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Oakland Local Currency
ACORN stands for Alternative Currency for Oakland Residents and Neighbors.

It’s also a reference to the first residents of our region, the Ohlone people, whose staple food was acorns.

And of course, it’s a perfect fit for a town called Oakland.

How is an alternative currency related to municipal ID cards for undocumented residents?

Acorn exchanges take place via debit cards; no scrip or coins are involved.

Any and all Oaklandresidents who want to participate—not just those who need a municipal ID—can get a debit card with their name, address and photo on the front.

Residents from neighboring communities can get acorn debit cards that don’t include the ID information. If there are no bills or coins, how can participants check on how many acorns they have?

As with regular online banking, participants access their acorn account via computer or cell phone.

They can get information by calling a toll-free number.

They will be able to transfer currency by phone between family accounts or to other individuals who have accounts.

They will be able to upload currency into their accounts at several retail stores in the community.

Although most people do not  realize it, more than ninety percent of US dollars are in the form of electronic bits; acorns will essentially be in the same medium as the dollar.

Who’s keeping track of all these transactions?

The Acorn governing body is maintaining meticulous records of all transactions. In addition, the governing body provides you, the merchant, with information on the sales trends of your particular products or services.

Perhaps best of all, you receive timely and appropriately formatted information for tax purposes. A large sector of our Oakland economy is nonprofits. How can acorns help them?

First, nonprofits will of course benefit from the five-percent discount whenever they purchase local goods and services with acorns.

Second, nonprofits may choose to use acorns for some percentage of their payroll costs.

Third, nonprofits can encourage donations by accepting them in the form of acorns.

And finally, as acorn participants, nonprofits will receive free publicity showcasing the good work that they are doing.

The most important step you can take now is to spread the word about acorns throughout our city.

Talk to customers, vendors, friends, family, neighbors, and fellow business owners.

As more and more folks buy and sell with acorns, more and more real wealth is created.

Let’s make Oakland a vibrant, prosperous community for us all!

Where can I get more information? Noibtno (talk) 03:46, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Orlando Johnson Oakland California
This story is about a man name Wilson Riles Jr who met a young man name Orlando Johnson and introduced me to the Green Party and mentor this young man who only have a high school degree, been in juvenile hall, group home, cya, city jail, county jail, penitentiary about community building from the grass roots and about local and community wealth. This started in the year 2001

Orlando got the tools and ran for mayor of Oakland 2006 and drop out the race and in 2007 Wilson explained visually how a local currency can work on a local id card and the benefits of the who community.

Orlando was then introduced to a small group called Oakland Municipal City I’d Card Coalitions which Orlando became apart of.

2009 Orlando decided to ran for mayor of Oakland on the platform of Oakland Local Currency & Oakland Municipal City Id card.

2010 Orlando drop out the mayoral race and became a campaign manager and finished 6 place with a budget under $3,000

Orlando & Wilson and Oakland Municipal City I’d Card Coalitions keep spreading the awareness and in 2012 the Oakland City Council Voted 6 to 1 to approve Oakland Municipal Id Card First In the nation.

2019-2023 work with Alameda County Care Connect, a frontline worker Peer 2 Peers Advisory and also lead the tech department with community & computer related skills building

2023 Orlando is continuing to spread the educational tool about Oakland Own Currency and how @having a public bank in Oakland for the city

2023-2025 Green Party Of The United States Of America

https://www.facebook.com/orlandojohnson2010?mibextid=LQQJ4d

https://instagram.com/1orlandojohnson?igshid=MjEwN2IyYWYwYw== Noibtno (talk) 08:50, 28 July 2023 (UTC)