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Reminder: Sudoroom tonight, Temescal Branch tomorrow eve

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: In addition to Sudo Room tonight we’ve got the Oakland Temescal Branch Library tomorrow, (just a few blocks away from Omni Commons): - Weds Sep 10, 5:30–7:00pm: Oakland Temescal Branch Library Repair Advice Session https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7336 These events are important public-facing outreach programming to raise the prominence of Sudo Room / Omni Commons and recruit new members as we work alongside neighbors to fix their stuff. Sign up at http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup so I know you’re coming; and if you know anyone else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along! Hope to see you tonight (and tomorrow eve), -Peter Peter Mui @ Fixit Clinic www.fixitclinic.org – Neighbors helping neighbors in always there self-care collaborative repair +1 408 647 5790 fixitclinic(a)gmail.com

6 months, 3 weeks

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blog posting - bubble cyclomatics workshop

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/bubble-cyclomatics-workshop/ ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

6 months, 4 weeks

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Sep Fixit Clinics around SF Bay: can you coach?

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: In addition to the weekly Tuesday night events at Sudo Room we’ve got a flurry of other September in-person Fixit Clinics around the SF Bay Area: can you coach at any of them? Sign up at http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup These events are important outreach programming for raising broader awareness of Sudo Room / Omni Commons and recruiting new members as we work alongside neighbors to fix their stuff. - Weds Sep 10, 5:30 – 7:00pm: Oakland Temescal Branch Library Repair Advice Session (monthly 2nd Wednesday) https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7336 - Thurs Sep 11⋅5:30 – 7:30pm: South San Francisco Library Repair Advice Session (monthly 2nd Thursday) https://www.ssf.net/Events/Fixit-Clinic-Repair-Session-July-2025 - Weds, Sep 17⋅5:30 – 7:00 pm Northeastern U Oakland Campus (Mills College) (monthly 3rd Wednesday) https://www.linkedin.com/events/7368522449207894016/ NEW MONTHLY: This campus has a beautiful Makerspace complex and the adjacent Mills College Art Museum is open until 8PM Wednesdays so feel free to arrive early and walk the campus or visit the museum. (We might also look to expand Sudo Room’s Chromebook Conversion practice here.) - Thurs Sep 18⋅5:30 – 7:00pm Belvedere-Tiburon Library (monthly 3rd Thursday) hosted by fellow sudoer Ivan Silva https://www.beltiblibrary.org/event?id=12874853 - Fri Sep 19⋅6:30 – 9:30pm Build Night at Circuit Launch Oakland (monthly 3rd Friday) https://www.meetup.com/Circuit-Launch/events/ - Sun, Sep 21⋅11:00am – 2:00pm Maker Nexus in Sunnyvale https://www.linkedin.com/events/fixitclinic1575-mdlxxv-usa-ca-s736817103233… A special Sunday joint event with Repair Café Silicon Valley and Fixit Clinic at SJSU - Fri, Sep 26⋅2:00 – 4:00pm Burlingame Library Repair Advice Session https://burlingame.libcal.com/event/15287800 As items are registered they appear on this Google Sheet but we typically get lots of walk-ins too: https://bit.ly/itemcheckins As always: you’re most welcome to bring your own things to work on. Sign up at http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup; and if you know anyone else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along! Sincerely, -Peter Peter Mui @ Fixit Clinic www.fixitclinic.org – Neighbors helping neighbors in always there self-care collaborative repair +1 408 647 5790 fixitclinic(a)gmail.com P.S. Use Discord? Follow the instructions in this Google Doc to join Discord: Global Fixers: https://bit.ly/joinglobalfixers -p

7 months

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60 people are registered for a dark mode just on Luma

by Romy Ilano

https://luma.com/51ftyjhc It’s tomorrow night you can come by and bring projectors monitors lamps. Anything to deal with AV and lighting. Looks like it’s gonna be very fun. Sent from my iPhone

7 months, 1 week

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[Time Sensitive] Omni Commons Building Updates_August Newsletter

by Valerie Jameson

Good Morning Omni Commons Building Users! See urgent updates and the August newsletter below: *Access Control Alert*: The day has come for the front door access control change. The old access control system: card reader, webpage log in, doorbell, and screening camera have been removed as of Wednesday at 2 pm. *Today! Thursday, August 21st *beginning at 8:30 am a technician will be on site installing the Brivo access control system. All organizations should have sent me their organizational copy of their directory sheets (3 tabs) <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OcAzBWeWUbM71u3MBmaYfHmTRmDUpEZfFtC…> if you wanted to be included in the initial upload. If you receive a Brivo email that means you were designated as a front door access control user and will be prompted to download the free Brivo phone app for automatic door access. If you think that you should have been granted access control but are not seeing an invitation from Brivo by the end of the day tomorrow, please notify me and your organization's point of contact as soon as possible. I will be available in person today (August 21st, Monday, August 25th and Tuesday, August 26th afternoon (3-6 pm) if individuals would like help installing or using the app. Although there are only a handful of front door access holders per organization, I would still like to make as many Brivo profiles for your members as possible. That way if future front door access control is needed on a temporary or ongoing basis it can easily be adjusted because folks will already be in Brivo. If you believe you should have been given front door access you can reach out to me via email, but please include your organization's point of contact so that we can determine next steps. *Doorbell Change*: CALLI is installing a new battery operated TAPO camera doorbell by the end of the day *Thursday, August 21st *which will enable me and future designated individuals to verify who is at the door before enabling remote access inside the building. *Directory*: Please continue to add information to the additional two tabs in the directory link above to provide CALLI with the information necessary to track groups points of contact, program activity/hours of operation, as well as general membership. This information is not only vital for the access control but is supporting the development of a *building-wide Google calendar*, building rules enforcement, and other compliance requests. *ADA Controller*: The same company that is installing the access control is working on installing an ADA installer on the front door. The layout of the space will be changing to ensure we can prioritize accessibility into the building. Stay tuned for the upgrade! CALLI has also been talking with Jake from Sudoroom about installing a homegrown alternative for the side door with the orange handle. The timeline for this may take 2-3 additional weeks. If you are requiring ADA compliant access to the building please notify me as soon as possible. You do not need to be one of the designated front door access users for your organization to be given this allowance. *Siding Project*: After many months, a false start, and a permit transfer later we are finally scheduled for *Monday, August 25th* to start on the South wall siding replacement project. The hospital administrative building is really pressuring us to speed the project up to limit the inconvenience on their parking space so please note there may be impacts with noise, and additional people moving through common areas of the building for approximately two weeks. They will be trying to work through Labor Day weekend to finish around September 5th. *Interior Door*: We have nearly received all the necessary approvals from the City of Oakland to move forward with the interior door project we have been discussing for months. Prior to starting the project we will have to make some improvements to the floor. In the coming weeks we will remove the black epoxy on the cement edges of the entrance hall and level the floor with a concrete grinding machine. Please expect to see work notice on lime green paper at least 24 hours ahead of these major projects. For messy projects such as concrete grinding we may be using thin plastic sheeting to section off areas of the building or temporarily turning off access control from the front door to deter people from passing through and tracking dust. If you see these repair obstructions or signage please honor it, and encourage others to do the same. *Books Moved*: Preparation for improvements to the epoxy floor is why bookshelves have been removed from the entrance hall. We will continue to move items out of the area in preparation for the project and phase stored books back into the area at a reasonable pace to integrate better with Free Store. *PG&E Gas Meter Upgrade*: A couple of weeks ago we were engaged by PG&E regarding their ongoing work along Shattuck. They notified us that in the next couple of weeks they would be required to transition our current underground gas meter to one that is affixed to the wall (similar to how most residential properties have their meter.) The meter will be located close to the CALLI office door/mail slot where the Town Fridge used to be. PG&E is working within their departments to get exemptions to modify their design, since the current outlet poses a clearance issue. We may have to consider relocating the outlet close to the ground but are waiting to hear back from PG&E. No date has been scheduled for the work, and we will be monitoring the situation for any updates. *Display Case*: Our first step to improving visibility of information and creating a signage process will go into effect next week. CALLI has purchased 2 display cases to add flyers of events, outreach material, and building information. The first 3 ft x 2ft case will be inside near the entrance. I want to encourage folks to reach out if they want to have materials added. We will also be installing one to the right of the side entrance so that it is more visible as a primary entrance. I would like to limit taped signs on doors to only notices moving forward. *Welfare Tax Exemption Requests*: CALLI has been scrambling to collect a large amount of detailed information (photos, past event flyers, etc) from each group to highlight "charitable uses" in the building for our tax exemption requests for 2024 & 2025. Our application was deemed incomplete and we have until September 1st to make our claim as first time filers for this exemption. Please be on the lookout for urgent and time sensitive communication from us to get this application through to the finish line. I appreciate everyone who has been responsive and supportive up to this point. As a reminder this will include minor amendments to the leases to make sure that they are more in line with what the County Assessor needs to see. *On the Horizon:* *CALLI-versery*: We are approaching 1 year of CALLI Ownership & EBPREC Stewardship! Woo-hoo hopefully yall are not too tired of me yet ;) *Fall Gathering*: We are long overdue for another get-together. If anyone is interested in helping plan another building-wide get-together let me know! *Slack Channel*: I have gotten a lot of feedback about my building wide communication and it's evident that I need an additional method for sharing real time updates and information. I would like to implement and manage a Slack channel for the building. I will continue to post in other venues, but I would like to invite all the contacts from the membership directory to join Slack in addition to future users. It will be optional, but I think it would be a beneficial addition to notices (required) and my less regular newsletters. Lastly, I will be OOO (Out Of Omni) from August 27th-September 1st going to ZIon National Park. If you need to get a hold of me, let's try to chat before I leave for my roadtrip or you can reach me via email or the existing methods (Slack channels, signal, etc). Thanks for reading!! -- *Valerie Jameson* (she/ella) Stewardship (Property) Manager - 4799 Shattuck Avenue *Collective Action & Land Liberation Institute (CALLI) * CALLI Website <https://www.thecalli.org/> East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ebprec> | X <https://www.x.com/ebprec> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/eb.prec> | YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/ebprec> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ebprec>

7 months, 2 weeks

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can someone help run a network cable for the back door card reader?

by Jake Watters

is anyone available to run a network cable from the server rack to the food-not-bombs room? it's a straight shot and i think there's already a cable that's halfway run, with the rest of it bundled up and tucked in next to the stairs leading to the sudomesh cage. We need to improve the access system to the side door (which we're mostly supposed to use from now on instead of the "front door" now that the original access control system has been removed. -jake

7 months, 2 weeks

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SUDO's New Discord chat

by William Myers

We have a new Discord server, get it while it's HOT and anyone can join. It's gonna work for the next 7 Days. (I'll add another link after I have hardened the system against bots) https://discord.gg/jz3aWabB I've added a Forum section, that could be a good place to recommend the features and updates that should be made. There is much to do but I think it's gonna be great! We need a space that is welcoming to a wider audience, younger people, and people who are new to technology, I don't think the listserve or more obscure FOSS software are going to provide that currently. Let me know if you wanna be an Admn and help modify the channels etc. I've created a few channels, let me know what could be useful for you. I'll see you there! William

7 months, 2 weeks

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Fwd: DarkMode | East Bay Computing Media Arts Lab is live on Luma

by Romy Mimi Ilano

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Luma <noreply(a)luma-mail.com> Date: Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM Subject: DarkMode | East Bay Computing Media Arts Lab is live on Luma To: <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com> Aug 15 DarkMode | East Bay Computing Media Arts Lab has been created! 🎉 *Congratulations!* Now, it's time to share your beautiful new event page and invite your guests. Invite Guests <https://lu.ma/event/manage/evt-FThOGgZKVP6QwTB> What's next? 💬 Share Your Link The public link to your event is https://lu.ma/51ftyjhc. 🎨 Customize Your Event Update the description, add questions for your guests, update security settings, and more. Visit the Manage Event page <https://lu.ma/event/manage/evt-FThOGgZKVP6QwTB>. 🎟 Sell Tickets You can hook up your bank account and start selling tickets to your event in under 5 minutes. Set up tickets <https://lu.ma/event/manage/evt-FThOGgZKVP6QwTB/registration>. 📱 Download the Check In App Scan your guests' QR codes quickly and easily. [image: Download on the App Store] <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/luma-delightful-events/id1546150895> [image: Get it on Play Store] <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luma.studio> *Have questions?* Reply to this email 😎. Happy hosting! <https://lu.ma> <https://lu.ma/ios> <https://x.com/lumahq> <https://instagram.com/luma_hq> Host your event with Luma ↗ <https://lu.ma/create?ref=email>

7 months, 3 weeks

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Tomorrow (Wednesday) eve 5:30: Fixit Clinic Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Every 2nd Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7 we hold Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Sessions at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch at 52nd and Telegraph (just a few blocks away from Omni Commons): https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7335 These Temescal Library Fixit Clinics are an important Sudo Room outreach activity for raising community awareness of Sudo Room / Omni Commons and recruiting new members as we work alongside neighbors to fix their stuff. Even if you can’t make it right at the start you’re welcome to drop in anytime and hang out with us. And you’re most welcome to bring your own things to work on too. Here are the items pre-registered as of today, we typically get mostly walk-ins though: http://bit.ly/itemcheckins Please sign up at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup so I know you’re coming. Hope to see you there, -Peter

7 months, 3 weeks

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Tonight at Sudo Room 7PM: moving the network rack

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: We'll be moving the network router and switch hardware currently mounted on the beam on the second floor about 4 feet over to a new shelf against the wall, starting at 7PM. Everyone's welcome to show up and lend a hand: hopefully it's not a big deal. See you later, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Re: Looking for a network rack for Omni - second floor Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:56:03 -0700 From: Valerie Jameson The shelf is ready for relocating the switches. See you all at 7 pm today! :) IMG_3378.jpeg

7 months, 3 weeks

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sudoroom discord?

by Jake

It seems like this mailing list has limited reach because of various aspects of email, and it seems like despite its imperfections and centralized server, discord is a good choice for us to expand into. Who among us is willing to create a sudoroom discord? -jake

8 months

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Created a test SudoRoom Discord server - not to replace turtles but to enhance!

by Romy Ilano

Hi I created a test SudoRoom server. It's not to replace turtles but to enhance it! Best, Romy ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

8 months

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Looking for a network rack for Omni - second floor

by Valerie Jameson

Hello Sudoroom members CALLI would like to procure an open network rack for the second floor of the building in the next week to install and move the switches from the current location. If you know anyone that is selling a used 6U open rack cheaper then the one below please let me know ASAP. The rack needs to support the existing 24 & 8 port switches as well as an additional 5 port switch that will be installed when the access control is upgraded. Shelves would be a huge plus. Open to suggestions but the goal is to get this solidified and ordered by Thursday so that I can arrive in time for install next week. Standard price for 6U mounting rack: https://www.amazon.com/JINGCHENGMEI-Networking-Equipments-Adjustable-6UVent… Take care, -- *Valerie Jameson* (she/ella) Stewardship (Property) Manager - 4799 Shattuck Avenue *Collective Action & Land Liberation Institute (CALLI) * CALLI Website <https://www.thecalli.org/> East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ebprec> | X <https://www.x.com/ebprec> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/eb.prec> | YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/ebprec> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ebprec>

8 months

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Omni building access

by Felicia Bock

Hi folks, I'm a volunteer with Food Not Bombs, and with the recent changes to the front door system at Omni, I realized I should probably get access to the side door! Can you please help set me up so I can get into the building on Tuesdays? Thanks! Felicia

8 months

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Fwd: 🎟️ Free Admission Through Monday

by Romy Ilano

8 months, 1 week

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Applied cad workshop test run

by Avery Lockwood

Hi sudoers! I'm doing a workshop for how to design parts using onshape. I'll cover designing things to be laser cut and bent, 3d printed, and machined. The goal is to teach cad skills by designing and making real parts. Here is a google form to assess interest :3 click me! <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFWgHRlX-PtSOFfjoz_XwbYBrNZcB12eu…> see y'all soon! - A.very

8 months, 1 week

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Fwd: Civic Hack-a-thon, August 1 - 3.

by Romy Ilano

8 months, 1 week

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DarkMode & East Bay Computing Arts Media Lab 7/27 at an Oakland Storefront!!!! – Sudo Room

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/darkmode-east-bay-computing-arts-media-lab-7-27-at-an-… Sent from my iPhone

8 months, 2 weeks

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[sudo-info] Sudo Mesh visit (fwd)

by Jake

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:07:07 -0400 From: Lydon Thorpe <lydon at nycmesh.net> To: info(a)sudoroom.org Subject: [sudo-info] Sudo Mesh visit Hello Sudo Room folks! My name is Lydon and I am a volunteer with NYC Mesh over here in New York. I'm reaching out as I'll be visiting SF next week from 7/16 to 7/23. I'm mainly there to attend Open Sauce, however I'd love to visit and connect with some of the hacker spaces and other cool things happening in the city as well. Us here at NYC Mesh have been connecting with a number of different groups around the country, so we can share knowledge, skills, equipment etc. We collaborate regularly with Seattle Community Network up in Seattle, as they've been giving us some valuable knowledge and experience with LTE networking. We've been sending extra networking equipment we have up to them for them to use as well. We've also got a few folks who have stopped by from Philly Community Wireless as well! I'd love to swing by and visit your space, and wanted to see if any of the Sudo Mesh / People's Open Network project folks will be around to chat with as well and see what you all are up to! I was planning to visit on the 22nd for your Hardware Hacking Night, but would be happy to coordinate to visit another time if that's better. Thanks and I look forward to visiting and connecting with some of your folks! -- *Lydon Thorpe* NYC Mesh Volunteer / Purchasing Website: nycmesh.net Slack: slack.nycmesh.net

8 months, 2 weeks

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I looked up "GIT"

by Ad Poster

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8 months, 2 weeks

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Side Door

by Joe Liesner

Hi Sudo I would like access code etc for\ ]]]\\\\\\ the 48th St side door. This sounds like a good system. I am Joe Liesner, FNB Pres. Thanks joe

8 months, 2 weeks

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4799 Shattuck Building Newsletter_July 2025

by Valerie Jameson

July 19th, 2025 Good afternoon building community, For those of you who noticed my absence this past week I have been due to a positive covid test result. I anticipate being fully recuperated with a presence back in the building by Wednesday. I am also long overdue in sending out a building newsletter. Please review the following information for updates, next steps, what's to come, and key recaps and reminders. Updates 1. Access Control Change: After six months of review and deliberation CALLI has decided to move forward with changing the access control for the front entrance of the building. We will be working with Safe & Sound Security to install the Brivo access control system on the front door. The installation is currently scheduled for the morning of Thursday, August 21st which gives us ample time to prepare for the change. We will be focusing on rolling out mobile pass credentials. (Check out the first minute and 25 seconds of this Brivo Mobile Pass <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9enfG5Przc> video for a sneak peak) 2. Reasoning: For those with the longest tenure in the building, we recognize that this will be a significant transition. We have chosen to keep the side door entrance on the existing system that legacy groups currently control and administrator. Our decision was motivated by identifying a cloud-based solution that CALLI could consistently administer that would meet our current and future needs in the building. We chose Brivo for it's ease of administration, remote capabilities, and scalability. For the foreseeable future I will be the primary CALLI administrator for the access control system. Any and all inquiries can be directed to me on behalf of CALLI & EBPREC. 3. Logistics: We are starting out with a set number of 100 mobile pass credentials and want to encourage each lessee to limit their request for front door credentials to 10 people. 4. There will also be a limited number of proximity cards available to check out if there are credential holders that are not able to utilize Brivo mobile pass on their phone. These proximity cards will require a $5 security deposit with CALLI and should only be requested as a last resort. We want to move away from card access control because it adds additional challenges to access management but recognize the need to have an alternative option available. 5. People Management: While the list of people with front door access control will be slimmer, the Brivo system also enables us to capture a broader range of building stakeholders, including individuals who get banned from the building through Brivo user profiles. Profiles will also make it easy to verify individuals that are members of organizations that require entry into the building. I will be paying more attention to front door notifications on the app then I do when the doorbell rings, and have the capacity to provide remote door access. The remaining set of access control credentials that are not claimed by lessees can be added to people on an ad hoc basis if and when they are hosting an event or are doing an activity that requires direct access to the building for a limited period of time. 6. Directory + Membership List: To help prepare for the transition I would like each of the six groups in the building connected to a lease (CCL, EBFNB, Free Store, Sudomesh, Sudoroom, Wood Street Commons) to create a duplicate of the following Google sheets: Directory + membership list template <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OcAzBWeWUbM71u3MBmaYfHmTRmDUpEZfFtC…> and ensure that you populate the three tabs. Please plan to resend me the information by August 8th so that I can start processing and uploading the information. This will ensure that we have the most updated contact information and have a seamless access control transition. The following are some details about the three sheets. 7. Org contact list: This is an opportunity to update the points of contact for key leadership roles. If these positions haven't changed in the last year you can also notify me that the information remains the same as our current records. 8. Membership List: The second sheet should capture all the active/current affiliates or members of your group. Moving forward this will help streamline front door management with individuals that don't have access control credentials who will be able to be verified through the membership list which will be uploaded to Brivo. 9. Special Ask: I highly encourage us to get as many member photographs as possible. As the primary administrator of Brivo, this will really help minimize biased descriptions of individuals when recounting building events, and ensure that CALLI is familiar with all of the members of the building community. Photos can also be added later on once the profiles are created, so I can also revisit this with individuals directly after August 8th. 10. Hours of Operations: The final sheet aims to capture existing programs and space use of each lessee. Understanding the building's average programming will help me structure my schedule, and make more informed decisions that better support peoples needs. 11. Points of contact for events and specific activity can also be given scheduled access control capability in addition to the individuals selected by each group. 12. Capturing this information will also get us one step closer to having a public Google Calendar for the building to keep everyone in the loop. 13. ADA Automatic Door Opener: Dave's Lock Services <https://daveslockservice.com> will be working under Safe & Sound Security to install the front door automatic door opener for better accessibility in the same timeline as the access control project. Under the membership list above, I would also encourage a note be written next to individuals that indicate needing ADA accessibility so we can plan accordingly. 14. Security Cameras: After a lot of deliberation I put forward my recommendation of installing six wireless Tapo cameras at the following location <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JCiMhQfrCGA8C6_Um5JK9ZCzk8mUXcMi/view?usp=…>. The goals behind the locations are included in the link. Please note that the three inside locations are in areas that are not currently being leased and are under CALLI's direct oversight. We have chosen not to install commercial cameras that integrate with Brivo and instead opted for a more cost effective alternative with local storage that only the CALLI team has access to. The cameras will greatly support my role and capacity as Stewardship Manager and can easily be amended or removed if they don't work out. My goal is to install the cameras on or after July 23rd. If anyone has further comments, concerns, or would like to be involved in the installation. Please reach out to me directly. 15. Siding Project: Since the last newsletter we decided to switch general contractors for the building's South wall siding project. The process required a City of Oakland permit transfer to GVD Renovations and pushed the project out by at least a month. While our completion date is uncertain (anticipated in September) we will be getting a thicker siding material with a Class A Fire/Flame Spread Rating. 16. Interior Doors: In the past we shared that we would be working on adding two interior doors to the building. Last month we submitted the plans to the City of Oakland and they are processing additional materials requested. We anticipate purchasing the door hardware and materials and self performing the work with Don Luis. Our goal is to get this done before our next fire inspection. 17. Cease & Desist: After more than a year of the ballroom having an enforceable C&D in place we were finally able to get the City of Oakland to lift the Cease and Desist on the ballroom. HOWEVER, the special events department has not cleared us for events of 50+ people without needing to get a special events permit which is an additional $50-$200 per event. While events are allowed in the ballroom it is still impractical under these circumstances to expect community groups to pay those additional costs for gatherings. We are continuing to escalate this issue to the next level of City administration in hopes of getting a favorable zoning determination that will finally put this reoccurring issue with the City to rest. Recaps & Reminders 1. Infractions: I will continue to populate the infractions reference document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dXb452FzR1u0mAi7dS-FuQB4OfpwW4WR2UE2b7G…> with a new tab for every newsletter to show instances where building rule violations or infractions occur that have an adverse effect on building operations. For July, I also want to pull out the following: 2. Dumping Bulk Items & Mess: Furniture and other unwanted items should not be left in the entrance hall. The building does not currently have a dedicated cleaning staff or budget for dumping. Time spent on cleaning, breaking down bulk items, and organizing things in the building takes away from Don Luis and I's primary roles and responsibilities. If folks are interested in donating to the Free Store that needs to be given directly to Free Store volunteers or left on the Free Store donation table with their permission. If the Free Store is interested in items, those also need to be able to be stored in the designated Free Store storage area at the end of each day they are open. 3. Unauthorized breaker being turned on: For the second time in the last few months I have experienced an issue with the electrical breaker connected to the outside outlet being switched back on without any communication or approval. This is a very serious issue that cannot continue. 4. High electrical bill: This past month alone there was a $500 increase in electrical use for the building despite very few approved event activity. We cannot afford these volatile spikes in utility costs. Please be mindful to turn off lights and electrical equipment that is not in use. I also want to request that the lights in the entrance hall be turned off throughout the day and remain turned off after the free store is closed or standard building hours. 5. Space use: Any type of request for space use big or small, short term or long term, pro-bono or paid will be reviewed on a case by case basis via this form: https://forms.gle/x4CRcpoCYNRFcQrs5 until we say otherwise. 6. Engagement: Since May many have done a great job with keeping walkways unobstructed and paths of egress clear. There have been a lot of proactive steps taken by groups in leased spaces. I appreciate seeing the sustained engagement and positive improvements in different spaces. Cheers to everyone who has played a proactive and supportive role in the building, please continue to keep the momentum going. What's New 1. Volunteer & Collaboration Opportunities: 2. I have been really grateful to the members of the Omni Commons who have helped me on my journey to becoming a building whisperer. There are a ton of skills and experiences across the six groups in the building, and I am fortunate that folks have extended a helping hand. If you are interested in supporting building improvements, safety upgrades, and operating procedures please email me directly to indicate your interest. Topics that I am actively soliciting input and support for are: 3. Design ideas for outdoor beautification and what to plant in place of the Italian Cypress that were removed alongside the building. 4. Assistance with increasing internet speed in the CALLI office and creating an additional password protected internet network to house access control and security cameras. 5. Design and/or installation of a wireless fire alarm system. 6. Interest in helping plan a Fall season follow up to our April 1st gathering. Something to culminate a year with CALLI? 7. Strategies and ideas for greening the building and incorporating more indoor plants. 8. Property Condition Assessment: While we have been planning, scheduling, and executing on $500,000 worth of improvements to the building for this first year, we also want to make sure that we determine a process for implementing future building improvements. Last month we started working with Basis - architecture and consulting firm to assess the building and help us plan for future improvements. On the Horizon: 1. Reoccurring Payment Option: We have gotten some requests for monthly reoccurring bills so that rent and utilities can be scheduled on auto pay. Due to the fluctuation of the utility bills, we were not able to set this up. After several months of capturing utility information we are confident that we can roll out an auto-pay program where we populate an average utility bill amount based on the organization's average and set up a tracking system to either reimburse or bill for any amount owed at the end of the year. We have piloted this with one organization, and want to move in the direction of doing this with the other groups. If there are concerns with transitioning to reoccurring payments please let me know by the end of the month. We hope to initiate this for August billing. 2. Welfare Tax Exemption Application: We are still in the process of getting the welfare tax exemption and have received comments and additional requests on our submitted application that are due in September. One of the concerns is that CALLI does not have signed leases with all of the groups. Most were assumed in the purchase with Omni Commons. We are talking to lawyers to determine the best way to go about this. We are hopeful that an addendum amending the leases will suffice, but there is a chance we may need to reach out to get leases resigned to appease the County. The terms of the lease would be identical, it would just be about having CALLI named and signing as the Lessor. The target date for any changes would be in August so that either the amendment or resigned leases can go into effect for the August billing period. 3. We are doing our best to minimize the impact on everyone, but please designate and prepare a signatory for this type of request. I encourage groups to review Section 14 of your leases that references this kind of situation. 4. Upcoming Building Rules Implementation: Since receiving feedback on the V1 building rules and the release of the last newsletter, I have shifted away from creating responses to comments toward developing additional training material on aspects of the building rules. Be on the lookout for future updates. Specific topics to look out for in notices or communication are guidance on building signage, tripping hazards mitigation, encapsulation, appliances, and other safety processes. 5. Connecting with the 44th St building: Since I came back from the Social Purpose Summit in LA in May I have been in communication with Alex the Stewardship Manager of the future Critical Resistance owned building on 44th street (Building People Power (BPP) building. We have been talking about ways to support each other and how to maintain continuity of services when they break ground on their project. We will be rescheduling a visit to each other's space in the upcoming week. I hope this newsletter provided helpful details. Due to changes in my son's summer schedule, my time in the building has shifted. For the next few weeks I will be in the space daily until ~2:30 pm. If we need to schedule a time to meet outside of 9:30-2:30 pm that can be arranged upon request. Thank you and take care, *Attached is a pdf of the text written above for ease of distribution. -- *Valerie Jameson* (she/ella) Stewardship (Property) Manager - 4799 Shattuck Avenue *Collective Action & Land Liberation Institute (CALLI) * CALLI Website <https://www.thecalli.org/> East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ebprec> | X <https://www.x.com/ebprec> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/eb.prec> | YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/ebprec> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ebprec>

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Re: July 16th Membership Meeting

by Laura Wesely

Thank you for flagging this meeting tonight! Sadly, I cannot be there in person. For folks joining, I'd like to echo the importance of this meeting, and especially discussing a leadership structure. The Apartheid Free Pledge has been on the agenda for a while now and discussions have bubbled up here and there, but perhaps it is now time to vote --- though without a leadership structure in place, perhaps that would be putting the cart before the horse? With love, Lo -- *Lo * *(Laura Wesely)* *Pronouns: She/They <https://www.mypronouns.org/>* *There is no neutral body from which our bodies deviate. Society has written deep into each strand of tissue of every living person on earth. What it writes into the heart muscles of five star generals is distinct from what it writes in the pancreatic tissue and intestinal tracts of Black single mothers in Detroit, of Mexicana migrants in Fresno, but no body stands outside the consequences of injustice and inequality* *― *Aurora Levins Morales

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Fixit Clinic at Circuit Launch tomorrow night

by Fixit Clinic

Hi Sudoers: CC and I will be at Circuit Launch tomorrow evening for the monthly 3rd Friday Open House: come hang out with us! https://www.meetup.com/circuit-launch/events/ If you’ve never been to Circuit Launch it’s an interesting place to visit, I’ll give you a tour: https://circuitlaunch.com/ Here’s other East Bay Fixit Clinic programming, you’re most welcome at any or all of these too: -THIS SUNDAY: Computer repair workshop Sunday July 17 1:30PM at Fremont Main Library: https://aclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/681027a5043e708f294a0222 -Monthly 2nd Wednesdays at Oakland Temescal Branch Library https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7336 -SOFT LAUNCH AUG 20: Monthly 3rd Wednesdays at Northeastern U Mills College campus 5:30PM Sign up for any of these at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup. And if you know anyone else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along! Sincerely, -Peter Peter Mui @ Fixit Clinic www.fixitclinic.org – Neighbors helping neighbors in always there self-care collaborative repair +1 408 647 5790 fixitclinic(a)gmail.com

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July 16th Membership Meeting

by E

I would like to call a sudoroom membership meeting for July 16th at 7:30. Topics that I would like to discuss: -Apartheid / Anti-Genocide Pledge -Potential new governance structures to explore and adopt; presentation of research findings -Proposal of new membership orientations process -Report on membership dues/revenue -System for handling donations/mitigating e-waste dumping -Membership rights/responsibilities clarification -Proposed new layout for Sudoroom If anyone has additional topics that they’d like to add to the agenda please feel free to reach out. I am willing/able to do another meeting on 7/23 as needed. Kindly, E Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email.

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