EPS provides rigorous analysis and insightful solutions to address complex challenges in real estate development, land use policy, and local government finance. We are motivated by the role our work can play in shaping places where people live and we strive to create high-quality urban environments that advance the principles of diversity, resiliency, and shared prosperity.
EPS offers a wealth of experience, robust technical expertise, and the ability to offer insightful solutions to address the challenges and opportunities of urban development.
EPS’s Oakland office spent Earth Day volunteering with the Lake Merritt Institute (LMI) picking up trash around Lake Merrit. The Lake Merritt Institute is a community based, non-profit corporation that works with volunteers, schools and the City of Oakland in a cooperative, positive relationship. Since 1996 they have been removing on average, 6,000 pounds of trash from the lake each month with the help of over 1,800 local volunteers.
The EPS Oakland Staff bonded while walking around the lake with trash pickers and garbage bags and it was very satisfying to see an immediate impact in a community where we live and work. And It’s also nice to know that volunteers are out there every day keeping the lake clean for the wildlife and humans to enjoy!
EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody joined two other panelists to discuss issues and trends related to “Affordability in Green Economy”. Since 1991, CivicWell has convened a conference at Yosemite National Park for elected officials from across California to collaborate and build consensus on practical solutions to pressing issues facing the state. Jason’s presentation, entitled “California Dreaming or State of Insomnia” addressed the cross-cutting economic, demographic, and financial challenges facing the state and how elected officials can leverage their regional assets to address them.
More information on the conference outcomes can be found here Notes on the 2025 CivicWell Policymakers Conference - CivicWell
