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RCPC Rummage Sale May 19 + 10.a.m. to 4 p.m.
Market Hall Parking Lot (details on pages 2 and 7)

Rockridge News

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Vol § No. ] Issue No, 47

by Don Kinkead

Fifteen years ago, the issues in
Rockridge were development and
Change because there wasn’t any.

_ Those were the days when College
Avenue shops not boarded up were oc-
cupied by some of the funkiest busi-
nesses imaginable. There was actually

RECENT ROCKRIDGE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

May 12, 1990)

N’Ridge Development: It’s Adding Up

ful drive to downzone the area and
develop a planning strategy emphasiz-
ing a pedestrian-oriented environment.

GUIDE DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE

Today, development and change are
still the issues in Rockridge, but the
question now is how to guide them soa
still-charming urban gem is not over-
whelmed.

Recent years

DEVELOPMENT

| MIEC BUILDING

Claremont Avenue: a
combination garage

and office building.

| (see Zoning Counter, p. 3)

OFFICE |} RETAIL| PKING have seen a spate of
(sq. ft.) | (spaces) buildings and de-
36 velopments _pro-

posed for College
Avenue. RCPC has
often argued suc-

BART

station area under the
freeway (detailed on

_ pages 1 and 5)

17,900

425 essfully for design
and use changes to

make the projects

DREYER’S

9,999

121, more consistent

THE KEENAN LAND Co
College and Birch Court

12,000

with the built envi-

23
ronment and with

TOTALS

| 97,709 | 39,899

“605 zoning.

a vacant lot on a major corner and
Dreyer’s had a genuine soda fountain
staffed by real waitresses.

NEIGHBORHOOD REACTS

Nevertheless, when BART and some
College Avenue business interests
pushed for high-rise residential and
commercial development close to the
Rockridge Station to lodge a live-in
pool of commuters around the station,
the Neighborhood launched a success-

Environmental
Impact Reports pre-
pared for these projects usually state no
negative impacts will result from this
building or that restaurant. Considered
individually, that may be true. Consid-
ered cumulatively, the projects intro-
duce undeniable impacts on traffic, air
quality, parking, and visual quality,
PEOPLE MAKE DECISIONS

Decisions to permit these projects to
go ahead, to require them to be altered,

See “Adding,” page 2

Circulation: 4.500 Residences: 200 Busmesses

BART To Air
Development
Proposal

by Brooke A. Levin, RCPC Chalr

LATE BREAKING NEWS FLASH...

Early in May, BART mailed more than
700 notices of preparation of a draft Envi-
ronmental Impact Report (EIR) to Rock-
ridge residents, College Avenue merchants

RCPC May
GENERAL MEETING

CANCELLED
Attend the
BART EIR Scoping
meeting:
May 16, 1990 ¢ 7:30 p.m.

Chabot School
Auditorium
6686 Chabot Road

and property owners and official agencies.
When RCPC received the notice of prepara-
tion and a letter sent by BART Director Sue
Hone for publication in this issue of the
Rockridge News, questions arose regarding
the entire process proposed by the transit
agency.

First, how can BART be Lead Agency
for an EIR on their own project? How can
BART review their own EIR? Why isn't
there a formal application to the City of
Oakland for the proposed “rezoning,” nec-

See “BART,” page 5

Dates Calendar Events Calendar Dates

Monday May 14 7:30 PM
Wednesdsay May16 7:30 pM
Saturday May 19

Monday June4 7:30 PM
Wednesday June20 7:30 PM

RCPC Earthquake Committee. College Avenue Presbyterian Church 5951 College Avenue.
RCPC General Meeting: CANCELLED. BART Scoping Meeting at Chabot School, 6686 Chabot Rd.

10aM-4pmM RCPC Rummage Sale, Drawing, Auction: Market Hall Parking Lot.

RCPC Board Meeting
RCPC General Meeting. College Avenue Presbyterian Church.

Tickets for the drawings: Six for $5 donation; twelve for $10 donation; twenty-five for $20 donation. Get "em on page 7!

Printed on recycled paper

Page 2

The Rockridge News

Prize List For May 19 Drawing:
Tickets Available On Page 7

Thank You College Avenue

Merchants!

Listed below are prizes, prizes,
prizes generously donated by Col-
lege Avenue merchants to the RCPC
Fund Raising drawing that will be
held May 19 at the gala Sale in the
Market Hall parking lot.

Buy your tickets now. Blanks

are available on page 7 to cut oul and

send in.
Also listed on page 7 are merchant

donations for the silent auction to be
held throughout the day of the Sale.
Take advantage of these opportu-
nities to win some outstanding mer-
chandise and services donated by

College Avenue merchants.

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Chimes Market

Armen Gallery

Color My World

Snips

Hank & Frank Bicycles

Pasta Shop

Noah’s Art

Orb Weaver

The Moon and Star

Bizarre Bazaar

Cosmos Flowers & Vases

Home Video

Transports

Enzo’s Meat & Poultry (Market Hall)
Such A Business

dba Brown Records

Del Tomaso (Market Hall)

Ideas 4 Sweats

Bloomie’s (Market Hall)

Paul Marcus Wines (Market Hall)
Peaberry’s Coffees & Teas (Market Hall)
Rockndge Fish Market (Market Hall)
Katrina Rozelle Pastries & Desserts
Double Rainbow

Leaven & Earth Bakery
Pendragon

Wildflower and Company

Noble Pies

Brass & Glass

Pizza Rustica

College Bowl

Hudson Bay Beans

Rockndge Antiques

Rockridge Café

Pizzenia Guglielmo

Itsy-Bitsy

Pavé Jewelers

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Native American Wedding Vase
Gift Certificate

Gift Certificate for Earrings
Gift Certificate

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Gold Card Membership
Sports Bag

Gift Certificate

2 Hot Fudge Sundaes + T-Shirt
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Gift Certificate

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May 12, 1999

MAKING YOUR
RUMMAGE SALE Donation

To DONATE SALES ITEMS, CALL:

ANNETTE FLOYSTRUP: 652-6794
Brooke Levin: 653-7522
BARBARA ANDERSON: 655-3499

Adding

from page I

or to deny them are made by public
officials who fundamentally want to do
a good job. Still, they best understand
numbers, either as dollars of revenue or
as votes. We may not have the dollars
but we do have the votes.

Write Wuen You GET A CHANCE

What kind of neighborhood do you
want to live in? Put pen to paper, voice
to phone, thought to action: call or
write your representatives on the Coun-
cil, the Planning Commission, or on
other public boards to let them know
your opinion on the changes in your

Neighborhood.

CALL:
City Council 273-3266

Mayor 273-3141

Planning Commission 273-3911
BART Director Hone 464-6095, 96
BART Planning 464-6148

WRITE:
City — 505 15th St, Oakland 94612

BART — 800 Madison, Oakland 94607

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May 12, 1990

From THE
- ZONING ‘COUNTER |

6016 Harwoop

(CMD 90-33)

. This application for a major condi-
tional use permit to allow non-retail use
in a C-31 zone abutting an R-35 zone
was denied by the Planning Commis-
sion on May 2, 1990. The applicant
proposed to convert a 1,200 square foot
basement to an office or artist’s studio.
The application was also for design
review for exterior alterations to the
building.

According to the planning depart-
ment staff report, the proposal did not
meet all of the required findings. Staff
felt the proposal would detract from the
residential character predominating
along Harwood; the off-street parking
Capacity has been exceeded, and the
project would conflict with the Oakland
comprehensive plan. An appeal of the
decision can be made within 10 days of
the date of the decision.

DREYER’S

A hearing on the merits of the case
has been scheduled for June 15, 1990,
at 9:00 AM in Department 1 of the
Alameda County Superior Court.

MepIcAL INSURANCE EXCHANGE OF
Cautirornia (MIEC)

6250 CLAREMONT AVENUE

(ER 89-42; CMD 89-317)

A notice of preparation of a draft
Environmental Impact Report has been
issued. The comment period of 30 days
or May 15, 1990, ts to identify items to
be addressed in the EIR. The proposal
is for a three story, five level office/
parking garage addition to existing
MIEC building, includes one office
level of 6,000 square feet and four lev-
els of parking, three above ground and
one below ground, creating 52 new
spaces. The new building addition
would replace a sixteen space surface
parking area for a net increase of 36
off-street parking spaces.

Send comments to Auril Tolley,
Oakland Planning Department, 1330
Broadway, Suite 310, Oakland; CA
84612. Phone 273-3911.

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The Rockridge News

Page 3

Library Committee Update

Council Hearing, Vote Cap Strong
Library Petition Drive

by Andy Young

The Rockridge library petition drive
is over. We did well: over 1,200 people
signed petitions in support of a $25 per
parcel annual assessment to help fund
construction of a new branch library on
College Avenue at Manila. Many
thanks to all, especially the several
score signature gatherers.

As this issue of the Rockridge News
went to print, Library Committee mem-
bers were planning to present the peti-
tion at the City Council’s May 8 meet-
ing. The Council was then to take ac-
tion on a resolution of intent introduced
by Councilmember Marge Gibson-Has-
kell to create a special assessment dis-
trict for the Rockridge community and
to put the proposed $25 assessment on
the November ballot.

The Council has already received a
staff report from the city manager's
office recommending Council action to
put the assessment measure on the bal-
lot. The report spells out total library
costs, which will exceed $2.5 million
for land acquisition and construction,
as well as $200,000 in permanent oper-
ating costs. The report also shows how
the assessment will complement fund-
ing from the City’s parking fund, gen-

eral fund, and from an anticipated State
grant to make the library possible.

If the Council approved the resolu-
tion of intent on May 8, there will be a
full hearing on the proposed assessment
district at the Council meeting Tues-
day, June 12, 7:30 p.m. Mark your cal-
endar. A strong show of community
support, indicated by people turning out
for the meeting, will help assure that
the City Council puts the proposal on
the ballot.

If the hearing goes well, and the
assessment measure goes onto the No-
vember ballot, there will be many op-
portunities for library supporters to help
in organizing a campaign for the elec-
tion.

For more information, or to learn
how to get involved in bringing about a
permanent Rockridge branch library,
please call either Nancy Dutcher at 653-
6018 or Andy Young at 653-7686.

The June 12 date is tentative as of
the Rockridge News deadline. Anyone
interested in attending the hearing
should confirm the date: call the Coun-

cil office at 273-3266.

(See related comments by Marge Gt-
bson-Haskell, page 6. — Editor)

Bill Manley Moves, Leaves RCPC Board

RCPC Boardmember and Treasurer
Bill Manley announced his resignation
from the board effective May 15, 1990,
because he is moving outside the Rock-
ridge boundaries. Thanks, Bill, for two
years of a job well done as an RCPC
committee member and Boardmember!

Persons interested in filling this
position through January, 1991, should
submit a letter of interest to RCPC

ae Rockridge News Production ~
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Chair Brooke A. Levin no later than
May 31, 1990 (or sent by certified mail
no later than May 26).

Candidates must be at least 18 years
of age and must reside within the RCPC

boundaries.

Mail to: RCPC Atin.: Brooke A. Levin,
Chair, 5856 College Avenue #130,
Oakland, CA 94618.

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RockRiIDGE MERCHANT PROFILE

Alfonso The Cobbler

Earthquake
Preparedness And
Knocks At The Door

by Drew Shagrin

One of the keys to a successful neigh-
borhood earthquake preparedness group
is an accurate picture of the neighbor-
hood -——- who lives where, who has what
needs, who has what skills, and who can
take care of what tasks after a major
quake. Most groups will need to can-
vass door-to-door to gather this tnforma-
tion. A neighbor you don’t know may
come to your door.

If you don’t want to open the door,
ask for an informational flyer under the
door. Call the canvasser to give the in-
formation once you are satisfied about
the validity of the request.

Neighborhood earthquake prepared-
ness groups can help neighbors get ac-
quainted. When a major quake strikes, it
is that much easier for the neighborhood
to pull together.

The RCPC Community Earthquake
Preparedness Committee meets Mon-
day, May 14, 7:30 p.m. in the Sunday
School room of the College Avenue
Presbyterian Church, 5951 College. A
city official will demonstrate a “model”
household/office preparedness kit and

discuss forming neighborhood groups.
Call Drew Shagrin at 653-7376 for fur-
ther information.

by Kate Crawford

In a small College Avenue shoe re-
pair shop where shoes are stacked al-
most to the ceiling like a vertical class-
room with children leaning in atten-
tively, Alfonso the Cobbler and his
son work side-by-side amidst swirling
odors of leather and pungent glues.

Alfonso Samaniego, Rockridge
resident and businessman, has been
the sole proprietor of Alfonso Shoe
Service for 32 years.

Located for the first eight years
across the street from its current loca-
tion, Alfonso’s has been at 5479 Col-
lege since 1966. When the store first
opened, it took only a short time to get
off the ground financially and has
prospered ever since without either
advertising or a telephone. “In fact,”
says Alfonso, Jr., “word of mouth ts
advertisement enough.” He must be
right. Alfonso has such a loyal fol-
lowing that one customer mails shoes
from Bakersfield.

In an age of chain stores, itinerant
managers and prepackaged products,
Alfonso’s still has the feel of a family
business. Alfonso Samaniego, Jr., fol-
lowing in his father’s footsteps, works
by his side and, as the son reports hap-

pily, “Mother” brings them lunches
from their nearby home. Neighbor-
hood friends sit around the shop shoot-
ing the breeze and always ready to run
to a nearby store to pick up a snack or,
as Alfonso, Jr. teases, Just “getting in
the way.”

Both Alfonso Jr. and Sr. com-
mented on changes in their customers
and in Rockridge.

Over the years, Alfonso, Sr. has
witnessed the growth of his customers
by increases in their shoe sizes. He
discussed with affection how these
same customers grown-up now bring
their own children’s shoes to be re-
paired. His son remarked on the
neighborhood’s growth and “yuppify-
ing.”
* Alfonso said he intends to retire
soon and sell the business. He admits
that he is hesitant because he wants to
wait until all his children have moved
away from home.

It is difficult to say how much
longer Alfonso’s Shoe Service will be
here; however, it is easy to say that
Alfonso’s has become a constant over
the years in an ever more changing
Rockridge neighborhood.

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BART, trom page I

essary use permits, variances, design review
and other approvals? Shouldn't the City be
Lead Agency?

According to Alvin James, Director of
Planning, joint developmen? is like any
other development the City receives. The
City takes the application, reviews it for
completeness, and determines if an EIR is
necessary.

BART PROPOSALS

Proposals for office, retail and park-
ing developments at the BART station
will be presented by the transit agency
at an Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) “scoping” meeting Wednesday,
May 16 in the Chabot School audito-
rium at 7:30 p.m. This is a public pro-
cess: your attendance and comments
are important.

This meeting will be in lieu of the
RCPC General Meeting.

EARTHQUAKE IMPACTS

With the Bay Bridge closed after the
earthquake, people in the Neighbor-
hood noted the impact of the additional
cars coming and going from the BART
station, including grid lock on Shafter,
College and Shafter, and College and
Forest; worsening air quality; and even
some merchants noted that with all the
additional commute parking, business
was down.

BART now proposes to expand
parking and build new office space,
retail space, and apartments at the sta-
tion lot.

The “scoping” session will deter-
mine areas actually to be evaluated by
the EIR. For example:

¢Can College Avenue, Shafter,
Miles and Forest handle the vehicle
trips generated by 425 to 825 new park-
ing spaces?;

¢ What are the cumulative impacts
of all aspects of the proposed project?;

¢ How will the College and Clare-
mont intersection — already at “F”
level (unacceptable) — be dealt with?;

¢ Will other forms of transit and
their connections with BART be ana-
lyzed?; |

Other areas of concern include the
parking structure itself and its effect
upon the safety of the Neighborhood
and BART patrons.

I am looking forward to seeing you
at the meeting May 16.

Update On Proposed Rockridge

Station Improvements

by Sue Hone, BART Director, District 3

Three days after the appearance of my last article in The Rockridge News
concerning BART's plans for Rockridge Station, the quake hit and we have all
been rebounding since. Further development of plans for improvements to the
Station were temporarily put on hold, over 100 additional parking spaces were
“found” as a result of creative parking while the bridge was closed and (happily)
BART gained many new converts to mass transit. Even though we have restriped
the lot to make the new found spaces permanent and legal, there are still not enough
Spaces to handle the demand for patron parking, which has increased dramatically
Since the quake.

The project planning and environmental assessment process has resumed and
we are now ready to hold a formal public scoping session where a range of actions,
alternatives, mitigation measures and potentially significant effects will be identi-
fied to analyze in the EIR.

The proposed project consists of two parking structures to be built over the
existing parking lots, as well as two commercial buildings containing 42,600
square feet of professional office space and 17,900 square feet of retail space.
These commercial buildings will help to “reclaim” parts of the streetscape for the
pedestrian and the neighborhood, bringing more light, color and interest to College
Avenue beneath the freeway and the station. Thirty units of low-rise apartment
housing are proposed between the parking lot and Miles Avenue, to serve as a
buffer between the BART facilities and nearby homes.

As expected, alternatives to the proposed project have been refined since their
inception and will continue to be refined through the scoping process for the EIR.
Additional alternatives may be subsequently identified. Currently, the alternatives
to be reviewed in the EIR are described as follows:

Project: As described above
Alternative 1: No Project (no development)

Alternative 2: 425 new BART patron parking spaces

24,500 square feet office (two stories)

17,900 square feet retail

825 new BART patron parking spaces

(two decks on west side, on deck on east side)
42,600 square feet office (three stories)
17,900 square feet retail

Orinda Station
MacArthur Station
West Oakland Station

A community scoping session will be held May 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chabot
Elementary School auditorium, 6686 Chabot Road, Oakland. I encourage all
interested parties to attend to participate in defining the range of issues to be

addressed in the EIR.
Comments on the scope of the EIR can also be sent to Michele Jacobson, BART

Service Integration Planning, 800 Madison Street, 4th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607,
464-6148. These comments must be received by May 29, 1990.

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The Rockridge News

May 12, 1990

In My View...

Comments by Marge Gibson-Haskell
City Council, District 1

Rockridge Library:
Making It A Reality

A new Rockridge library at the corner of Manila and
College will cost approximately $3 million. The City
of Oakland does not have the money to commit to
building such a facility this year, and will probably not
be able to fund construction for several years.

To overcome this hurdle and build a permanent li-
brary in Rockridge, the Rockridge Library Committee,
in cooperation with the City’s Library department, has
come up with a community-based financing proposal to
fund a portion of the construction costs. A key provi-
sion for Proposition 85 funding requires demonstration
of community support for facilities. Community-based
financing enables the City to apply for library construc-
tion matching funds through State Proposition 85. The
remainder of the money will come from the City’s
offstreet parking funds (because 45 additional parking
spaces are part of the plan).

To get the required two-thirds vote for passage, the
Rockridge community actively needs to make sure the
word gets out to everyone in the community. You can
do this by working with the Rockridge Library Com-
mittee, taking responsibility for notifying and explain-
ing the library financing procedures and what the funds
will be used for to your neighbors, asking them to vote
for the proposal, and distributing literature on how the
assessment district will affect Rockridge residents.
Oakland’s grant application for state funds will be
looked upon much more favorably with such a commit-
ment from Rockridge.

An important idea to keep in mind is that without
this partnership of community-city-state, it may be a
number of years before Rockridge will have a perma-
nent library. Even under the State matching program,
urban libraries are sorely pressed to come up with sig-
nificant dollars for new construction. The city and
county are responsible for a greater array of State man-
dated social programs than ever before, without ade-
quate taxing authority to support them. This financing
program will allow Oakland’s library department to
serve Rockridge adequately, without taking away li-
brary services from other areas of the City.

Your active involvement in the Rockridge Library
campaign is necessary to build a permanent library in
the foreseeable future.

Please call me or my aide Winkie Campbell-Notar at
273-3266 with your questions or comments.

(See related story on page 3. — Editor)

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Fundraiser Silent
Auction Offerings

In addition to the drawing dis-
cussed on page 2, a silent auction of
Rockridge merchant donations will
be held from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Rules
for the auction will be posted at the
event and will include privide bid-
ding numbers and bids beginning at
95% of retail prices.

Listed below are merchants and
businesses and the items they do-
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Hazara Oriental Rug Gallery
Oriental Rug Appraisal

Galeria Juarez at Arlington Arcade
Gold Leaf Framed Round Mirror

Pavé Jewelry
Written Appraisal

Dragon Rug Studio
Dhurn, 2x3
Sharon Osmond Gardens
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Rockridge Family Chiropractic
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Liz Maxwell, Painter
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Chabot School To Host
Bike Rodeo

Chabot Elementary School will host

Claremont Day Nurseries

Offers a high-quality exciting program for children
2 yrs. through 6 yrs. at an affordable price.

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-5 : ike rodeo Saturday, May 19, 1990

a $396 full time tultion (snacks and hot lunch incl.) a bike > S d
Day Nursery 7 a.m.-6 p.m from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Sponsore

eee by the Chabot School PTA Dad’s Club

e emphasis on science and art * serving the community for over 30 years ; ank « onk Bicycles to en .
¢ classes available In dance and language ¢*3 convenient locations and Hank and Frank Bicycles cour

e professional and caring staff ® part-time schedules available age bicycle fun and safety, the rodeo

5830 College 2845 Woolsey St. 1550 Oakview Ave. will include an obstacle course, bike

Oakland, CA 94618 Berkeley, CA 94707 Kensington, CA 94706 care clinic, safety quiz and visits by lo-

658-5208 654-2511 926-1010 cal bicycling experts. All grade school

children are welcome. Each participant
receives a certificate and a chance to win

a bike helmet. Admission is free.
Chabot School is at 6686 Chabot Road..
For further information, call 420-0576,

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