[inkling]

The only company I know with national reach is Clif Bar. Any other major brands to avoid?

I just did research on Clif Bar. Apparently they are leaving Berkeley this year due to the anti-business climate. Who knows if there are any businesses there with a national reach...

[anonsquared]

Here is the link to the berkeley convention center calendar.
http://www.berkeleycvb.com/calendar.cfm

Track down the corporations who are putting up the money to sponser these things and put pressure on them to pull the funding.

[bamahead]

I just did research on Clif Bar. Apparently they are leaving Berkeley this year due to the anti-business climate. Who knows if there are any businesses there with a national reach..

That's very interesting. Clif Bar makes natural ingredient energy bars (kind of like Power Bars but more organic). I frequently consume them when hiking or sometimes exercising. The founder is a self described progressive.

If they are leaving Bezerkley, that's a surprise. They actually make a good product.