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Peter Mui

30 Jul 2024 30 Jul '24

3:33 p.m.

Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM. Sincerely, -Peter

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Bryan Raab

1 Aug 1 Aug

6:16 p.m.

As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something I’ve missed that can catch me up? Like what is the next step of Sudo? Please andThanks, Bryan Raab 7073679223

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On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:33 PM, Peter Mui via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM. Sincerely, -Peter _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

danarauz

2 Aug 2 Aug

12:06 a.m.

Hello Bryan (and everyone), I've attended the CAST+OC and OC Delegates meetings, but I've missed some critical ones over the past two or three weeks. If anyone has corrections or additional information, please do share. Omni Commons is currently in foreclosure. Due to a tight timeline, CAST was unable to secure the funds needed to purchase and save the building. While there have been other potential partners interested in saving it, none of these efforts have been successful so far. *At the moment, I feel that I am not with the latest *on the negotiations in general, and specially with the ones with City in Motion. However, SudoMesh met a few days ago, and we agreed to come this Saturday and get the Sudo Mesh gear out of the cage, and bring it to a storage unit. If you want, you are welcome to come and help us. Thanks, Daniel On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

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As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something I’ve missed that can catch me up? Like what is the next step of Sudo? Please andThanks, Bryan Raab 7073679223 On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:33 PM, Peter Mui via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM. Sincerely, -Peter _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

Patrik D'haeseleer

1:25 a.m.

Quick update: Based on our lawyer, Jesse, foreclosure is actually on August *17* - still a few weeks away. Legally we should be able to repay the loan all the way up to the actual foreclosure auction, and the very earliest that auction can be scheduled would be September 6. So if worse comes to worst and we lose the building, we would still have more than a month before we need to vacate. I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told us they will make one final attempt at getting the recoverable grant they were hoping to line up (essentially a 1yr bridge loan at 0% interest). It also gives Philip Bell a bit extra time to line up the loan he's been pursuing. Meanwhile we've had at least two other individuals expressed interest in purchasing the building before foreclosure as well. So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at Sudo to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted! Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

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Peter Mui

10:26 a.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

Hi Sudoers: Whether it's by August 5th or August 17th or Sept 6: none of these is a lot of time: The skinny is: Omni Commons needs about $975,000 ASAP. There seem to be multiple efforts towards gathering this amount, here's my simplistic understanding of them: 1) Philip Bell / People in Motion is advancing a plan to transfer the debt to them short-term. 2) CAST is returning to its funding sources to see if they’ll reconsider their previous rejection(s). 3) Omni Commons would be sold outright at a discounted price to a sympathetic buyer. If we are going to save Omni Commons we need everybody’s “A” game at this point, we need to step up and work in concert. How can you help? - If you know of any individuals who are willing to loan (or, ideally donate) Omni Commons any money, even for a short period of time, please reach out to those people and connect them with CAST; it doesn’t have to be for the full $975,000. (This might also help the Philip Bell / People in Motion plan too.) - CAST has a new "Creative Cities Fund" where they will pool smaller amounts into a $250K+ FDIC-insured CD that will be loaned back to Omni. Contact CAST if you or someone you know is willing to participate in that. (See my previous email to this list for more details.) These documents might help: Omni Commons Executive Summary (CAST contact information here): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGHIwBaCKzBPJBugBw7qPvxTE-EYG4xgTvh7aUN… Omni Commons Backgrounder: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y6qU3Us1cf9R9Kvuxvsw5m6Aw5Vy1jwqoTAL-Ig… Sincerely, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Re: Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with CAST Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 01:25:21 -0700 From: Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> To: Bryan Raab <toberaab(a)gmail.com> CC: Peter Mui <petermui(a)sonic.net>et>, sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org Quick update: Based on our lawyer, Jesse, foreclosure is actually on August *17* - still a few weeks away. Legally we should be able to repay the loan all the way up to the actual foreclosure auction, and the very earliest that auction can be scheduled would be September 6. So if worse comes to worst and we lose the building, we would still have more than a month before we need to vacate. I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told us they will make one final attempt at getting the recoverable grant they were hoping to line up (essentially a 1yr bridge loan at 0% interest). It also gives Philip Bell a bit extra time to line up the loan he's been pursuing. Meanwhile we've had at least two other individuals expressed interest in purchasing the building before foreclosure as well. So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at Sudo to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted! Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something I’ve missed that can catch me up? Like what is the next step of Sudo? Please andThanks, Bryan Raab 7073679223

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Jenny Ryan

3 Aug 3 Aug

4:50 a.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

Hm, building is 22K sqft, not 11K Originally wrote to Peter directly but I don't think he's responsible for this doc (to whomever can edit) Bit late though, hopefully the Background doc didn't circulate too much, as it posits a significantly different cost-value ratio to say the building is 11K sqft.. Appreciate the positive momentum (tx Peter!) and plan to discuss the situation with potential supporters at dweb camp next week. love and solidarity, Jenny `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark" ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 10:26 AM Peter Mui via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

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Hi Sudoers: Whether it's by August 5th or August 17th or Sept 6: none of these is a lot of time: The skinny is: Omni Commons needs about $975,000 ASAP. There seem to be multiple efforts towards gathering this amount, here's my simplistic understanding of them: 1) Philip Bell / People in Motion is advancing a plan to transfer the debt to them short-term. 2) CAST is returning to its funding sources to see if they’ll reconsider their previous rejection(s). 3) Omni Commons would be sold outright at a discounted price to a sympathetic buyer. If we are going to save Omni Commons we need everybody’s “A” game at this point, we need to step up and work in concert. How can you help? - If you know of any individuals who are willing to loan (or, ideally donate) Omni Commons any money, even for a short period of time, please reach out to those people and connect them with CAST; it doesn’t have to be for the full $975,000. (This might also help the Philip Bell / People in Motion plan too.) - CAST has a new "Creative Cities Fund" where they will pool smaller amounts into a $250K+ FDIC-insured CD that will be loaned back to Omni. Contact CAST if you or someone you know is willing to participate in that. (See my previous email to this list for more details.) These documents might help: Omni Commons Executive Summary (CAST contact information here): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGHIwBaCKzBPJBugBw7qPvxTE-EYG4xgTvh7aUN… Omni Commons Backgrounder: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y6qU3Us1cf9R9Kvuxvsw5m6Aw5Vy1jwqoTAL-Ig… Sincerely, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Re: Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with CAST Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 01:25:21 -0700 From: Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> <patrikd(a)gmail.com> To: Bryan Raab <toberaab(a)gmail.com> <toberaab(a)gmail.com> CC: Peter Mui <petermui(a)sonic.net> <petermui(a)sonic.net>et>, sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org Quick update: Based on our lawyer, Jesse, foreclosure is actually on August *17* - still a few weeks away. Legally we should be able to repay the loan all the way up to the actual foreclosure auction, and the very earliest that auction can be scheduled would be September 6. So if worse comes to worst and we lose the building, we would still have more than a month before we need to vacate. I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told us they will make one final attempt at getting the recoverable grant they were hoping to line up (essentially a 1yr bridge loan at 0% interest). It also gives Philip Bell a bit extra time to line up the loan he's been pursuing. Meanwhile we've had at least two other individuals expressed interest in purchasing the building before foreclosure as well. So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at Sudo to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted! Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

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Ajay Tallam

12:58 p.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

thanks for flagging that jenny! And i look forward to the conversations at dweb camp as well. At this point the mention of August 15th should also disappear, potentially much of that paragraph as well. (I think its quite unfortunate that the may payment was not made on time, causing the notice of default on loan, but i'm not sure if we need to advertise that?) There are many folks I would like to circulate these documents to, so if someone with editing abilities is open to making it world-ready that'd be great. Also open to other suggestions, ways of moving, draft templates, etc! Let's do this! much love, ajay

Theresa Halula

4:38 p.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

How might I get a fairly accurate income and expense statement for 2022 and 2023 for ONMI Commons?I can't do much without knowing the basic income from actual rents, either real or potential when all space is rented.I don't need a writable document, just some facts. May I see the background paper, even if it does mis identify the square foot by 50%, not for circulation. Who from OMNICommons will be present at dweb next week?Theresa On Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 04:51:16 AM PDT, Jenny Ryan via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hm, building is 22K sqft, not 11K Originally wrote to Peter directly but I don't think he's responsible for this doc (to whomever can edit) Bit late though, hopefully the Background doc didn't circulate too much, as it posits a significantly different cost-value ratio to say the building is 11K sqft.. Appreciate the positive momentum (tx Peter!) and plan to discuss the situation with potential supporters at dweb camp next week. love and solidarity, Jenny `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark"~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 10:26 AM Peter Mui via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Whether it's by August 5th or August 17th or Sept 6: none of these is a lot of time: The skinny is: Omni Commons needs about $975,000 ASAP. There seem to be multiple efforts towards gathering this amount, here's my simplistic understanding of them: 1) Philip Bell / People in Motion is advancing a plan to transfer the debt to them short-term. 2) CAST is returning to its funding sources to see if they’ll reconsider their previous rejection(s). 3) Omni Commons would be sold outright at a discounted price to a sympathetic buyer. If we are going to save Omni Commons we need everybody’s “A” game at this point, we need to step up and work in concert. How can you help? - If you know of any individuals who are willing to loan (or, ideally donate) Omni Commons any money, even for a short period of time, please reach out to those people and connect them with CAST; it doesn’t have to be for the full $975,000. (This might also help the Philip Bell / People in Motion plan too.) - CAST has a new "Creative Cities Fund" where they will pool smaller amounts into a $250K+ FDIC-insured CD that will be loaned back to Omni. Contact CAST if you or someone you know is willing to participate in that. (See my previous email to this list for more details.) These documents might help: Omni Commons Executive Summary (CAST contact information here): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGHIwBaCKzBPJBugBw7qPvxTE-EYG4xgTvh7aUN… Omni Commons Backgrounder: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y6qU3Us1cf9R9Kvuxvsw5m6Aw5Vy1jwqoTAL-Ig… Sincerely, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- | Subject: | Re: [sudo-discuss] Re: Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with CAST | | Date: | Fri, 2 Aug 2024 01:25:21 -0700 | | From: | Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> | | To: | Bryan Raab <toberaab(a)gmail.com> | | CC: | Peter Mui <petermui(a)sonic.net>et>, sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org | Quick update: Based on our lawyer, Jesse, foreclosure is actually on August *17* - still a few weeks away. Legally we should be able to repay the loan all the way up to the actual foreclosure auction, and the very earliest that auction can be scheduled would be September 6. So if worse comes to worst and we lose the building, we would still have more than a month before we need to vacate. I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told us they will make one final attempt at getting the recoverable grant they were hoping to line up (essentially a 1yr bridge loan at 0% interest). It also gives Philip Bell a bit extra time to line up the loan he's been pursuing. Meanwhile we've had at least two other individuals expressed interest in purchasing the building before foreclosure as well. So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at Sudo to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted! Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something I’ve missed that can catch me up? Like what is the next step of Sudo? Please andThanks, Bryan Raab 7073679223 On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:33 PM, Peter Mui via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM. Sincerely, -Peter _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

Jake

4:49 p.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

Hi Theresa, Our past income is not a good representation of our expected income going forward with new management. You can get projections of income from CAST or from Philip Bell of City In Motion. -jake On Sat, 3 Aug 2024, Theresa Halula via sudo-discuss wrote:

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Chrisantha Perera

4 Aug 4 Aug

7:57 a.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

At least, let's get the potential buyers both things: accurate statements of the past, and future projections. I don't think we can afford to lose trust by hiding or delaying info here, we don't have the time. Do we have pre-pandemic info available too? On Sat, Aug 3, 2024, 4:49 PM Jake via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

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How might I get a fairly accurate income and expense statement for 2022

and 2023 for ONMI Commons?I can't do much without knowing the basic income from actual rents, either real or potential when all space is rented.I don't need a writable document, just some facts.

May I see the background paper, even if it does mis identify the square

foot by 50%, not for circulation.

Who from OMNICommons will be present at dweb next week?Theresa On Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 04:51:16 AM PDT, Jenny Ryan via

sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

Hm, building is 22K sqft, not 11K Originally wrote to Peter directly but I don't think he's responsible

for this doc (to whomever can edit)

Bit late though, hopefully the Background doc didn't circulate too much,

as it posits a significantly different cost-value ratio to say the building is 11K sqft..

Appreciate the positive momentum (tx Peter!) and plan to discuss the

situation with potential supporters at dweb camp next week.

love and solidarity, Jenny `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining

it."

-Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark"~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 10:26 AM Peter Mui via sudo-discuss <

sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

Hi Sudoers: Whether it's by August 5th or August 17th or Sept 6: none of these is a

lot of time: The skinny is: Omni Commons needs about $975,000 ASAP.

There seem to be multiple efforts towards gathering this amount, here's

my simplistic understanding of them:

1) Philip Bell / People in Motion is advancing a plan to transfer the

debt to them short-term.

2) CAST is returning to its funding sources to see if they’ll reconsider

their previous rejection(s).

3) Omni Commons would be sold outright at a discounted price to a

sympathetic buyer.

If we are going to save Omni Commons we need everybody’s “A” game at

this point, we need to step up and work in concert.

How can you help? - If you know of any individuals who are willing to loan (or, ideally

donate) Omni Commons any money, even for a short period of time, please reach out to those people and connect them with CAST; it doesn’t have to be for the full $975,000. (This might also help the Philip Bell / People in Motion plan too.)

- CAST has a new "Creative Cities Fund" where they will pool smaller

amounts into a $250K+ FDIC-insured CD that will be loaned back to Omni. Contact CAST if you or someone you know is willing to participate in that. (See my previous email to this list for more details.)

These documents might help: Omni Commons Executive Summary (CAST contact information here):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGHIwBaCKzBPJBugBw7qPvxTE-EYG4xgTvh7aUN…

Omni Commons Backgrounder:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y6qU3Us1cf9R9Kvuxvsw5m6Aw5Vy1jwqoTAL-Ig…

still a few weeks away. Legally we should be able to repay the loan all the way up to the actual foreclosure auction, and the very earliest that auction can be scheduled would be September 6. So if worse comes to worst and we lose the building, we would still have more than a month before we need to vacate.

I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told

us they will make one final attempt at getting the recoverable grant they were hoping to line up (essentially a 1yr bridge loan at 0% interest). It also gives Philip Bell a bit extra time to line up the loan he's been pursuing. Meanwhile we've had at least two other individuals expressed interest in purchasing the building before foreclosure as well.

So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at Sudo

to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted!

Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss <

sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something

I’ve missed that can catch me up? Like what is the next step of Sudo?

Please andThanks, Bryan Raab 7073679223 On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:33 PM, Peter Mui via sudo-discuss <

sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about

transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM.

Sincerely, -Peter _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at

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Jenny Ryan

8:12 a.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Finances I haven't been involved much since 2020, but could scroubge up nore and more recent docs for sure! On Sun, Aug 4, 2024, 7:57 AM Chrisantha Perera via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

...

How might I get a fairly accurate income and expense statement for 2022

and 2023 for ONMI Commons?I can't do much without knowing the basic income from actual rents, either real or potential when all space is rented.I don't need a writable document, just some facts.

May I see the background paper, even if it does mis identify the square

foot by 50%, not for circulation.

Who from OMNICommons will be present at dweb next week?Theresa On Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 04:51:16 AM PDT, Jenny Ryan via

sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

Hm, building is 22K sqft, not 11K Originally wrote to Peter directly but I don't think he's responsible

for this doc (to whomever can edit)

Bit late though, hopefully the Background doc didn't circulate too

much, as it posits a significantly different cost-value ratio to say the building is 11K sqft..

Appreciate the positive momentum (tx Peter!) and plan to discuss the

situation with potential supporters at dweb camp next week.

it."

sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

Hi Sudoers: Whether it's by August 5th or August 17th or Sept 6: none of these is a

lot of time: The skinny is: Omni Commons needs about $975,000 ASAP.

There seem to be multiple efforts towards gathering this amount, here's

my simplistic understanding of them:

1) Philip Bell / People in Motion is advancing a plan to transfer the

debt to them short-term.

2) CAST is returning to its funding sources to see if they’ll

reconsider their previous rejection(s).

3) Omni Commons would be sold outright at a discounted price to a

sympathetic buyer.

If we are going to save Omni Commons we need everybody’s “A” game at

this point, we need to step up and work in concert.

How can you help? - If you know of any individuals who are willing to loan (or, ideally

- CAST has a new "Creative Cities Fund" where they will pool smaller

These documents might help: Omni Commons Executive Summary (CAST contact information here):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGHIwBaCKzBPJBugBw7qPvxTE-EYG4xgTvh7aUN…

Omni Commons Backgrounder:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y6qU3Us1cf9R9Kvuxvsw5m6Aw5Vy1jwqoTAL-Ig…

Sincerely, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- | Subject: | Re: [sudo-discuss] Re: Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with CAST

I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told

So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at

Sudo to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted!

Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss <

sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something

I’ve missed that can catch me up? Like what is the next step of Sudo?

Please andThanks, Bryan Raab 7073679223 On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:33 PM, Peter Mui via sudo-discuss <

sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about

transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM.

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Theresa Halula

12:44 p.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

exactly, i'd like to have this info on handtheresa On Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 08:13:19 AM PDT, Chrisantha Perera <chrisantha(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote: At least, let's get the potential buyers both things: accurate statements of the past, and future projections. I don't think we can afford to lose trust by hiding or delaying info here, we don't have the time. Do we have pre-pandemic info available too? On Sat, Aug 3, 2024, 4:49 PM Jake via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Theresa, Our past income is not a good representation of our expected income going forward with new management. You can get projections of income from CAST or from Philip Bell of City In Motion. -jake On Sat, 3 Aug 2024, Theresa Halula via sudo-discuss wrote:

...

Theresa Halula

3 Aug 3 Aug

4:49 p.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

Jenny,We found a potential private buyer, sympathetic, Jonah Hendrickson, He needs more financialinformation about the building operations to consider making an offer to buy the building outright. He is Willing to keep existing tenants after sale. He was noticed we are up to code for fire, etc.He has seen the building informally. He has set up several artist live work spaces in the east bay and is sympathetic to artists and similar visionaries. He is a private developer remaking old spaces for artists-that is what he does. Time is passing everyday. Can we get this guy any documentation to support his thinking?"pro forma" financials?Theresa On Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 04:51:16 AM PDT, Jenny Ryan via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hm, building is 22K sqft, not 11K Originally wrote to Peter directly but I don't think he's responsible for this doc (to whomever can edit) Bit late though, hopefully the Background doc didn't circulate too much, as it posits a significantly different cost-value ratio to say the building is 11K sqft.. Appreciate the positive momentum (tx Peter!) and plan to discuss the situation with potential supporters at dweb camp next week. love and solidarity, Jenny `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark"~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 10:26 AM Peter Mui via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Whether it's by August 5th or August 17th or Sept 6: none of these is a lot of time: The skinny is: Omni Commons needs about $975,000 ASAP. There seem to be multiple efforts towards gathering this amount, here's my simplistic understanding of them: 1) Philip Bell / People in Motion is advancing a plan to transfer the debt to them short-term. 2) CAST is returning to its funding sources to see if they’ll reconsider their previous rejection(s). 3) Omni Commons would be sold outright at a discounted price to a sympathetic buyer. If we are going to save Omni Commons we need everybody’s “A” game at this point, we need to step up and work in concert. How can you help? - If you know of any individuals who are willing to loan (or, ideally donate) Omni Commons any money, even for a short period of time, please reach out to those people and connect them with CAST; it doesn’t have to be for the full $975,000. (This might also help the Philip Bell / People in Motion plan too.) - CAST has a new "Creative Cities Fund" where they will pool smaller amounts into a $250K+ FDIC-insured CD that will be loaned back to Omni. Contact CAST if you or someone you know is willing to participate in that. (See my previous email to this list for more details.) These documents might help: Omni Commons Executive Summary (CAST contact information here): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGHIwBaCKzBPJBugBw7qPvxTE-EYG4xgTvh7aUN… Omni Commons Backgrounder: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y6qU3Us1cf9R9Kvuxvsw5m6Aw5Vy1jwqoTAL-Ig… Sincerely, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- | Subject: | Re: [sudo-discuss] Re: Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with CAST | | Date: | Fri, 2 Aug 2024 01:25:21 -0700 | | From: | Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> | | To: | Bryan Raab <toberaab(a)gmail.com> | | CC: | Peter Mui <petermui(a)sonic.net>et>, sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org | Quick update: Based on our lawyer, Jesse, foreclosure is actually on August *17* - still a few weeks away. Legally we should be able to repay the loan all the way up to the actual foreclosure auction, and the very earliest that auction can be scheduled would be September 6. So if worse comes to worst and we lose the building, we would still have more than a month before we need to vacate. I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told us they will make one final attempt at getting the recoverable grant they were hoping to line up (essentially a 1yr bridge loan at 0% interest). It also gives Philip Bell a bit extra time to line up the loan he's been pursuing. Meanwhile we've had at least two other individuals expressed interest in purchasing the building before foreclosure as well. So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at Sudo to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted! Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something I’ve missed that can catch me up? Like what is the next step of Sudo? Please andThanks, Bryan Raab 7073679223 On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:33 PM, Peter Mui via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM. Sincerely, -Peter _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

Jake Watters

4 Aug 4 Aug

11:19 a.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

Adding Sarah and Philip. Theresa, are you in contact with Jonah? Does he wanna to meet with people to get this moving in case we decide to go with him? Time is short. On Sat, Aug 3, 2024, 16:49 Theresa Halula via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

...

Jenny, We found a potential private buyer, sympathetic, Jonah Hendrickson, He needs more financial information about the building operations to consider making an offer to buy the building outright. He is Willing to keep existing tenants after sale. He was noticed we are up to code for fire, etc. He has seen the building informally. He has set up several artist live work spaces in the east bay and is sympathetic to artists and similar visionaries. He is a private developer remaking old spaces for artists-that is what he does. Time is passing everyday. Can we get this guy any documentation to support his thinking? "pro forma" financials? Theresa On Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 04:51:16 AM PDT, Jenny Ryan via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hm, building is 22K sqft, not 11K Originally wrote to Peter directly but I don't think he's responsible for this doc (to whomever can edit) Bit late though, hopefully the Background doc didn't circulate too much, as it posits a significantly different cost-value ratio to say the building is 11K sqft.. Appreciate the positive momentum (tx Peter!) and plan to discuss the situation with potential supporters at dweb camp next week. love and solidarity, Jenny `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark" ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 10:26 AM Peter Mui via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Whether it's by August 5th or August 17th or Sept 6: none of these is a lot of time: The skinny is: Omni Commons needs about $975,000 ASAP. There seem to be multiple efforts towards gathering this amount, here's my simplistic understanding of them: 1) Philip Bell / People in Motion is advancing a plan to transfer the debt to them short-term. 2) CAST is returning to its funding sources to see if they’ll reconsider their previous rejection(s). 3) Omni Commons would be sold outright at a discounted price to a sympathetic buyer. If we are going to save Omni Commons we need everybody’s “A” game at this point, we need to step up and work in concert. How can you help? - If you know of any individuals who are willing to loan (or, ideally donate) Omni Commons any money, even for a short period of time, please reach out to those people and connect them with CAST; it doesn’t have to be for the full $975,000. (This might also help the Philip Bell / People in Motion plan too.) - CAST has a new "Creative Cities Fund" where they will pool smaller amounts into a $250K+ FDIC-insured CD that will be loaned back to Omni. Contact CAST if you or someone you know is willing to participate in that. (See my previous email to this list for more details.) These documents might help: Omni Commons Executive Summary (CAST contact information here): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGHIwBaCKzBPJBugBw7qPvxTE-EYG4xgTvh7aUN… Omni Commons Backgrounder: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y6qU3Us1cf9R9Kvuxvsw5m6Aw5Vy1jwqoTAL-Ig… Sincerely, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Re: Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with CAST Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 01:25:21 -0700 From: Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> <patrikd(a)gmail.com> To: Bryan Raab <toberaab(a)gmail.com> <toberaab(a)gmail.com> CC: Peter Mui <petermui(a)sonic.net> <petermui(a)sonic.net>et>, sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org Quick update: Based on our lawyer, Jesse, foreclosure is actually on August *17* - still a few weeks away. Legally we should be able to repay the loan all the way up to the actual foreclosure auction, and the very earliest that auction can be scheduled would be September 6. So if worse comes to worst and we lose the building, we would still have more than a month before we need to vacate. I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told us they will make one final attempt at getting the recoverable grant they were hoping to line up (essentially a 1yr bridge loan at 0% interest). It also gives Philip Bell a bit extra time to line up the loan he's been pursuing. Meanwhile we've had at least two other individuals expressed interest in purchasing the building before foreclosure as well. So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at Sudo to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted! Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something I’ve missed that can catch me up? Like what is the next step of Sudo? Please andThanks, Bryan Raab 7073679223 On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:33 PM, Peter Mui via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM. Sincerely, -Peter _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

Sarah Lockhart

11:36 a.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

I am indirectly in touch with Mr Hendrickson through a performing arts nonprofit that I have worked for for almost 20 years. I have given them a lot of documentation re finances, building systems and needed repairs and improvements. The arts groups (this would be a partnership between two groups) are looking at the building tomorrow. They are looking at buying a building in the near future, so the issue for them is mainly if Omni’s building is a good fit for their needs. It’s possible that they will decide no. So perhaps if you could put me in touch with Jonah directly, that would be effective, as I think I/Safer DIY/ David K have the most information already organized. I will keep y’all posted. Sarah On Sun, Aug 4, 2024 at 11:19 AM Jake Watters <typeinthenumber(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

Jenny, We found a potential private buyer, sympathetic, Jonah Hendrickson, He needs more financial information about the building operations to consider making an offer to buy the building outright. He is Willing to keep existing tenants after sale. He was noticed we are up to code for fire, etc. He has seen the building informally. He has set up several artist live work spaces in the east bay and is sympathetic to artists and similar visionaries. He is a private developer remaking old spaces for artists-that is what he does. Time is passing everyday. Can we get this guy any documentation to support his thinking? "pro forma" financials? Theresa On Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 04:51:16 AM PDT, Jenny Ryan via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hm, building is 22K sqft, not 11K Originally wrote to Peter directly but I don't think he's responsible for this doc (to whomever can edit) Bit late though, hopefully the Background doc didn't circulate too much, as it posits a significantly different cost-value ratio to say the building is 11K sqft.. Appreciate the positive momentum (tx Peter!) and plan to discuss the situation with potential supporters at dweb camp next week. love and solidarity, Jenny `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark" ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 10:26 AM Peter Mui via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Whether it's by August 5th or August 17th or Sept 6: none of these is a lot of time: The skinny is: Omni Commons needs about $975,000 ASAP. There seem to be multiple efforts towards gathering this amount, here's my simplistic understanding of them: 1) Philip Bell / People in Motion is advancing a plan to transfer the debt to them short-term. 2) CAST is returning to its funding sources to see if they’ll reconsider their previous rejection(s). 3) Omni Commons would be sold outright at a discounted price to a sympathetic buyer. If we are going to save Omni Commons we need everybody’s “A” game at this point, we need to step up and work in concert. How can you help? - If you know of any individuals who are willing to loan (or, ideally donate) Omni Commons any money, even for a short period of time, please reach out to those people and connect them with CAST; it doesn’t have to be for the full $975,000. (This might also help the Philip Bell / People in Motion plan too.) - CAST has a new "Creative Cities Fund" where they will pool smaller amounts into a $250K+ FDIC-insured CD that will be loaned back to Omni. Contact CAST if you or someone you know is willing to participate in that. (See my previous email to this list for more details.) These documents might help: Omni Commons Executive Summary (CAST contact information here): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGHIwBaCKzBPJBugBw7qPvxTE-EYG4xgTvh7aUN… Omni Commons Backgrounder: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y6qU3Us1cf9R9Kvuxvsw5m6Aw5Vy1jwqoTAL-Ig… Sincerely, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Re: Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with CAST Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 01:25:21 -0700 From: Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> <patrikd(a)gmail.com> To: Bryan Raab <toberaab(a)gmail.com> <toberaab(a)gmail.com> CC: Peter Mui <petermui(a)sonic.net> <petermui(a)sonic.net>et>, sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org Quick update: Based on our lawyer, Jesse, foreclosure is actually on August *17* - still a few weeks away. Legally we should be able to repay the loan all the way up to the actual foreclosure auction, and the very earliest that auction can be scheduled would be September 6. So if worse comes to worst and we lose the building, we would still have more than a month before we need to vacate. I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told us they will make one final attempt at getting the recoverable grant they were hoping to line up (essentially a 1yr bridge loan at 0% interest). It also gives Philip Bell a bit extra time to line up the loan he's been pursuing. Meanwhile we've had at least two other individuals expressed interest in purchasing the building before foreclosure as well. So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at Sudo to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted! Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something I’ve missed that can catch me up? Like what is the next step of Sudo? Please andThanks, Bryan Raab 7073679223 On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:33 PM, Peter Mui via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM. Sincerely, -Peter _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

Philip Bell

11:39 a.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

I called Jonah and spoke Unfortunately it’s not something they want to jump on right now, but they strongly endorse my plan and vision. They’re happy to advise and stay in contact as things proceed. -Philip On Sun, Aug 4, 2024 at 11:19 AM Jake Watters <typeinthenumber(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

Adding Sarah and Philip. Theresa, are you in contact with Jonah? Does he wanna to meet with people to get this moving in case we decide to go with him? Time is short. On Sat, Aug 3, 2024una, 16:49 Theresa Halula via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:

Jenny, We found a potential private buyer, sympathetic, Jonah Hendrickson, He needs more financial information about the building operations to consider making an offer to buy the building outright. He is Willing to keep existing tenants after sale. He was noticed we are up to code for fire, etc. He has seen the building informally. He has set up several artist live work spaces in the east bay and is sympathetic to artists and similar visionaries. He is a private developer remaking old spaces for artists-that is what he does. Time is passing everyday. Can we get this guy any documentation to support his thinking? "pro forma" financials? Theresa On Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 04:51:16 AM PDT, Jenny Ryan via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hm, building is 22K sqft, not 11K Originally wrote to Peter directly but I don't think he's responsible for this doc (to whomever can edit) Bit late though, hopefully the Background doc didn't circulate too much, as it posits a significantly different cost-value ratio to say the building is 11K sqft.. Appreciate the positive momentum (tx Peter!) and plan to discuss the situation with potential supporters at dweb camp next week. love and solidarity, Jenny `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark" ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 10:26 AM Peter Mui via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Whether it's by August 5th or August 17th or Sept 6: none of these is a lot of time: The skinny is: Omni Commons needs about $975,000 ASAP. There seem to be multiple efforts towards gathering this amount, here's my simplistic understanding of them: 1) Philip Bell / People in Motion is advancing a plan to transfer the debt to them short-term. 2) CAST is returning to its funding sources to see if they’ll reconsider their previous rejection(s). 3) Omni Commons would be sold outright at a discounted price to a sympathetic buyer. If we are going to save Omni Commons we need everybody’s “A” game at this point, we need to step up and work in concert. How can you help? - If you know of any individuals who are willing to loan (or, ideally donate) Omni Commons any money, even for a short period of time, please reach out to those people and connect them with CAST; it doesn’t have to be for the full $975,000. (This might also help the Philip Bell / People in Motion plan too.) - CAST has a new "Creative Cities Fund" where they will pool smaller amounts into a $250K+ FDIC-insured CD that will be loaned back to Omni. Contact CAST if you or someone you know is willing to participate in that. (See my previous email to this list for more details.) These documents might help: Omni Commons Executive Summary (CAST contact information here): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGHIwBaCKzBPJBugBw7qPvxTE-EYG4xgTvh7aUN… Omni Commons Backgrounder: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y6qU3Us1cf9R9Kvuxvsw5m6Aw5Vy1jwqoTAL-Ig… Sincerely, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Re: Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with CAST Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 01:25:21 -0700 From: Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> <patrikd(a)gmail.com> To: Bryan Raab <toberaab(a)gmail.com> <toberaab(a)gmail.com> CC: Peter Mui <petermui(a)sonic.net> <petermui(a)sonic.net>et>, sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org Quick update: Based on our lawyer, Jesse, foreclosure is actually on August *17* - still a few weeks away. Legally we should be able to repay the loan all the way up to the actual foreclosure auction, and the very earliest that auction can be scheduled would be September 6. So if worse comes to worst and we lose the building, we would still have more than a month before we need to vacate. I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told us they will make one final attempt at getting the recoverable grant they were hoping to line up (essentially a 1yr bridge loan at 0% interest). It also gives Philip Bell a bit extra time to line up the loan he's been pursuing. Meanwhile we've had at least two other individuals expressed interest in purchasing the building before foreclosure as well. So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at Sudo to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted! Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something I’ve missed that can catch me up? Like what is the next step of Sudo? Please andThanks, Bryan Raab 7073679223 On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:33 PM, Peter Mui via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM. Sincerely, -Peter _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

Ajay Tallam

1:01 p.m.

New subject: Omni Commons' Imminent Foreclosure

Philip: how much ($) are you behind on having the funding needed? I understand you're working with CAST, are you two looking to pool resources/potential funders that you've found together to make the loan repayment? Sarah: once you connect with Jonah can you see if they'd consider a bridge loan? I wonder if there's a way they could support us while they continue to search for the building/situation that's right for them! We got this fam!! I know we can do it ❤️🌈🙏🏾😊😁 Much love, ajay

Theresa Halula

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CCL Space hunters are finding spaces from 1800 to 5000 feet at about $3.00 a foot and more.Price sounds flexible when we talk with lessors.We could team up with sudo and get something similar to what we have , with a dry roof,for about twice the price. CCL is working to rework our membership plan to adjust to a high rent an to enable more programsin the new space. On Friday, August 2, 2024 at 01:25:48 AM PDT, Patrik D'haeseleer via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Quick update: Based on our lawyer, Jesse, foreclosure is actually on August *17* - still a few weeks away. Legally we should be able to repay the loan all the way up to the actual foreclosure auction, and the very earliest that auction can be scheduled would be September 6. So if worse comes to worst and we lose the building, we would still have more than a month before we need to vacate. I guess CAST wasn't working with the correct timeline, so they've told us they will make one final attempt at getting the recoverable grant they were hoping to line up (essentially a 1yr bridge loan at 0% interest). It also gives Philip Bell a bit extra time to line up the loan he's been pursuing. Meanwhile we've had at least two other individuals expressed interest in purchasing the building before foreclosure as well. So yeah, all hope is not lost! But meanwhile I would urge folks at Sudo to make contingency plans in case we do need to move out in a month. Figure out how much space Sudo really needs, how much rent you can afford, and which other organizations you might want to team up with in case you find a building too large for Sudo alone. CCL is already actively looking for candidate spaces - mainly on loopnet, but there should be deals available on CraigsList and through word of mouth as well. Help wanted! Patrik On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM Bryan Raab via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: As someone fairly out of the loop on what’s going on is there something I’ve missed that can catch me up?Like what is the next step of Sudo? Please andThanks, Bryan Raab7073679223 On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:33 PM, Peter Mui via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM. Sincerely, -Peter _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

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Ajay Tallam
Bryan Raab
Chrisantha Perera
danarauz
Jake
Jake Watters
Jenny Ryan
Patrik D'haeseleer
Peter Mui
Philip Bell
Sarah Lockhart
Theresa Halula