{"id":23207,"date":"2025-10-25T17:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T17:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/23207\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T17:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T17:36:27","slug":"state-budget-revision-boosts-citys-funding-for-community-responders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/23207\/","title":{"rendered":"State Budget Revision Boosts City\u2019s Funding For Community Responders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zennie Abraham
CEO, Zennie62Media\n<\/p>\n

Argent Materials, the Oakland business that turns old concrete and asphalt into new construction products, generally goes by \u201cArgent Materials Oakland CleanTech\u201d but should be called \u201cArgent Materials East Oakland CleanTech for The Community\u201d.\u00a0 Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n

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First, Argent Materials is located at 8300 Baldwin St, right in the Coliseum Industrial Zone, just a three-minute drive from the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex.\u00a0 That\u2019s in East Oakland, and just a city-block walk from the Oakland Coliseum BART Station.\n<\/p>\n

Second, Argent Materials has been a friend to East Oakland and what some, like the members of the Oakland Private Industry Council, would call a \u201ccommunity asset\u201d.\u00a0 In 2024, Argent Materials founder and President Bill Crotinger was named Leader of the Year by the Oakland Private Industry Council (OPIC) \u201cI was humbled and honored to be named Leader of the Year by the Oakland Private Industry Council. Truly an honor. My heartfelt thanks to my friend and mentor Pastor Raymond Lankford and all the wonderful people at OPIC.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Alameda County Supervisor Lena Tam had this to say about Argent Materials as an Oakland community asset:\u00a0 \u201cCongratulations to\u00a0<\/a>Argent Materials and its President and Founder, Bill Crotinger! The company is now fully operational, recycling an impressive 99.99% of concrete and asphalt debris, which helps divert thousands of tons of construction waste from landfills. They are also proud to announce that 50% of their team consists of local hires. In celebration of\u00a0<\/a>Thanksgiving, and despite stormy weather last week, the\u00a0<\/a>Alameda County Sheriffs, alongside\u00a0<\/a>Mr. Crotinger and Argent Materials\u2019 dedicated staff distributed turkeys and pies as a heartfelt gesture of gratitude to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ABI Foundry reports that Argent Materials led a community clean up for the residents and businesses of Russett Street as well as San Leandro Street.\u00a0 An ABI Foundry team member said \u201cBill Crotinger at\u00a0<\/a>Argent Materials<\/a>\u00a0spearheaded the initiative to clean San Leandro street, from Hegenburger to 98th Ave. along the side of BART. AB&I enjoyed participating along with\u00a0<\/a>Acts Full Gospel C.O.G.I.C<\/a>\u00a0(Men of Valor),\u00a0<\/a>Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church-Oakland<\/a>\u00a0(Reverend Michael Jones) and\u00a0<\/a>Argent Materials<\/a>. You should see how it looks now. It is AMAZING! It takes an ambitious mind to make a difference block by block.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

What Is Cleantech And Why Is It Important to Oakland And Argent Materials?\n<\/p>\n

Clean technology (Clean Tech) refers to products, services, and processes that mitigate negative environmental impacts by increasing energy efficiency, promoting resource sustainability, and minimizing waste and pollution, ultimately contributing to a low-carbon, and more sustainable economy.\n<\/p>\n

What is The Clean Tech of Argent Materials of Oakland?\n<\/p>\n

In Argent Materials\u2019 context, \u201ccleantech\u201d refers to their sustainable business model which includes recycling concrete and asphalt into new aggregate materials, diverting waste from landfills, and using renewable diesel for their fleet to achieve carbon neutrality and protect the environment. This business approach Argent Materials uses aligns with the broader definition of cleantech, which involves products, services, and processes that reduce negative environmental impacts through resource efficiency and environmental protection\n<\/p>\n

Clean Tech, or green tech as Argent Materials of Oakland does it, is defined as any technology that minimizes negative environmental impact by reducing human consumption of natural resources and by promoting more sustainable and efficient resource use.\n<\/p>\n

Argent Materials will continue to be a cleantech community asset to Oakland well into the future.\n<\/p>\n

Stay tuned.\n<\/p>\n

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