Updates from Around The State
Caption: Left: The newly opened Black Cultural Zone Welcome Center (Courtesy: Black Cultural Zone); Center: Ocean Beach Banner Art (Courtesy: Ocean Beach Main Street); Right: The Historic Palace Hotel in Downtown Ukiah (Courtesy: City of Ukiah).
CAMS Connection | Spring 2024
By: Brooke Fox, Marketing and Communications Consultant
Black Cultural Zone (East Oakland). New Co-working Space, Recording Studio and Resource Hub Opens in East Oakland. The Black Cultural Zone Welcome Center is among the Rise East initiative’s first investments to come to life from a $50-million plan to revitalize the neighborhood. Read More >
Destination Crenshaw. More Destination Crenshaw park space underway. View the rendering for a new pocket parks and public art between Slauson and Leimert Park Read More >
Downtown Gilroy. City Council Approves New Downtown Parking Lot Design. The site is currently a vacant lot and the former Gilroy Demonstration Garden. Talks have been ongoing to move the garden to another location in the city. Read More >
City of Oakley. Oakley planners approve housing project as part of plan to revitalize downtown. A new two-story commercial and multifamily residential facility will soon be in downtown Oakley, marking a significant step forward in the city’s ongoing efforts to revitalize its urban core. Read More >
Ocean Beach MainStreet Association New Banners for OB Celebrate ‘High Tides’ and ‘Good Vibes’. More than 30 local artists submitted concepts for the banners, an annual project of the OBMA. Learn More >
San Juan Bautista. City of San Juan Bautista looking to allow more food trucks within city limits. The proposed ordinance has no limit to how many can operate in town but that may change if the city starts seeing too many. Read More >
Viva Downtown Redding. Downtown Redding's East Street building revamp underway. About 20 suites at the property will be available for lease. They’ll range in size from 400 to 4,000 square feet. Read More >
Ukiah Main Street. City of Ukiah’s Move Blocks State Office of Historic Preservation Intervention for Palace Hotel. The State Historic Preservation Office says it cannot intervene in the fate of the landmark because Ukiah city officials’ actions preempted a role in the contentious local issue. Read More >