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VOL. 15 * NO.4 © ISSUE NO. 156

RCPC General

Meeting Agenda

Thursday, April 27, 2000, 7:30 p.m.
College Avenue Presbyterian Church,

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ho controls transportation spending
for major arteries? Who administers
public services such as public hospitals,
foster care, and senior citizens services?
Who oversees a $1.5 billion budget and
employs 8,500 people? The Alameda County
Board of Supervisors, that’s who! Come
to the RCPC April general meeting and
get a look at what county government can
and can't do for us, up close and personal
with Supervisor Keith Carson.

While we'd like to know what the county
government can do for us, Supervisor
Carson would like to know what we want
done. He will conduct a “dot exercise”
where, as a group, we define our priorities.
Names of issue areas are inked on butcher
paper and community members are asked
to puta #1,#2 or #3 sticker by those they
believe most important. Issues include:
Health Care, Public Safety, Youth, Education,
Environment, Transportation, Economic
Development, Housing, and the like.

The purpose of the meeting Is to
develop consensus and focus resources

on greatest need.
See “Meeting,” page 5

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RCPC Signs Transportation and

Balanced growth, livable
communities are the goal

| by Chad Thompson

he board of directors of RCPC has

voted to sign the platform of the
Bay Area Transportation and Land Use
Coalition. The Coalition consists of a
broad variety of planning, environmental,
transportation and social equity groups
whose aim is to help balance jobs, housing
and transportation in the Bay Area.

The elements that make Rockridge
such a nice neighborhood are central to
the Coalition’s goal of protecting our
quality of life. We believe that continued
economic growth can be accommodated

Land Use Coalition Platform

without endless sprawl and ever-worsening
traffic congestion. The key is pedestrian-
friendly development built compactly in
locations with a variety of transportation
choices. That our neighborhood fits that
description is emphasized by the use of
Rockridge as a national model of good
urban development.

The overarching strategy and goals
of the Coalition are best expressed in its
mission statement:

“The Bay Area has outstanding beauty,
a dynamic economy, and incredible
opportunities. However, poorly planned,
sprawling development in the Bay Area

See “Coalition,” page 7

Rockridge/Temescal Earthday

Photo:

Workday Planned for April 22"

Earthday 2000 Revisits 51* Street

Susan Montauk

or the past two years, enthusiastic
Earthday volunteers from Temescal
and Rockridge have been turning

Street public way and its median Marti
strip. These workdays have been and Dave
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very productive and rewarding

for those involved. Their hard

labor has metamorphosed the “park

land” along the broad, tree-lined

avenue. The plantings, formerly trashed
See “Earthday,” page 3

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Vote for RCPC Board Members.

Rockridge residents are eligible to vote for candidates
for the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC)
at the General Meeting in the College Avenue Presbyterian
| Church, Thursday, April 27, ‘7:30-9 p.m.; or in the Rockridge
Library foyer, Saturday, April 22, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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mother’s handbag is a bewitching babysitter. Ellen

Trammel and her sister, Sally, got to play with one
Photo: Chris Ahistrand when their mother tried on clothes. There was a whistle,

a flat stone, a small screwdriver, lots more stuff, a
at the bottom bright pennies, which by prior agreement belonged to the
finder. But not the dollars. Her mother, Amelia, always kept her money
folded in half, by denomination, and she was a watchful spender. She always
knew how much she had, and where it was. Now her aging mother visits
twice each year, and the last few visits have been trying because of the
money. Before the first day is over, Ellen is summoned to her mother s
bedroom: “I’ve lost twenty dollars! It’s gone!”

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“Aw, Mom, it’s not gone; it couldn’t be gone. You haven't left the
house.”

But her mother begins a desperate hunt, getting on the floor, looking
behind the curtains. All the while Ellen shadows her, insisting that logic
dictates it’s not missing. They retrace her steps, and search her handbag,
but no, it isn’t there. Her mother’s grey eyes fill with tears, and she gathers
her skirt into tiny folds. Ellen then finds the money folded neatly and tucked
under the lamp. Much relief, and rueful laughter from her mother. “I just
can't remember anything. Not anything!”

Ellen doesn’t like that: “Mom, everybody forgets, especially after
traveling.”

“No,” her mother says, “This is everyday.”

The visit is punctuated with the daily losing and finding of the missing
twenty dollars, which her daughter insists isn't lost. They search, sometimes
for a very long time, until it is found. Each discovery is an opportunity
for Ellen to suggest a new way for her mother to organize herself, a
new list-making technique, a new mnemonic device, a new container. The
search always begins with Ellen saying, “Mother, you know you can find
this, remember how you found my missing retainer at the burger place
(or something like that).”

“No,” says Amelia. “ | don’t remember.”

When her mother has gone to bed, Ellen and her family talk about

it and her husband, Brad, says, “You know, this hunting stuff drives her
crazy.”

“Well, it is money, and it is very important that she believe she can
manage it.” Ellen retorts.

Her mother leaves to visit Sally, and when she arrives, she calls Ellen to
say that she is safe. Ellen asks to talk to Sally: “I need to tell you about

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April 8, 2000

Rockridge News 3.

Earthday

from front page

and strangled in masses of honeysuckle
and ivy vines, now form an airy garden
landscape, a colorful mise en scéne for
pleasant walks on the avenue. A few lucky
Earthday gardeners have discovered hidden
treasure; all have ended their labors with
a delicious complementary meal.

The TemeRock Garden Club sponsors
this yearly event and sends out the clarion
call to join the earth brigade at 51“ and
Shafter at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 22.
Winter rains have yielded a new crop of
snaking vines and rampant weeds. Areas
along the street need serious pruning and
planting. Some tools will be provided, but
is best to bring your own — a bucket
comes 1n very handy. New Iris cuttings are
needed to replenish the northeast corner
garden of Shafter and 51. Plan to take
a lunch break at noon thanks to Bielle
Moore, aide to Jane Brunner, who has
prevailed upon local food establishments

to regale our hungry volunteers. For
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Park group hails Councilmember asa a dog’ s best friend

by Lynda O'Neil, President, HPDOA

Memes of the Hardy Park Dog Owner’s Association would like to publicly
express their sincerest gratitude and appreciation to Councilmember Jane

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Brunner for approval of our petition to fund improvements
to the dog park. We have the potential here to create a real et
community asset.

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The first order of business is to resurface the play >

area. The Dog Park was a CalTrans storage area and the q
existing pavement was not designed for frolicking dogs &
(or people). Much of it is unpaved, and heavy winter rains ey
create persistent sloughs of unsafe and unsightly mud. I will
be meeting with Brunner aide Bielle Moore and Jim Ryugo of
Parks and Recreation to draft a final plan for improvements. Our goal is a comfortable
and inviting space with a paved play area, permanent seating, and attractive, low-
maintenance landscaping that is practical and aesthetically pleasing — and a complement
to the Greenbelt Park planned to run from Hardy to Rincon Park.

We have a lot of creative ideas for improving our space, many of which are
mentioned in our newsletter available at the park, the Rockridge Branch Library, and a
number of local pet stores. New members are always welcome!

For information, contact me at 655-5268, by mail at HPDOA, 5337 College Ave.,
#436, Oakland, CA 94618, or by email at hpdoa@homestead.com.

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How Will Measure A Affect Rockridge Schools ¢

art shows, especially now that 1Us been
proven that kids involved in the arts are
not only good students, but develop strong
character and self esteem.

“Mr. Kaufner,” I asked. “If there were
such a thing as a better-school fairy
le vodmother, what would you ask for?”

society?” he asked. “Competitive teacher
and staff salaries. But wouldn't it be nice if
Rockridge community representatives sat
on Measure A’s review panel to impress
upon decision makers the need to enlarge
Claremont’s cafeteria, remodel the gym
and build an auditorium?”

It may be up to us to make sure
our schools get what they need

by Alice Wilson-Fried

Romemct Proposition 13 way back
in the "70s? How it was supposed
to trim all the fat from schools, as well
as Other public agencies, but in reality
cut deeply into essential programs? That
“economic flight” helped the once first-
rate facilities and programs in the Oakland
school system to fail abysmally, a situation
recently confirmed by a state audit that
identified hundreds of inadequacies.

But times are rapidly changing. As
Mayor Jerry Brown attracts industry and
revitalizes downtown, the demand for
good schools is intensifying. When on
March 7 eighty-three percent of voters
approved Measure A, the $303 million
bond measure slated for construction and
modernization of facilities, they gave
schools a literal vote of confidence and a
chance to begin rebuilding themselves.

As parents and citizens, we must learn
what our schools need in order to assure
that the items are included in the great
“fix up.”” With that idea in mind, I recently
visited Claremont Middle School and
spoke with William Kaufner, Assistant
Principal, to ask what improvements
Claremont needed and whether Measure
A would pay for them. He said that no
specifics have been released, but alloca-
tions will be based on an architect's report
and the severity of need.

ouring the school grounds with Mr.

Kaufner, I learned that two-thirds of
the campus buildings have been standing
unchanged since erected in 195] and
are in need of new floors and an alarm
system at the very least. And even though
Measure B provided money to re-pave
the Birch Street part of the schoolyard,
the entire surface, replete with dips and
cracks, could use an overhaul. In a school
that services 600 students, the cafeteria
seats only 80, the gym is antiquated, and
there’s no auditorium. Imagine, no place
for our kids to put on plays, musicals,

“Aside from an education-conscious Sounds like a great idea to me.

Telegraph Car-Bike Crash Record Underscores
Need for Safe Bike Lanes on Busy Thoroughfare

Each dot on the map below represents a bicycle accident that occurred
in Oakland between 1985-1994. The vertical line of dots is Telegraph
Avenue, one of the most dangerous bike routes in Oakland.

The map, on display at a February 5 forum on striping bike lanes on
Telegraph Avenue, represents only a portion of Oakland. The complete
map, titled “Reported Oakland Bicycle Crashes — 1985-1994,” appears

in the Oakland Bicycle Master Plan adopted by the City in July 1999.
For a copy, call Kathryn Hughes, Oakland Bicycle Coordinator, 238-6493.

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ocout Troop 205 has an active program of camping, skill-building, and growth
A number of Troop 203 scouts live in Rockridge and went to Chabot.
To learn more about us, see our website: www.geocities.com/troop_203,
or phone Scoutmaster Andy Young: 653-7686
Detter yet, visit us. We meet on most Mondays, at 7:00 p.m. at Montera Middle School.

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April 8, 2000

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“How do you want me to spend your
tax money for your community's benefit?”
Supervisor Carson asks, RCPC is pretty
confidant folks in Rockridge will come up
with a few good ideas about that!

Come to the April meeting, meet
Supervisor Carson, learn how county

government works and help set Rockridge
priorities,

Note changed meeting place and date!
Thursday, April 27%, 7:30 p.m., College

Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College
Avenue (at Harwood Avenue).

LOOKING AHEAD:
COMMUNITY CALENDAR

(See main Calendar listings, page 12.)
Jané Brunner Community MecriNG:
April meeting canceled.
May 6 Apvisory Meetine , 10 a.m. - noon, Peralta
Elementary School, 460 63rd Street. Topic: Lake
Chabot Golf Course and the Expansion of the Cla-
remont Hotel. Presentation by City Manager Rober!

Bobb and representatives from the Claremont Hotel.
238-7001, brunner@oaklandnet.com

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Brunner Suggests Prop 12 Money be
Used for Long Waterfront Promenade

by Theresa Nelson, Member, Oakland
Parks and Recreation Advisory
Commission and RCPC Board Member

(_Wounciimember Jane Brunner recently
suggested using most of Oakland’s
$7.8 million share of Prop 12 park funds
tor a waterfront pedestrian and bike path
trom Jack London Square to the Oakland
Airport. Rockridge Park construction
money could come from another provision
within the fund.

Brunner’s proposal to concentrate the
funds on one major project differs from
past practice which allocated bond funds
throughout the City. This departure from
the norm sparked discussions at City Hall
and among neighborhood organizations. |
asked Councilmember Brunner about her
ideas and recently-passed Prop 12.

“We've been talking for years about
developing the waterfront,” she said, “but
have done little. I'd like to see a unique
project that everyone can enjoy, like a
waterfront trail that starts at Lake Merritt
and follows the estuary all the way to the
airport, with parks along the way.” She
asked City staff to study the feasibility of
her proposal before allocating any Prop.
12 funds. The estimate for the full-scale
Estuary Plan is $154 million (based on
1997 documents).

B runner said she expects other Coun-
cilmembers and the public to have
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encourage urban projects rather than
simply the acquisition of open space.”

A preliminary City staff report issued
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ridge Park proposal be funded by applying
for $100,000 from the Riparian/Riverine
funds, and $250,000 trom the Roberti-
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For more information, or if you're

interested in joining the discussion, call
Jane Brunner’s office, 238-7001.

A Closer Look at Prop 12 Funds

LJ nder Prop 12, Oakland will receive $3.7
million and another $4 million under
the Roberti-Z’Berg-Harris section, which will
require 30 percent matching funds. Also,
funds designated for specific programs will be
awarded in a statewide competitive process.
These include $10 million for California
Heritage, $10 million for Riparian/Riverine
Habitats, $7.2 million for Non-Motorized
Trails, $100 million from Murray-Hayden
funds for Urban/Youth Services, $8.1 million
for Urban/Cultural Centers, $8.1 million for
Zoos and Aquariums, $15 million for Regional
Youth Soccer/Baseball, $200 million for State
Coastal Conservancy projects, and $10 million
for Urban Forestry.

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sounds like a lot, but it will be awarded
throughout the State.

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Committee formed to raise
additional park funds

by Theresa Nelson, Co-Chair,
Rockridge Parks Committee

Dp" plans for the new Rockridge Park
were displayed during the month
of March, and drew many comments.
The design team will include those com-
ments in revised plans to be presented
at a community meeting sponsored by
Councilmember Brunner, probably in
early May.

Also, in late March, we learned that the
designers will incorporate play structures
somewhere within the two development
areas in phase one (Redondo and Clifton
Corridor) to increase the play value of the
park for children of various ages.

A group of neighbors also met in March
to create a fundraising steering committee
and plan to supplement the budget for

the new park, similar to the successful
fundraising campaign for the Rockridge
Library. The Fundraising Committee will
identify ways we can to contribute to
phase one and future phases of the park
plans. Benches, boulders, playhouses,
picnic benches, trees, swings, and otis
furnishings could be supported with
donations and recognition.

urrently, the fundraising committee
C reviewing questions about the
design and items which would attract
fundraising, and planning some special
events and outreach to gather contributions
for the park.

If you’d like to participate, please
come to the next steering committee
meeting on Monday 10 April, at 7 p.m. at
the Rockridge Library, or contact Steve
Costa, who 1s chairing the early organizing
meetings, at 655-4818.

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Coalition Support

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poses a threat to our quality of life and
our environment.

“Member groups in the Bay Area
Transportation and Land Use Coalition
believe that current development patterns
and projections for the future do not have
to be our destiny. The Bay Area can retain
its environment and quality of life while
ensuring that all residents have access to
economic opportunities by:

@ refocusing public investment to
serve and revitalize existing
developed areas:

@ designing livable communities
with housing near jobs, recreation,
transit and services;

@ providing real transportation
choices;

M@ reforming pricing incentives
which promote unsustainable
development; and

@ addressing important equity con-
cerns.

“The following platform lays out
actions to implement these principles.
Members of the Coalition will promote
the platform through a broad range of
activities that include: providing analysis,
reports and fact sheets on topics discussed
in the platform; educating and involving
residents, Community groups, business
interests, and public officials; encouraging
local and regional leaders to actively
participate in the Partnership for Smart
Growth and other regional consensus-
building efforts, and outlining issues for
the media.

“The Coalition’s overarching goal is
to provide information and policy recom-
mendations that allow elected officials
and the broader public to choose between
current development patterns and a more
sustainable Bay Area. We hope you will
join us.”

For a list of members and latest reports,
check out www.transcoalition.org

The Neighborhood Merchant

by Theresa Nelson

t was my destiny to

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children,” says Nishan

Shephard, owner of

Rockridge Kids. “I

married a teacher, my

daughter wants to be a teacher, I live near
a school, and I’ve spent 20 years selling
great quality merchandise for children.
When we opened in 1993, it was sheer
luck that the economy was booming,
families were returning to new homes in
the fire area, more families were moving
to Rockridge, and then this location
opened up on College Avenue.”

Photo. Theresa Nelson

Rockridge Kids customers check out the

merchandise at the College Avenue store.

After 13 years as the manager of Such
a Business, an earlier children’s store
on College Avenue, Nishan knew this
was the chance of a lifetime. He took
his life savings and borrowed money
from his family. “Thanks to the most
loyal customers anywhere, we have been
successful from day one.”

This year, Rockridge Kids is celebrat-
ing its 7th year in the neighborhood with
a few changes, like new carpeting and
lights, and a fresh coat of “celestial blue”
and “blue booties,” on the store front to
match the bright interior décor. A web
site will be launched this summer — not
to sell items on the internet, but to offer
information on store products. It will have
a section called “Maxwell’s Corner,”

with up-to-date legal
requirements for car
seats and other kids
°' products. The store’s

original logo, the

mouse, moon and

Stars, was drawn by
Nishan’s then 10-year-old daughter and
remains near the door, welcoming adults
and children of all ages.

Even on a weekday, a constant stream
of expectant mothers, moms, kids, grand-
parents and friends come in to browse,
play and buy. Nishan and his staff clearly
love what they do, and it shows. “How
many people love their jobs and make
a living at it?” he asks. “I get to
deal with people in the glow of their
lives, so happy to have children.
They leave here pleased because
we’ ve helped them to find something
special.
The Rockridge Kids philosophy 1s
apparent in the enthusiastic assistance
to customers, the cheerful hands-on
feel of the store, a dedicated staff,
and mix of top-quality, well-priced
merchandise. Nishan and manager
Christian spend a lot of time building
rapport with customers.

As Christian says, “When I help
a customer find exactly the right
item, whether it’s a toy, or book, or
clothing, that person almost becomes
an extension of my family. Some
of them I’ve helped since their kids
were infants, so I know what they
want in a store.” Nishan adds, “We're
a hands-on store, everything is at the
children’s level because we want them to

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1en it comes to ¢&
food and dining ~
in Rockridge, the

opening line of T.S. Eliot’s epic poem
The Wasteland, “April is the cruelest
month,” does not ring true. April is the
month of hope and freedom. From the
Christian Easter to the Jewish Passover,
no food is more symbolic to the season
of hope and renewal than lamb. Jew’s
and Moslem’s dietary prohibitions keep
them from eating pork and the cow’s
sacred nature keeps Hindus from eating
beef. However, regardless of dietary
restrictions, lamb is enjoyed throughout
the world.

Who can resist the spicy complex
flavors of Mongolian lamb from China,
Italian braised lamb shanks in a rich red
wine sauce, grilled Greek lamb kabobs
marinated in red wine, garlic and rosemary,
curried lamb from Northern India, and
of course grilled baby lamb chops with
mint jelly? Lamb is truly a food for all
people.

In North Africa, lamb tagine is con-
sidered the national dish of Morocco. Let’s
go shopping in our neighborhood and
prepare a wonderful meal of Moroccan
lamb tagine. A tagine is nothing more
than a slow-cooked stew. Moroccan Jews
adopted the local Muslim tradition of
serving lamb stews sweetened with honey
and dried fruits on festive occasions.
During Passover, lamb tagines are often
eaten to commemorate the lamb sacrificed
by the Hebrews on the eve of the Exodus.
The next time you are at Garabaldi’s on
College, make sure you try the Moroccan
lamb salad; a simply delightful preparation
of thinly sliced cold lamb on a bed of
green and couscous.

e in Rockridge are fortunate to

have two outstanding butchers,
Enzo’s and Ver Brugge. Both carry a
fine selection of spring lamb. You will
need 2 pounds of boned lamb shoulder
cut into 2-inch cubes. The rest of the
ingredients for the tagine can be found at
Yasai Market or Market Hall. Celebrate
spring in Rockridge by preparing this
wonderful lamb tagine. Make sure you
stop by either Paul Marcus Wines or

SA ee A. Kaufman

Vino and pick up a wonderful full-bodied
red wine.

Moroccan Lamb Tagine
serves 6

large onion, finely chopped
garlic cloves, finely chopped

tablespoons of olive oil

pounds of lamb shoulder cut into

2 inch cubes

salt and pepper to taste

Y2 teaspoon ginger

Ys teaspoon nutmeg

¥2 pound pitted prunes

¥2 pound dried apricots soaked in
warm water until plumped

2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 tablespoons honey

’2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts,

lightly toasted

In a large pan sauté the onion and
garlic over moderate heat until soft. Add
the lamb and turn to brown it lightly all
over. Add the salt, pepper, ginger, and
nutmeg. Cover with water, stir well, and
simmer for 1%2 hours or until the lamb is
very tender.

Add the prunes, apricots, cinnamon, and
honey. Simmer 15 minutes longer. Serve the
lamb sprinkled with the toasted walnuts.

A toast to T.S. Eliot and the goodness
of April.

Next month we will shop and dine
in the Rockridge to celebrate Cinco de
Mayo. I hope this column will bring
you closer to our wonderful Rockridge
culinary treasures.

Barry Kaufman is a student at the Cali-

fornia Culinary Academy and a Rockridge
News distributor.

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S tudio One, that wonderful community
resource, is offering a panoply of
innovative classes. If you feel a creative
streak coming on with the change of
seasons, check out what Studio One has

lined up.

Family classes (for you and your 8- to
14-year-olds) include Ceramics, Spring-
time Basket Making, Eastern European
Egg Design, and Family Murals. Studio
One’s brochure describes the latter by
saying, “We will work on a large-scale
canvas in groups of all ages. This is an
exciting and fun way to learn how to
design and paint your own murals. No
experience necessary, and all materials
will be provided.” The Family Murals
class meets on Saturdays for six sessions,
beginning April 22, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. The cost is only $27 per person for
the series.

nother family-oriented class is Photo

Collage, a way to artfully arrange
treasured photos (or photocopies thereof)
into a wonderful display piece. This
class, which meets at 7:00 p.m. on three
Mondays, May 1-15, costs $37.

Studio One offers dozens of classes
for adults — from Chinese Brush Painting
to Yoga — for teens, and for children.
Extended day care is available for child
participants, too. Although spring session
classes began March 27 (and run through
May 27), it’s not too late to sign up
for some shorter-duration classes. For a
complete class listing, call 597-5027.

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play with the toys. If something breaks,

we probably won't continue Carrying
that item.’

Aa look offers a Stunning array
of items for sale, but none of the

mass market, advertising-driven items
like war toys and Barbie dolls. A smal]
sampler includes wooden puzzles. Stickers,
dinosaur models, games. chemistry sets,
costumes, doll houses, carpentry kits.
model skeletons, take-apart trucks, and
stuffed animals, along with a hundred

other items guaranteed to thrill kids of
all ages.

In the next room infants and toddlers
reign. Here too there’s everything for
young children from indestructible
McLaren strollers and supplies for nursing
mothers to Baby toys displayed ina bright
quilt of colors and shapes. It’s hard to
think of something you might want for
a child which Rockridge Kids doesn’t

carry.

The success of the store has attracted
both imitators and suitors from other
places. However, Nishan made the deci-
sion to remain in Rockridge and make
it work here, despite the tight space and
enucing offers from Walnut Creek and
Orinda. “We know the customers here,
and they like what we do, so why move
We'd even love to expand here because
It’s a great location in a great neighbor-
hood and customers like the shopping
experience.”

Nishan’s affection for kids and the
quality of his merchandise and service
are just a few reasons why people love to
shop on College Avenue.

As Spring comes to Rockridge, stop by
RockridgeKids as you stroll the Avenue

to re-explore some of the wonders of
childhood.

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ental Health Matters
A Walk Not to Take Alone

by Michael Simon

n any given weekday, walk down

College Avenue from Broadway to
Claremont. You're likely to see some
friendly, familiar faces: parents pushing
newborn twins, energy-filled college
students, seniors strolling alone or arm-
in-arm with a partner. Just try to miss
the bustle of people rushing in and out of
restaurants, cafes or antique stores. We
live in a vital community; walk through
Rockridge and you'll sense hope, delight
and possibility. You may feel comforted
that the world that stares back at you
from the evening news hasn’t completely
eclipsed the world you see unfolding in
front of you.

Yet by some estimates, for close to 10
per cent of the U.S. adult population this
stroll would be torturous, like viewing
a movie behind a thick barrier of glass,
muted sounds and colors, hopeless and
always out of reach.

[Tcrreseren is a syndrome that Is
notoriously underdiagnosed and
undertreated. One in five Americans will
experience a depressive disorder within
their lifetime. Everyone feels ups and
downs in moods, from happiness and
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out of proportion or even totally unrelated
to things going on in our lives. These lows
affect thoughts, feelings, physical health,
behavior and almost all areas of daily
functioning. Major depression is neither
your fault nor the result of weakness. A
wise woman once told me, not without
considerable irony, “Look, I know exactly
what to do when I experience a major
depression. But if I actually had the
energy to do all those things and think it
would make a difference, I wouldn’t be
so depressed, would I?”

Be unipolar depression — usually
intransigent moods of hopelessness

and sadness — and bipolar depression —
swings in mood from very sad, low periods
or intense irritability to periods of frenzied
activity — are treatable, responsive to a
combination of counseling/therapy and
medication. If you or a loved one experi-
ences at least four of these symptoms for
two weeks or more, you may be dealing
with depression: sleeping too little or too
much; eating too little or too much; dif-
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guilty; loss of energy or extreme agitation;
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online resources that provide guidance in
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The Language
Of Dance

lf a line must be balanced to
catch fish

| will be the line because | am
the fish

— Carolyn Lau,
Wode Shuofa (My Way of Speaking)

or many years poet/artist/scholar/
feminist Carolyn Lei-lanilau stuck her

tongue Out at — what — the world. A
huge red tongue — you know, the famous
Mick Jagger pop art piece — shamelessly
decorated her garage door on Harwood

in the ‘70s and ’80s. My heart hopped a
little bit with laughter

every time | saw ict.
So when | finally got
to meet Carolyn, it
was a real thrill for
me. Here was
someone who had
the courage to say
with imagination and
humor what we all
thought. And we are
able to laugh out loud
with her.

But there is also
another side to
Carolyn, a deeply
profound and spiritual
one. This morning |
stood at her door.
The tongue has
yielded to a coat of
paint. But there are
clay bowls of fresh
cut freesias sitting on
her stoop; and in the
shadows an enigmatic
ceramic Buddha smiles at me through
a wreath of burning incense. No one
was at home.

Carolyn is a poet whose work has
won the 1987 American Book Award
for Poetry for Wode Shuofa (My Way of
Speaking) and was selected for the 1996
edition of The Best American Poetry. Her
style is post-modern in the best sense,
simultaneously stretched and compressed,
cerebral and earthy, irreverent , funny,
soulful, edgy and wise. As a scholar, she
has made considerable contributions

Carolyn Lau

by Ortrun Niesar |

to the study of hermeneutics as she
focuses on second-language acquisition
and issues of Asian -Hawaiian -American
identity as reflected in language.

arolyn is also an accomplished
dancer, a lover of ballet, jazz,
modern dance and
hula, and has been
a student at the
Shawl-Anderson Dance
Center for many years.
Her thesis is that
language is a function
of the body as much
as it is a function of
the soul or the mind
Inspired by her dance
experience, particularly
hula, she uses body
language — dance —
to pry open every day
words and texts in
search of inner kernels
of meaning that can
lead to more direct
ways of communication
and sexual-ethnic
understanding.

On Sunday, May 7,
Carolyn will present
the “Millennium World
Premiere Performance
of Kolohe Hula” at the Shawl-Anderson
Dance Center. Here is your chance to
meet Carolyn and discover the real
meaning of hula, a dance form that was
originally a kind of poetry chanted to
the gods. As happens in many art forms,
hula has both a sacred and a comic
tradition. In Hawaiian, kolohe means
mischievous, and what the program is
all about is comic dance and discourse
as a positive and regenerative aspect
of hula. Irreverent, sexual, funny, it is
most entertaining, but also rips into our

assumptions about genre, gender and
ethnicidentity.

arolyn’s dance sketches and

discussions will be based on her
recent award winning book, Ono Ono
Girl’s Hula, an irresistible read for
contemporary culture buffs,
anthropologists, feminists and those of
us thoroughly confused by what is going
on around us in general. Frank Shawl and
other dancers, singers and musicians will
participate in this unique performance. Al
Dodge, known to many in the Bay Area,
will be playing slack-key guitar. Warning:
Except for disabled and seniors, the
audience will be sitting on the floor. It's
that energy-body-meets- hard- surface
nexus thing, | think. Bring a pillow! For
information and tickets, call 654-5921
or 658-5378. The performance takes

place at 7 p.m.

Shawl-Anderson Studio
A Dance Legacy

tand on the corner of Alcatraz and
College Avenues anytime of the day
and you are likely to be charmed by
a young dancer, hair up in a bun, legs
wrapped in warmers, flitting by you
to catch a bus or grab a bagel at

Noah's.

If you
stood at that
same corner
42 years ago
you might
have been
greeted by the
same scene,
because this
is how long
Shawl-An-
derson Dance Studio has been holding
forth at that location.

F irst called Modern Dance Studio and
situated on the second floor above
Black and White Liquor, in 1968 Frank
Shawl and Victor Anderson moved into
the space across the street on Alcatraz.
And the dancers came from far and wide,
year after year. Currently, almost five
hundred students are enrolled in 70
classes taught in various styles by 22
teachers.

Frank Shawl

See “Shawl-Anderson,” page 13

12.

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Children’s Book Signing Event guided walking tours. The tours are offered Wednesdays
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Shawl-Anderson

from page I]

Of course, it wasn't always like this.
All beginnings are hard. But when Frank
and partner Victor came to the East
Bay in the late ‘SOs from New York.
chey understood that a career in dance
would be a real challenge. Both had
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of Martha Graham and making a mark
as a performer, Victor coming from a
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while Victor kept the home lights burning.
As the years passed by, Frank and Victor
maintained their New York connections,

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classes by many prominent dancers
and choreographers, including Merce
Cunningham, Charles Weidman, Alvin
Ailey, Paul Taylor, Jose Limon and Bella
Levitsky, among others.

Now nearly 70, neither Frank nor
Victor is giving a thought to quitting.

“Oh, | retired ten years ago, says
Frank. “I mean | don't teach classes any
more, but | found myself performing
more, and coaching others for the stage.
| also work on choreography more.”

| n 1997 Frank joined New Shoes, Old
Souls Dance Company, a Bay Area
group of active dance performers and
choreographers over the age of 40.
Mark Morris has directed this group in
performances at the Cowell Theater in
San Francisco to public acclaim.

“| love how Mark choreographs pieces
that include performers of different ages
and body types. He has really opened up
new possibilities for dance.” In November
1999, Frank was one of four older dancers
in a performance called “Still Moving”
presented at the Artaud Theater to sold-
out audiences. The program involved solo
performances by each dancer, followed
by discussions among each other and

with the audience. “We received standing
ovations!”

| Frank has been working on a
new piece set to the music of Poulenc
in which he explores issues of loss,
accepting the loss of someone, cherishing
the gifts bestowed by that loved one. You
call that retiring? Or is this not rather
the beginning of something new?

“My role now is to be a mentor for
those dedicated dancers who come here
with their hopes and dreams. | too had
a mentor, May O’Donnell, who was a
principal dancer with Martha Graham in
the 30s and 40s. May opened my eyes
to what dance could really be for me.

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for some of my students. By now | have
watched generations of dancers develop
their talents and | learned to appreciate
and respect their differences.”

Frank takes two classes every day,
without fail, either in modern or ballet.
“Oh, I’m not the oldest dancer here by
any means,” he quips. “Dancing is a way
of life, and we have several dancers here
who are in their 60s. One wonderful
lady has been dancing here for the past

42 years, every day.”

Fit and trim, eyes sparkling, Frank
explains with engaging exuberance his
belief that the ability to dance is in
everyone to some degree. Whether or
not you become a professional dancer is
not that important. What dance can give
you in experience, personal adventure,
creative and spiritual growth, discipline in
mind and body, is a gift for a lifetime.

rank and Victor are recipients of
Fierce awards in recognition of
their contribution to the art of dance
and service to the community. Count
among them the Isadora Duncan Award
for Sustained Achievement in Dance; the
California Dance Educators Association's
Heritage Award, and The Oakland Parks
and Recreations Recognition Award for
Outstanding Contribution. Please accept,
too, our thanks, Frank and Victor, for
your many years of creative activity in
our Rockridge neighborhood!

Time for a photo. Outside the window
a bright blue VW with the top down
comes to a halt. A young man vaults
over the side and comes bounding up
the stairs. “Frank, | got that Martha
Graham scholarship! I’m going to New
York this summer!” Meet Sam Potts,
a budding star of jazz dance. Frank is
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Reach Rockridge community policing Officer
J. Watson by paging her |:00-1 1:00 p.m.,
Tuesday through Friday, at 330-4539; at the
tone, enter your return phone number. Officer
Watson urges residents not to hesitate to report
Suspicious activity to the police using the non-
emergency number, 777-3333. Dial 91 | to report
suspected cnmes in progress.

ARRESTS

Officer Watson, our Community Policing
Officer, reports an arrest of a purse snatcher
was made in the vicinity of Chabot Road
on February 9.

Suspicious INDIVIDUALS

A man wearing a beige hooded jacket and
carrying a bicycle was seen rummaging around
on porches on the 5800 block of Colby around
7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 15.

A resident of the 400 block of Cavour
reports seeing two Hispanic teenage males
peering into parked cars using a flashlight at
around midnight on Sunday, March 5. The
youths left in a waiting dark gray Chevy
Suburban. Police were notified.

RoBBERY

On Wednesday, February 2, an armed
robbery occurred on the 5100 block of
Manila Ave at around 10:40 p.m. The suspect
is described as a Black male, 20-25, 5'8',
160 pounds, wearing a black beanie cap and
a puffy jacket.

On Saturday, February |4, at around
11:40 p.m. there was a strong-arm robbery
on the 6000 block of Colby. The assailant
was described as a black male, 17-19, 6,
weighing 180 Ib.

Officer Watson reports a business on
the 5900 block of College Ave was held
up on Monday, February 28, around 7:30

p.m. The suspect was described as a Black
male, 6', in his early 30's, clean shaven,
medium to dark complexion, wearing all
dark clothing.

The Oakland Police reports that a purse
was snatched at around 5:00 p.m. on Monday,
March 13, in the vicinity of Florio and Auburn
by a teenage boy who jumped out of a late
model mini-van.

BURGLARIES

Residential break-ins occurred February
|| on the 5800 block of Presley Way and
February 12 on the 5400 block of Lawton
Ave. A business on the 5900 block of Col-
lege Avenue was broken into overnight on
February 22.

The police report that a wallet was taken
from a residence on lvanhoe during the
night of February 28, apparently while the
resident was asleep.

Car BREAK-INS

A caller reports their car parked on the
5100 block of Miles was broken into around
February 20.

A resident of the 5400 block of Claremont
reports that their car was broken into
overnight on February 22.

A car on the 5800 block of Ocean View
was broken into on February 28. Access
was gained by slicing the car's convertible
roof.

Three cars parked on Manor Crest were
broken into on the night of March 5 and
stereo systems were stolen.

VANDALISM

Windows of three College Avenue busi-
nesses were broken this month: two on the
night of March 3, and one on March 9.

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thinks she’s misplaced it and she hasn't.
So we had to find it about ten times a
day. And she gets so upset. I’m telling
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get a bunch of twenties. Whenever
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Women’s History Month and Support the RR Library

Profits from donated pins buy books for Rockridge Library

n honor of National Women’s History
Month, Rockridge artist Mary Sieg-
fried donated two dozen hand-painted
pins to Diesel, A Bookstore, for sale at
$11.95. Profits from the sale, extended to
April 15, will be used to purchase books

about Women’s history for the Rockridge
Library.

The design on the pin, one of a number
of the artist’s multi-cultural themes,
honors women’s tradition of nonviolence.

Since creating the pin in 1989, the artist ,
has made approximately 7,000 pins inher | Women’s History pin designer Mary

The design of the pins donated to Diesel | Rockridge studio, giving most of them at Siegfried and SEE ee moda e .
Books in celebration of women’s history. cost to women’s organizations for resale pictured at a recent Milesel boos
as a way of raising funds. The sales have generated
over $40,000 in support of women’s causes.

Books purchased as a result of the fundraiser
will be presented to the library in honor of several
Rockridge women with remarkable histories. These
include:

Mable King, a life-long advocate of peace and
human rights, who had lunch at the white House
with Eleanor Roosevelt in the early ’40s, and held
several positions with organizations promoting peace
and international understanding before moving to
the Bay Area in 1968 to become Director of Heald
College in Oakland;

Dorthy Eng, founder and past president of the
Chinese Young Women’s Society in Oakland, was
recently honored at the Smithsonian and at the White
House for her work as organizer and director of the
Servicemen’s Center in World War II (Dorothyis also
a Rockridge News distributor in her neighborhood);

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from 1991 until her untimely death last December,

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