITTING PROCESS TO INSTALL 10 NEW PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS FROM 51ST STREET TO AILEEN ST. REPLACED OVERGROWN PLANTS IN 10 PLANTERS WITH LOW MAINTENANCE, DROUGHT TOLERANT AGAVES AND SUCCULENTS

MARKETING & EVENTS: PRODUCED 7 COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING THE 16TH ANNUAL TEMESCAL STREET FAIR, 4TH ANNUAL 40TH STREET BLOCK PARTY, 10TH ANNUAL TASTE OF TEMESCAL, TEMESCAL ART TOUR,UPPER TELEGRAPH PRIDE PARTY, HALLOWEEN EVENT AND HOLIDAY FAIR. SOLD OUT THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY TASTE OF TEMESCAL CULINARY CRAWL DRAWING 500+ VISITORS TO THE DISTRICT, PROVIDING 20K IN TICKET SALE DONATIONS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFITS AND GENERATING VISIBILITY TO TEMESCAL'S CULINARY SCENE THROUGH TRADITIONAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE. HELD THIRD ANNUAL 40TH STREET BLOCK PARTY, SHOWCASING 40TH ST BUSINESSES AND PROPERTIES TO 6,000 ATTENDEES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

REPAVE TELEGRAPH: OUTREACHED TO MERCHANTS TO GET INPUT ON CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT ALONG TELEGRAPH AVE FROM WEST MACARTHUR TO 52ND; FACILITATED COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THE DESIGN; WORKED WITH TEMESCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND THE CITY TO KEEP THE REPAVING AS A TOP CITY PRIORITY (CONSTRUCTION STARTED MARCH 2020). MAINTAINED BID WEBPAGE REPAVETELEGRAPH.ORG TO COMMUNICATE TIMELY CONSTRUCTION & PROJECT UPDATES. PRODUCED 2ND ANNUAL HOLIDAY INSTAGRAM CAMPAIGN PROMOTING TEMESCAL BUSINESSES AND TEMESCAL AS A SHOPPING DESTINATION. INSTALLED ROTATING BANNERS ACROSS TELEGRAPH AVE PROMOTING THE DISTRICT & EVENTS. PRINTED & DISTRIBUTED UPDATED TEMESCAL ART MAP SHOWCASING 97 PIECES OF PUBLIC ART & PRODUCED THE 2ND TEMESCAL PUBLIC ART. (CONTINUED ON SCHED O)

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Shifra De Benedictis-KessnerEXECUTIVE DI40$79,023
Cynthia ArmourDIRECTOR1$0
Aubyn MerieDIRECTOR1$0
Adriana ValenciaDIRECTOR1$0
Lynn HoweDIRECTOR1$0
Randy ReedDIRECTOR1$0
Dona SavitskyDIRECTOR1$0
Marisol Vela-ChiuDIRECTOR1$0
Don MacleayDIRECTOR1$0
Gloria GeeDIRECTOR1$0
Toni SholesDIRECTOR1$0
Emil PeinertDIRECTOR1$0
Don StahlhutDIRECTOR1$0
Brian CarusoTREASURER2$0
Tom MurphySECRETARY1$0
Pat SmithVICE PRESIDE1$0
Allison FuteralPRESIDENT3$0

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