With a newly launched coalition aimed to support revitalizing downtown Oakland, one small business owner is optimistic about the future of her hometown.
“I live in Oakland, so I wanted to service my own community,” Claudia Atkinson, the owner of Wild One Boutique, told CBS News Bay Area. “And that’s why I chose Oakland.”
Atkinson started her business out of her garage in West Oakland and opened her first brick-and-mortar shop in downtown Oakland about three months ago…