Oakland (Bay Area)

King's Boxing Gym

King's Gym offers the facilities, tools and trainers to help you achieve your goals in the sport of boxing.  With both men's and women's locker rooms, free lockers, complete cardio and weight facilities, several speed bags, and of course a ring, King's can align you with a personal trainer who will walk you through your workouts as well as train you to develop your skills in the ring.

Diego's Power Alley Gym

Diego's Power Alley Gym is one of the few gyms in the bay area owned and operated by a competitive bodybuilder, Diego Chairs. The gym offers personalized training and nutritional consulting all to help you achieve your personal fitness goals.

Open 6 days a week, Diego's offers a full range of lifting equipment and free wights in addition to a sauna, boxing room, aerobics, and massage services.

715 Fitness

715 Fitness is an athletic training company. We like to think of every client as an athlete at heart and strongly believe that training that way brings out the heart and determination in all of us. Whether or not you are currently in sport or are a retired athlete we want to bring you a vigorous workout enhance your body and mind. Our job is to keep you on your toes just as you would in the game. Bring us your goals and let us help you make them a reality.

Landmark Education

Landmark Education is a global educational enterprise committed to the fundamental principle that people have the possibility of success, fulfillment, and greatness.

It offers The Landmark Forum, seminars, and courses that are innovative, effective, and immediately relevant. The ideas, insights, and distinctions on which Landmark Education's technology is based and the results it has produced make Landmark a leader and innovator in the field of training and development.

Souley Vegan

Souley Vegan, established in 2006 has quickly become a staple in the community.  Many Souley Vegan customers enjoy the great vegan dishes three or four times a week, which is a testament to the quality, taste and diversity of the menu.

Located in the downtown Oakland area near Jack London Square, Souley Vegan offers delicacies to include southern fried tofu, mustard greens, black eyed peas, and tofu burgers - all of which will completely make you fall in love with the restaurant as well as the vegan diet.

Everett and Jones

With a rich family tradition and a continual standard of excellence, Everett and Jones has established itself as one of the premiere barbecue and soul food restaurants in the Bay Area.  With 5 locations you are never too far away from some of the best ribs, links and brisket that the bay has to offer.

Although every Everett and Jones restaurant maintains the same level of excellence related to their food, some of the locations take it to another level by providing full bar, live entertainment and other social activities and events. The 126 Broadway location in Oakland has a steady calendar of performers on the weekends as well as plenty of television screens to enjoy your favorite sporting events.

Dorsey's Locker

Established in 1941, the Dorsey family has been serving some of the best soul food the bay area has to offer. Under the supervision of Joe Dorsey in the kitchen, Dorsey's Locker continues the family tradition of serving the best soul food with a taste of the 'home made'.

Dorsey's features steaming platefuls of southern home cooking. Any day of the week, choose from a swimmy selection of seafood, including deep-fried or grilled catfish fillets and prawns, or try robust helpings of fried chicken, liver and onions, and more.

Looney's Smokehouse

Looney's Smokehouse combines excellent barbecue with mouth-watering side dishes to create the ultimate barbecue experience.  Currently with 3 locations in the Bay Area, Looney's is a great place to go for a southern barbecue feast.

Although the Berkeley location is listed, be sure to visit the other locations.  Looney's in Oakland (5319 Martin Luther King Jr. Way) offers live music and entertainment.  To find out more about the entertainment schedule, menu, happy hour, or other events, please visit the website or use the contact information above.

Awaken Cafe

Awaken Cafe is an award-winning world-class espresso bar, tea house, beer and wine bar, performance venue & art gallery in the heart of the new downtown Oakland. We pride ourselves in providing excellent customer service in a welcoming community environment. We sell premium, organic coffee beans in refillable cans and the best home brewing equipment.

People's Grocery

The mission of the People's Grocery is to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of West Oakland. West Oakland is a community with the highest joblessness and chronic disease rates in the city—its residents also have limited access to healthy and fresh foods. Our work involves increasing local supply of fresh foods; advocating for living-wage business and job opportunities; and developing strong relationships and community leadership.

To support their efforts of creating food justice the People's Grocery offers several community programs to include: