Last week the Level Playing Field Institute issued a report which found that in the IT sector of  our economy there exists bias which adversely affects women and under-represented minorities (Specifically Native Americans, Blacks, and Latinos) .

"It’s a too well kept a secret that Oakland is a center for very dynamic entrepreneurs," says Nancy Pfund, a managing partner of DBL Investors. "While Silicon Valley might get more press, Oakland is a powerful new entrance in the Bay Area’s entrepreneurship talent pool."

Have you been thinking about adding some natural flare to your home garden, office or apartment?

Code for Oakland on June 4 along with the two pre-sessions on May 23 and June 3 are about a lot of things-- a few of which I'll describe a little later, but first let me describe what they are not.