Jay’s Small Moves Wins Best of Oakland Magazine 2026 Award
July 27, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Jay's Small Moves announced today that it has been named the winner in the Best Moving
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July 27, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE –
Jay’s Small Moves announced today that it has been named the winner in the Best Moving and Storage Companies category in Oakland Magazine’s Best of Oakland 2026 awards program. The Oakland-based moving company, which has served the San Francisco Bay Area since 2007, received the recognition following a community voting process that evaluated local businesses across dozens of categories.
Oakland Magazine’s Best of Oakland awards represent one of the East Bay’s most established annual recognition programs. The publication invites readers and community members to nominate and vote for businesses they trust across categories spanning dining, retail, professional services, and home services. The moving and storage category attracted nominations from companies throughout Oakland and the surrounding East Bay region.
The award reflects nearly two decades of sustained service in a competitive market. Jay’s Small Moves has built its reputation on a straightforward operating model centered on transparent pricing, on-time arrivals, and a willingness to take on moves of all sizes, including the smaller jobs that many larger companies decline.
The company operates from three Bay Area facilities, with its headquarters on Mandela Parkway in Oakland. The distributed footprint allows crews to reach residential and commercial clients with shorter drive times and wider scheduling availability than a single-depot operation typically supports.
“This award means a lot because it comes directly from the community we serve every day,” said Jay Morris, Owner of Jay’s Small Moves. “We have always believed that if you show up when you say you will, treat people’s belongings like your own, and keep pricing honest, the rest takes care of itself. Hearing that our neighbors voted for us tells us we are getting it right.”
Oakland Magazine noted that the Best of Oakland program is designed to spotlight businesses that have earned genuine trust within the community. The publication’s editorial team oversees the nomination and voting process to ensure that results reflect authentic community sentiment rather than paid promotion. Winning businesses are featured in the magazine’s annual Best of Oakland issue, which highlights the people and companies shaping the city’s identity.
The company maintains a seven-day operating schedule from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and applies a two-hour minimum rather than the half-day or full-day minimums common across the industry. That structure keeps the service practical for single-item pickups, studio and apartment moves, and jobs that fall well outside a standard full-home relocation.
Jay’s Small Moves offers residential and commercial moving, professional packing services, furniture assembly and disassembly, loading and unloading, and disposal services. Packing and disposal are frequently booked alongside a move by customers clearing a property against a deadline, such as a lease end or a home sale closing, where the work has to be finished inside a fixed window.
Unlike categories where customers form an impression over repeated visits, moving services are typically evaluated on a single day of work. Customers judge a mover on arrival time, the condition of belongings on delivery, and whether the final invoice matches the estimate given beforehand. Recognition in the category therefore reflects performance across a large volume of individual jobs rather than a single interaction.
“We started this company in 2007 because we saw that people needed movers they could actually count on,” Morris added. “Nineteen years later, we still answer every call and show up for every job with the same energy. This recognition from Oakland Magazine is something our entire crew can be proud of.”
Residents and businesses interested in learning more about Jay’s Small Moves or requesting a quote can visit the company online or call (510) 501-5800. The company has provided residential and commercial moving services throughout the greater Bay Area continuously since 2007.
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For more information about Jay’s Small Moves – Oakland, contact the company here:
Jay’s Small Moves – Oakland
Jay Morris
(510) 501-5800
info@jaymoves.com
2525 Mandela Pkwy Oakland, CA 94607
