“While the 40×40 Council has taken charge of building a vision and implementing the $100 million plan, Oakland Thrives has come to act as a backbone for Rise East, focusing on analysis, planning, and fundraising — including securing the $50 million commitment from Blue Meridian Partners.
‘When the community gets to design this themselves, that sense of ownership and that sense of autonomy going forward is so powerful and kind of irreplaceable,’ said Moore.”