One Lake Merritt (1LM) is a sustainable plan to redevelop the historic Oakland Auditorium. A joint venture between local partners, 1LM is a comprehensive and inclusive economic development project that embraces community benefits as the primary goal. 1LM's inclusive economic stimulation works by engaging hospitality, arts & entrepreneurship to drive local growth & taxes. Competing plans have far too many unknowns vs the community driven 1LM redevelopment plan from Creative Development Partners.

“This provides the kind of access (to jobs) that tech doesn’t, we need jobs that match the labor force as it exists right now — we would love to think that the tech industry was open and accessible to every resident in Oakland, but that’s not the case.” —Randolph Belle of Creative Development Partners