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VOL. 11 * NO.9 * ISSUENO.117 * OCTOBER 12, 1996

CIRCULATION: 4500 RESIDENCES; 200 BUSINESSES

RockridgeNews

Sponsored by The Roc!

Residential Component
of Market Hall

Expansion Reconsidered

WILSON ASSOCIATES
PROPOSE MODIFICATIONS

by Bill Penney, RCPC
Boardmember

As of press time, Oakland’s Plan-
ning Commission was scheduled to hold
a public hearing on Wednesday, Octo-
ber 9, regarding the zoning permits re-
quired for the proposed expansion of
Market Hall. The RCPC Board of Di-
rectors opposes the project on the basis
of the expansion’s significant impact
on the adjacent residential neighbor-
hood surrounding Forest Street. Of pri-
mary concern are four homes targeted
for demolition to make way for the project’s
parking structure and four replacement
housing units. Three of the homes are

ge Community Planning Counci

Five Years Ago...

On view at the Rockridge Library is one of
Shirley Kennon’s collages, “October 20,1991.”

In remembrance of the Oakland-Berke-
ley Hills fire, the Rockridge Library is
currently exhibiting a collection of photo-
graphic prints, poetry and art works in the
community meeting room through No-
vember 9.

The exhibit will include sculptures by
~—eorge Kreps and Adelie Landis, a poem
by Ed Aust, photographs by Ann Gomes,
Bob Maynard and Jan Kaufman, collages by
Shirley Kennon, and paintings by June Felter.
For further information, call Shirley Kennon
at 549-0918.

© * Oakland, CA 94618 «

5856 College Ave.

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College Avenue scene sketched by Marisa Dalla Valle. Check the Rockridge Muse on
page 10 for her theatrical activities and her search for local talent.

traditional Craftsman style bungalows,
and neighbors on Forest, Boyd, and Shafter
are concerned that the new structures
would reduce the residential quality of
the neighborhood.

Another concern of RCPC and some
community members is the proposed use

INSIDE...

* Kiddies all dressed up, nowhere to
go? The solution on page 5.

* It’s baaack! The Hardy Park Dog Run.
Page 7.

* If you can barely remember the

See “Expansion” on page 3 clickety-clack of Rockridge’s railroad
a track, Jennifer Katz’ article on page 8
REMEMBERING will bring it all back.
THE 1991 Fire ;
wy RCPC Neighborhood
The North Hills and Montclair Phoenix Meeting Agenda
Associations invite people who live or did Wednesday, October 16, 1996
live in the fire zone to join fellow fire 7:30 p.m.

College Avenue Presbyterian Church
5951 College Avenue Sanctuary

CITY COUNCIL

CANDIDATES’ FORUM

(See Q and As on page 6.)

¢ District | City Council
Candidates, Jane Brunner
and Peter Smith

¢ Councilmember At-Large
Candidates, Henry Chang Jr.
and Rena Rickles

survivors and new neighbors for a “Triumph
Over Disaster” celebration to remember
the events of October 20, 1991. To mark
the fifth anniversary of the fire, a 5 p.m. walk
will be led by Oakland Fire Department
Engine Co. #19 and CORE (Citizens of
Oakland Respond to Emergencies) gradu-
ates. Mayor Harris and Betty Ann Bruno will
speak, and the “Tree of Lights” will be
illuminated, symbolizing a beacon of hope. A
communal potluck dinner will follow. For
more information, call 644-2692.

The Rockridge News is produced by the Rockridge Community Planning Council with an all-volunteer
staff and is supported solely by advertisements and your contributions to RCPG which may be sent
to 5856 College Avenue, #130, Oakland, CA 94618.

Page 2 The Rockridge News

October 12, 1996

Book Corner

by Gay Ducey, Children's Librarian, Rockridge Branch Library
Sammy the Halloween Menace

We once lived in a neighborhood of charms and enchantments. Two of the
neighborhood children were named Rapunzel and Cybele. Little spun-sugar cottages
were tucked in between larger houses. The house across the street had only one
resident, Mrs. Mordred, who was seldom seen and often speculated upon by the kids.
The block was on a hill with a steep drop that the kids called “The Dip,” and
Pronounced mysterious because you could hang right on the edge and still not see
below. Children were given to spontaneous parades requiring costumes and ribbons
and scepters. Fairy queens and kings were crowned at the top of the Dip and reigned
benevolently or repressively until the next coronation.

The place next door was big and dark. There were four kids in the family, all of
whom joined ours in kick-the-can each evening. But nobody ever went to their house,
even though the backyard was full of trees with climbing branches, access to a stream,
and many hidey holes. You see, there was something else there. A truly fearsome dog.
The mailman (well, it was a man) delivered just to the curb, and the children called out
before stepping onto the porch. The dog’s name was Sammy the Biter Dog. He was
never about, because they locked him inside and only let him out on a thick chain
against which he strained until the spit flew. Sometimes, oh once a month, they would
forget and then the door would be opened, and before they could grab him, he would
snarl and snap his way past them to jump on anything he could see, including cats, kids,
adults or tires. His owners always believed the foul beast must have been provoked.
The dog had bitten many people, some badly, and the animal control folks visited from
time to time but to little effect, for the masters would announce contrition and
promise tighter leashing. But folk process is inevitable and unstoppable, and as the
dog’s infamy spread, his trespasses increased. Another generation grew into biting
range, but they did not call him Sammy the Biter Dog; they referred to him as Sammy
the Spider Dog. When | asked, the kids told me it was because his bite was exactly like
a Black Widow spider’s and you would just drop dead in about fifteen minutes. Seemed
plausible to me.

Shortly before Halloween one year, a new family joined the neighborhood. Their
child was named Delilah. She was quickly initiated into the important things—the Dip,
the candy store, the bus stop bully, and Sammy the Spider Dog. “I am notafraid of dogs;
| have a dog,” she said.

As was the custom, lots of the kids trick or treated together, and the parents trailed
behind. The Sammy house was the third one down, and the parents called out before
letting the kids go get their treats, which were always homemade pumpkin cookies.
Deep in chat, we approached the porch and were about to call out when the door
slammed open and Sammy barreled out. He looked just like the cartoon Tasmanian
Devil, a roiling, snapping ball of mayhem. He made straight for the pack of wailing kids,
leapt into space and came down right on Delilah as the grownups waded in with sticks
and feet. We never landed a blow. Delilah squatted, growled a warning, and then bit
Sammy on the ear. “BAD DOG,” she said, in an impressive understatement.

Afterward, Sammy the Spider Dog did not change either his venom or his venue,
but there wasa limited spiritual readjustment. The kids never did walk up to the porch;
they waited for Delilah to do so, and when she did, they could hear Sammy whimpering
and snapping behind the door, backing up all the while.

| think of Delilah each Halloween when a preschooler comes in for a scary book.
There is always at least one who really means it. The list below is for her or him, and
it is not for faint-hearted small ones. Proceed with caution (or with pleasure). Boo!

The Ballad of Belle Dorcas by William Hooks.

The Boy and the Ghost by Robert Sans Souci

A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown

Do Not Open by Brinton Turkel

Ghosts! by Alvin Schwartz

The Gobbluns’ll Git Yer Ef You Don’t Watch Out: James Whitcomb Riley’s Little Orphant

Annie by James Whitcomb Riley

Hubknuckles by Emily Herman

Tailypo! retold by Jan Wahl

Tog the Ribber: Or Granny’s Tale by Paul Coltman

Wiley and the Hairy Man by Molly Bang

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The Rockridge News

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Kinkead, is published monthly in Oakland and is
sponsored by The Rockridge Community Planning
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Page 3

First “Friends” Meeting Coming Up —
Be Part of It

by Nancy Dutcher, Former Chair, Neighbors for a Rockridge Library

On Wednesday, October 30, the first
meeting of the newly formed “Friends
of the Rockridge Library” will be held at
7 p.m. in the Community Room of the
new library. Those attending will have
an opportunity to help steer the direc-
tion of the new organization, as well as
serve on committees.

Over 60 people became “Friends” at
the August 3 library opening. They will
receive notification of the meeting; how-
ever, the meeting is open to all. Mem-
berships will be available at the October
30 meeting, and cost $25 for family, $20
for individuals, $10 for seniors or stu-
dents, and $50 for businesses.

Ata meeting on September 25, mem-
bers of Neighbors for a Rockridge Li-
brary, the fundraising and support group
for the planning and construction phases
of the library, discussed goals and ob-
jectives of the new organization. An
Interim Friends’ Steering Committee was
formed, with the following appointments:
Chair - Brooke Levin, Co-chair - Alice
Sung, Treasurer - Annette Floystrup,
Secretary - Ron Heckart, Membership -

Earl Hamlin, Events/Gallery - Barbara
Anderson, Publicity - Sharon Miller, and
Volunteers - Nancy Dutcher. This in-
terim committee will make recommen-
dations on the make-up and goals of the
new organization at the October meet-
ing.

Also at the September 25 meeting,
Gail Wiemann, Head Librarian at the
Rockridge Branch, described the “set-
tling in” stage that the library staff is
going through in the new facility. In
August, the first month of operation,
more than 15,000 books were checked
out, a five-fold increase from the old
library. At the same time, almost 100
new library cards were issued per day.
Needless to say, the staff is greatly stretched
to handle the increase in library usage. It
is presently assessing the areas in which
it will need help and support from the
community.

Anyone visiting the library is well
aware of the many empty shelves. While
anew library should not have completely
filled shelves (or where would next year’s
books go?), it’s looking pretty bare!

YOU CAN STILL MAKE A
LASTING IMPRESSION
ON ROCKRIDGE

A few granite tiles are still available for
engraving and installation in the outside
walkway. ($100 for 1/3 ofa tile: 3 lines,
20 spaces per line, or $300 for a whole
tile: 4 lines, 20 spaces per lire). To
order a tile, send a check to Neighbors
for a Rockridge Library, 5856 College
Avenue #1 30, Oakland, CA 94618. For
information, call Nancy Dutcher at 653-
6018.

Expansion
from page 1

of “Contract Zoning” to convert the R-35
residential zone where the four houses
are located to C-31-special commercial,
the same zoning as most of College Av-
enue in Rockridge. RCPC is opposed to
the use of Contract Zoning for this project,
and will argue that Forest should remain
a residential zone. Also, use of Contract
Zoning by the city has been relatively
rare. In North Oakland, two recent projects
include the parking structure for Children’s
Hospital and a medical office building
for Kaiser Hospital near Piedmont Av-
enue. According to Peter Smith, former
Planning Commission Chair, Contract
Zoning is utilized where the City con-
cludes that a specific project will benefit
the community but would not be allowed
under current zoning. RCPC believes the
project does not meet this criteria.

In the past months, Wilson Associ-
ates have met with neighbors and RCPC
to validate their plan and collect com-
munity feedback. In facing opposition
to the replacement of the Forest homes,

the Wilsons have presented to the neigh-
bors and RCPC a scaled-down and
reconfigured version of the parking structure
that would allow the four houses to re-
main substantially intact (the Wilsons
would also renovate the existing struc-
tures for residential use) and maintain
the existing character of Forest. The rear
portions of three of the structures - up to
approximately 12 feet- would beremoved,
and the parking structure would abut the
rear of the homes.

The modified plan would eliminate
the five-unit apartment building proposed
in the initial plan, and the combination
of office space, ground-level retail, and
basement storage for the Market Hall
building would not change. It is possible
that the modified project could require a
major conditional use permit for the parking
rather than the rezoning required under
the first proposal.

As of press time, Wilson Associates
had not formally altered their application
with the City, and RCPC anticipates that
the public hearing will likely be contin-
ued pending the City’s determination of
new zoning permit requirements. @

However, the collection will gradually
increase. Many people have donated
books and these are being processed.
Thanks to the generous Rockridge com-
munity, a check for $50,000 for book
purchases was recently presented by
Neighbors for a Rockridge Library, and
a similar amount will be forthcoming
after other costs, including cushions for
the window seats and completion of the
granite walkway, are paid for.

On a personal note, thanks to every-
one in Rockridge for the tremendous
support you have given the new library.
I also greatly appreciate the generous
thank-you I received in the September
Rockridge News! But, to paraphrase that
great Beatles’ song, “I get by with a
LOT of help from my Friends,” so the
thanks should also go to Kathy Walsh,
Trish West, Linda Sensabaugh, Ron
Heckart, Joel Gomberg, Sharon Miller,
Mary MacDonald, Annette Floystrup,
Don Kinkead, Andy Young, Alice Sung,
Glen Jarvis, John Thomas and numer-
ous others who have given many hun-
dreds of hours to our effort. Thanks also
to my husband, Bill, for putting up with
all those late dinners uncomplainingly!
Ihave loved almost every minute of the
nine years I have been involved in the
long, sometimes circuitous, sometimes
frustrating, journey that we have trav-
elled together in our determined effort
to build a new library. I’ve met wonder-
ful people, learned a great deal (includ-
ing more than I want to know about
computer programs), and can truly say
these years have been one of the high
points of my life. Now the library is
built, and it’s time for someone else to
take the helm. [hope to work with neighbors
who want to volunteer in the library,
and will catch up on reading, and quilt-
ing, and birdwatching, and grandmothering,
and cooking and hiking, and — oh, yes,
cleaning the house! ™
Page 4

The Rockridge News

October 12, 1996

RCPC/SCoR Claremont Workday

by Susan Montauk, RCPC Boardmember

More than 60 community volunteers,
parents and students gave up a Saturday
last month to paint hallways and class-
rooms and fix broken fixtures at Claremont
Middle School on the weekend before
the local public school opened its doors
for the 1996 year.

Toting tool belts, electric drills, buckets
and paint brushes, the volunteers speed-
ily worked through a long list of projects
compiled by teachers and staff at the
middle school on College Avenue. Vol-
unteers worked in family groups, groups
of friends and singly to finish each job
and reported back to the center to re-
ceive their next assignment. The crews
completed 25 jobs in four hours.

“T have never received this kind of
welcome from communities where I have
worked before,” said Dorothy Wiggins,
the new principal of Claremont.

Claremont teachers came to school
on their day off to welcome the volun-
teers. “I’m thrilled to get community
support. It makes us feel appreciated,”
said Susan Cristanchio, a 7th-grade sci-
ence teacher at Claremont. Added
Claremont 7th-grader Camille Lovelace.
“T didn’t expect all the people. They
never cleaned at my last school.”

Even some elected officials dropped
by to help. Newly elected school board

member Ken Rice, and Jane Brunner,
candidate for District 1 council seat came
to lend a hand, and Sheila Jordan, Dis-
trict 1 council member showed up to
survey the proceedings.

Candace Brown, an
enthusiastic Rockridge
resident stated, “This was
a wonderful opportunity
for a newcomer to par-
ticipate in the community.”

The project was coor-
dinated by the Rockridge
Community Planning
Council’s subcommittee,
SCoR (the Schools Com-
mittee of Rockridge),
dedicated to creating a
link between the commu-
nity and its schools. SCoR
members who stole time
from work and summer
vacation included
Claremont PTA board
member Patrick Daughton, 8th-grade
science teacher Malia Dinell, librarian
Mariece Batey, Norman Fowler, car-
penter and husband of Mariece, and RCPC/
SCoR co-chairs Susan Montauk, Meredith
Kaplan and Dan Pitcock. Jucy’s, a Col-
lege Avenue juice bar, provided smoothies
to top off the workday.

RCPC/SCoR would like to thank Rockridge resident Monette Zorich for her
donation of high grade art paper to Chabot Elementary School.

want!

RN Volunteers’ Halloween Potluck

What do you bring to a Rockridge News Halloween potluck? Boo-illabaisse, ghoulash,
and sand-witches, of course. Or, if you’re in your scary monster costume, anything you

The folks invited to this event are all the hard-working, oh-so-conscientious
Rockridge New deliverers and their families. The place and time: Rockridge Women’s
Club, 6065 Chabot Road, Friday, October 25, 6 p.m. Bringa dish to share: Last names
beginning with A-H, bring appetizers or salads; I-R, main dishes; S-Z, desserts. Plates,
cups, cutlery, and baked turkey will be provided, as will drinks. Costumes are
encouraged—for kids AND adults. RSVP to RCPC voice mail at 814-6060. If you call
and promise to take on a Rockridge News route, you too can join this fun evening. The
commitment is only a hour or so once a month, and the rewards are great. Besides
enjoying our potlucks, you'll see the new issue when it’s only minutes old, meet your

SCOR is at work on its next project,
a community resource bank, to identify
Rockridge residents whose talents, skills
and special interests can be shared with
our local schools. If you would like to
volunteer as little as an hour of your
time, please call Susan Montauk at 547-
3855. @

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Montauk, developed courtesy of Ag Photo,
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Page 5

Nudge the City to Prioritize

As parents and community members
in Oakland, we have seen the impact of
increasing funding cuts on the lives of
families and children, sometimes on the
very streets of Rockridge. This Novem-
ber election, we have the opportunity to
vote for an initiative supported by par-
ents, community members, and non-profit
groups, such as Children Now and Ur-
ban Strategies Council, that responds
proactively to the needs of Oakland’s
children and youth.

Measure “K” — Kids First! will redi-
rect 2.5% of the City’s budget for the
next twelve years to children and youth
programs. Similar to the initiative passed
by San Franciscans several years ago,
Measure K is not a parcel tax and will
not raise our taxes. It, instead, will make
City Hall prioritize a small portion of

Peralta School Walkathon
Sunday, Oct. 20th e 1-4 pm.
DON'T MISS this fundraiser
for the school library, classroom
grants and playground improvements!
Meets at Dana/North

College Avenue Adult
Activity Center

College Avenue
Presbyterian Church
5951 College Avenue

(all programs begin at |! a.m.)

October 16 Abby Wasserman from
the Oakland Museum

October 23 Frank Whitman, retired
probation officer: crime prevention
for seniors

October 30 Ruby Long: slides of Ant-
arctica

November 6 Charles Fitch: slides of
Utah

November 13 Ray Kapiloff from East

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our tax dollars for our community’s pri-
orities — prevention and intervention
programs that serve our kids, such as
school tutorial centers, arts and music
camps, pre-school programs, and coun-
seling and mentoring programs. In a
world where most parents have to work,
additional support in services that pro-
vide education and creative outlets for
our children make a great deal of sense.
- Margaretta Lin
Chabot Road

Break a Leg?

A great new use for the old Rockridge
library is to put a Claremont drama club
in there. Many people are interested in
drama and Claremont doesn’t have a
drama club yet, so doing it would be a
great idea! The drama club could meet
before school, after school, or even be
an elective. They could do rehearsals
and store the costumes in the old Rockridge
library. They could even perform skits
or plays for the whole school out on the
yard. So please consider a Claremont
Drama Club an option. Thank you!

- Elizabeth Swaney

7th grader, Claremont Middle School

CHABOT SCHOOL

HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL

whole family on

Activities, fun and food for the

Sunday, October 27, 1996, from
11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Help raise funds for Chabot School. All are
welcome! At 1:00 p.m. there will be an
opening ceremony for our new play structure.

A New Twist for the

Halloween Parade

by Theresa Nelson, RCPC
Boardmember

It’s time to put the finishing touches
on your children’s Halloween costumes.
The fifth annual Rockridge Tiny Tots
Halloween Parade
takes place along
College Avenue on
Sunday, October 27,
at 3 p.m. The pa-
rade begins at the
College Avenue Pres-
byterian Church,
5951 College Avenue, and — new this
year — ends at the Rockridge Branch
Library. Over 30 College Avenue mer-
chants support the parade and trick-or-
treat, making this event one of the high-
lights of the year. This year’s parade
celebrates the opening of the new library,
with special Halloween storytelling at
our new Rockridge Library at the end of
the parade.

Elementary school-age children,
pre-schoolers, babies, and
toddlers are invited to at-
tend in costume, along with
their parents and decorated
strollers or backpacks. Par-
ents are welcome in cos-
tume, too. All children must
be accompanied by an
adult; there is nochildcare
provided. Participants
should gather at the church’s
gym, and special costumed
parade leaders will lead us
down both sides of Col-

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Participating College Avenue mer-
chants along the parade route will dis-
tribute treats to the children. Adults and
teen volunteers are needed as traffic
monitors. Volunteers get to wear a fash-
ionable day-glo orange vest and will
help the little ones cross the street. Heavy
rain will cancel the parade.

The parade is sponsored and orga-
nized by the Rockridge Community Plan-
ning Council (RCPC), and PARKS
(People Advocating for Rockridge KidS),
a subcommittee of RCPC, with the co-
operation of College Avenue merchants
and the Rockridge Branch Library.

For more information, please contact
Parade Co-Chair Jeff Stephens at 652-
1727, or Event Co-Chair Jennifer Koney-
Li at 450-0228. =
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The Rockridge News

October 12, 1996

Candidates Respond to Questions

To give the community some back-
ground information before attending Can-
didates’ Night on October 17, The
Rockridge News submitted two ques-
tions to the two District One and two At-
Large candidates for City Council:

1. In 50 or fewer words, why are you
qualified to be on the City Council?

2. In 150 or fewer words, if elected,
what are the first three things you would
do about the Oakland Raiders situation?

Their responses follow.

JANE BRUNNER, CANDIDATE
FOR CITY COUNCIL,
DISTRICT ONE:

1. I have been an active community
member, parent and teacher for 25 years.
I have a record of consensus building
and fighting for the community. My goals
are simple. Improve schools and neigh-
borhood safety and focus city resources
into the community. I will listen to resi-
dents and fight for their concerns.

2. The taxpayers were promised they
would not be left with a debt for the
Raiders and this promise must be kept.
My first action would be to conduct an
outside audit and make the results pub-
lic. Second, I would negotiate with the
banks to restructure the bond debt. Fi-
nally, I would professionalize the Coli-
seum operation.

The current problems happened be-
cause the City and County never deter-
mined whether they had the capacity for
this transaction. They simply didn’t do
their homework. This is symptomatic of
a larger failure to develop an overall
economic development strategy. I will
implement an economic development
plan that builds on Oakland’s strengths
and existing resources. I will set priori-
ties. Focus on industries that take ad-
vantage of our port and airport, strengthen
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the ability to govern wisely.

2. The Raiders debacle has put Oak-
land tax payers at risk and demonstrates
the backwards thinking of City Hall.
Time, energy and, we now learn, money
spent on the Raiders should be spent on
keeping libraries and parks open, re-
pairing streets, and providing police and
fire protection. Depending on who you
believe, the City will pay millions—
money that should be spent in our com-
munity.

In order to avoid an attack on the
general fund, the City should (1) pass a
Raiders ticket surcharge with a credit to
those (apparently few) who purchased
PSLs, (2) renegotiate revenues from

concessions, and (3) hire a competent
marketing team.

The Raider deal was inadvisable, ill
conceived, and mismanaged from the
beginning. Our leaders promised us that
no public monies were at risk, but we
now know the opposite. We need lead-
ership that understands our needs and
sets priorities that make sense for our
community.

HENRY CHANG, JR.,
CANDIDATE FOR AT-LARGE
City CounciL SEAT:

1. In 25 years of public service to this
community I have made a significant
contribution in the following areas: fewer
guns on the street with my Junk Gun
Ban, Homework Centers for Children,
more Police on the Street, the Leasing of
Vacant Storefronts downtown, Better
Customer service at City Hall.

2. If the Raiders did not win another
game and the stadium did not sell an-
other PSL, it would be two years before
there would be a need of turning to the
taxpayer to repay a portion of the $197
million bond debt. This is not say that
there are not problems that need to be
addressed in the day to day operations of
the Coliseum.

There are a number of refinancing

See “Candidates” on page 9

Rockridge Crime Report

The following is a summary of serious
incidents phoned into the Rockridge Crime
Alert Hot Line during the past month. To
stay informed, be sure to call the Hot Line
every week. The message is updated on
Fridays by a volunteer crime reporter.

On Thursday, September 5, a car was
broken into on the 5300 block of James
and a new stereo was stolen.

On Friday, September 7, a home on the
6000 block of Lawton Avenue was
broken into and electronic equipment was
stolen. Forced entry was made through
the front door during the late afternoon
hours.

On the evening of Thursday, September
12, on the 5600 block of Ocean View
Drive, an unlocked car was entered and
its contents were rummaged through.

Several reports were received of an inci-
dent on the evening of Saturday, Septem-
ber 14, in which the police sealed off the
area in the vicinity of Benvenue, Regent
and Alcatraz while searching for two
armed robbery suspects.

On Tuesday, September 17, the police
brought a suspect in custody to the 5200
block of Lawton Avenue and contacted
neighbors in an attempt to confirm the
source of property found in the suspect’s
Possession.

On Monday, September 23, a car was
broken into at |:30 in the afternoon on the
5400 block of Kales. The owner heard
the car alarm go off and discovered the
car’s window had been smashed and a
cellular phone stolen.

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Page 7

henever I talk to a College

Avenue merchant, I learn some-
thing wonderful. Did you know that
all three of those efficient, friendly
people running our local U.S. Postal
Contract Station are potters? In fact,
Irene Eng, Virginia Sellman, and
Saadi Sharipo met in a pottery class
at Merritt College 20 years ago.
Somehow, getting a glimpse of their
“real” identities makes the usual

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by Trish West

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such a wallet would make a dandy
gift when you know cash would be
welcome but wantto include a little
fun as well. You can buy one very
reasonably the next time you come
in to 24-House Mail Boxes to send
a birthday present to Auntie Alice
or whomever.

24-Hours Mail Boxes, Inc., is
open Mon-Fri, 10:30-6:30, and Sat,
10:30-2:30. Holiday hours will be

mundane transactions of buying stamps
and mailing packages a lot more fun.
The trio of mailpersons/potters en-
joys learning a bit about their custom-
ers’ lives, too. As I well know, a writer’s
daily contacts with the outside world are
often limited to the FedEx person and
the meter reader. When scribblers do
venture out to mail a manuscript, they
often have some chatter stored up. They
get a receptive ear at 24-Hour Mail-
boxes. Virginia said, “We sort of be-
come mother confessors. We hear about
the acceptance of writers’ manuscripts
— and the rejections, too.” She contin-
ued by relating a delightful story involv-

Changes Around
the Avenue
by Trish West

Sabuy Sabuy
5231 College

Behind an exuberant purple, yellow, and
grey exterior is a rather formal dining
room with white tablecloths. And on
the patio are umbrellas that shield sev-
eral sunny tables. Sabuy Sabuy (pro-
nounced “sa bi’ sa bi”) is a Thai restau-
rant that features such goodies as Yum
Woonsen, vermicelli salad with lemon-
grass dressing, to name just one of its 64
dinner entrees. The name of the restau-
rant means “take it easy.”

Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily.
Phone: 653-0599

360°
5804 College
(former site of Olive’s Pizza)

Pil admit it | have a weakness for any
place that sets a bowl of complimentary
Peppermints by the cash register. Al-
though I’ve sampled the candy, | haven’t
yet tried the wares of this newly opened
restaurant. However, the May 1996 is-
sue of Sunset Magazine raved “The
West’s Best Burritos.”

Hours: | | a.m.to 9 p.m. weekdays; I | a.m.
to 10 weekends. Phone: 597-0890.

ing local author Karen Cushman. While
this acclaimed writer was away accept-
ing aNewbery Award, her parents house-
sat. Karen’s dad came into the contract
station to buy stamps and couldn’t re-
strain himself from proudly announc-
ing, “My daughter is a famous author!”
Other writers come in regularly, too,
including Joe Kane, author of the award-
winning Savages.

Knowing my preference for interest-
ing stamps (why deal with dead presi-
dents when there are carousel animals
and cartoon characters available?), Irene
displayed the latest issues: songwriters
and musicians. But don’t stick Glenn
Miller and the Dorsey Brothers to a
package that weighs over a pound and
just toss it in a corner mailbox. The
Unabomber and his ilk have brought
that practice to an end. Now such pack-
ages won’t be delivered unless they go
through the post office.

Something else, entirely unre-
lated to postal regulations, that I learned
from Irene was a way to have fun with
money without actually spending it. She
makes clever paper-and-fabric wallets
that somehow move a bill from one lo-
cation to another. They are based on the
Jacob’s Ladder principle. Nicely made
and covered with attractive print fabric,

somewhat extended. Mail box rent-
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four-month minimum). You can access
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October 12, 1996

A Railroad Ran Through It

by Jennifer Katz

“I guess the people on Shafter Av-
enue are having their prayers answered
this morning,” remarked Engineer Les
Paul in 1957, as he made the last run of
the Sacramento Northern Railway through
Rockridge. The final run that departed
from the depot at 40th and Shafter was
only bound for Lafayette. However, the
railroad once had 183 miles of track and
several branch lines, making it the long-
est inter-urban electric rail line in the
world. The route via Shafter from 40th
Streetto College Avenue continued through
Chabot Canyon, past Lake Temescal and
Montclair, and thence to a tunnel at
Shepherd Canyon. Destinations included
Pittsburg, Sacramento, Marysville, and
Chico.

Construction of the rail line began in
Oakland in 1911 under the auspices of
the Oakland and Antioch Railroad, a
predecessor company to the Sacramento
Northern. Most members of the Vernon-
Rockridge Improvement Club were in
favor of this development. As real estate
promotors pointed out, the railroad would
greatly enhance property values in the
foothills. However, two wealthy men
whose estates fronted Chabot Road had
a“hostile attitude.” One of these, Charles
Butters, the “millionaire mining man,”
was likely the most vocal and powerful
critic. Rumors circulated that he would
tear up the tracks if they were installed
behind his elegant estate. The San Fran-
cisco Call observed “the hurrying of the
work of the Oakland- Antioch railroad in
laying their rails in Shafter Street as far
as the Rock Ridge Station in Broadway.
Double crews have been working over-
time and Sundays.” Cynics said the rail-

road was trying to beat an anticipated
injunction.

Once the tunnel through the Oakland
hills was completed in 1913, the inter-
urban railway began its service to Sac-
ramento. However, it did connect with
the Key System to San Francisco, and
connections could also be made with the
local No. 6 College
Avenue streetcar (which
operated between 1904
and 1946, when it was
replaced by bus service).
At one time, there was
a Sacramento Northern
passenger depot at Col-
lege and Shafter in a
rented storefront. Af-
ter the depot was aban-
doned, passengers were
forced to wait in door-
waySat the intersection.

During the World War II and the Korean
War, the railroad was used to transport
materials between the Oakland Army
Base and the U.S. Naval Weapons Sta-
tion at Concord and Pittsburg. (The Walnut
Creek to Concord BART line was built
on the previous railroad right-of-way.)
At a city council hearing in 1947, a
Rockridge resident claimed the railroad
operations were “retarding development
of that section of North Oakland.” To
the benefit of Shafter Avenue residents,

Some trains had dining Sacramento Northern Inter-urban Train atthe southeast corner
and observation cars. of College and Shafter (now Miles) in 1938. Buildings in the
For example, in 1923, background, which included the location of the first Rockridge
one could board the Branch Library, were demolished when the Grove-Shafter freeway

“Meteor” atCollegeand ”45 constructed. (Photo by Vernon Sappers)

Shafter at 5:15 p.m.,

enjoy dinner on-board, and arrive in
Sacramento at 7:55 p.m. Sacramento
Northern passenger service was discon-
tinued in 1941. The rise of automobiles
and government-sponsored highways were
the biggest factors in its demise.

From its inception, the Sacramento
Northern also carried freight. Freight
traffic was restricted to the hours be-
tween 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. because of a suit
filed by the Shafter Avenue Assocation.
Nevertheless, these hours were increased
in 1918. Mayor Mott believed the more
freight and the fewer
restrictions, the bet-
ter for Oakland. The
local improvementclub
didn’t agree. Members
complained about
freight traffic, as well
as the potential for
accidents involving
, fast-moving inbound
trains turning into
Shafter Avenue from
the trestle in Chabot

The Sacramento Northern crossing a trestle behind the 6900 Canyon. Despiteneigh-

block of Chabot Rd. just east of Chabot School (the Tudor-style

borhood opposition,

gable to the right of the train). Some of these houses were moved freight continued to

to Ivanhoe Rd. when the freeway was built. (Photo by Vernon

Sappers)

move on the line.

the Sacramento Northern tracks through
Rockridge were removed soon after freight
service was discontinued in February
1957.

Evenas the Sacramento Northern tracks
were being demolished, the community
was becoming aware of plans to route
the new Grove-Shafter freeway through
Rockridge. It was the end of one trans-
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Page 9

Squaring Off on
Proposition F

by Trish West

In this corner, Oakland Mayor Har-
ris. In the opposite corner, Ed Schilling,
former City Manager of Campbell, CA.
The audience at the September RCPC
monthly meeting was honored to have
these two speakers share their thoughts,
pro and con respectively, about Propo-
sition F, the so-called “Strong-Mayor”
measure on the November ballot. Fol-
lowing, some quotes from their presen-
tations:

MAYOR Harris

“A strong mayor won’t be a Darth
Vader who comes to get your children in
the middle of the night.”

“Who else do you know who has nine
people [councilmembers] supervising one
person [mayor]?”

“How much worse could it be to have
a strong mayor?”

“The present system is too bureau-
cratic and slow; change is needed.”

vw ED SCHILLING

“There are some problems with the
present system, but they’re not with the
City Manager system.”

“Under a ‘strong-mayor’ system,
everything in City Hall would be more
political, and special interests would have
a field day.”

“Accountability for the City’s activi-
ties would be lost under a‘strong-mayor’
system.”

“It’s the neighborhoods that give
Oakland both its charm and its strength.”

Whichever side you favor, please be
sure to express your opinion on Novem-
ber 5 and get to your polling place. m

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alternatives that I am currently investi-
gating to insure that the taxpayers are
not liable for repayment. Ultimately,
any solution, such as lowering ticket
prices, or surcharging tickets, must re-
duce operating costs and increase rev-
enues. All of these alternatives must be
analyzed to insure that the taxpayer will
not be held liable for the bond debt.
Remember, Oakland is the only city in
the country to fund its stadium con-
struction without relying on taxpayer
based financing.

RENA RICKLES, CANDIDATE
FOR City COUNCIL AT-LARGE :

1. As a woman, mother, and lifelong
Democrat, I’ve experienced life as an
Oakland citizen. I’m the only candidate
for City Council with a child in public
school and am aware of our schools’
needs. As a land-planning attorney, I’ve
demonstrated my effectiveness. Ican stop
the political grandstanding.

2. Unfortunately, we have been handed
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First, we must renegotiate the con-
tract with the Raiders to better benefit
Oakland. Currently, Oakland can only
use revenues from PSLs to pay off the
bonds. We must also be able to take
profits from ticket sales, which now go
to Al Davis, to pay the debt. To increase
ticket sales, we should allow PSL hold-
ers to buy additional tickets at a signifi-
cant discount.

Second, we must renegotiate so that
the Raiders, not the city and county, pay
game day expenses. The city and county
are already “eating” too many expenses.

Third, we should penalize the Oak-
land Professional Football Marketing
Association for non-performance and
hire a company specializing in sports
marketing. They should have exclusive
responsibility for selling PSLs and luxury
boxes and be paid based upon solid sales
performance. &

Share Your
Thanksgiving Bounty
by Joyce Suess, RAMPA

The annual Thanksgiving dinner spon-
sored by the College Avenue Presbyte-
rian Church and the Rockridge Area
Merchants and Professional Association
is approaching. We need people who
can give time, food donations, and dona-
tions of articles of hygiene and canned
goods. We could also use donations of
money to buy these articles. Please send
donations of money to Betty Bindner,
co First Federal Savings, 6058 College
Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618. If you can
give time or food donations, please call
Ginny Palmer after November | at 658-
0604. m

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October 12, 1996

Fall is here, and it’s time for some
serious musing.

Two Extra Special
Events at Diesel

Diesel will be honored with the only
East Bay visit from Tobias Wolff, who is
considered one of the best contempo-

rary prose writers. He
will read from his lat-
est book, The Night in
Question, on Friday, No-
vember |, 7:30 p.m.,
5433 College Avenue.
There is no charge for
this event.

John Mulligan, director
of the Scottish Cultural
Arts Center in San Fran-
cisco, is presenting a distinguished group
of Scottish writers on Sunday, Novem-
ber 3, 7:30 p.m. This is the group’s only
East Bay appearance during its visit from
Scotland. Appearing will be James Kelman,
whose novel, How Late It Was, How Late,
received Britain’s Booker Award last
year; William Mcllvaney, best known for
the Laidlaw Mystery Series; Barry Gra-
ham; and Alan Warner. It is suggested
that the $8 tickets for this event be
purchased in advance.

HOW LATE

An Experimental House

Rockridge resi-
dent David Dobe-
reiner, AIA, of
Rockridge Design,
is the only North
American architect
to have a design
chosen for an in-
ternational compe-

e Rockridge My,

by Susan Carrier

tition in the Canary Islands. The com-
petition, ratified by the International
Union of Architects, called for a biocli-
matic house using ecologically sound
materials and methods. Dobereiner gen-
erated a unique aerodynamic dwelling,
combining concerns for cultural, cli-
matic and technological contexts. His
design will be built next year.

See a Play in English...
Or in French

Rockridge resident Marisa Dalla Valle
directs two one-act comedies by Moliere:
The Jealous Husband and
The Imaginary Cuckold, at
the Next Stage Theater,
1660 Gough Street, San
Francisco. The perfor-
mances, which run from Li
September 21 through October 27, are
in English on some dates and in French
on others! Call 646-0488.

A Multi-Lingual
Amateur Drama Troupe
The Rock Rose Theater is now hold-
ing auditions in Rockridge for a musical

by Boris Vian: Adam, Eve and the Third
Sex, or To Each His Own Serpent, in En-

uct

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posers, carpenters, sewers and painters
are needed. Amateurs are welcome, and
the ability to speak more than one lan-
guage is not required. Call Marisa Dalla
Valle at 654-3236 for more information.

Both Sides of Graffiti

Recent CCAC graduate Michael Walsh
will show slides and discuss his new
book, Graf- Sak .
fito, a visu- i
ally stunning
documenta-

tion of the y
history,

ideas and ar-

guments sur- “
rounding graffiti, at Diesel, A Book-

store, 5433 College Avenue, on Thurs-
day, October 24, 7:30 p.m.

I’m sad to say that next month has to
be the last for me as the Rockridge Muse.
The past year has been a delight: meeting
fellow muses, both interesting and gra-
cious, and reporting the cultural goings-on
in Rockridge. If you would like to pick up
the museful baton, let us know at 8] 4-
6060 or send a note to The Rockridge
Muse at 5856 College Avenue, #216,
Oakland 94618. -Susan Carrier @

Rockridge Library
Kneads More Dough

by Gail Wiemann, Rockridge
Library Branch Manager

Thanks to great response from willing
community volunteers, Great Harvest
Bread Company willagain hosta fundraising
event for the new Rockridge Branch Li-
brary. On Sunday, October 20, owners
Tim and Denise O’Keefe will turn the
bakery over to supporters of the Library
for a day of bread baking and selling. Volun-
teers will knead, design and sell an assort-
ment of breads, and all profits from the
day will be donated to the Library for
the purchase of children’s books and
materials.

Raffle tickets are also available now at the
bakery to win free bread for a year, with
the drawing to be held on the day of the
fundraiser. .

Bakery hours for this special event will be
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please come on October
20, enjoy the bread baked by your neigh-
bors, and support a good cause the same
time.

October 12, 1996

The Rockridge News

Page 11

St. Theresa School Auction

by Joanne Ablan

St. Theresa School invites you to at-
tend Winter Wonderland, the 22nd an-
nual auction sponsored by the Parents’
Club on Saturday, November 16, 6 to 11
p.m. in the Church Hall at 30 Mandalay
Road. The silent auction runs from 6-8
p.m. and includes an array of gift bas-
kets, boutique items, handmade collectibles
and wines. Items up for bid in the live
auction at 8:30 p.m. include get-away
vacations, catered parties, festive din-
ners, and wonderful merchandise from
Noah’s Art, Bloomies, Zachary’s,
Rockridge Kids, Dreyer’s, and many
Rockridge merchants in the Mar-
ket Hall. The grand prize in this year’s
drawing is a handmade quilted wall-

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MEETING NOTICE

Continuing Neighborhood
Opposition to

Shell Mini-Mart

The Upper Broadway Neighborhood
Coalition, the group recently formed to
oppose the proposed installation ofa mini-
mart at the Broadway/Taft Shell station,
will meet on Monday, November 6,
7:30 p.m., in the Rockridge Library's com-
munity meeting room. Everyone inter-
ested in this issue is invited. For informa-
tion, call 658-1150.

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