[sudoroom] **CRITICAL** Update for 2135 broadway (Folks Meeting at 5PM tonight at Awaken Cafe)

[Patrik D'haeseleer]

Buy the way - if we do get a nice visible front room with a streetside
window, it would be a good idea to put a big poster in the window to
announce our presence. Maybe just our logo, and "SUDOROOM: A New
Hackerspace for Oakland!" Big enough to fill maybe half the window, but
leave plenty of space for people to look in.

I still think that we could put up a similar poster in TechLiminal's
window, saying "Now hosting - SUDOROOM: ...". If everyone else seems more
excited about moving out of TechLiminal asap, I don't mind being outvoted -
just making my voice heard, is all.

Patrik

On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso at gmail.com>wrote:

> Matt, Eddan, and Timon,
>
> Thank you for your efforts on this! It's so surprising when things happen
> fast all of a sudden...
>
> Before I get into thoughts about the space, following up on Matt's
> suggestion, we'll be Awaken Cafe downtown starting at 5PM to meet up. If
> you can make it, come by. If a different time tonight works better for you,
> send an email to the list.
>
>
> Regarding the space itself, what a fantastic opportunity! This is an
> absolutely ideal location, is accessible, has a friendly landlord, has
> month to month rent, is within our estimated budget, has wifi, has a
> street-facing option, and offers future flexibility to move into more
> spaces and/or between spaces.
>
> My feeling is that the "box office" option (plus perhaps one of the
> upstairs rooms and regular access to the classroom) is an excellent starter
> opportunity for beginning to work on the kinds of things that everyone
> actually wants to do.
>
> I also think that there are two benefits to having the space beyond
> actually having the space:
>
> 1) A visible space brings in new potential members (and more potential
> money)
> 2) A space helps all of us sudoers to maintain energy, momentum, and
> interest with something to focus on and work to maintain - it creates
> "facts on the ground," so to speak.
>
> Finally, if we wait for the perfect space, it may never come. This spot
> fits the initial sudo "room" concept we've been thinking about the last few
> months (it's short-term, flexible, small initial capital required, and
> allows for expansion).
>
> I really support it.
>
> Look forward to seeing all of you tonight at 5 at awaken cafe downtown if
> you can make it, and if not, tomorrow at the scouting event at 2PM at OG
> Plaza (bring bike if you have it).
>
> - Marina
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Jenny Ryan <jenny at thepyre.org> wrote:
>
>> Matt, and also Eddan & Timon - thanks for moving on this! I think this
>> could be a fantastic initial space for Sudo Room..
>>
>> Location is great, though 150 square feet is absurdly small. How big is
>> the classroom we could use?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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 :)
>>
>> Jenny
>> http://jennyryan.net
>> http://thepyre.org
>> http://thevirtualcampfire.org
>> http://technomadic.tumblr.com
>>
>> `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
>>  "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
>> ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Eddie A Tejeda <eddie.tejeda at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> I also this it's a cool location. When do you need to make the decision
>>> by?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Eddie A Tejeda
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 11:48 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Howdy Folks,
>>>>
>>>> We've been in search of a space. There are lots of options, and bigger,
>>>> brighter futures rest on the horizon.
>>>>
>>>> On Weds, Eddan found this listing on craigslist:
>>>> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3036298243.html seen here:
>>>> 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<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>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We saw three offices. I have photographs stored on a proprietary memory
>>>> device and will retrieve them ASAP upon apprehension of the proper cable.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> 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 Sonic.net 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.
>>>>
>>>> Also, we can potentially rent multiple of these spaces, or move from
>>>> one to other available spaces in the building at a later time.
>>>>
>>>> In order to move forward with this space (and not to lose footing), I
>>>> have a proposal:
>>>>
>>>> *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*. 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!
>>>>
>>>> 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!
>>>>
>>>> Please add notes in reply to this thread, on this pad (for anonymous
>>>> communication too): https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom and ultimately
>>>> we'll put everything on the Wiki on Saturday to sort out by Monday.
>>>>
>>>> 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!
>>>>
>>>> // Matt
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>> interest to move folks in soon.
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Eddie A Tejeda
>>>
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