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Sponsored by = THE ROCKRIDGE COMMUNITY PLANNING CoUNCIL * 5856 COLLEGE AVENUE #130" OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA" 94618

Vol. 4 No. 12 Issue No. 46

April 14, 1990

Save The Date— Saturday, May 19: Rockridge Rummage Sale

Hello Springtime! RCPC Plans Gala Neighborhood
Fundraising Sale At Market Hall Parking Lot

Remember our Neighborhood Block
Party Extravaganza on Chabot Road
four years ago? Well, folks, it’s here
again! So hang on to your hats. And

let go of your old kitchenwares, your
old hi-fi equipment, books, and other
relics for our old-fashioned fundraiser
sale and drawing.

Partial List Of Prizes For May 19 Drawings
Business Item Value
Zia Painted Wooden Mirror w/Goats $200
Chimes Market (2) 1 Free Video/week for 1 Year $200
Armen Gallery Baluche Salt Bag $150
Fit Lab Enrollment + 1 Month’s Dues $125
Color My World Handwoven Tailored Vest $75
Snips Haircuts For Family of 4 $60
Hank & Frank Bicycles Gift Certificate $50
Pasta Shop Gift Certificate $50
Noah’s Art Native American Wedding Vase $50
Noah’s Art Gift Certificate $50
Noah’s Art Gift Certificate for Earrings $50
Orb Weaver Gift Certificate $50
The Moon and Star Gift Certificate $50
Bizarre Bazaar Gift Certificate $35
Cosmos Flowers & Vases Gift Certificate $35
Hazara Oriental Rug Gallery Written Appraisal $35
Home Video Gold Card Membership $30
Transports Sports Bag $30
Enzo’s Meat & Poultry (Market Hall) Gift Certificate $30
Such A Business Gift Certificate $25
dba Brown Records Gift Certificate $25
Del Tomaso (Market Hall) Gift Certificate $25
Ideas 4 Sweats Gift Certificate $25
Bloomie’s (Market Hall) Gift Certificate $25
Paul Marcus Wines (Market Hall) Gift Certificate $20
Peaberry’s Coffees & Teas (Market Hall) Gift Certificate $20
Rockridge Fish Market (Market Hall) Gift Certificate $20
Katrina Rozelle Pastries & Desserts Gift Certificate $20
Double Rainbow 2 Hot Fudge Sundaes + T-Shirt $15
Leaven & Earth Bakery 8" Cake $12
Pendragon Book Bag $10

This year, half of the parking lot
behind Market Hall (next to Shafter
Avenue) will be laden with all those
items that make life worthwhile: the
elbow-grease powered lawnmower,
books, hassocks, frosted mint julip
glasses, exercycles and baby gyms, and
much, much more. You name it and
you’ll probably find it there... espe-
cially if we all clean out our garages,
attics and basements and come through
with lots of tax-deductible donations.
(Names and numbers to call to make
your donation are listed below and on
page 2.)

AVENUE MERCHANTS DONATE
Prizes For DRAWING

Drawings throughout the day for
dozens of valuable prizes (see partial
list at left) will highlight the sale. All
of the prizes have been donated by Col-
lege Avenue merchants, food purveyors
and restaurateurs. Watch the May issue
of The Rockridge News for even more
prizes. Tickets for the drawing go on
sale Wednesday, April 18 at the RCPC
general meeting (College Avenue Pres-
byterian Church, 7:30 pm). Neighbors
also will be selling tickets ($1 donation
per ticket).

ProceeEps To BENEFIT RCPC

All proceeds benefit the work of the
Rockridge Community Planning Coun-
cil and will be used to meet the

organization’s operating expenses.
See “Sale,” page 2

Dates Calendar Events Calendar Dates

Wednesday Apri18 7:30PM
Monday Apr30 = 7:30 pM
Tuesday May8 = 7:30 pm
Wednesday May16 7:30 pm

Tickets for the drawings

RCPC General Meeting. College Avenue Presbyterian Church 5951 College Avenue. Tickets.
RCPC Board Meeting
City Council Meeting 666 Bellevue Avenue: Library Assessment District.
RCPC General Meeting. College Avenue Presbyterian Church.

x for $5 donation; twelve for $10 donation; twenty-five for $20 donation. Get ’em now!

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April 14, 1990

sporting goods
jewelry and accessories
building materials
furniture, lamps
housewares, glass
baked goods
crystals, minerals
tools, gardening

Sell drawing tickets

sort, price, organizing

Say! This Rummage Sale Fundraiser
Sounds Like Fun! How Can I Help?

There is lots you can do to help make the RCPC Fundraising Rummage Sale a
success. First and foremost, of course, is to empty your garage, attic and base-
ment of all those useable things you’ve been wanting to do something with, and
call to arrange your donation today. You can also donate your time. Listed
below are the types of sales items and tasks necessary for the event. Call the
phone numbers in the article and below to offer your help or your goods.

= Donate used goods for the Rummage Sale, especially:

Help get ready for the Sale (prior two weekends). Work on:
advertising, flyers, publicity

transport items on day of sale
Sell goods and drawing tickets at Rummage Sale
Set-up and clean-up on the day of the sale

clothing in good condition
books, records, tapes, CDs
plumbing fixtures

art, kitsch

dishes, small appliances
computer and phone stuff
children’s toys, clothes, equip.
plants, bulbs

MakInG Your. DONATION

TO DONATE SALES ITEMS:

RonnIE Poonsky aT 601-6407.

To DONATE TEMPORARY GARAGE/BASEMENT STORAGE SPACE:
Cau SHELLEY PoTIcHa AT 655-7463 OR RONNIE POLONSKY AT 601-6407.

CaLi ANNETTE FLoystruP AT 652-6794, SHELLEY PoTICHA AT 655-7463 OR

RCPC Nominated For Orchid Award

The Rockridge Community Plan-
ning Council (RCPC) has been nomi-
nated for an Orchid award in the third
annual Oakland Orchids and Onions
awards program sponsored by the
Oakland City Assets Committee.

RCPC’s nomination was for its
work on the first phase of the Rock-
ridge Area Specific Plan (RASP).

A distinguished jury will select or-
chid and onion winners in a variety of
civic improvement categories. Win-
ners will be announced Monday, April
16, 1990, in ceremonies at the Calvin
Simmons Theatre, 10 Tenth Street,
from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.

Reservations at $10 apiece can
made by calling 464-3602.

The Oakland City Assets Commit-
tee, organized in 1986 by the Bay Area
Partnership, is a coalition of sixty key

leaders from private, public and non-
profit sectors, all actively involved in
furthering the historical, cultural,
architectural, environmental and eco-
nomic quality of the city.

Sale

from page 1

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Your help is needed to gather dona-
tions and prepare them for sale. Stor-
age space is needed. Trucks or vans are
needed. To offer any kind of assis-
tance, please call Barbara Anderson,
655-3499 or Shelley Poticha, 655-7463.
Rain Postpones To May 26

In case of rain, the event will be
postponed to the following Saturday,
May 26, same location.

Library Petitions
Exceed Goal

by Nancy Dutcher, Co-Chair
Rockridge Library Committee

The Library Assessment District
petitions are in... and we’ve gone over
our goal. We had aimed for 1,000 sig-
natures — somewhat more than 10% of
the 9,065 registered voters within the
assessment district boundaries. As of
April 7, 1,214 signatures have been
collected.

To all those who collected signa-
tures on the petitions and to those who
signed... a big Thank You. You’ve
helped us get one step closer to a new
library.

On Tuesday, April 3, Assistant City
Manager Ezra Rapport presented the
assessment district proposal to the Cul-
tural Services committee of the City
Council where it was approved for
presentation to the full Council on
April 17. On May 8, the Council will
vote on proceeding with formation of
the district. Rockridge Neighbors are
encouraged to attend that meeting as a
show of support. Assuming approval,
a public hearing will be held in June;
in July the Council is expected to vote
to place the proposal on the November
ballot.

Assessment district funds will be
raised by a special tax of up to $25 per
year for up to 30 years on each residen-
tial parcel in the assessment district.
Residential parcels include any single
parcel and each unit of a multi-unit
building, as indicated on the assessor’s
rolls. Commercial buildings are ex-
cluded. There will be provisions for
low-income exclusion from the tax.

The boundaries of the assessment
district do not follow exactly the RCPC
boundaries. They will extend up the
Northeast side of Broadway Terrace to
Highway 13, and, to avoid splitting
voting precincts, will also include the
Streets between 62nd Street and
Woolsey to Telegraph Avenue.

The district is expected to raise ap-
proximately one million dollars of the
three million needed to buy the land
and build a new branch library. How-
ever, it will only go into effect if city
and state funding is approved for the

See “Library,” page 8
April 14, 1990

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Page 3

From THE
ZONING. COUNTER

COLLEGE SQUARE
5940 CoLLEGE AVENUE
(D 90-52)

The director of City Planning ap-
proved a new handicap ramp, provided
that accompanying railings match the
existing railing. Some other proposed
building improvements not approved
included a redesign of the building
facade and a tall roof-mounted tower
with a red light.

6076 CLAREMONT AVENUE
(NEXT TO THE SHELL STATION)
(D 90-26)

As described in the February 17
Rockridge News, the applicant pro-
poses to rebuild a one-story tin shed at
the rear of an existing building into a
two-story area for office use. City Plan-
ning staff found that one of the required
parking spaces were located within an
easement. No decision has been made
as of this publication date.

6121 Marcaripo Drive
(NEAR OcEAN VIEW)
(TPM 5803)

An application has been filed to cre-
ate two lots where one house currently
exists. The applicant proposes dividing
the 14,208+ square foot lot into a 7,405
sq. ft. vacant lot and a 6,803 sq. ft. lot

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Update: Dreyers

Hazarpous MATERIALS

A Rockridge resident contacted
RCPC regarding possible problems at
the Dreyers construction site resulting
from underground fuel tanks which had
been on the property.

Responding to the inquiry, RCPC
contacted the hazardous materials divi-
sion of the County Department of En-
virinmental Health (DEH) concerning
the status of the site. The following
information was provided by Dennis
Byrne, Hazardous Materials Specialist

for the existing house. According to
Planning Department staff, both pro-
posed lots meet the standards set forth
by city zoning regulations. The appli-
cant has submitted two sets of plans
showing possible siting of a house and
a garage on the “new” lot, either of
which would require removal of sig-
nificant tree(s) as well as construction
and or grading very close to the drip
line and roots of a large redwood and
other species on a contiguous lot.
Nearby residents have asked RCPC to
take a position on the application.

6016 Harwoop AVENUE
(CMD 90-33)

This is an application for a major
conditional use permit to allow non-re-
tail use in the C-31 zone. The property
consists of a single family residence
located up Harwood from Studio 6000.
The applicant is seeking permission for
an office use within the first 20 feet of
the ground floor of the building, re-
served for retail use by zoning regula-
tions. Actual use of the space will de-
pend on the tenant.

The application will be heard before
the Planning Commission on April 18.
1990, at 6:30 pm, Lakeside Garden
Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue, across
from Fairyland at Lake Merritt.

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with DEH:

Last December seven fuel tanks
were removed from the Dreyers site —
one 8,000 gallon gasoline tank, two
4,000 gallon diesel tanks, two 1,000
gallon waste oil tanks, and one 2,000
gallon diesel tank. The tanks were lo-
cated in two tank pits; a gasoline pit
near the College/Chabot intersection
and a waste oil pit behind the now-de-
molished houses.

Soil analysis of the excavated pits
indicated that petroleum contaminants
had been released into both pits, result-
ing in contamination sufficient to re-
quire a ground water quality investiga-
tion. The DEH notified Dreyers of this
requirement in a letter dated January
22, 1990, stipulating “Three ground
water monitoring wells will have to be
installed to gauge whether or not
ground water has been impacted by the
soil contamination associated with
these former tank locations and to de-
fine the ground water flow gradient.
Should a contaminant plume be found
in the soil or water, further borings will
be required to determine the vertical
and lateral extent of this plume.”

On April 3, Dennis Byrne wrote to
RCPC that his office is “currently re-
viewing the actions proposed [by Drey-
ers] to address the issue of ground wa-
ter quality.” The letter further stated
that, “It is the opinion of this agency
that the on-going construction activi-
ties at this site do not subject workers
or the surrounding community to any
adverse health risk.”

In a letter dated March 12, 1990 to
Dreyers, Byrnes identified gasoline
contamination under the intersection of
College Avenue and Chabot Road adja-
cent to a former tank pit. Citing evi-
dence of an “unauthorized release”
from the tanks, he presumed that the
tanks on Dreyers property were the
source. At this writing, it is not known
if Dreyers will assume responsibility
for this problem.

EIR Suir

RCPC v. City of Oakland (challeng-
ing the EIR prepared for the Dreyers
headquarters project) is still pending a
court hearing on the merits of the case.
Construction is moving forward and
will continue unless and until the courts
decide otherwise. RCPC continues to
press the suit.
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April 14, 1990

Are You Prepared
For The Next

Earthquake?

Where Were You
On October 17?

The RCPC Community Earth-
quake Preparedness Committee has
recently formed to prepare the com-
munity for a major quake. Get in-
volved and prepare! Your survival
(or the survival of your home, fam-
ily, or shop) may very well depend
on your involvement and prepara-
tion. A city official will come to the
next meeting to show us the “ideal”
household preparation kit, so come
bring your ideas (and anything else
of interest for earthquake prepared-
ness) to the Sunday School Room
upstairs at the Presbyterian Church
on College Avenue on Monday,
May 14 at 7:30 pm. And tell your
neighbors about the meeting, too.
Questions? Call Drew Shagrin at
653-7376.

Chabot School Sets Spring Carnival

On Saturday, May 12, 1990, the
Chabot School PTA will sponsor its
annual spring carnival which is open to
the entire Rockridge community.

Included in the festivities will be
game booths, artists selling their wares,
a cake walk, flea market, food booths

Rockridge Soccer Club
Seeks Players For 1990

Fall Season

The Rockridge Soccer Club is now
accepting player applications for youth
soccer for the fall season. No experi-
ence is necessary, and all kids play.

Teams are organized by age groups,
with ages ranging from 6 through 13.

Cost is $25, plus $16 for a uniform,
if needed.

Application forms with details are
available at the Chabot Elementary
School office. If you have questions,
call Registrar Vikki King at 547-2448.

The deadline is May 4.

Wear It Out, Use It Up, Recycle

for the sophisticated palate (and the not

so sophisticated, too), a bake sale anda —

terrific auction.

The game and food booths are very
reasonably priced to encourage all in
the Rockridge area, especially families
and their children, to attend and enjoy
the wide range of attractions.

Included in this year’s auction are a
breakfast for two donated by Ron Bre-
land Catering, dinner for two at Broad-
way Terrace Cafe, meals at other fine
neighborhood restaurants, cases of pre-
mium wines, and other goods and serv-
ices from area merchants.

The auction, which will begin at 1
pm, offers carnival goers the opportu-
nity to acquire these extraordinary
items to benefit an extremely worthy
cause — Rockridge’s local public ele-
mentary school.

Plan on spending your day at the
Chabot School Spring Carnival, Satur-
day, May 12 from 11 am to 3 pm.

The school is located at the corner
of Chabot and Patton Streets, just north
of where Broadway crosses Highway
24.

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Ni eighborhood Ni ews, | Rockripce News REApersuir Survey Resutts |]
Projects Lead Topics/FEATURES More Less THE SAME
° Articles from Public Officials 3 2 9
~ Readership Poll —
. Calendar Listings 6 : 8
Rockridge News readers want more é
news about the neighborhood, project City News 2 4 7
proposals in Rockridge, merchant re- Downtown Development Updates 3 3 7
views, and news about other neighbor- :
hood organizations, according to the Letters to the Editor 6 1 7
results of the readership survey. In Marge Gibson-Haskell Report 1 5 8
addition, readers want more informa- .
tion about recycling and Rockridge his- Merchant Reviews 8 2 3
torical perspectives. Neighborhood News 13 - i)
Interestingly, a number of respon- : aoe
dents also asked for more letters to the Other Neighborhood Organizations 8 : 6
editor. All readers, always, are invited Permit Parking 4 - 9
to write about their views and concerns
at any time. So far, there has not been a Photographs 1 2 8
deluge of letters. When you write, Planning Commission Activities 5 1 7
please include a signature and a phone 7 : :
number in case any pre-publication Project Proposals in Rockridge 9 : 4
contact Is necessary. Recycling Information 7 1 7
The fifteen respondents to the sur- : rama i
vey also suggested new topics for cov- Rockridge Historical Perspectives 7 1 6
erage. These are listed in full along Rockridge Area School News 3 3 7
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In My View...

Comments by Marge Gibson-Haskell
City Council, District 1

Downtown And
Neighborhood Development

A healthy downtown and vital neighborhoods are com-
plementary. They strengthen each other by diversifying
the economic structure of the City and bolstering the tax
base. We have always assumed that there is and will be a
downtown retail commercial core, and that the issue is to
assure even-handed allocation of scarce resources.

Now is the time to question that assumption. Media
reports of proposed downtown development projects have
not taken into account two key questions that may deter-
mine whether or not that development is possible.

Tue EARTHQUAKE

Approximately 50 downtown development projects
need major earthquake rehabilitation. It is very uncertain
that money will be available to carry this out. The costs
for rehabilitating existing buildings are high, and insur-
ance coverage is insufficient. Due to existing encum-
brances, building owners cannot obtain private loans to do
the work. If loans were made from redevelopment funds,
many owners have an income stream insufficient to amor-
tize the additional debt. This possible allocation of rede-
velopment funds leads to the other question.

INSUFFICIENT RESOURCES

If redevelopment monies are spent for earthquake re-
pair, will there be enough to complete the Rouse project,
the regional shopping center proposed for downtown?
Presently, the City faces a perhaps terminal shortage of
funds for the endeavor. If the project can be started, future
sales tax revenues from the center will have to finance a
significant portion of its construction. Even with these,
there may be insufficient funds. Difficult choices will
have to be made soon to begin rebuilding Oakland’s down-
town core.

QuEsTION For NEIGHBORHOODS

The question for neighborhoods is whether they want a
downtown. It is time to reopen debate on this issue and
discuss fully and publicly the benefits that neighborhood
and downtown commercial areas confer on each other and
on Oakland. The areas serve different customers, keep
sales tax dollars in the City, and can stimulate additional
growth. Do we use scarce capital and borrowing ability to
rehabilitate earthquake-damaged buildings or provide seed
money for new revitalization projects? Where can these
monies best be leveraged for greatest returns? What are
the most critical development needs facing Oakland? The
City Council will be debating these and related questions
over the next few months, in an attempt to come up with
an achievable development plan that will best serve the
greatest number of citizens, and remain within our means.

I invite your questions and comments. Write to me at 505

14th Street, Room 642, Oakland, CA 94612, or call me or my
assistant Winkie Campbell-Notar at 273-3266.

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Page 7

News From Other Neighborhoods

Results of the reader's survey (see page

“= 5) published in the March Rockridge News

indicate an interest in the activities and
concerns of other neighborhood organiza-
tions.

Presented here, courtesy of The
MacArthur Metro, are reports from two
groups — The MacArthur Coalition and
Leona Heights — in the vicinity of
MacArthur and High Street. They have
been edited to highlight the issues and the
actions taken by the group. Other groups
in the area include the Redwood Heights
Improvement Association, the Upper High
Street Terrace Association, and the Laurel
Planning Group, to name a few.

From time to time in the future, the
Rockridge News will provide similar re-
ports from other parts of Oakland.

— Editor

The MacArthur Coalition

by Suzan Lorraine

Bret Harte Arter-ScHoot Security

Parents, teachers, school adminis-
trators and security personnel are work-
ing together to provide a safe place for
Bret Harte students to wait for their
after-school transportation at the cor-
ner of Coolidge and MacArthur. With
the Coalition’s assistance, the situation
for the 300-plus kids is getting better
and problems, such as fights, have
sharply decreased. Discussions are
also being held with AC Transit to in-
volve the transportation system in the
solution to the problem.
NO! On Ralpers

The Coalition has agreed to support
Oakland’s Citizens’ Budget Committee

Thanks Sylvia,

Welcome Annette

Sylvia deTrinidad, RCPC’s desig-
nated representative to the North
Oakland Community Development
Committee (NOCDC), has served
Rockridge well for more than two
years. Ms. deTrinidad is leaving her
position and will be replaced by
Annette Floystrup.

The NOCDC oversees the allocation
of Community Development Block

“— Grant funds (CDBG), and makes rec-

ommendations to the Council of Seven
Chairs, the Community Development
Advisory Commission (CDAC), and
the City Council.

in their decision to oppose the return of
the Raiders due to the perceived finan-
cial risk and inappropriate use of city
funds.
Crean Up Day

April 21 is designated as the next
MacArthur Coalition Clean-up Day.
All interested people should meet at
Bret Harte School with clean-up tools
(brooms, gloves, etc.) at 8 a.m. to help
clean up litter and graffiti along
MacArthur Boulevard between
Fruitvale Avenue and High Street.
PANHANDLING

Several merchants have approached
the Coalition to discuss the problem of
panhandling on MacArthur Boulevard.
The issue is to be reviewed in depth at
the next meeting on May 9.
West OAKLAND Support

The Coalition has provided West
Oakland community organizers with a
letter supporting their efforts to reroute
the destroyed Cypress section of 1-880.

Leona Heights
by Gordon Laverty

New DEVELOPMENT

New development at Mountain
Boulevard and Calaveras is underway.
The mix of single and multiple units
represents several years of planning, in-

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Nai Kang Chang and the Leona Heights
Improvement Association leaders that
resulted in creating good faith between
the parties before going to City Hall.
This approach led to mutually under-
stood and acceptable compromises
which improve the neighborhood.
Kudos to Mr. Chang.

Catt For Potice Patrois

Car break-ins in the area during
February led to requests for more po-
lice patrols and advice to residents to
lock vehicles and remove attractive
articles from sight. Residents should
report to 911 suspicious activity around
local cars.

RECYCLING PLANS

Marilyn King continues plans for
Leona Heights recycling of paper, alu-
minum and glass waste.

Trash dumping is again rearing its
ugly head along local streets. Resi-
dents who observe illicit dumping
should get license numbers of dumpers,
if possible, and notify the police.

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Listed below are standing committees of the
Rockridge 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:

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CLEAN RockripcE Gity Baxter 652-8419
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