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Collected interviews · 2026

Stories

Every business we have interviewed so far. Filter by city, neighborhood, or the kind of business.

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The Food Mill storefront on MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, with its green awnings

Laurel, Oakland

Natural foods

The Food Mill

Preserved logo with a hand-lettered preserving jar

Rockridge, Oakland

Kitchen & preserving shop

Preserved

Doña restaurant entrance on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland

Piedmont Avenue, Oakland

Mexican restaurant

Doña

Modern Cliff’s Variety storefront with its red awning on Castro Street

Castro, San Francisco

Variety & hardware store

Cliff's Variety

Planterday logo with green botanical lettering and the words Your Mission-Driven Plant Shop

Rockridge, Oakland

Plant shop

Planterday

Bill’s Trading Post and Gem Gallery storefronts in Berkeley

Elmwood, Berkeley

Jewelry & Native American arts

Bill's Trading Post

The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse storefront

Temescal, Oakland

Creative Reuse Center

East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse