Hi sudoers:
There's a new not-for-profit Makerspace opening in Berkeley; they're
holding an open house this Friday Jan 30 from 8PM-11PM and you're
invited to drop in, check out the space, socialize, and meet founders
John Boiles and Joe Taylor.
East Bay Makers Club: https://eastbaymakersclub.com/
Hope to see you there, -Peter
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To: fixitclinic(a)gmail.com
Club Update and Fri Build Night
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It’s close to the end of January and we are making progress. I don’t
think we’ll be opening this month, but I’m hopeful we are a just 2 to 3
weeks away from being able to soft open. We have two new 3d printers on
order from Prusa, we are figuring out our electrical in order to put a
4ft x 8ft Shopbot CNC mill in, and we’ve got a couple new items in the
clubhouse.
We are hosting *Build Night this Friday Jan 30th*, and John will be
back. If we have any of our new orders in we’ll be building those and
putting them in. *All are welcome, no memberships required.*
Last build night we had a wonderful group of 10 makers.
Hope to see you in the space soon.
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A-F webinar of the year on Thursday, January 29th at 8PM Eastern/7PM
Central/5PM Pacific time, *Reaching a Milestone: Surpassing 1,000
Apartheid-Free Communities*.
We'll hear from organizers in Western Massachusetts and Vancouver, Canada
about how the pledge is being used in a municipality and faith community.
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and sectors.
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19102.*]
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...begins now! Sorry I forgot to send blasts, but if you see this and
happen to be free, come on down! We're here!
Sudo Room Party
7-???pm
Every Thursday!!! except when there's a Member Meeting on the second
Thursday of the month
Observe this absurdly beautiful charcuterie board! Also we have a bunch of
fruit! And drinks!
$ sudo party --hard
Warmly,
~judy
According to article below Grocery Outlet applied for a liquor license
at the former Walgreen’s location.
“...Temescal is experiencing a bit of a boom: Recent openings include
pickleball social club Pickle Athletics and coffee shop Alleyway Cafe,
while buzzy spots like “martini dive bar” Tallboy and natural wine bar
Snail Bar continue to thrive. Still, the area is not immune to the
challenges faced by the rest of Oakland: Beloved brewery Roses’ Taproom
shuttered in November after eight years, citing a decline in business.
Temescal Brewing, a brewery of nearly 10 years, filed for bankruptcy in
October but remains open…”
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/oakland-walgreens-grocery-outlet-213073…
Hi Fixit Coaches:
We have a Fixit Clinic this Wednesday Jan 21 at Northeastern U. / Mills
College:
https://makerspaces.northeastern.edu/events/repair-advice-clinic-4/
Can you Coach? Sign up at http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup
The campus has a beautiful and well-equipped 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.
These events are important public-facing outreach programming to raise
the prominence of sudoroom / Omni Commons and recruit 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. You’re also most welcome to bring your own
projects 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!
Hope to see you Wednesday, -Peter
Peter Mui @ Fixit Clinic
www.fixitclinic.org – Neighbor-to-neighbor repair fostering thriving,
resilient communities
+1 408 647 5790
fixitclinic(a)gmail.com
Hiyas!
Come to our first member meeting of the year! This Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026,
7pm - 9pm.
Please add to the agenda:
https://crypt.unredacted.org/doc/#/2/doc/edit/7Me-lslAtwAcx784AEFPGVLp/
The next member meeting after this is on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, 4pm - 6pm
(before Dark Mode starts at 6).
Here are all the upcoming member meetings for this year:
https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/member-meeting/
We're planning on doing them twice a month, on a Thursday and on a Sunday
(so people who can't make it to one hopefully can make it to the other)
~judy
Hi Sudoers:
See this RFP for City of Oakland program that Sudoroom could be
potentially qualified to apply for:
https://apps.oaklandca.gov/ContractOpportunities/Opportunity?num=389532,
the close date is Jan 16 but you might contact the contract manager to
see if the date is extended.
If nothing else: applying for this is good practice for Sudoers who are
interested in securing grants for sudoroom.
Sincerely, -Peter
sudo friends -
In my recent visits to sudoroom, I've talked about and demonstrated FPGAs
(among other things). I personally consider FPGAs to be an enabling
technology, like microcontrollers but with some key advantages.
They also have a reputation of being hard to learn.
There seems to be at least some interest in turning these chaotic discussions
into activities thoughtfully set up for teaching/learning. Maybe the
word "class" won't apply.
I'll keep this first message short, although I certainly have ideas,
at least about how to get started. I'm a huge believer in learning by doing.
I plan to be at sudoroom tonight (Dec 30), and we can have in-person discussions.
Maybe this thread can capture ideas in a less ephemeral form.
- Larry
Hi everyone! We have 9 days left before the next time we have to pay rent,
and we're short $750. We estimate that in the next 9 days, roughly $300
will come in through the regular monthly donations that members have set
up, which means we're still short $450.
Noisebridge and Double Union have both recently run Gofundme campaigns; we
could do this too but it would take a concerted marketing effort. Is anyone
interested in looking into this with me? Please email me on or off list!
nb
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-noisebridges-lifechanging-work
du
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-double-unions-impactful-mission
Hi Sudoers:
Some of you might be interested in this new e-bike hub motor with regen
capability.
…”Instead of mounting the disc rotor to the motor’s shell, which has
been the go-to method for decades, they mounted the disc rotor to the
carrier plate that holds the planet gears in the motor’s internal
gearbox. It requires a slightly different shell for the motor – one that
lets a mount connect the disc rotor to the gears’ carrier plate.
…the disc rotor now doubles as the user-operable clutch that has always
been missing. That means the motor can switch into generator mode,
essentially becoming a brake as it loads the motor and converts
rotational energy back into electrical energy to charge the battery. The
controller and motor continuously communicate with each other,
increasing or decreasing braking power according to how hard the user
pulls the brake lever.”
https://electrek.co/2025/12/23/weve-been-lied-to-electric-bike-motors-can-d…
Seasons Greetings, -Peter
Does anyone want to go to Atlanta in April? lol
https://www.takebacktech.com/
I can't remember how I ended up involved with MediaJustice and Mijente, but
I got an email about it from their newsletter. I've never been to this
event before, but I have attended a different conference on media and
social justice called Allied Media Conference put on by the Allied Media
PRoject in Detroit; they're not doing it anymore but it was amazing.
Hello, a couple of years ago the sudo room was kind enough to provide me
with a Linux laptop for me to use in my activism on behalf of the Wood
Street Commons. After much productive use the laptop is on its last legs
and also never had a battery and has suffered from the many power outages
we have in our situation. I was wondering if there is another Linux laptop
that I could use to continue my advocacy and legal work on behalf of the
Wood Street Commons.
Thank you very much, Theo Cedar Jones
415-416-0178
Hi There - I sent out this message to the "members" email and some one suggested that I send it to "sudo-discuss"
Esther's Orbit Room
1728 7th Street, Oakland CA
Saturday, December 6
10am to 12:30pm!
Usually I would take the bus, but it's 40 minutes each way.
I'm looking for a ride
from Emeryville (around 10am)
to the Temescal
Here's the info about the event
https://ebprec.org/esthers
After 5 years of preparation, we're excited to announce that we're breaking “ground” on Esther’s Orbit Room, a beloved landmark of West Oakland’s Black Arts and Culture Community, and will begin 12 months of construction starting in January.
Attendees will enjoy food and music, self-guided building tours, and can watch us deconstruct and preserve the venue’s original rock facade in celebration of this incredible milestone.
We're not just rehabilitating a building, we're reviving a legacy. See you there!
#culturalrevival #EBPREC #esthersorbitroom #RadicalInvestment
Just a heads up, tomorrow (Tuesday) a journalism student, Nicolle, is planning to come by to try and get some info on sudo room, to eventually write an article about us. They came by today and had a nice talk with us at WNB.
Nicolle seemed mostly interested in the chromebooks but also asked a lot of general questions. I wont be there tomorrow but I hope someone can be welcoming!
Best,
Paige
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From: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org>
Sent: November 20, 2025 5:47:31 PM PST
To: Paige P <pgeplan(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [sudo-info] Interview about Women and Nonbinary Mondays (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:11:10 -0800
From: Nicolle Delgado <nickyd0203(a)berkeley.edu>
To: info(a)sudoroom.org
Subject: [sudo-info] Interview about Women and Nonbinary Mondays
Hi,
My name is Nicolle Delgado, and I am a Journalist for Oakland North. I
wanted to do a story on the hackerspace and, specifically, on Women and
Nonbinary Mondays, so I was wondering if anyone at Sudo Room would be
available to do an interview about the space, or if anyone could put me in
contact with women and nonbinary people who have attended these weekly
events in the past.
Thank you,
Nicolle
Dear all,
We are hosting a workshop on "open hardware" for environmental research
during Radio night!
Join us at Sudoroom this Wednesday (Dec 3rd) at 7pm to discuss and
assemble environmental kits for air quality monitoring.
** Please drop a line to Jake and I ** if you want to join, so we can
save you a kit.
We will distribute kits for folks who have a safe place to host them and
those who have interest in working with the data on environmental
justice issues.
If you do not want to keep one of the kits, it is all good! You can
still come to hang out and discuss the state-of-the-art in
community-based environmental sensing. The workshop is open to all!
p.s. we have a limited number of kits, so first-come-first-served =)
Best wishes,
LF + Jake.
https://sudoroom.org/appropriate-technology/
“APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY REMINDS US THAT BEFORE WE CHOOSE OUR TOOLS AND
TECHNIQUES WE MUST CHOOSE OUR DREAMS AND VALUES, FOR SOME TECHNOLOGIES
SERVE THEM, WHILE OTHERS MAKE THEM UNOBTAINABLE.” – 1977 RAINBOOOK
=============================
Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Does anyone know of a person that goes by "Leslie Winns"? Yesterday 11/15
at 7:11pm they sent an email to EBFNB (East Bay Food Not Bombs) prior
listserv which the address is still on the Omni's wiki. The email states a
serious accusation towards a community member. EBFNB are in a conversation
with the member accused but was not able to reach "Leslie Winns" by the
email it was sent from...Please contact me directly if you have any info.
Thanks.
Toan
Maybe Sudo Room could add an AI thought leadership practice? Or add it
as a component to our existing and emerging programming?
“...The notion that AI is a worker, not a tool, can too easily continue
the devaluation of human agency that has been the hallmark of regimented
work (and for that matter, education, which prepares people for that
regimented work) at least since the industrial revolution. In some
sense, Huang’s comment is a reflection of our culture’s notion of most
workers as components that do what they are told, with only limited
agency. It is only by comparison with this kind of worker that today’s
AI can be called a worker, rather than simply a very advanced tool...”
My old boss Tim O’Reilly on AI as a tool vs. AI as work:
https://www.oreilly.com/radar/jensen-huang-gets-it-wrong/
-Peter
Hi Sudoers:
In addition to Tuesday night at Sudo Room we also have Fixit Clinics
programs the rest of the week: can you coach at any of them? Sign up at
http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup (see special instructions for Saturday
below.)
- Wednesday, October 15 5:30 – 7:00pm
Northeastern U Mills College Campus in Oakland
https://makerspaces.northeastern.edu/events/repair-advice-clinic-4/
This campus has a beautiful and well-equipped 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.
- Thursday, October 16 5:30 – 7:00pm
Belvedere Tiburon Library in Tiburon
https://www.beltiblibrary.org/event?id=12874854
Hosted by our own Sudoer Ivan Silva monthly every third Thursday
- Friday, October 17 6:30 – 9:30pm
Open House Night at Circuit Launch Oakland
https://www.meetup.com/Circuit-Launch/events/
Our monthly residency at Circuit Launch, we’re adding a technology
discussion element starting with AI this month.
Even if you can’t make it right at the start you’re welcome to drop in
anytime and hang out with us. You’re also 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!
- Saturday, October 18 1:00 – 3:30pm (noon-4:30 for Fixit Coaches)
Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) Fixit Fest at Willard Middle School
https://sites.google.com/berkeley.net/fixitfests/home
NOTE EVENT-SPECIFIC Volunteer form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf42T-9G4IrKV9E35znxVwm335jp1uXxEB…
Hope to see you at an upcoming Fixit Clinic, -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
Hi Sudoers:
A friendly reminder of tomorrow’s Temescal Branch Library Repair Advice
Workshop:
https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7337
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
If you haven't already: sign up at http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup so
we know you're coming; and if you know anyone else who would make a good
Coach: bring ‘em along!
Hope to see you tomorrow, -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
I had ag reat time at the touchdesigner workshop last night! there wasn't
time to network - i'm interested in talking to the people who weren't
involved with educating kids or women teaching kids (they ambushed me and I
didn't have time to connect with the people I was interested in)
Are any of those people on the list? next time I will set up a "free of
women working in kids education zone" so we can connect!
=============================
Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
This is a bit far away (san jose) but it'd be cool to do some kind of
connect! and note with a bikeshare or bike San Jose downtown is now
reachable by BART
*Romy Mimi Ilano*
*romy.ilano(a)gmail.com <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com>*
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From: Cherri Lakey <cherri(a)twofishdesign.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Subject: Invite to Participate in the Last Street Mrkt of the Year!
To: Cherri Lakey <cherri(a)southfirstfridays.com>
Dear Artists,
Just a reminder that it’s the *last STREET MRKT** indie urban art faire of
the year! *
Show and sell your work Friday, October 3rd during the First Fridays
ArtWalk in SoFA District, downtown San Jose.
With great new exhibitions in the SoFA District art galleries, open house
at Symphony San Jose, live performances and amazing artists already signed
up for Street Mrkt it’ll be a busy night of attendees who come out
specifically to connect with you, our hyper-local artists and our thriving
creative community.
*RSVP by email* if you’d like to help us close out the Street Mrkt season
with a strong showing of local creativity. We’ll get you back to you asap
with artist vendor rates and logistics.
*Thank you all* for being part of this incredible community of artists who
make SoFA District such a vital cultural hub!
Looking forward to seeing you and your work soon!
Cherri & Brian
*OCTOBER Participating Artists so far….*
Animate One (Isaac Bassard)
Black Lantern Tattoo & Art Collective
The Blunt Letters
Bretix Clothing
Bungalow Glow Candle Co.
Julie Cardenas
Brian Corbin
Crossroads Trading Co.
Current Tattooing
Jennifer DeChenne
Joesph Demaree
Mario Dimas
Mahsa Emoventur
Paco Exel
Force129
Betsy Fessler
Floating House Tattoo
FUSE presents
Leysar Garcia
Ground Up Music Bus
Jared Guchuico
Hand in Hand Henna
Danny Feliz Hanson
Higher Fire Clayspace
Maureen Holcomb
Inside Out Clothing
Jodi408
More Más Maram
Roger O
Palace of Fine Arts (performance)
Betty Proper
Purl Bailey (Marilyn Roaf)
Francisco Ramirez
Steven Reece
Jacob Sandoval
Anya Satysheva
Stardrop Facepaints
Sundry 3D Treasures
*DJs * Chryptic, Jswizza, Lycan Catt and Moray Rivers
*Two Fish Design*
366 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
T: 408.271.5151
IG: @Astrogirl
*Contributing writer* at KQED Arts & Culture
<https://www.kqed.org/author/clakey>
Topics are: talk about finances, strategies to raise funds, and outreach to
find new members. And as always we will go through submitted member apps.
We are projected to be about $400 short this month for rent so it is
important we do some fundraising!
Please reply to say if you are coming. The meeting will be at Sudo Room,
but we can set up the jitsi as well:
https://meet.jit.si/turtlesturtlesturtles
Thanks,
Paige
Hi All,
I apologize if this is not OK to post here. If not, please ignore. Mike, my manufacturer, is looking for someone in the Bay Area to rework 40 PCBs. The attached photo shows a chip outlined in a yellow that needs to be replaced. It is a SOT-563-6 package. If anyone can do this, or know someone who can, please email me directly, and I'll connect you with Mike. Of course, this is a paid gig.
Thanks,
Mitch
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
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
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
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/>
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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
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
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
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! :)
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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
Hi I created a test SudoRoom server. It's not to replace turtles but to
enhance it!
Best,
Romy
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com