Originally Posted by
jade408
Because it is pretty hard for Oakland to attract development for a whole host of reasons that are way off topic for this thread. A community-oriented grocer is in the fundraising phase for West Oakalnd at the moment, but several mainstream grocery projects have fell off in that area over the past couple years.
The new east Oakland store took like 20 years of effort.
New mall in neglected East Oakland 'changing the community' - SFGate
Hi Jade408
Do the farmers markets accept the EBT program? The reason I ask is that in Portland the markets not only accept them, but also have an exchange rate of 3/1 for the first ten dollars they spend. This purchase choice has been very helpful to the community members who need the support.