... was a project to steward a building in Oakland, California for community use.
We started with a lease in 2014, bought it with a short-term loan in 2016, and after failing to
find a long-term lender, finally sold it in 2024 to CALLI
for the price of the remaining debt.
This was a site of dreams, disappointment, drama, struggle, chaos, profound joy and deep harm.
People met, came of age, got married, and died here. Countless orgs began with a meeting here.
Others ended here in tears. The word is now full of alumni and/or bitter survivors of the charismatic mess that was Omni.