Greenie Award Winners from 2008 and 2009 with OneCalifornia Foundation's Andrea Walker

On May 15th, Oaklanders and Oakland supporters from all over turned out for OneCalifornia Foundation’s 3rd Annual Oakland Indie Awards, celebrating Oakland’s innovative, socially- and environmentally-responsible businesses and artists. The evening was full of Oakland food, drinks, goods, artists, authors, and music, exhibiting all that Oakland has to offer. And, of course, there were the awards themselves!

Inside the Crucible, an industrial arts training center with a warehouse that can be transformed from classrooms to party central over the course of a few hours, local Oakland businesses and restaurateurs set out samples of their wares and tastes of their food and drink for attendees. (more…)

OneCalifornia Foundation co-hosts Oakland Food Industry tour with Bay Area Industrial Roundtable and InnerCity Advisors.  Check out the story in the Oakland Tribune.  The tour helped guests learn about the zoning, regulatory, and financial issues that Oakland’s food producers and manufacturers face, and the ways we can help support this growing and well-loved industry that employs more and more Oaklanders each day!