Hi all,
FYI. Oakland was named by Popular Mechanics as the #3 city in the country for start-ups. Nice little blurb and video at:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/news/startup-city-americas-best-places-to-start-a-business#slide-3

One of the companies mentioned is called Taktia. Hand-held CNC router. - 
http://www.taktia.com

One final thing, there is an Oakland Makers group in case you’re interested in being involved with a community here in Oakland focused on making / manufacturing.

http://oaklandmakers.org 

Ciao,
Mark

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Mark Martin, PhD
Regional Director (DSN), Bay Area
Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development
California Community Colleges

(650) 248-7728
markmartin@peralta.edu
http://CaliforniaTechEdResources.org