Oakland Cannery Collective

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We are a group of artists: writers, painters, sculptors, musicians, and performers. Together with other artistic communities of Oakland, we seek localized policies to protect, engage, and enhance art and cultural activities, with support for community and social equity.

 

The goal is to develop a solid foundation that protects Oakland’s culture: to enrich and beautify our environment, while forming alliances to educate the public about the process and history through cultural platforms.

 

PRESS LINKS 

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Failed Cannabis Investments Leads to Artists Evictions at the Oakland Cannery

https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/failed-cannabis-startup-leads-to-evictions-oakland-18429711.php?fbclid=IwAR0M6nY0kgX5lxwIsQGUMYky0gyes5ro0Gp6BS3YkIyjfEWvc5HVQQlLwMk

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Oakland Cannery artists are getting squeezed out by the cannabis industry

Residents facing an Ellis Act eviction

https://oaklandside.org/2023/09/21/east-oakland-cannery-eviction-cannabis/

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A VICTORY FOR ARTIST LIVE-WORK HOUSING IN OAKLAND

https://brokeassstuart.com/2023/06/23/a-victory-for-artist-live-work-housing-in-oakland/?fbclid=IwAR3fzn_XYLqP4SbMhYMgMRbp502Tje_CeYQ2U5dPGluunrkhL5Y5WxVM2rU

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6 ORGANIZATIONS STEP IN TO SAVE THE OAKLAND CANNERY PROPERTY

Broke-Ass-Stewart 4/28/23 by Katy Atchison

https://brokeassstuart.com/2023/04/28/6-organizations-step-in-to-save-artist-housing-in-oakland/#

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Environmental Justice up in Smoke

Growing cannabis indoors hurts workers and communities. There’s a clear solution

Slate 4/6/23

https://slate.com/technology/2023/04/indoor-cannabis-cultivation-environmental-risks-oakland.html

 

By Evan Mills

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Oakland Environmental Group Sues City

Over Rubber-Stamp Approvals of Indoor Pot Farms

KQED 11/2/22

https://www.kqed.org/news/11930373/oakland-environmental-group-sues-city-over-rubber-stamp-approvals-of-indoor-pot-farms

 

By Dan Brekke

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Cannabis Company Ordered To Shut Down Diesel Generators
Threatening Historic Artist Space

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https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Cannabis-Company-Ordered-To-Shut-Down-Diesel-17310570.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=share-by-email&utm_medium=email

By Olivia Wynkoop

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• KQED NEWS 3/23/22

• A Denver-Based Firm Is Using Huge Diesel Generators to Grow Cannabis in East Oakland. Now the City Is Trying to Shut Them Down

• KQED NEWS 4/21/22

• Regulator Moves to Shut Down Diesel Generators at East Oakland Cannabis Facility

• KQED NEWS 6/29/22

• https://www.kqed.org/news/11918216/environmental-groups-line-up-behind-residents-to-try-to-shut-down-diesel-generators-at-oakland-cannabis-facility

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• KQED NEWS 7/28/22

• https://www.kqed.org/news/11920767/a-cannabis-business-in-east-oakland-continues-to-ignore-orders-to-shut-down-its-diesel-powered-generators
   

• Broke-Ass Stuart Bay Area Publication 3/18/22

• OAKLAND ARTISTS BATTLE WEED GROWHOUSE OVER “UNSAFE” LIVING CONDITIONS

• Contested Terrain Art Forum 4/22/21

• CBS KPIX 5' 3/8/18

• CBS KPIX 5' 2/8/18

• New York Times 3/30/18

• KQED 3/8/18