@mcc (as a makerspace board member, responding in a wholly unofficial capacity) - what a nightmare for everyone. kind of surprised that it happened even though they apparently own the building - I do think raising commercial rents is a part of it, the makerspaces that I've seen thrive generally have a below market rate landlord. I read this article; the previous executive director that quit after only a year and a half seems ominous. But the crucible is in some ways not really comparable to my org because they employed 80+ people and made millions of dollars, and we're volunteering with no employees and less money. I do think it's easy to say "financial mismanagement" and extremely hard/impossible to manage finances in a way that everyone agrees is correct especially when big expenditures often involve information that is confidential and there's turnover on the board. https://oaklandside.org/2026/10/29/the-crucible-west-oakland-abrupt-closure-financial-turmoil/