Local Economy is a member-supported community space at 6028 College Avenue in Oakland, California, opening in early October 2025. We’ll be open Wednesday to Saturday, 11-4pm, as well for a wide variety of events, workshops, and meetings.

There will be a small retail space inside featuring utilitarian goods for correspondence and preparedness as well as a coffee cart operated by Painted Leopard, a microroaster in the East Bay.

If you’d like to learn more about becoming a member of Local Economy, check out our memberships page.

To see some of the events we have planned through the end of the year, take a look at our Coming Attractions.

And we have a FAQ, of course.

Local Economy is owned operated by us, Sarah Rich and Alexis Madrigal. We’re writers and long-time residents of Oakland. We live a short walk from the space. We look forward to meeting you.