Sustainable Communities in the central urban SF Bay Area

Location
Berkeley, CA 37.87-122.26 94704US
Meetups
255 so far
Rating
East Bay Cohousing - Berkeley/Oakland/Emeryville/SF area 4.50 4.5029

Join others seeking community living opportunities in the urban East Bay and San Francisco, member-led ecovillages, for raising kids or for retirement. Connect to cohousing neighborhoods where you can have privacy and know your neighbors, permanently-affordable housing cooperatives, and even group houses for shared living.

East Bay Cohousing (EBCOHO) is an umbrella group supporting people doing individual site-search and project-development efforts. 5 of the last 6 resales in Berkeley Cohousing and Doyle Street Cohousing in Emeryville have been to EBCOHO members.

We often have more events than our MeetUp-driven home page can show effectively, so please click on our Calendar to see more and join for free to get involved. There's no charge for basic membership, but supporting members get discounts on meetings, socials, and workshops, cohousing books, and Cohousing Coaching.

There's more cohousing in Oakland than any other U.S. city, and long-established built communities in Berkeley, Emeryville, and Pleasant Hill - learn about openings and new communities that you can be a part of here; find other community seekers and join forces.

We have active groups with potential sites in North Oakland, forming groups in Fremont and the Oakland Hills, and rental/resale openings in existing communities in the area, regular tours, plus occasional field trips to the extended Bay Area, Green Festival/SolFest booths, regional gatherings and more. We're the micro-region with the most existing cohousing and the most new communities happening. Join us this month for hot events with exciting speakers and discussions. Find others who share your vision for supportive neighbors. Do it for yourself, for your family, for your parents, do it for the Earth. Make 2009 the year to find YOUR community connection.

Where?
2904 College Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 704-8222
Who’s coming?
9 Yes / 8 Maybe

Want to attend?

Seattle-based author Cecile Andrews, our friend from Seattle who spoke at the EBCOHO Finding Community fair in 2007, a voluntary simplicity-movement leader and community organizer with lots to share relevant to cohousing and fostering community in existing neighborhoods, will be speaking at Mrs. Dalloway's books on College near Ashby in Berkeley this Sunday. Read more

What members are saying

 If you are curious about cohousing and gotta find out more, this is the group to join. These resources are in the epicenter of the cohousing world. ... 

 This is a group of do-ers, not just talkers. Great people all around. 

Join East Bay Cohousing - Berkeley/Oakland/Emeryville/SF area

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Coaches & Hosts: Raines Cohen and Betsy Morris (chez Berkeley Coho)

What's new?

  • Nov 6
    • New member
      “I am a student and am interested in cooperative living.”
  • Nov 4
    • New member
      Ari
      “I am interested in joining an intentional community. I have a strong environmental background, and want to diminish my carbon footprint by living simply.”
    • New Greeting for
      “Welcome to East Bay Cohousing, Annie. There are a lot of folks in the area thinking about community, and sometimes openings in existing communities, but the best way is to be part of the process of making it happen.”
      posted by Raines Cohen
  • Nov 3
    • New member
      “interested in possibly moving”
    • New Greeting for
      “Welcome to East Bay Cohousing, Paul. When you get a chance, please introduce yourself by filling out a profile for the best community connections. Visit our Calendar to see many upcoming events that may be of interest.”
      posted by Raines Cohen
    • New member
    • New discussion
      Started by Raines Cohen.
    • New Greeting for
      “Welcome to East Bay Cohousing, Sanae. By coincidence, we're giving a presentation in Austin Wednesday night! We look forward to helping you find community in the East Bay. Resales are rare, but a new Temescal neighborhood group is forming to make an offer on an existing property, and people involved in creating new community have the best success rate of getting into cohousing in the area.”
      posted by Raines Cohen
  • Nov 2
    • New member
      “I was a resident of S. F. Bay Area for 35 years. I was relocated to Houston, TX 6 years ago. Now I am retiring and looking forward to live in the East Bay. I like the idea of living in a community.”