Press

General

• Oakland’s ‘Omni Commons’ Connecting Culture, Collectives & Community in a Big Way,” by Ashley Villarreal, 2 October 2017
• Law and Policy for a New Economy: Sustainable, Just, and Democratic. Edited by Melissa K. Scanlan, Elgar Publishing, 2017
• "Oakland Warehouse Artists Unite to Stay Safe — And to Petition City Hall,” by Cy Musiker. KQED News, 17 January 2017.
• “On New Year’s Eve at Oakland warehouses, the party may be over,” by Rachel Swan and Kimberly Veklerov. SF Chronicle, 30 December 2016.
• “Ghost Ship fire: One group’s experience highlights Oakland’s heavy-handed approach for artist spaces,” by Erin Baldasarri. East Bay Times, 28 December 2016.
• “After Ghost Ship, Cities And Artists Clash Over DIY Venues,” by Michelle Threadgold. The Daily Good, 13 December 2016.
• “Costly, cumbersome permitting system forces music, art events underground,” by Erin Baldasarri. East Bay Times, 9 December 2016.
• "5 Years After Occupy Oakland, Still Fighting for the 99 Percent," by Andrew Stelzer. KQED News, 9 October 2016.
• “Imagining the (R)Urban Commons in 2040,” by David Bollier. Commons Transition, 23 Nov. 2015.
• “Featured Organization: Omni Oakland Commons,” SF Museum of Modern Art, 21 Oct. 2015.
• “Radically Sharing Temescal,” by Julian Mark. East Bay Express, 21 Jan 2015.
• “Omni Commons in Oakland Stretches to Make a Community Space Permanent,” by Leif Haven. SF Weekly, 8 Jan. 2015.
• “Spirit of Occupy Lives on in New Super-Collective,” by Matthews Artz. Oakland Tribune, 2 Jan. 2015.
• “The Omni Wants to Open its Doors,” by Sarah Burke. East Bay Express, 30 Dec. 2014.
• The Omni Oakland Commons — A Community Space Fundraiser. Make:, 23 Dec. 2014.
• Announcing the Winners of the 2015 Oaklandish Innovators Awards! - Oaklandish, 19 Dec. 2014.
• “Omni Commons supporters work to build a free, open community workspace,” by Nina Zou. Oakland North, 19 Dec. 2014.
• “Omni Commons Opens Collaborative Space for Collectives in Oakland,” by Mira Luna. Shareable, 16 Dec. 2014.
• “Oakland’s Omni Commons Space is Where it’s At,” by Eric James Anderson. Oakland Local, 18 Nov. 2014.
• “Newly Formed Multi-Disciplinary Collective Omni Oakland Eyes Former Omni Building,” by Julian Mark. East Bay Express, 19 March 2014.

Member Collectives & Projects

Safer DIY Spaces

• “Mixed Reaction from Arts Activists as Oakland Mayor Says She’ll Seek Another Term,” by Cy Musiker. KQED News, 18 April 2017.
• “Despite city’s attempts, Oakland warehouse owners still evicting tenants,” by Erin Baldarassi. East Bay Times, 13 March 2017.
• “Oakland fire: Artists band together to stem evictions, make spaces safe,” by Erin Baldarassi. The Mercury News, 12 December 2016.
• “A Path Toward Protecting DIY Spaces,” by Eillie Anzilotti. Citylab, 7 December 2016.

Counter Culture Labs

• Harhen, Nora (2016-04-08). "Back and Forth: Counter Culture Labs". The Daily Californian.
• “Cow Milk Without the Cow is Coming to Change Food Forever,” by Marcus Wohlson. Wired, 15 April 2015.
• “DIYBio and Open Science Changed My Life (And Could Change Yours),” by Milo Toor. Discover Magazine, 10 June 2015.

Sudo Room

• “Accelerator and Incubator Alternatives,” by Hannah Auger. Dataconomy, 25 December 2015.
• “Oakland's Sudo Mesh Looks to Counter Censorship and Digital Divide With a Mesh Network,” by Ben Valentine. TechPresident, 21 July 2014.
• “Website Aims to Record Everything About Oakland,” by Matthew Artz. Oakland Tribune, 18 Jan. 2014.

Timeless, Infinite Light

• “Can Poetry Unravel Capitalism?” by Sarah Burke. East Bay Express, 18 March 2015.

Material Print Machine

• “The Write Stuff: Kate Robinson on What Happens If We Don’t Make Art with Our Excess Energy,” by Evan Carp. SF Weekly, 17 Dec. 2015.

Events

• “Howard Zinn Book Fair celebrates people’s history, future,” by Evan Carp. SF Gate, 10 Nov. 2015.
• “Screening of the film Concerning Violence,” KPFA.org, October 2015.
• “Political Puppetry to Set Oakland Aflame,” by Sarah Burke. East Bay Express, 30 September 2015.
• “Music fans to pedal-power the sound at Bicycle Music Festival,” by Hailey Simpson. The Bay Bridged, 18 Sep. 2015.
• “Spellbound Cinema: The HÄXÄN Film Festival,” by Sarah Burke. East Bay Express, 26 August 2015.
• “Megapolis Festival Celebrates the East Bay's Sonic Boom,” by Sam Levin. East Bay Express, 2 June 2015.
• “East Bay Theater Troupe Agile Rascal Kicks off National Tour — By Bike!” by Jessi Phillips. SF Weekly, 14 May 2015.
• “‘Let The Fire Burn’ Screens on 30th Anniversary of MOVE Bombing,” by Dani Burlison. KQED.org, 9 May 2015.
• Don’t Spy On Us Concert, EFF.org, March 2015. (https://www.eff.org/event/dont-spy-us)
• “Artists break out of their genres onstage in Poets Theater,” by Evan Carp. SF Gate, 21 Jan. 2015.
• “Best of 2014: Top 5 Innovation Stories,” by Sophia Ellson. Oakland Local, 2 Jan 2015.
• “Art’s Not Dead: 15 New Projects and Spaces in the Bay Area,” by Sarah Hotchkiss. KQED.org, 18 November 2014.

Awards

• “Nonprofit of the Month: Omni Commons” Oaklandish, 1 May 2015.

East Bay Express “Best of the East Bay 2015” Awards:

• Best Place to Get Radicalized: Omni Commons
• Best Poetry Press: Timeless Infinite Light
• Best DIY Science Group: Counter Culture Labs
• Best Free Shakespeare: Free Theater

Alternative Exposure’s Southern Exposure Awards:

• Liberated Lens (2015)
• Material Print Machine (2014)
• Birdhouse Art Collective (2014)
• Publication Studio (2014)
• Bay Area Public School (2013)
• Black Hole Cinemathque (2013)
• Sudo Room (2013)