<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I'll be there just before 9 as well.</div><div>Front door at 2135 should be open if no one is there.<br><br>sent from +1(415) 728-5800</div><div><br>On Jun 5, 2012, at 8:05 PM, Marina Kukso <<a href="mailto:marina.kukso@gmail.com">marina.kukso@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p>Omw with 2 chairs I picked up off the side of the road and construction paper. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 5, 2012 7:53 PM, "Patrik D'haeseleer" <<a href="mailto:patrikd@gmail.com">patrikd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I may drop by around 9, in case anyone is still there...<br><br>Patrik<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 6:36 PM, jenny ryan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tunabananas@gmail.com" target="_blank">tunabananas@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Just got this! Heading over now...<br><br><br><span style="font-size:87%">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S™ II Skyrocket™, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone.</span><div>

<div><br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>Subject: Re: [sudoroom] **CRITICAL** Update for 2135 broadway, Oakland, CA <br>From: Marina Kukso <<a href="mailto:marina.kukso@gmail.com" target="_blank">marina.kukso@gmail.com</a>> <br>

To: Eddan Katz <<a href="mailto:eddan@oaklandlocal.com" target="_blank">eddan@oaklandlocal.com</a>> <br>CC: "<a href="mailto:sudoroom@lists.hackerspaces.org" target="_blank">sudoroom@lists.hackerspaces.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:sudoroom@lists.hackerspaces.org" target="_blank">sudoroom@lists.hackerspaces.org</a>> <br>

<br><br><p>Well hell, that is certainly doocratic! I can't make it right now but will see you all tomorrow.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 5, 2012 5:58 PM, "Eddan Katz" <<a href="mailto:eddan@oaklandlocal.com" target="_blank">eddan@oaklandlocal.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">


<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Yeah, tomorrow night would be better anyhow. Just wanted to invite everyone to when George gives me the keys.</div><div>We'll meet at Tech Liminal as usual and maybe walk over to 2135 afterwards?</div>


<div><br><br>sent from <a href="tel:%2B1%28415%29%20728-5800" value="+14157285800" target="_blank">+1(415) 728-5800</a></div><div><br>On Jun 5, 2012, at 5:55 PM, Victoria Bogdan <<a href="mailto:bogdan.victoria@gmail.com" target="_blank">bogdan.victoria@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>


<br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Can we also celebrate tomorrow during normal Sudo Room meeting times? Maybe we can all walk down there? If you have the keys/ access perhaps we can check it out? :)<br><br>


<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Eddan Katz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eddan@oaklandlocal.com" target="_blank">eddan@oaklandlocal.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>


<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
  <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
    Hey there Sudo people.<br>
    <br>
    I dropped by the 2135 Broadway building and saw the owner George at
    3 (he's always there at 3pm apparently) to see if there was any
    update on some of the offices. Apparently, the empty office out
    front was just secured by someone and the first floor room (near
    common area) was also just snatched up.<br>
    <br>
    I did not want to lose this opportunity at this location, though it
    does seem like there's a lot of turnover in the building. Given that
    we're in the first week of June already, George was willing to waive
    the month of June rent. So I decided to put a deposit down on
    several of the rooms - the "box office"; the orange closet (near the
    common area) and the upstairs offices that Matt previously
    described. <br>
    <br>
    We negotiated down to $575 for the box office and the orange closet
    combined [I wrote him a check for $1,150]. Separately, he was
    willing to rent the office #1 next to the reception upstairs for
    $300/month. [I wrote him a check for $600].<br>
    <br>
    Regardless of the collective Sudo Room decision on the space, I
    thought with sharing just a couple offices with some of you folks in
    strategic locations, we could then use the common areas for
    meetings, conferences, classes, with a waiting/reception area as
    well as the box office room.<br>
    <br>
    If anyone wants to join me at 6:15pm at 2135 Broadway, it would be
    great to get a chance to celebrate over some beers nearby.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
    <br>
    -Eddan</font></span><div><div><br>
    <br>
    <br>
    On 6/3/12 1:55 PM, Matthew Senate wrote:
    <blockquote type="cite">We can post locations we find here: <a href="http://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/" target="_blank">http://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/</a><br>
      <br>
      We need at least address, phone, details from each property.<br>
      <br>
      You can use the web form on the site, send an email to <a href="mailto:info@sudoroom.org" target="_blank">info@sudoroom.org</a>,
      or simply tweet @sudroom or #sudoroom.<br>
      <br>
      I'm going to send a text to my twitter account to tweet @sudoroom,
      which we'll be able to pull into crowd map later.<br>
      <br>
      You can also attach pictures and video. We can export everything
      as a CSV later.<br>
      <br>
      // Matt<br>
      <br>
      <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Marina
        Kukso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marina.kukso@gmail.com" target="_blank">marina.kukso@gmail.com</a>></span>
        wrote:<br>
        <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
          Hi friends,
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>looking forward to seeing all of you at 2PM at oscar
            grant plaza for our scouting session. bring your bikes and
            phones as we might be using crowdmap to share what we find
            as we scout.</div>
          <div>
            <br>
          </div>
          <div>i've also tried to distill some of the main questions,
            comments, and concerns from everyone's emails on this space
            and placed them on the riseup pad (<a href="https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom" target="_blank">https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom</a>).
            feel free to add more questions/comments/concerns, answer
            any questions, respond to any of the raised points, and
            continue discussing.</div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>if you have any trouble accessing the pad, here are the
            notes i added:</div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>Questions:
            <div>- When does the decision have to be made by?</div>
            <div>- How would it work to start with one space and move
              into others?</div>
            <div>- Does the room itself have a separate door/lock from
              the front door?</div>
            <div>- Can everyone have keys to the front entrance and/or
              to the room itself?</div>
            <div>- How big is the classroom?</div>
            <div>- It was mentioned that the classroom is available for
              anyone to use. How does the signup for the classroom work?
              How early do you have to book it? Does it have a separate
              key, etc?</div>
            <div>- What would happen with tech liminal - would we
              continue to have meetings there? Relatedly, how long can
              we continue to meet at tech liminal while we look for a
              permanent place?</div>
            <div>- Who will be on the contract? <br>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div>Concerns:</div>
              <div>- Too expensive per sq ft?</div>
              <div>- Is it worth it to spend money on a temporary space
                for 2 months? Would it be better to save money and stay
                in tech liminal until a better space comes along?</div>
              <div>- Is it too small to be practical?</div>
              <div>- If spaces in this building come up for rent often
                (and the manager is flexible and allows month to month
                rent on them frequently), how urgent is it to move on
                this particular spot?</div>
              <div>    - One issue to consider here is that the front
                room may not come up for rent often - there are a number
                of rooms in this building, but only one that faces the
                street. (MK)</div>
              <div>- Governance, membership, and financial issues will
                need to be resolved ASAP if we agree to move forward
                with the space.</div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div>Comments:</div>
              <div>- Good location</div>
              <div>
                <div>    - Two of the spaces in the building are
                  accessible - questions about accessibility the
                  upstairs office space.</div>
                <div>    - Near BART</div>
                <div>    - Lots of foot traffic in this neighborhood</div>
                <div>    - Creative neighbors may provide opportunities
                  for cross-pollination</div>
                <div>- Low initial capital investment</div>
                <div>- Street-facing room allows for signage/other
                  creative recruitment mechanisms.</div>
                <div>    - The "box office" room is not itself a
                  storefront; there is a small foyer in the building
                  with nothing in it. However, the "box office" does
                  have a large window that opens into the foyer and is
                  visible from the street. I think there are many
                  opportunities for utilizing that window and folks are
                  already discussing possibilities for eye-catching and
                  awesome recruitment mechanisms. (MK)</div>
                <div>- Flexibility of rental contract is a positive.</div>
              </div>
              <div>- Landlord is friendly to the project.</div>
              <div>- Landlord is flexible in terms of rooms rented -
                many possibilities for moving into additional spaces
                (building has a variety of spaces that are more/less
                conducive to solitary, collaborative, and other modes of
                work). Landlord is open to providing discounts on
                additional spaces once first space is rented.</div>
              <div>- Shared classroom space is little-used and available
                for all tenants.</div>
              <div>- Space has wifi and landlord is open to possibly
                wiring it in the future</div>
              <div>
                <div>
                  <div>- The small size of the room can be an advantage
                    instead of a disadvantage. It will make it easier to
                    maintain a "hub of activity" feeling with fewer
                    people, and the image of several hackers seen
                    through the window trying to fit into the room will
                    make the case demonstratively that we need a bigger
                    room.</div>
                  <div>
                    <div>- The curb in front of the building is zoned
                      for 2 spots for loading and unloading - this may
                      be useful for setting up a way to receive
                      donations of hardware in a spot easily accessible
                      to the public.</div>
                  </div>
                  <div>
                    - Existence of a space is likely to increase
                    interest and bring in new sudoers</div>
                </div>
                <div>- Existence of a space creates "facts on the
                  ground" that will energize and motivate existing
                  sudoers to maintain it.</div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div>
            <div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div><br>
                <br>
                <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 10:55
                  PM, Marina Kukso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marina.kukso@gmail.com" target="_blank">marina.kukso@gmail.com</a>></span>
                  wrote:<br>
                  <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">michael
                    and i actually were wondering what the situation was
                    with that building as we checked out 2135 broadway
                    today. it's seemed empty for at least a couple years
                    (i've never seen anything but the current posters
                    there). the kapor center site says that they plan to
                    move in in 2013...
                    <div>
                      <br>
                    </div>
                    <div>also, while we're on the topic of neighbors of
                      2135, to the right of 2135 is a psychic. to the
                      right of the psychic (with the tile mosaic
                      entryway) is the separate entrance to the upstairs
                      part of 2135 (this is the entrance for the
                      upstairs double office - option #3 in matt's
                      original email). to the right of that is a
                      currently empty spot that will have a new
                      organization moving in starting in june: the sound
                      room (bay area jazz and arts) <a href="http://secondsaturdaysalon.com/" target="_blank">http://secondsaturdaysalon.com/</a>.
                      the sound room is also somehow partnered with the
                      space directly to the left of 2135 - 2131 broadway
                      (the papered-up space all the way on the left in
                      this streetview: <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=loc:+Broadway+at+22nd+Street+Oakland+CA+US&ll=37.810827,-122.26721&spn=0.003458,0.005284&hnear=Broadway+%26+22nd+St,+Oakland,+Alameda,+California+94612&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.810651,-122.267318&panoid=VXpIKY0QFTgDutXU5EfIag&cbp=12,284.7,,0,11.24" target="_blank">https://maps.google.com/?q=loc:+Broadway+at+22nd+Street+Oakland+CA+US&ll=37.810827,-122.26721&spn=0.003458,0.005284&hnear=Broadway+%26+22nd+St,+Oakland,+Alameda,+California+94612&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.810651,-122.267318&panoid=VXpIKY0QFTgDutXU5EfIag&cbp=12,284.7,,0,11.24</a>).
                      2131 had an art show yesterday as part of art
                      murmur. this is listed as a sound room event on
                      the sound room site: "Art show featuring
                       Faultline ArtSpace will be held at 2131 Broadway
                      - in the same building as our space but on the
                      adjacent corner." however, by today everything at
                      2131 was packed up and empty, so it's not clear
                      what the situation is with 2131.</div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>either way, it looks like the spot will have
                      interesting neighbors moving in soon, and
                      potentially folks we would want to get in touch
                      with (at the very least because of the surprising
                      resonances between our organizations' names: sudo
                      room/sound room)</div>
                    <span><font color="#888888">
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>- marina</div>
                      </font></span>
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <div><br>
                          <br>
                          <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 2, 2012
                            at 10:23 PM, Eddan Katz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eddan@oaklandlocal.com" target="_blank">eddan@oaklandlocal.com</a>></span>
                            wrote:<br>
                            <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
                              <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> It
                                turns out the neighbors directly across
                                the street from 2135 Broadway will be
                                the future home of the Kapor Center (<a href="http://www.kaporcenter.org/" target="_blank">http://www.kaporcenter.org/</a>). 
                                Or they may already have some offices
                                set up in there? I haven't seen anyone
                                come in or out when I've passed by. Does
                                anyone know anything about that? <br>
                                <div>
                                  <div> <br>
                                    <br>
                                    On 6/2/12 9:03 AM, Jehan Tremback
                                    wrote:
                                    <blockquote type="cite">
                                      <p>Well we are the hackers. We
                                        will be the ones using it. The
                                        most important part is that
                                        wherever we go, we hack in
                                        there. Aq</p>
                                      <div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 2,
                                        2012 8:53 AM, "Eddan Katz" <<a href="mailto:eddan@oaklandlocal.com" target="_blank">eddan@oaklandlocal.com</a>>

                                        wrote:<br type="attribution">
                                        <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
                                          <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
                                            <div>Regarding Tech Liminal,
                                              it was my understanding
                                              that we still wanted to
                                              have meetings there and
                                              that this is a temporary
                                              (6-month) initiative to
                                              formulate aspects of
                                              SudoRoom's identity not as
                                              easily developed from
                                              those meetings at Tech
                                              Liminal.</div>
                                            <div><br>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>Also, I think it
                                              worthwhile mentioning that
                                              the curb in front of the
                                              building is zoned for 2
                                              spots for loading and
                                              unloading - this may be
                                              useful for setting up a
                                              way to receive donations
                                              of hardware in a spot
                                              easily accessible to the
                                              public.</div>
                                            <div><br>
                                              <br>
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                                              On Jun 2, 2012, at 8:46
                                              AM, Eddan Katz <<a href="mailto:eddan@oaklandlocal.com" target="_blank">eddan@oaklandlocal.com</a>>

                                              wrote:<br>
                                              <br>
                                            </div>
                                            <blockquote type="cite">
                                              <div>
                                                <div>I think we should
                                                  put a big sign on the
                                                  window of the office
                                                  facing the street
                                                  (bullet-proof, as the
                                                  manager mentioned)
                                                  that says:</div>
                                                <div><br>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>"Help us get a
                                                  bigger: <a href="http://SudoRoom.org/" target="_blank">SudoRoom.org</a>". </div>
                                                <div><br>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>With the placement
                                                  of the sign along
                                                  people's walk home
                                                  from the BART to the
                                                  lake - I can imagine
                                                  getting our money
                                                  back, renting more
                                                  practical space in
                                                  that building and then
                                                  some, imho. The image
                                                  of several hackers
                                                  seen through the
                                                  window trying to fit
                                                  into the room will
                                                  make the case
                                                  demonstratively that
                                                  we need a bigger room.</div>
                                                <div><br>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>For those who have
                                                  seen the place, I can
                                                  think of no better
                                                  space that evokes the
                                                  name - Sudo Room.</div>
                                                <div><br>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>[constraints are
                                                  the canvas of
                                                  creativity]</div>
                                                <div><br>
                                                  sent from <a href="tel:%2B1%28415%29%20728-5800" value="+14157285800" target="_blank">+1(415)

                                                    728-5800</a></div>
                                                <div><br>
                                                  On Jun 1, 2012, at
                                                  5:18 PM, "Patrik
                                                  D'haeseleer" <<a href="mailto:patrikd@gmail.com" target="_blank">patrikd@gmail.com</a>>

                                                  wrote:<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                </div>
                                                <blockquote type="cite">
                                                  <div>On the other hand
                                                    - what do we really
                                                    gain by renting a
                                                    temporary 150 sq ft
                                                    room, that we
                                                    couldn't get at
                                                    TechLiminal for
                                                    free? Place to leave
                                                    stuff lying around?
                                                    Is 150 sq ft even
                                                    big enough to fit us
                                                    all?<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    As long as Anca is
                                                    happy to host us
                                                    (and I think having
                                                    the extra traffic is
                                                    probably a good
                                                    thing for
                                                    TechLiminal) I don't
                                                    see a good reason to
                                                    spend our small
                                                    amount of funds on a
                                                    separate room that
                                                    we don't truly need
                                                    and that would only
                                                    be a temporary fix
                                                    anyway. I'd say
                                                    let's spend some of
                                                    that money on Anca,
                                                    and stay at
                                                    Techliminal at least
                                                    until we find
                                                    something more
                                                    permanent..<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    Also, as soon as we
                                                    start paying rent on
                                                    a monthly basis, we
                                                    need to get serious
                                                    about monthly paying
                                                    memberships as well.
                                                    But so far we
                                                    haven't done much to
                                                    make people eager to
                                                    pay for a
                                                    membership. <br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    Besides, if this guy
                                                    really has lots of
                                                    spaces and they come
                                                    up for rent often,
                                                    there really isn't
                                                    any need to jump on
                                                    whatever he has
                                                    available right now.
                                                    I'm sure he'll have
                                                    some other spaces
                                                    open next month as
                                                    well.<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    Patrik<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                    <div class="gmail_quote">On
                                                      Fri, Jun 1, 2012
                                                      at 4:57 PM, Jenny
                                                      Ryan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jenny@thepyre.org" target="_blank">jenny@thepyre.org</a>></span>
                                                      wrote:<br>
                                                      <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
                                                        Matt, and also
                                                        Eddan &
                                                        Timon - thanks
                                                        for moving on
                                                        this! I think
                                                        this could be a
                                                        fantastic
                                                        initial space
                                                        for Sudo Room..<br>
                                                        <br>
                                                        Location is
                                                        great, though
                                                        150 square feet
                                                        is absurdly
                                                        small. How big
                                                        is the classroom
                                                        we could use?<br>
                                                        <br>
                                                        Overpriced for
                                                        the size, imho,
                                                        but the
                                                        visibility we
                                                        could definitely
                                                        work wrt
                                                        outreach for the
                                                        group... though
                                                        with the rest of
                                                        the building's
                                                        amenities
                                                        available to us,
                                                        might be a good
                                                        bet. <br>
                                                        <br>
                                                        Would love to
                                                        meet on
                                                        Saturday, though
                                                        would have to be
                                                        early afternoon
                                                        for me to make
                                                        it (send-off
                                                        party for our
                                                        yurt builder
                                                        & current
                                                        resident,
                                                        Morten, in our
                                                        garden on
                                                        Saturday
                                                        starting around
                                                        4! email me if
                                                        you'd like to
                                                        come :)<br>
                                                        <br clear="all">
                                                        Jenny<br>
                                                        <a href="http://jennyryan.net/" target="_blank">http://jennyryan.net</a><br>
                                                        <a href="http://thepyre.org/" target="_blank">http://thepyre.org</a><br>
                                                        <a href="http://thevirtualcampfire.org/" target="_blank">http://thevirtualcampfire.org</a><br>
                                                        <a href="http://technomadic.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">http://technomadic.tumblr.com</a><br>
                                                        <br>
`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`<br>
                                                        <div>
                                                          "Technology is
                                                          the campfire
                                                          around which
                                                          we tell our
                                                          stories."<br>
                                                          -Laurie
                                                          Anderson<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Storytelling
                                                          reveals
                                                          meaning
                                                          without
                                                          committing the
                                                          error of
                                                          defining it."<br>
                                                           -Hannah
                                                          Arendt<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "To define is
                                                          to kill. To
                                                          suggest is to
                                                          create."<br>
                                                          -StĂ©phane
                                                          MallarmĂ©<br>
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`</div>
                                                        <br>
                                                        <br>
                                                        <br>
                                                        <div class="gmail_quote">
                                                          <div>On Fri,
                                                          Jun 1, 2012 at
                                                          3:24 PM, Eddie
                                                          A Tejeda <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eddie.tejeda@gmail.com" target="_blank">eddie.tejeda@gmail.com</a>></span>
                                                          wrote:<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
                                                          <div> Matt..
                                                          thanks for
                                                          leading this.
                                                          I think this
                                                          is a great
                                                          opportunity.
                                                          If I
                                                          understand
                                                          this
                                                          correctly,
                                                          there are
                                                          multiple
                                                          spaces
                                                          available and
                                                          we can start
                                                          with one and
                                                          move into
                                                          other ones as
                                                          needed? If
                                                          that's the
                                                          case I think
                                                          it makes
                                                          perfect sense
                                                          to start with
                                                          the smaller
                                                          space and grow
                                                          as needed.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          I also this
                                                          it's a cool
                                                          location. When
                                                          do you need to
                                                          make the
                                                          decision by?<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          --<br>
                                                          Eddie A Tejeda<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="gmail_quote">
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>On Thu,
                                                          May 31, 2012
                                                          at 11:48 PM,
                                                          Matthew Senate
                                                          <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mattsenate@gmail.com" target="_blank">mattsenate@gmail.com</a>></span>
                                                          wrote:<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>Howdy
                                                          Folks,<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          We've been in
                                                          search of a
                                                          space. There
                                                          are lots of
                                                          options, and
                                                          bigger,
                                                          brighter
                                                          futures rest
                                                          on the
                                                          horizon.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          On Weds, Eddan
                                                          found this
                                                          listing on
                                                          craigslist: <a href="http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3036298243.html" target="_blank">http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3036298243.html</a>
                                                          seen here: <a href="https://mapsgoogle.com/?q=loc:+Broadway+at+22nd+Street+Oakland+CA+US&ll=37.810827,-122.26721&spn=0.003458,0.005284&hnear=Broadway+%26+22nd+St,+Oakland,+Alameda,+California+94612&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.810651,-122.267318&panoid=VXpIKY0QFTgDutXU5EfIag&cbp=12,284.7,,0,11.24" target="_blank">https://maps.google.com/?q=loc:+Broadway+at+22nd+Street+Oakland+CA+US&ll=37.810827,-122.26721&spn=0.003458,0.005284&hnear=Broadway+%26+22nd+St,+Oakland,+Alameda,+California+94612&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.810651,-122267318&panoid=VXpIKY0QFTgDutXU5EfIag&cbp=12,284.7,,0,11.24</a>
                                                          <div> <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          I gave George,
                                                          the property
                                                          manager, a
                                                          call. I had
                                                          seen some
                                                          other offices
                                                          in his space
                                                          months before,
                                                          he has lots of
                                                          spaces and
                                                          they come up
                                                          for rent
                                                          often. All
                                                          month-to-month
                                                          contracts, and
                                                          a lease if we
                                                          really want
                                                          one He said he
                                                          was available
                                                          today at 3pm.
                                                          I showed up
                                                          and Eddan and
                                                          Timon joined
                                                          in.
                                                          <div> <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          We saw three
                                                          offices. I
                                                          have
                                                          photographs
                                                          stored on a
                                                          proprietary
                                                          memory device
                                                          and will
                                                          retrieve them
                                                          ASAP upon
                                                          apprehension
                                                          of the proper
                                                          cable.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          1. $500 /
                                                          month 350 sq
                                                          ft - The
                                                          LISTED ROOM -
                                                          has WiFi
                                                          access, on the
                                                          ground floor,
                                                          outlets,
                                                          lights. It is
                                                          a good deal
                                                          for the size,
                                                          but it is not
                                                          very close to
                                                          the street.
                                                          One must walk
                                                          through a
                                                          hallway,
                                                          through a
                                                          half-office,
                                                          and down
                                                          another
                                                          hallway (all
                                                          disability
                                                          accessible) to
                                                          get to it.
                                                          This is not
                                                          bad, just a
                                                          bit removed
                                                          from public
                                                          view.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          2. $400 /
                                                          month (no
                                                          exact measure,
                                                          but about 150
                                                          sq. ft). - The
                                                          BOX OFFICE
                                                          (calling it
                                                          that for
                                                          short). Has a
                                                          window, is
                                                          just a few
                                                          feet inside
                                                          public-facing 
                                                          street-level
                                                          doors in the
                                                          same area as
                                                          the LISTED
                                                          ROOM. Also has
                                                          WiFi Access.
                                                          Sits directly
                                                          outside a
                                                          shared
                                                          building
                                                          "classroom"
                                                          area available
                                                          to all
                                                          renters, just
                                                          sign up ahead
                                                          of time. If we
                                                          rent the BOX
                                                          OFFICE, we can
                                                          occasionally
                                                          use the LISTED
                                                          ROOM while
                                                          it's open<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>3. $350 /
                                                          month (no
                                                          exact measure,
                                                          but no bigger
                                                          than 400 sq
                                                          ft) - The
                                                          DOUBLE OFFICE
                                                          is upstairs,
                                                          at the very
                                                          top of the
                                                          entrance
                                                          steps. It has
                                                          access to an
                                                          unused, common
                                                          "reception"
                                                          area that
                                                          would be
                                                          available for
                                                          our usage. It
                                                          has cable and
                                                          wifi internet
                                                          access. The
                                                          DOUBLE OFFICE
                                                          includes two
                                                          offices that
                                                          are connected,
                                                          side-by-side.
                                                          The rear door
                                                          has<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          All rooms have
                                                          access to the
                                                          "classroom"
                                                          area on the
                                                          ground floor,
                                                          just need to
                                                          sign up as
                                                          described
                                                          above. The
                                                          building just
                                                          got faster
                                                          WIFI service
                                                          provided by <a href="http://Sonic.net/" target="_blank">Sonic.net</a>
                                                          installed
                                                          recently.
                                                          George is
                                                          interested in
                                                          providing
                                                          line-access to
                                                          internet in
                                                          all ground
                                                          floor offices
                                                          in the future,
                                                          we could also
                                                          do this
                                                          ourselves he
                                                          offered. <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Also, we can
                                                          potentially
                                                          rent multiple
                                                          of these
                                                          spaces, or
                                                          move from one
                                                          to other
                                                          available
                                                          spaces in the
                                                          building at a
                                                          later time. <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          In order to
                                                          move forward
                                                          with this
                                                          space (and not
                                                          to lose
                                                          footing), I
                                                          have a
                                                          proposal:<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <b>Sudo Room
                                                          should
                                                          consider
                                                          "dipping" it's
                                                          toe into the
                                                          BOX OFFICE
                                                          space (no. 2
                                                          above) by
                                                          investing a
                                                          portion of our
                                                          fund-raiser
                                                          funds of $200
                                                          first month
                                                          (50% off for
                                                          move-in), $400
                                                          obligatory for
                                                          last month
                                                          (which can be
                                                          july if we
                                                          wish), and a
                                                          redeemable
                                                          $400
                                                          deposit--at a
                                                          grand total of
                                                          $1,000,
                                                          lasting to at
                                                          least July</b>.
                                                          This would
                                                          only commit us
                                                          to two months
                                                          in the space,
                                                          the first
                                                          month of which
                                                          (June) we can
                                                          sort out all
                                                          the precise
                                                          governance,
                                                          tax, and
                                                          income issues,
                                                          by consensus,
                                                          in order to
                                                          move forward
                                                          (remain,
                                                          expand, or
                                                          move) with
                                                          this space and
                                                          our future!<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          I propose we
                                                          hold a
                                                          discussion on
                                                          this email
                                                          thread, use
                                                          our other
                                                          online tools,
                                                          convene an
                                                          in-person
                                                          meetup on
                                                          Saturday
                                                          (anywhere
                                                          that's
                                                          available),
                                                          consider all
                                                          the issues and
                                                          list them on
                                                          the wiki,
                                                          convene
                                                          briefly again
                                                          on Sunday with
                                                          whoever can
                                                          make the
                                                          "scout
                                                          session"
                                                          (still on),
                                                          and plan to
                                                          move forward
                                                          on Monday
                                                          having begun
                                                          due diligence
                                                          to consider if
                                                          we have the
                                                          blessings of
                                                          our community!<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Please add
                                                          notes in reply
                                                          to this
                                                          thread, on
                                                          this pad (for
                                                          anonymous
                                                          communication
                                                          too): <a href="https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom" target="_blank">https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom</a>
                                                          and ultimately
                                                          we'll put
                                                          everything on
                                                          the Wiki on
                                                          Saturday to
                                                          sort out by
                                                          Monday. <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          On clarifying
                                                          note: it seems
                                                          to me that it
                                                          would be
                                                          prudent to
                                                          maintain the
                                                          Sunday
                                                          "scouting"
                                                          event for due
                                                          diligence
                                                          reasons, and
                                                          for future
                                                          option
                                                          reasons!<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          // Matt<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          p.s. Note that
                                                          time is
                                                          crucial
                                                          because other
                                                          folks
                                                          (including
                                                          some we bumped
                                                          into while on
                                                          tour) are also
                                                          looking at
                                                          these spaces,
                                                          and with the
                                                          first of the
                                                          month
                                                          approaching,
                                                          it is in the
                                                          property
                                                          manager's best
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