Business Partner of the Year Award for Kristin Anderson and EFA

This morning was inspiring at Eden Area Regional Occupational Program (www.edenrop.org). Kristin Anderson was recognized as a Business Partner of the Year for 2023. A big shout out to Barry Weiss at San Leandro High School for nominating us!

The work being done by this organization to help build careers for high school students in San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Hayward and Castro Valley is amazing. Thank you!

A Fresh Look to the Safeway in Kihei, Maui!

EFA is excited to share the newly remodeled Safeway in Kihei and all its excellence within the store. With the upgraded interiors also comes with local foods and fresh produce that everyone can enjoy. Thank you for all the incredible hard work from the EFA team and subcontractors. Thanks to their exceptional skills in making the Safeway Kihei a special amongst the many grocery stores.

Go visit this Safeway on your next vacation to Maui!

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Senor Sisig Opens in Oakland!

EFA is proud to complete a new restaurant, Senor Sisig!

Learn more about the new space and see the photos here:  https://sf.eater.com/2023/4/6/23673095/senor-sisig-new-restaurant-oakland-open-m

Congratulations to owner Evan Kidera, https://www.senorsisig.com/, Mark Johnson at Green Cities (https://greencities.com/) and our EFA team – Matt Bowyer, Jesus Estrada, Ed Goff, and our amazing subcontractors!

Go visit Senor Sisig in downtown Oakland at 330 17th Street – next to Timeless Coffee.

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Cassava – EFA Builds James Beard Recognized Restaurant in San Francisco, CA

EFA is so proud and honored to have worked with Yuka Ioroi and Kris Toliao, co-owners of Cassava.  Not only is it a James Beard recognized restaurant, the owners are recognized for fair wage and benefits packages to their employee, as well as using fair practice vendors and suppliers.  The end result is a beautiful restaurant with amazing culture.

A big thank you to Cassava, https://www.cassavasf.com/, Kevin Zeller at ZeroTen Design (https://www.zerotendesign.com/), our EFA team – Vickie Katsifoulis, Fabio Mendoza, and our amazing subcontractors!

Go visit Cassava in San Francisco’s North Beach at 401 Columbus Street.

Learn more about their restaurant and what they are doing:

https://sf.eater.com/2022/10/3/23385459/cassava-new-restaurant-open-north-beach

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/james-beard-semifinalists-2023-17741225.php

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2023/03/03/yuka-ioroi-cassava-north-beach-restaurant.html

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2022 Safety Excellence Awards

EFA is proud to receive the PentaRisk Safety Excellence Award and the Presidents Circle Safety Award. These are awarded to the contractors who have demonstrated management commitment to safety, excellent EMR ratings, and continuous focus on our employee’s safety, risk control prevention and workers compensation losses.

Fluff Nugget is Open!

EFA is excited to be a part of this new popcorn concept – Fluff Nugget! https://www.fluffnugget.com/ A big thanks to Doug Tomlinson with Fluff Nugget, Christen Soares and her team with Field Paoli Architects (https://www.fieldpaoli.com/), our EFA team, Cassian Castillo, Tony Manzo and our subcontractors.

Go visit their new shop and it out at 432 Octavia St, San Francisco, CA 94102!

Learn More Here:

https://sf.eater.com/2022/7/21/23272009/new-popcorn-shop-hayes-valley-fluff-nugget
https://www.kron4.com/video/new-gourmet-popcorn-shop-fluff-nugget-opens-in-hayes-valley/7852906/

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EFA at the San Leandro Cherry Parade

We were able to join in on San Leandro’s 150th Birthday Parade this year with the Chamber of Commerce and had a blast! We can’t wait for next year! We’re planning on going bigger.

EFA Shoreline Cleanup

A beautiful day to help our oceans! A big thank you to BlueTerra (https://www.blueterracleanup.com/) for organizing today’s shoreline cleanup in the Oakland Tide Water Boating Center. A big thank you to our EFA and Five Star employees for coming out and representing the team!

Check out BlueTerra and we hope to see you at the next clean up!!

San Leandro Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Celebration

San Leandro Chamber of Commerce presented awards to the businesses that showed innovation, leadership and community spirit over the past year.  Kristin Anderson, Chairman of the Board for the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, talked to members of the San Leandro community about the “Our Story of San Leandro, Our Home, and Beginning of the Future”.  Winners included:  Legacy Leader–Davis Street Community Center (www.davisstreet.org) ; Business of the Year – Torani (www.torani.com);  Business Person of the Year – The Pallen Family (www.pallens.com); Leadership in Education – San Leandro Scholarship Foundation (www.sanleandrosf.ord);  Innovation & Technology – Waste Management (www.wm.com); Spirit of the Community – Xouhoa Bowen (www.communityimpactlab.org); Small Business of the Year – Top Hatters Kitchen and Bar (www.tophatterskitchen.com).  A big thank you to the Boys and Girls Club (www.bgcsl.org) for hosting this event!

Re-Grand Opening in Danville

Big Re-Grand Opening Today! EFA is proud announce the completion of Safeway Store 1211 in Danville, CA. This store is one-of-a-kind! Great job to the EFA team!

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