Hello!
Was hoping a day could get picked to do a major space clean out and Mop Removal? Would love to have the space to get the woodworking corner working and I’m sure there are valuable parts that we could set up an Ebay corner for that we just haven’t sorted through- I’d be happy to volunteer a few days for that!
-July
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From: Joe Liesner <blue393(a)lmi.net>
Date: Mon, May 20, 2024, 4:01 PM
Subject: [omni-consensus] Omni Security
To: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>
I found a man early this morning in the middle room just to the
right of the former Liberated Lens space. The space was
neat and looked very livable . . . he was watching video on
a computer monitor. I introduced myself and asked him to
be less belligerent with Andre. Andre is a FNB volunteer and
a volunteer custodian at Omni. He asked me to intervene
because this young man (light named Trevor) has been
threatening him. Andre says he has repeatedly observed
this young man sleeping overnight in the Omni.
I have been told that
“Trevor” is or has been a member of Sudo room and Sacred Maker space.
I hope that other members of those collectives will stop “Trevor’s”
violations of our safe space and non-habitation guidelines.
Thank you
joe
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Hey all
As you may know I also volunteer with scraper bikes. They recently had a break in and lost all their tools. Can I come by with a box and we could put together some tools for donation?
Thank you!
-July
Sent from my iPhone
Spencer,
Sorry I missed this thread from a few weeks ago. I'm wondering if we can
take this to a wiki (I get a digest of SudoDiscuss and it's not easy to
thread these conversations!)
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Awesome, I would love to hear more about your japanese notecard approach.
I'm an unabashed Obsidian + Anki user - and I think there are
tools/scripts/plugings that can resurface content "just in time" -- but
there is a danger of throwing everything in a digital file never to be seen
again.
How about a show and tell of current systems, would you be able to do a
recording at Sudoroom and I will set one up at THS? For me it will have to
be next month.
Some other questions:
- how do you begin to know what you don't know? How to create a syllabus
for a new domain of knowledge - what is too deep and what is too shallow -
mind mapping, skill trees etc
- how to organize analog notes - how to do "analog search"
- gamifying learning so that you actually want to review the things you
studied
- project based learning - how can you learn something new through a
project, but not get frustrated that you don't know the thing you are
trying to learn through the project...
- sharing list of resources, hackerspace wikis etc
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Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 09:47:08 -0700
From: Kent Leech <kent(a)kentleech.com>
Subject: [sudo-discuss] Re: Foreclosure
To: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org>, William Myers
<williamrmyers(a)gmail.com>
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I also prefer Option 1.
CAST-
https://cast-sf.org/
-Kent
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From: Jake via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org>
Reply-To: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org>
Date: Thu, May 2, 2024 at 6:09 PM
To: William Myers <williamrmyers(a)gmail.com>
Cc: <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org>
Subject: [sudo-discuss] Re: Foreclosure
>That's great that we're working with CAST!
>
>Option #1 looks great, and state law already gives us 90 days after any
>notice
>of default is filed by our lender. Even if that formally happened last
>week,
>we still have plenty of time to keep the building with CAST.
>
>Regarding the other options 2 and 3:
>Three months ago, Sudoroom discussed and formally voted not to move
>forward with people's programs and nothing has changed since then.
>If they want to try again, they'll have to propose it (along with
>explaining
>whatever has changed since last time) and then we can call a meeting to
>talk
>about it. I don't think Sudoroom will decide any differently than before.
>
>For context, the people wanting us to join with Peoples Programs have
>pushed
>really hard for that partnership but several collectives have given a
>clear No
>for an answer, and it's inappropriate that they keep trying to pressure us
>into that relationship. Unfortunately they have a pattern of trying to
>mobilize concern over timelines and the emergency of foreclosure to
>pressure
>us, along with other pressure tactics.
>
>Fortunately we should be able to easily move forward with just CAST!
>
>-jake
>
>On Thu, 2 May 2024, William Myers via sudo-discuss wrote:
>
>> Hello SUDOers,
>>
>> Tonight we are having our third meeting with CAST and we will be
>>discussing
>> moving forward on the 3 following plans.
>>
>>
>> 1. Work with CAST. They will try to get an extension for 90 days from
>> Mulberry, then CAST will use the time to fundraise to buy the building
>> outright. Afterward we would be subject to more strict rules imposed
>>by
>> CAST about Zoning laws, maintenance, firecodes etc.
>>
>>
>> 2. People program buys the building outright in the next 2 days and
>>they
>> run the ballroom, and manage the building.
>>
>>
>> 3. A combination of 1 and 2, CAST buys the building and People
>>Programs
>> supply's the funds. We would be subject to the CAST’s rules as in 1
>>but
>> would also provide people programs some ownership.
>>
>> I favor 1 as a sure thing, but will be considering all options, I would
>> like to get feedback on how SUDO would vote to support these options.
>>Feel
>> free to reply to the thread, or reply to me directly.
>>
>> Best
>> William
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 4:57 PM William Myers <williamrmyers(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello SUDO,
>>>
>>> I'm sorry to announce that the Foreclosure is moving forward and will
>>>have
>>> ~ 90 days to come up with around 1 million dollars or the building can
>>>be
>>> sold.
>>>
>>> - We will keep the ball rolling with our conversations with CAST to
>>> potentially come up with the needed funds
>>> - We will of course be looking into any other funding options, ideas
>>>are
>>> always welcome
>>>
>>>
>>> Best
>>> William
>>>
>>> *Below is correspondence and some notes from our Lawyer: *
>>>
>>>
>>> *Just wanted to let you know that the Mulberry Trust will be proceeding
>>> with foreclosing on the property. A new trustee will be taking over the
>>> work and proceed with the foreclosure. Mulberry Trust also wanted to
>>>let
>>> you know that they'll be adding a late fee of $283.90 to the principal
>>> since Omni didn't make a payment for April. Once the foreclosure is
>>>filed,
>>> they won't be able to accept any further payments. It's truly
>>>unfortunate
>>> that this happened but the MT did not have any other choice given the
>>> circumstances, and it does not look like there will be an assignment
>>>of the
>>> note to another individual or entity. *
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Below is an email I sent you previously regarding the timeline and
>>>Omni's
>>> right to pay the debt even after foreclosure begins. Note that the
>>>longer
>>> you wait, the more legal incurred by lender Omni will have to pay.
>>>Let me
>>> know if there's any way I can help.*
>>>
>>> *----*
>>>
>>> *If they proceed as quickly as possible, they can schedule a*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *foreclosure sale no sooner than 90 days after the date on which
>>> theyrecord a notice of default. Because the loan is a commercial loan,
>>> itis on a fast timeline.1. They have to give you notice of recording
>>>the
>>> notice of default.After the notice of default is recorded, the lender
>>>has
>>> to mail, post,record and publish a notice of sale.Omni has a right to
>>>pay
>>> the debt up to 5 business days before theforeclosure sale date. (See
>>>Civil
>>> Code Section 2924c(e). The dateis extended in various ways if the
>>> foreclosure sale doesn't happen.*
>>>
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Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 12:05:30 -0700
From: Kent Leech <kent(a)kentleech.com>
Subject: [sudo-discuss] Re: Need pictures of sudoroom in action!
To: Jake Watters <typeinthenumber(a)gmail.com>, SudoRoom
<sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org>
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Have you scraped Sudo¹s instagram feed? I¹ll see what I can dig up on my
phone and send it over. Peter Mui should have some good pics as well.
Here¹s some key things Cere and I thought of that Sudo has brought to the
community-
Fixit clinic; empowering the right to repair
Hacking synthesizers, electronic music
Bicycle lighting party
Women/Non-binary coding night
Fixing/hacking scientific equipment
Women who code
Free laptops
Solar power storage battery design
Laser cutting projects
Open lab for folks to create
Free Access to electronic materials
Incubator for a variety of art projects
Repair for sound equipment used for events
-Kent
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From: Jake Watters via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org>
Reply-To: Jake Watters <typeinthenumber(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon, May 6, 2024 at 11:20 PM
To: SudoRoom <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org>
Subject: [sudo-discuss] Need pictures of sudoroom in action!
> We need pictures of sudoroom and the people in it doing cool stuff! We're
> making a presentation for potential lenders who need to see how awesome
> sudoroom is!
>
> Presently missing pictures of people hacking raw electronics, using the
laser
> cutter, and the wood shop and lathe!
>
> Try to upload links to pictures, rather than the pictures themselves, if
you
> have a Google photos link for example. Or if you only are able to email
the
> pictures, just email them to me not to the list!
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> Can collectives be prepared to prepay April *June *if necessary?
Given the time it takes for external transfers to come in, the only way to
pay this in time to my understanding is to transfer money from either the
SR and/or SMAC account to pay this bill [because SR and SMAC also have
funds in Unify account, so its not external]. The amount transferred could
be quickly returned after other collectives pay rent + from a donation that
was offered.
The amount still needed to transfer temporarily from SR/SMAC would need to
total around $1800. Is this okay with collectives, especially SR and SMAC?
It is very crucial we pay our mortgage payment, especially given that
Mulberry is still deliberating whether or not to foreclose on us.
Paige
On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 11:06 PM Paige P <pgeplan(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Jesse, our lawyer, has said "Once the foreclosure is filed, [Mulberry]
> won't be able to accept any further payments." I checked the mail and see
> no foreclosure letter, so I believe we still need to be paying our mortgage
> payment for May sometime in the next couple days.
>
> Our current balance in our checking account is $153 + $3200 pending SR and
> SMAC rent that was just sent this night.
>
> The mortgage payment is $5,677.89. So we are short $2324.89...
>
> I do not know what other bills are due or if we are waiting on rent from
> other collectives.
>
> Can collectives be prepared to prepay April if necessary?
>
> Paige
>
>
I want to say that I’m sorry for the inappropriate email I sent out banning
Trevor. I thoughtlessly sent out an email full of complaints from a third
party which should have been kept private. This was a violation of both
parties' privacy, and contains a lot of harmful and dehumanizing language
that no one should have to experience. And worse, the unequal treatment of
a POC constitutes a racist double standard. I want to apologize for the
harm I’ve caused, and the damage and trauma I’ve caused by making POC in
our community feel unwelcome and targeted.
I sent out the message after receiving multiple complaints on multiple
channels, giving it a sense of intensity and urgency and was concerned
there was some immediate ongoing incident which now doesn’t seem to be
true. We have caught a lot of flack for not having a way to respond to
urgent issues, but I was not in a good mental state to be responding to
incidents, and was irresponsible for me to share this information. It was
illogical for me to respond at all, Safe Space Bans are only for people in
the building who feel unsafe, and other longer term bans are handled in
committee.
Again I want to say that I’m sorry for the harm that I’ve caused and
endangering our community. I hope I can regain the trust of those affected
by my actions.
- William
Hello SUDO Community,
I have an update on the foreclosure, I have attached a letter from CAST,
which also summarizes all of the updates. Basically Mulberry has told us:
1. X organization intends to pay off Mulberry Trusts’s loan to Omni
Commons of approximately $873,973.00
2. Here is a $10,000 non-refundable deposit to show we are serious.
3. Attach a copy of Omni's Board Resolution noting the agreement between
Omni and the organization paying off the loan.
4. If we do not hear from you by Tuesday, May 14th at 12pm, we will
direct the foreclosure trustee to file the paperwork.
CAST appears to be willing to work with us even if the foreclosure is
filed. But we also have the option to comply with Mulberry's requirements
and fundraise to purchase the building with funding from another source
within the 1 week timeframe. We will likely be entertaining proposals from
Peoples Programs and City In Motion at tomorrow's board meeting.
Please let me know if you have any questions, or ideas or insights.
Best
William
> I’m sorry for the delay on this. It turns out that the LOI should be
submitted by CAST to Omni Commons. We will turn around and submit this for
consideration by Omi Commons.
I wanted to highlight a few things:
-
I believe we have till Sunday evening or early Monday morning to share a
signed LOI for purchase to the Trust. This is to be accompanied by a
$10,000 check. We then have 24 additional hours to submit the full payment
to the Trust at which time the title is released to Omni Commons.
-
If this timing cannot be met, the foreclosure action will be undertaken
and there is 90 days to pay down the loan. The clock would essentially
start on Tuesday the 14th.
CAST has the ability to pay $10,000 for the deposit but not the balance
within 24 hours after that. Given this reality, we will let the Trust know
of our plans to pursue an LOI with Omni Commons and the need for additional
time to secure the balance of funds. This assumes that they advance to
foreclose.
- CAST would like to sign an LOI with Omni Commons as quickly as
possible so we can pursue funding to meet the 90 day foreclosure window. We
will not negotiate to assemble a partnership for purchase.
We encourage Omni Commons to explore all options.
-
People’s Program and City In Motion have both expressed interest and
have reached out to CAST. I will respond to both and encourage them to
speak with Omni Commons directly.
-
We recommend that you determine, separate from CAST, if their offers
are viable and you wish to sell the building to either of them. We don’t
want to hold you up if you are able and prefer to resolve the matter
immediately.
I like this article. Nice points here
the term "Digital de escalation"
I am rethinking my way of learning and using technology. While I cannot
live without tablets and laptops, and my electronic pencil, reintroducing
paper notebooks, flashcards and print books has improved my productivity
greatly.
I think digital deescalation and working out ways to reduce online learning
is going to be a new future trend!
https://ethic.es/english/tech-savvy-sweden-leads-global-push-to-ban-screens…
"Dans adds that in the case of Spain, in many places «the tablet and the
pad or the traditional book already coexist. Many teachers will tell you
how drawing, touch, handwriting help development, memory and creativity.
Digital tools are useful, but we must combine them with handwriting and
traditional reading. Learning to ride an electric scooter is fine, but you
have to know how to walk first»."
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
