January 2012
2 posts
December 2011
23 posts
“Shop owners seeking merchant services deal with many of the same questionable...”
– Bay Area firms carve out socially responsible niche within financial industry – Oakland North : North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events
“Our tight little Bold Italic team just grew one bigger! We’re excited to...”
– Meet Mat Rick, Our New Biz Dev Lead - The Bold Italic - San Francisco
“At CUP we believe that it starts with a question. How does zoning work? Who...”
– There’s still time to show your support for CUP!
“On the nonprofit side of the economy, co-production — a philosophy and practice...”
– Shareable: An Economy Turned Upside Down
“Food sharing is a joy and a necessity, and it’s also just a practical and...”
– Shareable: Policies for a Shareable City #12: Food Sharing
“Occupy Oakland has set its sights resolutely local from the very beginning;...”
– The Oakland Commune | Possible Futures
“A private offering is a legal term which means that you do not advertise your...”
– Shareable: Crowdfunding and the Law
“What if you’re not sure whether what you want to offer your funders will be...”
– Shareable: Crowdfunding and the Law
“Offering any kind of investment opportunity is an activity that is highly...”
– Shareable: Crowdfunding and the Law
Watch(via OpenIDEO - How might we restore vibrancy in cities and regions facing economic decline? - Concepting - [ Opencity ])
“ZipSpaces
Rent out unused storefronts / commercial space on a weekly basis for...”
– OpenIDEO - How might we restore vibrancy in cities and regions facing economic decline? - Concepting - ZipSpaces
“Large projects need the third-degree to fully fund. The third-degree network -...”
– Crowdfunding Manifesto (Strategy) - RocketHub.org
November 2011
21 posts
“To be certified as green, businesses first register with the Bay Area Green...”
– Oakland aims to add more businesses to its “green certified” list – Oakland North : North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events
“Giovanna Tanzillo, the owner of Uptown Body and Fender—an auto shop on 27th...”
– Gourmet restaurants, art galleries revive Oakland’s Auto Row on Broadway – Oakland North : North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events
“The City of Oakland Redevelopment Agency has big plans for the “urbanization” of...”
– Gourmet restaurants, art galleries revive Oakland’s Auto Row on Broadway – Oakland North : North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events
“When I hear from young people who want to get off the careerist treadmill and do...”
– The Entrepreneurial Generation - NYTimes.com
“Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper” (LQC) describes a local development strategy that has...”
– Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: Transform Your Public Spaces Now « Project for Public Spaces - Placemaking for Communities
“Good news for kitchen-less chefs! Grub Street broke the word about Guest Chef...”
– Guest Chef to Introduce the Revolving Pop-Up Thing to Rockridge — Grub Street San Francisco
“Beginners get the satisfaction of solving many small problems that are wonderful...”
– MAKE | Zen and the Art of Making
WatchThe city is the new computer. The city is the platform, the network, the sensors, and the interface.
(via design mind | business. technology. design.)
“I wrote not long ago that with today’s consumer high-def projectors, it is...”
– The sudden death of film - Roger Ebert’s Journal
October 2011
15 posts
Watch(via West Oakland costumer tailors Halloween outfits in fine vintage style – Oakland North : North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events)
