NIMBY

While we apply for matching funds development grants, private foundation arts grants, and low interest business development loans to see NIMBY through the pending move we need community support to tide us over. If 1,000 people commit $50 to the campaign - NIMBY can do it.

A great thanks to everyone who has hit that PayPal button and made their voice heard. NIMBY only exists to serve the community and especially now it is great to hear the community saying they want NIMBY to keep going.

Thanks to everyone below for being a NIMBY donor.

James Reffell, Busse Design USA, Muhammed Mentese, Mayfield, Kelly Anders, Nicholas Winterhalter, Daniel Garcia, Ilo Kratins, Frog Gilmore, Jerry Jones, Zach Coffin, Robert Sommer, Blair Davis, Marie Louise Galgani, Robert D Fischer, Plumb Loco, Arshad Tayyeb, Rachael Norman, Greg Tse, Gerald Cargile,  Joseph Gratz, Wildilocks Pty Ltd, Bradley Ballard, David Fine, Sasha Harris-Cronin, Pouneh Mortazavi, David Grant, Lisa Pesnichak, Karen Tarapata, Julia Cody, Paul Fairchild, Nelson Carpentier, Alec Bennett, Insights Online, Bena Currin, Glenn Hughes, Justin Young

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A number of spaces have been looked at. There are two options, both in Oakland, that would work very well for NIMBY 2.0. The one we are most excited about is huge, has a ton of private outdoor space, loading docks, enough electricity to run anything and everything, and of course those high ceilings that let us build big stuff. Here is just a small glimpse of part of it. (Taken on a phone.)

This space presents a huge array of possibilities; permanent gallery space for large (and small) scale art, permanent performance space, and never-ending shop space and storage capacity. Our imaginations are working over time thinking of all the possibilities. Also, we get a new neighborhood to spruce up and make safe. Snook is already talking about how he wants to landscape the property along the street.

We are meeting with several City of Oakland officials to talk more about the NIMBY relocation later this week. This expansive, blank canvas of a property will be our focus as we move forward in the planning stages. We will continue looking at other properties both to keep our options open and because Rachael loves shopping - especially for big things.

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