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Rockridge News

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Vol. 4 No.8 Issue No. 42

December 16, 1989

Scissors City

This issue of The Rockridge
News is a coupon clipper’s delight.
With a few deft snips of your scis-
SOrs, you Can register your candidacy
for a position on the RCPC Board of
Directors (page 2), ask the City
Council to resume live coverage of
their meetings (page 6), and make a
donation to the Neighborhood Legal
Fund (page 3).

Ah, yes. The Legal Fund.
Rocked by earthquakes and socked
by the holidays, donations to the
fund have been less robust this past
month. Nevertheless, the need con-
linues. The suit against the City 1s
beginning its move into the courts
(page 3) and expenses are on the rise.
Please take a moment now to make
your donation for the Neighborhood.

— Don Kinkead

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Tuesday Jan 9 7:30 PM
Wednesday Jan17 7:30PM
Saturday Feb19 TBA

Wednesday Feb21 7:30PM

RCPC Membership To Vote For
New Board Members In 1990

Two Polling Dates:

February 17 and 21

Neighborhood voters will cast their ballots in February for five new members of
the ten member RCPC Board of Directors. The new directors will serve a two year
term, until 1992, Outgoing directors are Beth Allen, Barbara Anderson, Lisa
Curet, Nancy Dutcher, and John Gussman. Directors Glen Jarvis, Don Kinkead,
Brooke Levin, Bill Manley and Andréa Walhof will serve through 1991.

Neighbors Vote
ByLaws Update

At the November 15 RCPC general
meeting, Neighbors approved bylaws
changes to update RCPC election pro-
cedures and clarify boundaries.

ELECTION SCHEDULES

The annual election meeting will
now be held in February, with an alter-
nate voting date on the Saturday before
the meeting. A separate “candidates’
forum” will be held earlier in the
month. Proxy voting is abolished.

MEMBERSHIP AREA REFINED

Other amendments adopted delete
that portion of the membership area in
Berkeley, and clarify that when a mem-
bership boundary is along a street, both
sides of the street are included (except
along 51st Street).

CANDIDATE PROCEDURES AMENDED

A change adopted by the board of
directors at its most recent meeting will
now provide that persons wishing to
become candidates for election to the

board may do so by notifying the direc-
See “Procedures,” page 3

Dates Calendar Events Calendar Dates

VoTER ELIGIBILITY

Voters must be at least 18 years of
age and will be asked to verify their
residence within the Rockridge area as
defined in the ByLaws of the Rock-
ridge Community Planning Council.
(See Page 2 for a written description of
the membership boundaries.)

New ELECTION PROCEDURES

Procedures for the 1990 annual
election will reflect changes adopted
by the general membership in Novem-
ber. There will be an alternative vot-
ing time for at least three hours during
the day on February 17th, the Saturday
immediately preceding the annual
meeting date, the third Wednesday
evening in February. Also, there will
be a Candidates’ Forum on Thursday

See “Election,” page 2

Hrason’s
Greetings From
RECPBC and The
Rotkrisge Retws

There will be no

December General Meeting

RCPC Board Meeting
City Council

RCPC General Meeting College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue
Kirst day of RCPC Election. Time and location to be announced.
RCPC General Meeting/Election: 2nd Day College Avenue Presbyterian Church

Garden Center, Lake Merritt. RASP Grant. (Check with City Clerk.)

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The Rockridge News

December 16, 1989

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Election Notice

On February 21, 1990, the
Rockridge Community Planning
Council will hold its annual elec-
tion meeting. Directors will be
elected to fill five (5) seats on the
Board of Directors. Voting will
commence at 7:30 p.m. at the
College Avenue Presbyterian
Church, 5951 College Avenue.

The polls will also be open on
Saturday, February 17; the place
and time will be announced in the
January issue of The Rockridge
News.

Persons interested in becom-
ing candidates for the board of di-
rectors should notify the Board of
Directors in writing, no later than
January 5, 1990. (or sent by cer-.
tified mail, no later than January
3, 1990.) )

Candidates must be at least 18

years of age, and must reside
within the RCPC boundaries.

RCPC Membership

Boundaries

(Amended November 15, 1989)

That area of the City of Oakland lying
within the following boundaries:

Begin at the intersection of College
Avenue and Woolsey Street in the City of
Berkeley, and proceed in a direct line to the
end of Chabot Road in the City of Oakland;
then due south to Broadway; then along
Broadway to the intersection of Broadway
and Brookside Drive; then in a direct line to
the intersection of Ocean View and Mar-
garido Drive; then along Margarido Drive
to the intersection of Margarido, Manila,
and Acacia Avenue; then along Manila
Avenue to the intersection of Broadway and
Monroe Avenue; then along Monroe Ave-
nue to the intersection of Monroe Avenue
and Carlton Street: then to the intersection
of Carlton Street and Broadway Terrace;
then along Broadway Terrace to the inter-
section of Broadway Terrace and Broad-
way; then to the intersection of Broadway
and Slst Street; then to the intersection of
Sist Street and Clarke Street; then to the
intersection of Clarke Street and Claremont
Avenue; then to the intersection of Clare-
mont Avenue and Colby Street; then to in-
tersection of Colby Street and Woolsey
Street; then returning to the intersection of
Woolsey Street and College Avenue.

RCPC Election Procedures,
Schedule Set For 1990 Vote

Election from page 1

evening, February 15th. On recom-
mendation of the Elections committee,
the membership eliminated proxy vol-
ing, and supported expanded coverage
of candidates’ views in the monthly

newsletter.
CANDIDATES SOUGHT

Candidates for the 1990-1992 Di-
rector positions must send notice of
their interest in writing (see convenient
“Statement of Intent ” coupon below or
write) to:

Nancy Dutcher, Secretary
Rockridge Community Planning Council

5856 College Avenue #130
Oakland, California 94618

Friday, January 5

Candidates must be at least eighteen
years old, interested in the purposes of
the organization, and a permanent resi-
dent within the membership bounda-
ries. Statements of intent must be re-
ceived at the above address no later
than January 5, 1990 (or sent by certi-
fied mail no later than January 3, 1990).

Subject to verification of eligibility,
candidates will be listed in the January
12, 1990 issue of The Rockridge News.
Each candidate may submit a statement
for publication in the newsletter.

Statements must not exceed 150
words and must be received at the
above address no later than January 5,
1990, or mailed, subject to the same
filing requirements as above.

RCPC Election Schedule: 1990

Deadline for receipt of Statement of Intent

and Candidate’s Statement

Friday, January 12

Wednesday, January 17

List of Candidates and Candidates’ Statements
published in January Rockridge News

RCPC General Membership Meeting

College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7:30 pm

Thursday, February 15

1990 Election Candidates’ Forum,

College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7:30 pm

Saturday, February 17

1990 Annual Election of RCPC Board of Direc

tors (Alternate daytime Polling Date)

Wednesday, February 21

1990 Annual Meeting, Election of RCPC Board
of Directors College Avenue Presbyterian
Church, 5951 College Avenue, 7:30 pm

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I hereby state my intent to be a candidate for the RCPC Board of Directors
(1990-1992). Iam 18 years of age or older and I reside permanently within

the RCPC membership boundaries.

Name:

Address:

Phone (Work):

Send to:
Nancy Dutcher, Secretary

5856 College Avenue #130

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Phone (Home):

I enclose my Candidate’s Statement (150 words maximum length) for
publication in the January issue of The Rockridge News.

Rockridge Community Planning Council
Oakland, California 94618

Statements must be received at the above address no later than January 5, 1990
(or sent by certified mail no later than January 3, 1990).

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(ER 89-42/CMD 89-317)

As reported in the October 1989
Rockridge News, the City determined
that an Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) was required. According to Mr.
Charlie Bryant, City Environmental
Officer, the applicant has yet to begin
the process.

SHELL STATION
5755 BROADWAY AT TAFT

City staff denied the application for
Design Review to modify the build-
ing’s exterior. Denial was based on the
Planning Department’s finding that
“the proposed design does not take into
consideration the significant visual
exposure of the site. Broadway is one
of the City’s primary arterial streets
linking North Oakland with down-
town.” No appeal was filed and the
appeal period has passed.

City DESIGN REVIEW

The City Council approved the staff
recommendation to move forward on
city-wide design review. The check-
list process proposed by Planning Di-
rector Alvin James will now be refined
by representatives of neighborhood
groups, the AIA, developers and the
Oakland Development Council, etc.

Meeting dates will be publicized by
the City.

— Brooke Levin

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Where Is City Hall
Now? CanYou Get
There From Here?

Because several City buildings were
so damaged by the quake that they have
had to be temporarily closed, some
official offices and functions have been
temporarily relocated to other ad-
dresses. The following is a list of of-
fices and current phone numbers:

GENERAL INFORMATION —

CITYLINE 444-2489
Office of Public Works 372-3961
1330 Broadway — 2nd Floor
At the same location:

Zoning Department 451-6210

also— 451-6321

Building Department 273-3443

Planning Department 451-6210

Permit Department 273-3444

Earthquake Damage Assessment

273-3137
Other Offices, Other Locations:
City Manager 273-3301

475 14th Street
Traffic & Engineering 273-3466
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RCPC Seeks Halt To
Demolition Process

In a step preliminary to beginning
construction on their proposed head-
quarters project, Dreyer’s has applied
for demolition permits to raze struc-
tures currently on the project site, in-
cluding the two residences on Chabot
Road near College. On December 13
— just as The Rockridge News went to
press — RCPC filed a petition in Supe-
rior Court to prevent the City’s issu-
ance of demolition permits.

RCPC believes that irreparable
harm to the residential character of
Chabot Road will result if the destruc-
tion of these houses is not prevented.
RCPC also contends that construction
on the project at this time would preju-
dice the community’s right to a full
hearing on the merits of the case.

Procedures from page 1

tors in writing no later than December
31 of any given year, unless a later date
has been specified by the board. (For
the 1990 election, the board has desig-
nated January 5 as the deadline.)

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Enclosed is my check payable to the RCPC Neighborhood Legal Fund to help
cover expenses in the RCPC vs. City of Oakland suit (Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream,
Inc. project approval). I understand this is a tax-deductible donation.

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City/Zip: Planning Council
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The Rockridge News

December 16, 1989

Library Plans Advance
Neighborhood

Survey Supports
Assessment Plan

by Nancy Dutcher

Thanks to eighty-six per cent of
those responding to the recent library
survey in support of an assessment dis-
trict, the Rockridge Library Committee
feels we can now move to establish the
assessment district that will become
part of a funding package for a new
Rockridge Library.

Meeting on Monday, December 11,
Councilmember Marge Haskell, Ezra
Rapport of the City Manager’s office,
Terry Brown of the City Attorney’s
office, and Nancy Dutcher and Andy
Young of the Rockridge Library Com-
mittee established a timetable to place
an assessment district measure on the
November ballot.

Besides showing support for the
assessment district concept, survey re-
sults will also help determine the
boundaries of the assessment district.
Based on comments received on the
Surveys, it is clear the assessment
should be for a stated period of time
and for a specific amount.

Early in the New Year, we will
begin collecting signatures on a peti-
tion requesting the City Council to put
the assessment district on the Novem-
ber ballot. We are counting on a lot of
Neighborhood volunteers to help with
this signature campaign.

The meeting with city staff and
Marge Haskell was encouraging. The
library committee fecls that by continu-
ing on the path we established we will
ensure the assessment district will be
put on the November ballot, a first and
very important step toward a new li-
brary.

Be A Tax Early Bird!

Make your appointment
to prepare your
1989 tax return now!

Halliburton
Financial Services

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Blocking Sidewalk Driveways
Hazardous To Those On Wheels

While it may seem harmless and
inconsequential to park vehicles in
driveways and thus obstruct sidewalks,
for people pushing strollers, using
wheelchairs, or riding bicycles, it’s not

Telegraph Avenue
Recycling Center

Clones, Migrates

The North Oakland Recycling Cen-
ter, located at 59th and Telegraph since
1985, has been closed. A new pro-
gram, run by the East Bay Depot for
Creative Reuse at 1027 60th Street (two
blocks above San Pablo), is offering
the same program with the same mate-
rials and the same hours (7 days a week,
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.),

In December, the Oakland Recy-
cling Center will be opening a new
recycling center at 27th Street and
Sycamore under the 980 Freeway, of-
fering donation and buyback services
to North Oakland residents. The Depot
program is a donations—only program.

Call the Depot at 547-6470 or the
Oakland Recycling Association at 655-

5373 for additional information.
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only frustrating, it’s dangerous.
Even drivers who feel they leave

ample room for pedestrians to squeeze
by or step off the curb don’t realize the
difficulty presented to “pedestrians on
wheels.” Most baby strollers and
wheelchairs are wider than those
“ample” spaces and cannot step off
curbs. Thus, one alternative for such
sidewalk users would be to backtrack
to find a useable driveway (one that’s
not too craggy or steep), face traffic,
and hope that passing vehicles will see
the baby in the stroller, the child on the
bike, or the person in the wheelchair in
time to avoid an accident. The other
alternatives — re-routing and using the
street as a pathway — are inconvenient
and just as perilous.

The simple solution is for Rock-
ridge residents to be more conscious of
neighborhood parking practices, and to
remind visitors, repair people, contrac-
tors, etc., that blocking sidewalks (even
“just for a minute”) could obstruct

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The Rockridge News

Page 5

Council Approves Permit Parking For
Taft, Boyd, Ocean View, Birch Court

by Annette Floystrup

Responding to petitions filed by
Neighbors, the Oakland City Council
voted December 5th to approve permit
parking on Taft Avenue between
Broadway and College, on Boyd Ave-
nue between Forest and Hudson, on
Ocean View between College and
McMillan, and on Birch Court.

According to Kevin Cummings of
the City’s Traffic, Engineering and
Parking Division, residents now have
90 days to purchase a minimum num-
ber of parking permits to finalize the
process. Residents may pay the $25
per car fee now for a one year permit

Upper Telegraph
Challenges Zoning

Residents in the vicinity of 59th and
Telegraph feel that a recent Planning
Commission decision to permit the fab-
rication of steel security gates and
window guards in the commercial zone
near their homes as an “accessory to a
retail business” works against their
goal to improve Telegraph Avenue.
They contend this is actually a “Gen-
eral Manufacturing” activity normally
permitted only in M-30 or M-40 indus-
trial zones.

The Upper Telegraph Coalition
(UTC) learned that activities not nor-
mally permitted or conditionally per-
mitted in a given zone may be allowed
as an “Accessory Activity” without any
variance, use permit or public notice.

This means that although a small
auto repair shop would be excluded on
Telegraph under the moratorium, a
large auto supply store would be al-
lowed an auto repair facility with up to
3,000 square feet of floor area.

UTC is asking neighborhood groups
throughout Oakland to work together
to resolve the problem of “Accessory
Activities”, to revise other commercial
zone regulations and to address plan-
ning issuessuch as design reivew and
sign limitations.

For further information, call John
Wagers at 653-1871 or Henry Johnson

at 655-4464.
— John Wagers

that will be processed in January.

The newly created parking permit
Streets will be posted with parking lim-
its of 4 hours on Taft and Boyd, and 2
hours on Ocean View and Birch Court.
In addition, the part of Birch Court
fronting on Claremont Middle School
and the temporary library will be
posted “No Parking” 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
to maintain that strip for teacher park-
ing. The green zone in front of the
library will remain.

Aside from two non-resident speak-
ers, Council allowed one speaker pro
and one con from each affected strect.
Arguments pro permit parking centered
on access to parking during the day by
residents without off—street parking,
and visitors and service people to
Boyd, Taft, Ocean View and Birch
Court. Residents complained of being
forced to be an unofficial parking lot
for BART and pointed out that the UC
Berkeley parking survey of 2 years ago
proved that for each all-day BART
parker, 7 to 15 cars with potential pa-
trons of College Avenue businesses
were unable to park. Arguments
against permit parking centered on free
access to the streets by all citizens of
the area whether or not they were resi-
dents.

College Avenue Presbyterian
Invites Any And All

To Attend Advent Events

at 5951 College Avenue, Oakland
(Church Office: 658-3665; Pastor Bill

Beatty’s Home Phone: 652-7516.)
Third Sunday in Advent: December 17th

9:15 a.m. Sunday School — all ages

10:15 a.m.  Pre—Worship Inspirational
Singing

10:30 a.m. Worship begins. Lighting of
the Third Advent Candle

1:00 p.m.  Pastor’s Annual Christmas
Open House, hosted by the Deacons and
Elders of the Church, at 5653 Ocean View
Drive, Oakland. All Members and Friends
of College Avenue Presbyterian Church,
and of our Pastor are invited to attend
throughout the afternoon and early evening.

Saturday, December 23rd at 6:00 p.m.

Meet at the Church for Christmas caroling
in the Neighborhood, with a party follow-
ing. Bring flashlights.

Fourth Sunday in Advent: December 24th

10:00 a.m. Meet at the Rockridge BART

station for our annual Bagpipe—led Christ-
mas processional, proceeding in to the
Sanctuary for the 10:30 a.m. Worship Serv-
ice,
7:00 p.m. Annual candlelight Christmas
Eve Service, involving kids, as well as the
receiving of the Communion. This service
is designed particularly for the convenience
of young families.

New Year's Eve Party on Sunday, Decem-

ber 31st, beginning at 8:00 p.m. at the
Church. Varied activities for all ages and
interests, from watching movies, playing
table games, to use of the gymnasium.

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December 16, 1989

The Rockridge News

In My View...

Comments by Marge Gibson-Haskell
City Council, District 1

The following is the text of a letter Councilmember Haskell sent
to the BART Board of Directors concerning their plans for an en-
vironmental assessment of the Rockrdige BART station. — Editor

BART Board of Directors:

| understand that your Public Affairs, Access and Leg-
islation Committee voted on November 28 to put the Rock-
ridge station plan and environmental assessment study on

_ your Board consent calendar for December 7. I support the

concept of community involvement and the serious consid-
eration of a wide range of alternatives.
When the Board approves the proposal, there are cer-

tain issues I would like to see specifically addressed in the
environmental assessment.

NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING DEMAND

First of all, I think it is necessary that any proposed
alternative take into account how parking demand in the
neighborhood is affected.

EXPLORE Options To PARKING EXPANSION

Second, more options to expanding parking space at the
Rockridge station should be explored, such as the compa-
rable cost of subsidizing augmented AC Transit services,
or running or subsidizing a small bus service to the station.
[ would also urge the Board to charge the staff with getting
the input and cooperation of the surrounding community
and the groups that represent its opinions at every stage of
the assessment process.

Stupy STATION USE

In addition, I request that before the actual environ-
mental assessment begins, a study of who is actually using
the BART station be done. A number of residents think
that casual carpoolers, UC students and/or employees, and
area merchants and their employees are currently using
many of the spaces which should be available to BART
patrons.

I appreciate your consideration of these concerns.

Quake Aftermath: Oakland
Potluck Helps Feed Families

Oakland Potluck collects food that might otherwise go to
waste, passing it on to thirty organizations that operate free
dining rooms and brown-bag handouts.

After the quake, when national organizations opened up
emergency shelters and provided food vouchers, we saw a
reduced strain on donated supplies, but soon dining room
lines were back, filled by residents of the closed downtown
residence hotels and families from the West Oakland Cy-
press ordeal.

We are on the lookout for:

Packaged and canned food; fresh produce; surplus pre-
pared food from caterers, restaurants and private parties.
Cash donations are used to purchase staples for the organiza-

tions we serve.
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at Lake Merritt, meetings have only been available as delayed

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The Rockridge News

Page 7

Letters To The News

Keep BART Green

This letter was received last month and

inadvertently omitted from the November
Rockridge News. — Editor

Editor:

In response to Sue Hone, October
14, 1989 Rockridge News, page 5, re-
garding the Rockridge BART station:

Yes, more parking is needed. If an
upper level is added, yes, a buffer will
be an important aspect to consider to
“soften the line between BART facili-
tics and surrounding homes.” How-
ever, we cannot see how “low-rise
apartments might serve this purpose.”

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Adding apartments will only add to the
need for more parking. Even if the
tenants of these new places had no cars,
they would certainly have visitors who
would drive to see them, multiplying
overall congestion.

What will be needed are more trees,
bushes and vines all around the perime-
ter. The redwood grove at Forest and
Shafter must not be removed. Rock-
ridge has sacrificed enough for the
good of the masses by having the free-
way and BART cut it in half.

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massive planting of vegetation should
surround the rest of the parking lot
areas. Do not underestimate the impor-
tance of a large percentage of vegeta-
tion as a pre-requisite to a healthy

environment.
— Nancy Macleod

Parapets And Height

Editor:

Many Rockridge neighbors who
have been following the reconstruction
occurring at 5819 Lawton Avenue have
been disappointed at the result of our
battle to require this owner/contractor
to conform to the zoning regulations.

The resulting construction is a
squarish, 34-foot high, 3-story struc-
ture. Consequently, it’s difficult to
remember that this owner lost his re-
quest for a Minor Variance to build
above the 30-foot height limit and was
required to observe this limit while
being allowed to add a 4-foot parapet
wall.

We are left wondering just how
Oakland’s building codes and zoning
ordinances define “parapet wall.”
Since, as we have seen at 5819 Lawton,
it can so easily be used to evade the
30-foot height limit, just what function
was it originally supposed to serve?

We have many questions abut the
interpretation of this section of the
building code and would like to see it
clarified so that similar manipulation
does not occur again. What has to
change so that the 30-foot height limit
is actually a meaningful and enforce-

able ordinance?
—Kathleen Walsh

Editor’s Note: RCPC has expressed
the same concern in tts challenge to the
Dreyer's headquarters project.

— RCPC Committee List

Listed below are standing committees of the
Rockndge Community Planning Council with
their respective Chairs and Co-Chairs. Please call
| any of the individuals listed if you have questions

or problems with what’s going on:

CoMMITTEE Cuatr/Co-Cuairs

CLEAN RockripGE Gity Baxter 652-8419
DesIGN Review Glen Jarvis 654-5953
LIBRARY Marc Beyeler 654-6787

Nancy Dutcher 653-6018
RASP Andréa Walhof 420-1593
ROcCKRIDGE News Don Kinkead 655-7474
TRAFFIC Bul Manley 658-2419

David Reinke 653-5312
ZONING John Gussman 655-8817

Brooke Levin 653-7522

December 16, 1989

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seals 654-2511 526-1010 RUMC choir and Sunday School.

All are welcome, including the
young of any age. Contact: RUMC at
652-4155 or Susannah Wood, choir di-

rector, 658-0967.

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