Best Appropriated Public Space
Lake Merritt
Best Charity
Alameda County Community Food Bank
Best College Professor With a Side Career
Michael Pollan
Best Community Garden
Oakland Rose Garden and Emeryville Community Garden (tie)
Best Company to Work For
Pixar
Best Completely Re-imagined Neighborhood
Temescal
Best Grassroots Political Movement
Legalization
Best K-12 Teacher
Russell Wright, Walden School
Best Local Activist
Van Jones
Best Local Idea
Urban Farming,
Sing Thing,
Three Stone Hearth, and
Oaklandish (tie)
Best Local Innovator
Stephen DeAngelo
Best Mixed-Use Building
David Brower Center
Best Motorcycle Club
East Bay Rats
Best Neighborhood
Temescal
Best New Cause
Save Oakland Libraries
Best Pick-Up Spot
Heart and Dagger Saloon, Bar Three Fifty-Five, The Layover, and Whole Foods (tie)
Best Place to Do Two Things at Once
Lake Merritt
Best Place to Hang Out
Lake Merritt
Best Place to Take the Kids
Children’s Fairyland
Best Remixed Religious Service
East Bay Church of Religious Science
Best Remodeled Park
Lake Merritt
Best Subversion of a Traditional Event
Oaktoberfest in the Dimond
Best Under-21 Hangout
924 Gilman
Best YouTube Celebrity
Ashkon Davaran and Kreayshawn (tie)