Eye on the Hills: New clothes ‘Shop’ opens in Oakland’s Montclair Village

An Oakland hills mom has opened a children’s clothing store in Montclair Village. Ali Baker has named her business simply The Shop and has moved into the storefront at 6123 La Salle Ave., which was vacated when the owner of Folks Art retired recently.

On La Salle Avenue in Oakland’s Montclair Village, The Shop is the district’s newest clothing store to open. (photo courtesy of Ali Baker) 

“I have three kids and wanted a cute shop to shop locally,” she says, adding that she was frustrated...