Do you own a digital camera? Want to share your ‘vision’ of Oakland? Visit (and shop) Oakland, take some photographs and send them to us – info@odalc.org.

The ODALC would like to thank Iv Javier, Founder of Kreativebones, graphic design for agreeing to design our website.

The Oakland Merchants’ Leadership Forum was created in 1991 to provide a cohesive voice for the now 40+ Neighborhood Business Districts in Oakland. Comprised exclusively of volunteers throughout the city’s business community, OMLF promotes neighborhood business districts as a key element of the City’s economic development strategy.

Minami Tamaki LLP is dedicated to providing quality legal representation at competitive rates with an emphasis on personalized service. In keeping with their roots as a minority-owned firm, Minami Tamaki LLP is committed to the improvement of our communities, country and world by working with integrity for justice, equality and community every day.

The Broadway/Valdez District Specific Plan represents an effort to guide City officials in developing strategies to provide destination retail and mixed use development along Broadway between 23rd Street and Interstate 580 (Project Area Map). Broadway is viewed as the Citys Main Street…

ODALC met with the City of Oakland for the first time. We spent an hour with Kathy Littles, Ph.D. (Cultural Funding Coordinator) @ 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 9th Floor discussing the mission of the Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center and a number of engaging topics.