The Rockridge News Archive

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The Rockridge News has always been written by the neighborhood. These are the bylines the archive can read, spanning 1987–2026, with every story each one filed and a link to the page it ran on.

398bylines found
68with a page of their own
1655bylined stories

Regular contributors

5 stories or more

Stuart Flashman

Mostly development and community

117 stories2007–2022

Judith Doner Berne

Mostly community and business

72 stories2012–2025

Theresa Nelson

Mostly business and community

62 stories1995–2023

Susan Montauk

Mostly community and crime

54 stories2000–2025

Don Kinkead

Mostly community and transit

49 stories1990–2026

Annette Floystrup

Mostly community and development

38 stories1989–2024

Jo Ellis

Mostly community

34 stories2005–2010

Leonora Sea

Mostly community and parks

34 stories2012–2021

Anna L. Marks

Mostly community and business

33 stories2008–2025

Karen Ivy

Mostly crime and community

30 stories2008–2025

Carol Kasparek

Mostly community and parks

23 stories2022–2026

Claire Isaacs Wahrhaftig

Mostly community and arts

23 stories2003–2007

Jennifer Edmister

Mostly community and events

20 stories2004–2010

Casey Farmer

Mostly community and development

19 stories2021–2026

Natalie Mehta

Mostly events and community

19 stories2003–2016

Monte McClain

Mostly community and schools

18 stories2011–2024

Jacqueline Tasch

Mostly community

17 stories2003–2004

Ronnie Spitzer

Mostly community and transit

17 stories2007–2023

Cy Gulassa

Mostly community and development

16 stories2000–2010

Jody Colley

Mostly community and events

16 stories2021–2026

Hiroko Kurihara

Mostly community and business

15 stories2003–2007

Ortrun Niesar

Mostly community

15 stories2000–2013

Bob Brokl

Mostly community and development

13 stories2007–2013

Jon Gabel

Mostly community and transit

13 stories2009–2018

Robin McDonnell

Mostly community and events

13 stories2020–2023

Chris Jackson

Mostly community and events

12 stories2009–2020

Star Lightner

Mostly community and events

12 stories2023–2026

Bill Kaufner

Mostly community and opinion

11 stories2008–2021

Jessica Pitt

Mostly community and parks

11 stories2004–2007

John Gussman

Mostly community and events

11 stories1988–2024

Skip Fogarty

Mostly community and development

11 stories2020–2026

Victoria Eisen

Mostly community and transit

11 stories2013–2018

Jorja Siemons

Mostly community and crime

10 stories2019–2021

Sarah Washburn

Mostly community and events

10 stories2012–2018

Zabrae Valentine

Mostly community and crime

10 stories2013–2015

Janet Somers

Mostly community and schools

9 stories2003–2009

Mike Napolitano

Mostly community and development

9 stories2010–2015

Alona Rivord

Mostly community and development

8 stories2018–2025

Carl Schmitz

Mostly arts and community

8 stories2014–2015

Gloria Bruce

Mostly development and community

8 stories2007–2008

Jennifer Vetter

Mostly community and development

8 stories2005–2013

Linda Zunas

Mostly community and parks

8 stories2017–2020

Ron Kriss

Mostly community

8 stories2006–2015

Ellen Peterson

Mostly transit and community

7 stories2007–2008

Jacqueline Hoeppner-Freitas

Mostly community and parks

7 stories2000–2003

Barbara Anderson

Mostly community

6 stories1987–1989

Bob Franklin

Mostly transit and community

6 stories2005–2012

Carol Behr

Mostly parks and community

6 stories2012–2019

John Potis

Mostly transit and development

6 stories2003–2004

Kevin Faughnan

Mostly events and business

6 stories2015–2016

Liam Pierce

Mostly community and parks

6 stories2025–2026

Mark Aaronson

Mostly community and development

6 stories2024–2026

Michelle Quinn

Mostly community and development

6 stories2012–2019

Robbie Tasker

Mostly community and transit

6 stories2025–2026

Robert Firehock

Mostly community

6 stories2019–2022

Roberta Klugman

Mostly community and events

6 stories2009–2025

Shona Armstrong

Mostly development and community

6 stories2010–2020

Susie Wyshak

Mostly community and business

6 stories2022–2024

Angela Moore

Mostly community and crime

5 stories2020–2021

Deborah Weinstein

Mostly community

5 stories2005

Edward Guthmann

Mostly community and development

5 stories2014–2024

Jane Brunner

Mostly community and development

5 stories2000–2009

Karen Hester

Mostly community

5 stories2005–2011

Kirk Peterson

Mostly community and schools

5 stories2022

Lydia Gans

Mostly community and opinion

5 stories2003–2008

Mike Taylor

Mostly community and events

5 stories2005–2007

Paul Liu

Mostly crime and community

5 stories2013–2018

Tom Lollini

Mostly development and community

5 stories2024–2026

Also in the archive

Fewer than 5 stories

These bylines appear too few times to fill a page. Each name searches the full text of the archive.

Alison Drury 4Andrew Charman 4Andy Young 4Ann Smulka 4Brooke Levin 4Carol Strickman 4Carroll Moore 4Chad Thompson 4Chris Ayan 4Chuck Afflerbach 4Cliff Rechtschaffen 4Dan Kalb 4Diana Thomas 4Gabe Kleinman 4Howard Ferrier 4Jennifer Katz 4Lucia R. Briggs 4Mary MacDonald 4Neil Getz 4Rachel Hollowgrass 4Ray Perman 4Richard Smith 4Rick Prime 4Teresa Drenick 4Annalee Allen 3Architect Owner 3Becki Couch-Alvarado 3Ben Friedman 3Christine Garofoli 3Colby Lavin 3Dan Ferdelman 3Daniel Brownstein 3David W. Brown 3Doug Patton 3Erica Siskind 3Fay Gordon 3Glen Tripp 3Jeff Norman 3Jeff Small 3Jennifer Cooper 3Jennifer James Alper 3Jonathan Gabel 3Judy Berne 3Julie Parker 3Ken Rich 3Laura Counts 3Lee Patterson 3Leslie Ayers 3Lyn Hikida 3Margaret Pinter 3Marilyn Citron 3Mark Spellman 3Matt Levy 3Michael Kan 3Mike McDonald 3Myrna Walton 3Nancy Dutcher 3Nancy Schaaf 3Natasha Ravnik 3Oakland Department 3Patrick Daughton 3Ryan Phillips 3Sepeedah Zabala 3Steve Meyer 3Susan Parker 3Will Sheldon 3AC Transit Marketing 2Adrienne DeAngelo 2Allison Pugh 2Aly Bonde 2Amina Tongun 2Annie Suttle 2Barbara Stewart 2Becky Alseth 2Bernie Baltaxe 2Bill Lambert 2Camille Reed 2Caroline Stern 2Cathy Rosenfeld 2Christopher Waters 2Chuff Afflerbach 2Cindy Warner 2College Prep 2Cy Gulasssa 2Diedre Poletiek 2Doug Mosher 2EIP Associ- 2Ella Smith 2Franchesca Garagorri 2Galen Wilson 2Gerry Garzon 2Gordon Piper 2Greg Pasquali 2Jack Soares 2Jana Good 2Jane McDermott 2Jen Ryden 2Jessica Edmister 2Joan Martin 2Jody London 2Josh Aycock 2Julie Harris 2Karen Carlson 2Kathy Walsh 2Kevin Keck 2Kristen Belt 2Kristin Hathaway 2Laura E. Miller 2Loni Gray 2Lynn Hovland 2Madeleine Turner 2Maggie Pickavance 2Market Hall 2Marshka Kiera 2Melanie Grubman 2Melissa Chapman 2Michael P. Smith 2Michael Whitfield 2Michele Himmelberg 2Molly Brostrom 2Monte McClane 2Morgan Cecil 2Nancy Murr 2Oakland Unified School 2Our Founding Real 2Patricia Lichter 2Paul Vetter 2Peter Lund 2Rebecca Saltzman 2Robert Movradinov 2Rochelle Venuto 2Sally Fitzhugh 2Shelley Poticha 2Susan Poncelet 2Susan Strahan 2Tess Falkner-Kenny 2Tony Bolton 2Vivek Bhatia 2Aanika L. Newman 1Adoption Center Volunteer 1Alameda County Superv 1Alameda County Waste 1Albert Hussian 1Alisa Metzner 1Allstate Life Insurance 1Amy Vaughan 1Andrea Gabriel 1Andrew Swanson 1Angie Lewandowski 1Ann Daniels 1Ann Kasdin 1Ann Winterman 1Anne Daniels 1Ashley Cruz 1Autodesk. Smartboards 1Barbara Schultz 1BART Director Sue 1Ben Fri 1Beth Bag- 1Bill Beatty 1Bill Kramer 1Bill Manley 1Bosky Frederick 1Casey Fern 1Cathy Berman 1Chris Miller 1Christa Laib 1Christopher Chin 1Cindy Murphy 1Cindy Wilson 1City Budget Cuts 1Claremont Middle School 1Cliff Stoll 1College Avenue 1Collin Pine 1Courtenay Redis 1Dakin Ferris 1Damon Manni 1Danica Truchlikova 1Danny Beagle 1Daphne Markham 1Darlene Rios Drapkin 1David Garcia 1David Kessler 1David Lori 1Debby Marx 1Deborah Larson 1Donald Gold- 1Dori Maynard 1Dorlista Dawson 1Dulcey Rieter 1Dwane Kennedy 1Eileen Fitzfaulkner 1Elisabeth Jewel 1Elizabeth Jewel 1Ellen Griffin 1Eric Lombardo 1Erica Siskin 1Erin Lenhert 1Evan Marks 1Father Denis Reilly 1Five Bay 1Fourth Bore Coalition 1Frances Reid 1Gail Weimann 1Gail Wiemann 1Gary Barg 1Gary Carr 1Gary Sponholtz 1Gay Ducey 1Gian-Carlo Menotti 1Glen Jarvis 1Gorden Piper 1Grace Young 1Greer Alley 1Houston Gray 1J.L. Powers 1Jack Leal 1Jackie Frost 1Jamie Longbine 1Jane Mason 1Jane Powell 1Janelle Cavanagh 1Janine Firpo 1Jason Patton 1Jeff Gilliland 1Jeff Sykes 1Jennie Gerard 1Jennifer Barragan Edmister 1Jennifer Beeson 1Jennifer McElrath 1Joan Sautter 1Joanna Pace 1Joanne Ablan 1Jodi Schiller 1John Bliss 1John Gatewood 1Judith Silver 1Julia Morgan 1Justin Horner 1Kaitlyn Johnke 1Kate Crawford 1Kathleen G. Ouye 1Kathleen Roberts 1Ken Rice 1Kerry Hamill 1Kevin Chen 1Kieren Dutcher 1Kim Severson 1Kristin Personett 1Kristine Carraway 1Lara Coffin 1Lauren Herpich 1Lauren Wolf 1Laurie Leiber 1Lily Martins 1Linda H. Tafur 1Liz Maxwell 1Lucy Armentrout 1Lydia Belusa-Niesen 1Lynda O'Neil 1Many Merchants 1Marc Babsin 1Margaret Wahlberg 1Marge Gibson-Haskell 1Marilyn Citroen 1Marina Carlson 1Mary Catherine Haug 1Melissa Davis 1Michelle Boyd 1Mike Mages 1Mike Udell 1Miranda Carrow 1Muhammad Alameldin 1Nancy McKay 1Natalie Castelo 1Neil Jacobson 1Nicole Aruda 1Nila Kim 1North Oakland 1Oakland Marathon 1OUSD. Parent 1Pamela Magnuson-Peddle 1Patrick Cullinane 1Paul McDonnell 1Peter Hollingsworth 1Planning Commission 1Play Time 1Polly Winograd Ikonen 1Popular Demand 1Pro Arts 1Property Develop- 1Rachel Grossman 1Rachel Hart M.S 1Rafael Davis 1Raissa Lerner 1Random House. Congratulations 1Rick Karp 1Roland Brandel 1Ryan Lindsay 1Sara Drekmeier 1Sarah Kidder 1Sarah Kulberg 1Sean Riley 1Senators Wiener 1Shanead Mueller 1Sharon Flor 1Shea Zerbino 1Sheila Jordan 1Shona Alexander 1Sigrid Deusberg 1Stephen Coles 1Steven Wolmark 1Susan Killebrew 1Tara McCulloch 1Tech Industry Buyers 1Terry Smith 1Thad Shaffer 1Thomas Kirchstetter 1Tigran Agadzhanyan 1Tina Faulkner 1Tony Kay 1Tricia Gragnano 1Tyler Maxey 1UC Berkeley 1USF Professor Leslie 1Valerie Thompson 1Wayne Papy 1Wendy Markel 1Zoe Siegel 1

About these names

Bylines are read from the scanned pages, so this list is only as good as the scan. Early issues were typed and photographed rather than typeset, and far fewer of their stories carry a readable byline, so the 1980s and 1990s are thinly represented here compared with the years either side. Spellings that differ by a letter are left as separate names rather than merged, because two neighbors can share a surname. This is a reader’s project, not an official publication — more about that here.