Comments on: Mandela Foods: Urban Art Gallery? http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2008/06/10/mandela-foods-urban-art-gallery/ Words from a Non-Leftist Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:54:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A resident of West Oakland http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2008/06/10/mandela-foods-urban-art-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-2193 A resident of West Oakland Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:15:46 +0000 http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2008/06/10/mandela-foods-urban-art-gallery/#comment-2193 "a small hiding place"? It's space for a bathroom with some supplies sitting in it. You say there's 300k just sitting around, but where do you get your info? Nadel put in 100k, but the other 200k isn't even in MMP's hands, It goes directly from CEDA to the contractors. You complain about the lack of updates, you complain about the fact that it's still not open, but If you had to rely on the City of Oakland to help you open a community-owned grocery store in an area that has not had a real grocery store for over a year, and has not had a grocery store that was actually tailored to the people who live there for god knows how long (if ever)...if you were in that position, what do you expect you would do? I mean come on, there's construction going on in there, something is actually happening, something I've been hoping for since I moved to this often forgotten part of Oakland. I rather have MMP at least try, then just watch the City throw money at something that I never even see. Whatever, you talk about this place as if the only thing we do here is "hid weed". “a small hiding place”? It’s space for a bathroom with some supplies sitting in it. You say there’s 300k just sitting around, but where do you get your info? Nadel put in 100k, but the other 200k isn’t even in MMP’s hands, It goes directly from CEDA to the contractors. You complain about the lack of updates, you complain about the fact that it’s still not open, but If you had to rely on the City of Oakland to help you open a community-owned grocery store in an area that has not had a real grocery store for over a year, and has not had a grocery store that was actually tailored to the people who live there for god knows how long (if ever)…if you were in that position, what do you expect you would do? I mean come on, there’s construction going on in there, something is actually happening, something I’ve been hoping for since I moved to this often forgotten part of Oakland. I rather have MMP at least try, then just watch the City throw money at something that I never even see. Whatever, you talk about this place as if the only thing we do here is “hid weed”.

]]> By: curious observer http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2008/06/10/mandela-foods-urban-art-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-1905 curious observer Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:51:23 +0000 http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2008/06/10/mandela-foods-urban-art-gallery/#comment-1905 Mandela Foods' website says it is waiting for permits. Where can the average citizen go to find these permit applications? How long do the permits usually take to get approval? Mandela Foods' website also states that it has the hardware; refrigerators, etc. Where is this stuff being store? Since Mandela Foods received $300K of public money, aren't these issues supposed to be transparent? I want to know! Mandela Foods’ website says it is waiting for permits. Where can the average citizen go to find these permit applications?

How long do the permits usually take to get approval?

Mandela Foods’ website also states that it has the hardware; refrigerators, etc. Where is this stuff being store? Since Mandela Foods received $300K of public money, aren’t these issues supposed to be transparent?

I want to know!

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