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The Rockridge News

Est. 1986 · Oakland, CaliforniaThe Archive Edition · July 2026Four decades, fully searchable

The complete, searchable archive of The Rockridge News — the neighborhood’s paper, published monthly by the Rockridge Community Planning Council. Looking for the Council itself? rockridge.org

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Park District, Local Volunteers Aim to Resuscitate Lake TemescalPage 1 · Skip FogartyAfter summers lost to toxic algae, an oxygen system and an $800,000 feasibility study are bringing the lake back. Swimming is open and free this season.
Fast-Food Development Proposed for The Ridge SitePage 1 · Thomas Lollini and Ryan PhillipsA Chick-fil-A drive-through is floated for the 4.5-acre lot listed as capable of 788 homes. Councilmember Zac Unger isn't having it.
2026 Rockridge Kitchen Tour – Purchase Tickets Now, Become a DocentPage 2 · Star LightnerEight kitchens and two ADUs on Sunday, Sept. 27. Tickets are live, and the Tour is recruiting docents.
Rockridge Station Transforms into ‘80s Party for BART PromPage 3 · Robbie TaskerMore than 1,200 people in mullets and t-shirt tuxedos sold out the first-ever prom in the station parking lot.
New East Bay Jewish Community Campus Set to Open in RockridgePage 4 · Jana GoodThe 128,000-square-foot campus on Chabot Road opens with a preschool in August and a ribbon-cutting in September.
Hundreds Turn Out to Weigh In on Senior Residence ProposalsPage 6 · Mark Aaronson and Paul McDonnellMore than 300 residents packed June meetings on 6230 Claremont and the Trader Joe's towers; a city decision on Claremont is expected in September.
Does Rockridge Play a Role in Oakland’s Illegal Dumping Problem?Page 8 · Jack LealCitywide cleanup costs have climbed from $3 million to $14 million since 2007 — and a quiet experiment with bigger trash cans cut dumping 80 percent.
Rockridge NCPC Learns About City Violence Prevention StrategyPage 10 · Michele HimmelbergHomicides and shootings are down more than 50 percent in two years under Oakland's focused-deterrence strategy.
Claremont Country Club Pesticide Concerns UpdatePage 11 · Casey Farmer, Morgan Molvig, and Sarah RaifmanNeighbors press the club on spraying near schools after a medical study linked golf-course pesticides to Parkinson's disease.
Composting, Bastille Day Festivities, Art, and More This MonthPage 12 · Jody ColleyBastille Day at Market Hall, a home-composting demo, hand-cut silhouettes, and 100-plus more events around the district.
RCPC Welcomes New Board MemberPage 14David Hatfield, Chief of Opportunities at the public-art nonprofit Illuminate, takes the merchant representative seat.