This 2-page spotlight of state stories can be used as a handout to raise awareness about local, employee owned companies.
- The Local Butcher Shop — Berkeley, CA
- Promotoras Cooperative — Berkeley, CA
- Proof Bakery — Los Angeles, CA
- Slow Bloom Coffee Cooperative – Redlands, CA
- California Solar Electric Company – Grass Valley, CA
- Rockman et al – San Francisco, CA
- Adams and Chittenden – Berkeley, CA
- Davis Home Pros – Walnut Creek CA
- Mariposa Gardening & Design – Berkeley, CA
- Sun Light & Power – Berkeley, CA
- Box Pack and Ship – Los Angeles, CA
- Echo Adventure Cooperative – Groveland, CA
- Niles Pie – Union City, CA
- A Slice of New York – Santa Clara, CA
- The Stud – San Francisco, CA
- Scruf Pet Care Collective – Oakland, CA
- Ariza Cheese – Los Angeles, CA
- Mandela Grocery – Oakland, CA
- TeamWorks Cleaning – Sunnyvale, CA
- Cheese Board Collective – Berkeley, CA
- LA EWDD – EWDD’s Rapid Response Team & BSC Help Employees Buy Business From Boss (2018)
- LAFLA – City Efforts to Support Small Businesses and Business Cooperatives (2013)
- Oakland City Council – Resolution Supporting the Development of Worker Cooperatives in Oakland (2015)
- SELC – Press and Info Packet for the Oakland Worker Cooperative Development Ordinance (2016)
- BACE – Letter of Support for Oakland Worker Coop Ordinance (2016)
- Next City – Oakland Is Claiming Its Worker Cooperative Capital Title (2015)
- East Bay Express – Oakland City Council Looks to Provide Support for Worker Cooperatives (2015)
- City of Fremont – State of the City Address
- Forbes – Californian City Looks To Keep Its Factories Locally-Owned
- SELC – Santa Clara says YES to Creating a City for Worker Coops to Thrive (2019)
- USFWC – Santa Clara City Council Supports Worker Cooperatives (2019)
- NCBA – Santa Clara, California is taking steps to invest in worker cooperatives (2019)
- City of Santa Clara – City Council and City Staff study session on Worker Cooperatives (2019)
- Mercury News – How employee ownership can prevent loss of beloved businesses and local jobs (2019)
- City of Berkeley – Worker Cooperative Policy 2017
- City of Berkeley – Resolution Recommendation Feb 2016
- City of Berkeley – Resolution Recommendation Dec 2015
- SELC – Worker Cooperative City Policies
- Bay Area Cooperative Ecosystem – Berkeley’s Worker Cooperative Economy
- SELC – Berkeley Policy to Support Worker Cooperatives 2017
- SELC – Historic Berkeley Vote Supporting Worker Cooperatives
- SELC – Berkeley Worker Cooperative Resolution Passes!
- Berkeleyside – Op-ed: Berkeley worker co-op resolution could usher in equitable economic development (2016)
- City of Richmond – RFQ (July 2011)
- Presentation of Mondragon Cooperative by Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and Marilyn Langlois of Office of Mayor of Richmond City (Video, October 2010)
- Cooperation Richmond
- Shareable – How Cooperation Richmond is empowering marginalized communities to build an equitable economy (March 2018)
- Terry Baird – Richmond’s Cooperative Initiative (Vide, October 2011)
- Camou – Cities Developing Worker Cooperatives: Efforts in 10 Cities
- Eatable – Local caterers take the boss out of the kitchen (May 2014)
- Financial Times – When the workers run the show (2012)
- Fast Company – Hippie Capitalism: How An Impoverished U.S. City Is Building An Economy On Co-ops (May 2012)
- LA Times – They’re owning this cooperation (November 2011)
- GEO – Richmond, California’s Green Party Mayor Signs “Letter of Intent” with Spain’s Mondragon Coops
- Richmond Confidential – A new business model for Richmond (October 2010)
- City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency- Internal Worker Coop Policy (2018)
- City of Santa Ana – Resolution Supporting the Development and Growth of Worker Cooperatives (2017)
- Santa Ana Policy Economic Development Committee – Update (2017)
- Chispa – Worker Cooperatives Pave The Way For A Community Driven Economy In Santa Ana (2017)
- LA Times – As Santa Ana gentrification hits their pocketbooks, immigrants turn to co-ops to help make ends meet (2017)
- NPQ – Another City Comes Out for Converting Local Businesses into Worker Cooperatives (2017)
- OC Weekly – Santa Ana City Council Takes First Step Towards Supporting Worker Cooperatives (2017)
- Orange County Register – Santa Ana is first Orange County city to formally support worker cooperatives (2017)
- Voice of OC – Santa Ana Officials Endorse Worker-Owned Businesses and Declare Intent to Support Them (2017)