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About Us Dec 2025 Our story goes something like this: Forty years ago, Berkeley's now-famous cooperative, the Cheeseboard , opened its doors. In 1997, inspired by their own success, they helped open another bakery based on cooperative principles. Arizmendi Oakland debuted that year on Lakeshore Avenue, named after the Basque labor organizer . The endeavor was a hit, so what next? They decided to open another bakery, this time in San Francisco.