photo by mk30Replacing 10th and Wood as the face of gentrification in West Oakland, Kilovolt Coffee is a newish (2014) coffee spot on Mandela across from American Steel Studios.
In June, 2014, they had their windows smashed in and graffiti sprayed in what seemed to be anti-gentification protests [sources: one, two]. The owners thought it was related to gentrification because the vandalism happened right after the West Oakland Specific Plan (which has been a target of anti-gentrification protests)
Their site is at http://www.kilovoltcoffee.com/ and they are open Mon. – Sun., 7AM-5PM. They are at 1829 Mandela.
Some more articles about the spot:
http://www.sfweekly.com/foodie/2014/04/14/meet-kilovolt-high-voltage-coffee-coming-to-oakland
http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/05/05/newcomer-kilovolt-coffee-lights-up-west-oakland/
