San Francisco/Bay Area M3 Race Meetup Group's First event was held July 30, 2009

Representatives from  the evening's sponsor, OneCalifornia Bank were there along with Nell Merlino of Count Me In, to chat about the importance of good banking relationships during these----and any---economic times. Linda Russell of MugShots School Photography shared her experience in successfully securing an SBA Loan and Robin Moorad, Imago Associates shared specifics about the process and the documentation required.

Kat Taylor, Founder of OneCalifornia Bank shared the genesis of the bank and it's focus on helping low income individuals, households, and communities build and protect assets through fair and innovative banking products, Jeff Cheung, President told us a bit about those products and programs of interest. Salvador Menjivar, executive Director of the One California Foundation shared with us information about some of the wonderful things the foundation has been able to achieve in the community thus far.