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"Opening today in the former Elmwood Cafe space at 2900 College Avenue, Baker & Commons is a brunch restaurant and community hub run by former Elmwood manager Kara Hammond and East Bay hospitality veteran Eric Wright; fans of Elmwood’s pastry will be happy to know the same pastry chef is on the team. Elmwood Cafe had shuttered suddenly last month amid renewed criticism over a 2015 incident of racial bias, leaving the neighborhood without a central business many residents relied on, and Baker & Commons aims to fill that gap." - Caleb Pershan