Roberto Ortiz and his business partners had one dream crushed by the pandemic and another tempered by fire.
The first dream was a tech startup idea called Gather Wholesale, which aimed to more effectively link restaurants with wholesalers and farmers.
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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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