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VOL. 20 NO. 5 ISSUE NO. 212 May 7, 2005 CIRCULATION: 5,100 RESIDENCES; 200 BUSINESSES
Sponsored by The Rockridge Community Planning Council • 5245 College Ave. PMB 311 • Oakland, CA 94618 • 644-4228
Peralta Elementary
Plans 125th Birthday
Festival Bash
by Susan Killebrew
Peralta Elementary School is celebrating over
125 years of helping children learn, and the
entire community is invited to join the party. This
year’s Peralta Spring Community Festival will high-
light Peralta’s long and rich history as one of the oldest
schools in Alameda County. The festival will be held
on Saturday, May 14, from noon to 4:00 p.m. in the
schoolyard at 460 63rd Street.
The earliest known photo of Peralta School is dated
1880. It shows a one-room schoolhouse surrounded by
open fields. This photo inspired Peralta’s faculty, parents
and students to research the history of the school by
searching archives and conducting interviews of alumni
who attended Peralta as far back as the late 1920s.
Peralta fifth graders interviewed Mr. Al Wood, who
was a Peralta student in the 1930s, and whose father
attended Peralta in the 1890s. Al described how his
father, Walter Wood, rode his horse to Peralta every
day from his family’s farm at Lake Temescal. He said
the school was required to provide shelter and hay for
students’ horses.
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Peralta elementary School (steepled building, background center in the top
photo) was founded in 1880 as a one-room school house. The photo shows
the lonesome, wide-open spaces of Rockridge at the turn of the century.
Above, the Peralta class of 1880, pictured on the school’s porch, seems right
out of the wild West — the boy on the right carries a rifle and looks like he
knows how to use it.
PHOTO: OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY.
ther Peralta students interviewed Mrs. Marion
Combs, who still lives in the Rockridge home she
grew up in while attending Peralta School from 1928
to 1931. At that time Peralta was a beautiful two-story
Mediterranean-style building. Mrs. Combs told the chil-
dren that Peralta had two play yards when she was a
student: a boys’ yard on the Alcatraz Street side of the
school, and a girls’ yard on the 63rd Street side.
agenda: RCPC Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, May 19, 7:30 pm., Rockridge Branch Library
5366 College Avenue at Manila, Community Room (Upstairs)
Keeping Oakland’s Public Spaces Beautiful — a cleaner, more
Another student research team visited Alameda
County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo in his
chambers, where they interviewed him regarding his
experiences attending Peralta School from 1958 to 1965.
Judge Grillo told the
students that the most
PERALTA CELEBRATES, PAGE 4
beautiful Oakland is a healthier community. Come find out how you can
partner with Oakland’s clean-up programs to benefit and beautify the
City’s neighborhoods, parks and creeks. Speakers include:
Cliff Feldman, City of Oakland: Public Works Agency, Environmental
Services Division, Recycling Program. An update on the new recycling
program and answers to your questions on the weekly GRAY cart
recycling service.
Sandy Steen, City of Oakland: Keep Oakland Clean and Beautiful
INSIDE:
program. An update on the Earth-Day projects, and information on
volunteer opportunities.
Gillian Garro, Chair, Oakland Parks Coalition. Learn how to become
Kitchen Tour Update .........................3
RCPC Board Election........................6
St. Albert’s Press Release ................12
a park steward and how the Oakland Parks Coalition advocates for parks
and open spaces during the development of Oakland’s budget.
2.
May 7, 2005
VIEWPOINT: RAJIV BHATIA
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Embracing Change: Transit-Oriented
Development for All of Us
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t seems that each day brings another sign that Californians
have failed to plan for the future. The housing crisis pushes
hard-working families further into the Central Valley. Develop-
ment paves over our farms. We forfeit our open space. Commutes
get longer. Costs to build roads and bridges drain our treasuries.
Towns and cities become exclusive. We consume more energy and
we pollute the air.
The Rockridge News, founded in 1986 by Don Kinkead,
is published monthly in Oakland and is sponsored
by the Rockridge Community Planning Council, a
non-profit public benefit organization founded to:
preserve and enhance the unique character of the
Rockridge neighborhood; promote the health, safety
and quality of life of its residents; furnish a forum for
community involvement, and provide leadership and
representation of neighborhood interests.
As a resident of Rockridge, it is easy to ignore these signs. I
take BART to work each day, drop my children at school along
the way, and pick up groceries on the way home. But I don’t think that my family will
remain immune. One day, my children will need housing too. And they will live with
the environmental and social costs of this generation’s decisions after we have gone.
Rajiv Bhatia
Rockridge News Production
Cy Gulassa ..........................Editor
Ortrun Niesar,
Claire Wahrhaftig-Isaacs.... Writers
Barry Kaufman...................Food
Jo Ellis...................................Advertising &
Fortunately, many Californians are waking up to the need for better planning. Many
realize that our shortsighted growth policies have benefited a narrow group of interests
in the short term while creating longer term problems. For example, transportation
policy has prioritized moving cars quickly while leaving safety, community, social
equity, and environmental quality as afterthoughts. Many Californians understand that
comprehensive planning means considering multiple social goals at the same time and
valuing more than our local interests.
Community Calendar
Theresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant
Lydia Gans...........................Photography
Susan Montauk...................Business Manager
Don Kinkead.......................Graphics & Layout
RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005
Daniel Ferdelman ..............Co-Chair
Deborah Weinstein...........Co-Chair
Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair
Mike Taylor..........................Secretary
Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer
Transit-oriented development (TOD) is one piece of a sustainable growth solution
for California. Essentially, TOD means planning for transportation, housing, and jobs
in an integrated way, both by increasing transit services in places with people or jobs
and by increasing density in places already well-served by transit.
Locating development near transit services helps to achieve many goals. First, we
create opportunities for living closer to jobs and for using public transportation in the
place of personal vehicles. Second, we better utilize our existing schools and public
infrastructure. Third, appropriate density can create a higher quality of life by support-
ing a greater diversity of retail, commercial and civic uses.
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Adrienne DeAngelo, Kent Deverell,
Jennifer Edmister, Cy Gulassa, Hiroko Kurihara,
Susan Montauk, Mike McDonald
NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTIONS
For annual subscriptions to The Rockridge
News, send your check for $18, payable to Rockridge
News Subscriptions, to: Rockridge News Subscriptions
at the address below.
ockridge is privileged to be the site of a regional rail line and other local transit
services, but this asset could be better utilized by others and by the region. Resi-
dents of Rockridge could support environmental and social sustainability by embracing
transit-oriented development.
CONTACTING THE ROCKRIDGE NEWS
Are there community issues you’d like to see
covered in The Rockridge News?
Do you have questions about newsletter
There are honest concerns about growth in the neighborhood. Some believe that
all development brings cars, congestion, and the loss of neighborhood character. Yet
growth and change is inevitable. There are many examples of communities that have
harnessed the energy of development to improve their neighborhoods.
distribution?
Would you like to volunteer to be a Rockridge
News block captain?
Contact us at one of the following addresses or
telephone numbers:
Editor: editor@rockridge.org
www.rockridge.org
The Rockridge News, 5245 College Avenue,
Development can provide resources for acquisition or improvement of streets,
sidewalks, parks, and open space, and community centers. Development can help turn
buildings from single to multi-use structures that enhance neighborhood character. For
instance, a school can double as a community center. Creative development can turn a
parking lot into a bustling plaza surrounded by storefronts and capped with housing.
PMB 311, Oakland, CA 94618
RCPC Voicemail: 510/644-4228
Articles published in The Rockridge News may be
reprinted only with the permission of the Editor.
Laws currently being proposed at the State level would create new incentives for transit
oriented development. These incentives could result in feasible, neighborhood-driven
planning that benefits everyone. In that way we could create a vision for our community
that retains community character and also provides for broader regional needs.
NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING/DEADLINES
Publication date of the next issue is
June 4, 2005
June deadline is May 19.
Advertising rates are $22/column inch. Six-month
pre-pay rate available. For display ads, call Jo Ellis
at 653-3210, or e-mail joellis1@hotmail.com.
(RCPC reserves the right to refuse any display or
classified ad that it deems inappropriate.)
Rajiv Bhatia, MD, MPH, is a Rockridge resident and OUSD parent. He directs Environmental Health
for the City of San Francisco.
3.
May 7, 2005
The Zoning Counter
Get Involved! Be a Kitchen Tour
Insider: Docent Positions Open
5251 BROADWAY
Proposal: To establish a “Consultative and
Financial Services” business at the ground
floor of an existing commercial building. The
proposed use will also include an accessory
art gallery that will contain artwork from the
CCAC and other local artists.
Applicant: Michael Mandell
Contact Person/Phone Number:
653-6246
Owner: Broadway College Investors
Planning Permits Required: Conditional
Use Permit to allow a “Consultative and Finan-
cial Service” activity at the ground floor in the
C-31 Zone.
Historic Status: Potential Designated
Historic Property (PDHP);
Survey rating: C3
Case Planner: Peterson Z. Vollman at
238-6167 or pvollman@oaklandnet.com.
Tby Jennifer Edmister
The Zoning Counter provides Rockridge
residents with an opportunity to review
construction project proposals in their
neighborhoods. It is a compilation of recent
applications filed with the Oakland Planning
Department, but not necessarily a complete
or up-to-date listing. Individuals may contact
the case planner or the Planning Department
for additional information.
This year’s Kitchen Tour
planning board has some
newcomers and quite a
few veterans. Volunteers
are still needed to round
out several committees
(see article below).
Standing (l to r):
Jennifer Edmister,
Akasha Madron, Marilyn
Mansfield, Ehab Bandar,
Natalie Mehta, Brian
Deans. Sitting (l to r):
Jo Ellis, Nancy Sale,
Karen Cilman, Deborah
Weinstein, Susan Shawl.
Also included is Susan
Montauk, who took the
picture.
he 2005 Rockridge Kitchen Tour will take place on Sunday, October 2. A parade of
spectacular kitchens awaits visitors from near and far. Whether you are a kitchen
enthusiast in particular, or a Rockridge enthusiast in general, the Kitchen Tour Commit-
tee cordially invites you to participate in and support this regionally renowned event.
There are many ways to participate, but one of the most enjoyable is to volunteer as a
kitchen docent, guiding Tour guests through Rockridge’s finest kitchens. Docents, and
all other volunteers, receive a complimentary ticket to the Tour. Below are a few of
the available volunteer positions. For more information on how you can join the fun,
please contact us at one of the numbers below.
For the most up-to-date information
about applications on file at the city, go online
at www.oaklandnet.com.
Docents: To guide visitors through the homes and provide background informa-
Correction: Maxi of Lilley Faurot Land-
scape Design pointed out that the College
Avenue trees in Rockridge are not Ever-
green Pear (Pyrus kawakamii) as reported
in the April issue of The Rockridge News,
but Aristocrat Callery Pear (Pyrus callery-
ana ‘Aristocrat’). Thanks, Maxi. We were
blinded by the blossoms.
tion to tour guests. Docents are treated to a pre-tour visit of three kitchens, and
will have time to visit the other six kitchens with their complementary ticket on the
day of the Tour. Interested in being a docent? Contact Nancy Sale at 655-4625.
Raffle Volunteers: To develop the raffle, contact participating merchants and
vendors, arrange for prizes and coordinate raffle ticket sales. Contact Ehab Bandar
at 658-7871 or ehab@yahoo.com.
Set-Up Volunteers: To assist with pre-tour and event day preparations, includ-
ing food, flowers and kitchen set-up, contact Jennifer Edmister at 547-2841.
Publicity Volunteers: To assist with pre-tour public-
ity, contact Deborah Weinstein at 595-3352.
KITCHEN TOUR, PAGE 4
4.
May 7, 2005
Claremont
Middle School’s
2004 Academic
Performance
Index is Up
RCPC Donates $500 to Rockridge Schools
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n honor of Peralta Elementary School’s upcoming 125th Annual Spring Festi-
val (May 14, 12-4 pm) and Claremont Middle School’s Spring Fling (May 21,
10-1 pm), the RCPC is pleased to donate $250 to each school for these events. We
hope that everyone in the community will take time to enjoy these events and support
the great work of our local public schools. To find out more about either event, go to
the School Events link of www.rockridge.org.
Reprinted from the
Claremont Middle School Herald
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Peralta Celebrates
more about the school’s history, as well as
its vibrant present and promising future.
The event will feature delicious barbecue,
live entertainment from the Alan Reynolds
Band and the Destiny Arts Dance troupe,
plus student performances, carnival games,
an inflatable jumper, and many other free
activities for children.
any of you have read that California’s
Academic Performance Index (API)
has just been released. Claremont showed
excellent progress from last year. We grew
21 points to 637, which was the second best
improvement of the highest performing
schools in the district. Compared with all
schools in California, we again ranked 3
out of 10, but compared with 100 similar
schools, we moved up to 9 out of 10.
from page 1
important thing he learned during his time
at Peralta was how to work with others from
a wide range of backgrounds. He said that
this experience is useful to him every day
as he interacts with people who appear
before him in his courtroom.
To find out more about the Peralta Spring
Festival or to volunteer at the event, please
contact Susan Killebrew at 655-2737 or
suchard2@earthlink.net.
Visitors to the Peralta Spring Com-
munity Festival will be able to find out
We at Claremont are determined to
continue making progress on the SPI, but
we also want to remind our parents that
there are other important indicators of the
quality of student learning.
Peralta School Class of 1938
Peralta School 6th
grade class of 1938.
Al Wood — whose
recollections are noted in
the accompanying story
— is third from the right,
second row. He says the
twin brothers in the top
row, center, are without
caps because they used
their cap money (50 cents
each) to buy a puppy.
The twins lived on North
Street.
Way to go, students and staff!
Kitchen Tour
from page 3
Brochure Advertising: To provide
local merchants, real estate brokers, builders,
architects, designers, decorators, and other
residential home decoration professionals
with an opportunity to reach an interested
audience. For advertising space in the tour
brochure, contact Jo Ellis at 653-3210.
Professional Photographer:
To photograph kitchens for press releases.
Contact Jennifer Edmister, 547-2841.
This year’s Kitchen Tour promises to
be one of the most exciting yet, as the
event grows ever more popular. As a
tour guest, a volunteer or a proud kitchen
owner, Rockridge is the place to be on
October 2.
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May 7, 2005
Rockridge Earthday 2005
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ain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Rockridge volunteers on Earthday, Saturday, April 23. They celebrated by cleaning up trash
and a wet winter’s bonanza of weeds, ivy and brush along 51st Street and Redondo Creek, and refurbishing FROG park:
1) Margaret Pinter rakes trash out of road culvert. 2) Kirsten Howe disciplines unruly weeds on 51st. 3) Bill Cwynar prunes a dump
truck load of deadwood from big trees. 4) Oakland Tech students (from left) Austin Zumbro and Robert and Michael Shultz display
team spirit. 5) Husband and wife Bill and Velma Noland make a clean sweep. 6) Stephen Hamano shows how to bag it. 7) A well-
deserved lunch break. 8) Molly Brostrom and kids Nelly and Sophie Schafer find that getting wet is the best part.
PHOTOS: CY GULASSA AND SUSAN MONTAUK.
6.
May 7, 2005
Congratulations, Elected 2005
RCPC Boardmembers!
Hiroko M. Kurihara
Kent Deverell
Adrienne DeAngelo
Jennifer Edmister
Jessica Pitt
Daniel Ferdelman
Local Billboards
Considered
Visual Insults
In a recent exchange of e-mails, two
Rockridge parents discussed the nature of
the ads on some local billboards. — Ed.
Has anyone else noticed the primary
“gateway” billboards into Rockridge
at Claremont and Colby and at College
and Broadway? Maybe it’s because I have
a pre-teen and a four-year-old in the car
and maybe because “energy” drinks have
been abused by middle-schoolers at my son’s
school recently and maybe because “Party
like a rock star” includes soft-porn “babes”
and maybe because “the drink with drive”
refers to supporting drinking and driving
that I’m finding myself a little perturbed.
Is anyone else?
— Hiroko Kurihara (April 18)
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ES! I can’t stand the billboards in our
neighborhood. The soft porn on the
corner of College & Broadway is especially
repulsive, but I also get irritated every time
I have to pass the ones at Claremont/Colby
& Claremont/Forest. I consider them pol-
lution, and resent the fact that we have to
see them every day.
— Susan Killebrew (April 19)
7.
May 7, 2005
Former
Rockridge News
Writer Back
In Town
Retired Rockridge News
Writer Trish West
and husband Charlie.
be active in local community
organizations, like the volun-
teer fire department, chamber
of commerce, theater, book
clubs. We’ve joined and felt
welcome, but it’s time for a
change. We’re moving on to
Ashland, Oregon.”
After 5 years in Mendocino,
Trish and Charlie West reveal
their next move
Why Ashland?
After a thoughtful pause,
Charlie answered in his deep
baritone. “When we first retired,
we debated between Mendocino
and Ashland. What five years
taught us is that Mendocino, a
town we truly love, is difficult to reach.
You’ve got to commit to driving hours of
twisting roads. Nobody drops in while on
their way to somewhere else. Ashland, on
the other hand, is not only a destination
with a fabulous theater, downtown and
university, it’s halfway between San Fran-
cisco and Portland — and the roads don’t
require Dramamine.”
by Cy Gulassa
Thomas Wolfe might have been right
when he said,“You can’t go home again,”
but he over looked the fact you can always
visit. That’s exactly what former Rockridge
resident and Rockridge News writer Trish
West and her husband, Charlie, did last
week. After leaving Ocean View Avenue
five years ago for cozy (and less costly)
retirement in Mendocino, they returned for
a family event last week and a rendezvous
with the Rockridge News Editor at their
favorite hangout, Barclays.
“The police confined us to our house for
our own safety — if we left we couldn’t
return — so for three days we were stuck
without electricity. You can imagine what
a treat fish and chips were at our favorite
restaurant.”
Leaning forward as if about to reveal
a family secret, Trish whispered, “Charlie
joined Barclay’s Parliament Beer Club
right off and was the 8th member to drink
100 different beers and have his name on
a plaque above the bar. Of course, it took
a while,” she laughed.
They both spoke nostalgically of
Rockridge. “It’s the finest neighborhood
we’ve ever lived in,” Charlie said, raising
his pint of Monks Brown Cask Ale. “The
people here really care about the community,
and there are great shops and restaurants, a
first-class library, bookstores, coffee shops,
transportation — all the ingredients of a
livable neighborhood.”
In driving time as opposed to miles,
Trish calculates they’ll even be closer to
Charlie’s family in Sacramento. Like proud
first-time grandparents, they showed photos
of a charming new home still under construc-
tion in Ashland and pointed out similarities
to Craftsman houses in Rockridge.
After years in Rockridge, what’s it like
living in a small, picturesque coastal town
like Mendocino? The views are spectacu-
lar and always changing, and the town is
friendly and charming, according to Trish.
“Winter is a bit wet. If you want to meet
people and make friends, you’ve got to
In five years, Rockridge hasn’t changed
all that much, Trish agreed. But, as well as
the people, she misses some of the shops
she wrote about for The Rockridge News
and The Montclarion. “They’re gone; it’s
like old friends moving on.”
The Rockridge visit ended with a toast
to fresh adventures, handshakes and hugs,
and the promise of a summer rendezvous
in Ashland.
They both love Barclay’s and said it
typifies Rockridge, being a comfortable,
friendly place to hang out, bring family,
have lunch, read the paper, watch people.
They have been patrons since it opened in
1991. “We had our first hot meal here after
the 1991 Oakland Hills fire,” Charlie said.
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May 7, 2005
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Step out in style with your very own Rockridge tee-shirt.
Designed with the attractive craftsman cottage logo up
front, this handsome tee-shirt, in cypress green or pacific
blue, is good to go dining or shopping on College Avenue and
beyond. Wear your neighborhood with pride this summer.
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or log on to www.rockridge.org
You will be notified when shirt(s) are ready
for pick-up at a local Rockridge address.
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The Oakland Police Department, the Community
Policing Advisory Board, the Home Alert Steering
Committee and the City Administrator’s Office
invite you to attend the:
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Saturday, May 21, 2005
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May 7, 2005
A Sweet Spot
PHOTO: DON KINKEAD
THE NEIGHBORHOOD MERCHANT
BY THERESA NELSON
On College
Walking into Lulu Rae Confections
on College Avenue takes you into a
world of pure sensory delight. This
store is simply about the scent, sight and
taste of delicious chocolates, creamy hand-
made fudge, tangy fruit gels, jewel-toned
sorbets and rich gelatos — everything to
satisfy your sweet tooth.
choice of indulgence. The “haut” chocolate
menu usually features Abuela, Spicy Maya,
Bianco and the incredibly smooth Parisian,
made with pure Valhrona chocolate.
Lulu Rae Confections
Owner Shelley Grubb
6311 College Avenue, Oakland
The fresh flowers, sage green walls and
red tile floor complement the fixtures and
create an elegant yet relaxing atmosphere.
Sample wares are available for tasting
— the day I visited, Lulu Rae’s offered
delightful chocolate sauces to spread on
slices of baguette.
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510-54-SWEET (547-9338)
www.lulurae.com
Open Monday–Saturday 8a.m.–8p.m.
Sunday 8a.m.–6p.m.
Reading copies of NY Times available.
Owner Shelley Grubb opened Lulu Rae
Confections last February and has already
attracted a strong following. For some years
she owned Cat Baloo, a children’s cloth-
ing business, and earlier in her career was
a computer programmer. But a Christmas
gift of Vosges and XOX chocolates inspired
a dream of opening a chocolate store. A
resident of Piedmont, Shelly feels she found
the perfect spot for it on College Avenue
near La Farine and heartfelt &. The shop
is named after her older daughter, Lulu,
and her younger daughter, Rae (which is
also her own middle name).
Wi-Fi connection available.
eatured in one of several glass cases
are Leonides chocolates from Belgium,
with more than 25 types, including truffles
and chocolates filled with lemon, raspberry,
praline and paté de fruit. Among connois-
seurs, these are the queens of chocolates,
and one look (or taste) will likely convince
you as well. The XOX truffles are tiny gems
of delight, 8-10 flavors always available,
each better than the last.
tiny chicks and bunnies, and an assortment
of hand-decorated lollipops and ready-to-
go gift baskets. These will soon be nudged
aside by Mother’s Day treats, summertime
favorites and later, Hallowe’en and the vari-
ous winter holiday classics.
Shelley handles special orders, and can
create an organization’s logo on chocolates
large or small for special occasions. Open
at 8 a.m, Lulu Rae offers a French break-
fast of fresh baguette with butter and jam,
croissants, other pastries and various
espresso drinks. To fortify yourself for
an especially challenging day, there is, of
course, chocolate.
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Other cases offer many fine domestic
chocolates, chocolate bars, and Lulu’s
special handmade fresh fudge, with 10
or more flavors made fresh every week.
The shelves hold glass jars of Dutch and
French licorice, gray salt caramels, Fran’s
special caramel and chocolate sauces, and
an amazing array of other sweets.
On entering, you find cases and shelves
filled with an incredible assortment of
delectable treats. On the wall, a gilt-framed
chalkboard menu announces the 10-12 fla-
vors of sorbets, gelatos and smoothies and
the hot chocolates of the day, along with
the always available espresso, cappuccino,
mocha and crèma. Tables out front and inside
make for a fine place to sit and enjoy your
o whether you’re out in the early morn-
ing on the way to work, enjoying a
leisurely mid-day stroll, or doing weekend
shopping, the time is just right for an irre-
sistible treat at Lulu Rae’s.
For Easter, on display were foil-wrapped
chocolate eggs resembling Russian dyed
eggs, classic panoramic sugar eggs revealing
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Music That Cooks
College Avenue Presbyterian Church
5951 College Avenue Oakland 658-3665
Please contact me if you are interested in buying or selling.
Friday May 13 7:30pm
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May 7, 2005
The Rockridge Muse
and will receive training.
Call for Rockridge
Photographers!
Tby Ortrun Niesar
o participate either as a photographer
or an organizer/curator in the next
Rockridge photography exhibition, please
call Lydia Gans 658 - 4445 or e -mail
lydiagans@juno.com.
2005 Open Studios Artists in
Rockridge and Adjacent Area
ProArts maps covering Open Studio locations for Rockridge
and the East Bay will be available at the Rockridge Library.
Artist
Media
Address
PRO ARTS 2005 East Bay Open Studios
Saturdays and Sundays,
June 4 -5 and 11-12 11 AM to 6 PM
Carol Aust
Painting
655 63rd Street
Marsha Balian
Painting, sculpture
5495 Kales
Belinda Briones
Painting
5130 Desmond
Carolyn Carr
Photography
2733 Alcatraz
Ann Daniels
Unique Jewelry
5599 Lawton
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Photography
5244 James
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Peter Heelan
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5562 Taft
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Jarrod Jarvis
Oils, drawings
5829 Colby
Linda Lemon
Mixed media,
Collages, cards
5524 Vicente
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Painting, prints
5808 Chabot
Adria Peterson
Prints, drawings
5253 A College
Leslies Reagan
Watercolors
5807 Lawton
Biliana Stremska
Watercolor, painting
6397 Dana
Joanne Yeaton
Painting, prints
2733 Alcatraz
EBOS
stands for East Bay Open Studios and it happens this year
on the first and second weekends of June.
Artist reception will take place at Pro Arts Gallery June 2, 7-9 p.m.,
and Open Studios June 4 -5 and 11-12. But don’t wait until then to start
exploring the talent of our visual artists. Right now a preview exhibition of
the work of about 450 East Bay artists is up on the walls of the Pro Arts
Gallery at 550 Second Street at Clay in Jack London Square. Pick up a map
and information about the Art Bus Tours, a great way to visit studios and
become acquainted with the fascinating East Bay art scene. The gallery is
open Tuesdays through Saturdays from noon on. Call 510/763-3461 or go
to www.proartsgallery.org
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The table above lists 14 Rockridge and Rockrige-area artists whose studios
will be open June 4 -5 and 11-12 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Maps will be available
in local cafes, book stores and the Rockridge library. Table compiled by Liz
Maxwell and Ortrun Niesar.
BCCO Spring Concert
Tlaunched a competition, open to all, for
a new composition of choral music. First
prize includes $1000 and a performance
of the work by the chorus. For more
information call 510/964-0665 or go to
www.bcco.org.
here’s music in the air. The Berkeley
Community Chorus and Orchestra
will be presenting its annual spring
concert Saturday, May 7, 8 P.M., and
Sunday May 8, 4:30 P.M. at St. Joseph
the Worker Church at 1640 Addison
Street, Berkeley. The program includes
Maurice Durufle’s Requiem, a 20th century
masterpiece built upon the tonalities of
Gregorian chant; and the Bach Motet
VI, “Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden.” The
BCCO has been making great musical
works accessible to the community for
nearly forty years. Singers are welcome;
no audition required. The BCCO has
Rockridge Oral History
Project
Thanks to all those wonderful people
who called expressing interest in telling
their stories of the Rockridge they knew
years ago. If you have a story to tell,
please call me at 652- 6664 or send an
e-mail to oniesar@aol.com. Volunteer
interviewers of all ages are welcome
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May 7, 2005
Arare but often fatal
condition known as
aortic dissection took the life
of Rockridge resident William
(“Bill”) Wahrhaftig on Thursday, March
24. He was 76.
tory Theater. Bill Wahrhaftig
was known for his sharp but
never hurtful wit, his patience,
and his generosity with his time
for people’s problems large and small.
William Harris Wahrhaftig
During the 1980s and 1990s, Mr.
Wahrhaftig was a regular and committed
apheresis (platelet) donor at the Blood
Centers of the Pacific in San Francisco,
where he was honored annually for his
donations. He was a blood type O+ and
thus a nearly universal donor, and much in
demand in special emergencies. Raised in
relative isolation on a farm outside of Sacra-
mento, he also did not develop a particular
antibody which most people acquire later in
childhood but which is not healthy for the
very young, making his blood particularly
valuable for infants. His name was placed
on a plaque at the blood center amongst a
very small group of apheresis donors. He
stopped giving only when his health condi-
tion precluded it.
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Mr. Wahrhaftig and his wife, Claire, a
former editor of and frequent contributor
to The Rockridge News, moved to the hills
above Rockridge in 2000 after falling in love
with a unique house built by local architect
Frank Hunt. Mr. Wahrhaftig worked tire-
lessly to restore the mid-century classic,
with its huge windows and sloping roofs.
He then made the home available for various
fundraising, cultural and political gatherings.
Formerly an active leader for preservation
in San Francisco’s Western Addition, Mr.
Wahrhaftig brought his skills to the Chabot
Canyon Association as a Board member.
where he was part of the team that launched
America’s first communications satellite, the
answer to the Soviet’s Sputnik. He would
refer to the backup duplicate, which hangs
today in the Air and Space Museum Mile-
stones Hall, as “my little gadget.”
Mr. Wahrhaftig was a member of a promi-
nent family in Oakland and Piedmont that
includes the photographer Alma Lavenson
Wahrhaftig, musicians Peter and Mark
Wahrhaftig, geologist Clyde Wahrhaftig,
artist Lila Wahrhaftig and many lawyers,
scientists and engineers.
onations in memory of William “Bill”
Wahrhaftig are welcome. You may
give blood at any blood bank or at the Red
Cross facility at College and Claremont. For
appointment, call John Ryan at 510/594-5210
or e-mail www.BeADonor and select “John’s
Oakland Group.” Request a gift card to send
to Claire Wahrhaftig.
An expert in statistical probability theory,
Mr. Wahrhaftig worked on or managed many
major projects in aerospace and communica-
tions, including the NORAD missile tracking
equipment at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado,
featured in the movie “War Games.”
He grew up on a farm in Orangevale and
attended Sacramento Junior College. Later,
he received degrees in both Mathematics
and History at the University of California at
Berkeley and a teaching credential at UCLA.
After a short teaching stint, he worked for
five years for Lockheed Aircraft Co. in Los
Angeles and then for 26 years at Ford
Monetary donations may be made to
the Dr. Park Education Fund on aortic dis-
section, CPMC Foundation, 3700 California
Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
After retiring in 1985, Mr. Wahrhaftig lent
his management skills to many organizations
as a volunteer, including UCSF, the Asian
Art Museum, and the American Conserva-
Aerospace and Communications Corp.,
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St. Albert’s Priory
Details Released of Priests Accused
of Sexual Misconduct with Minors
not have elsewhere within the Province.
Such supervision and support is considered
essential by mental health professionals to
keep offenders from re-offending.
Based on the advice of experts in
the fields of mental health and sexual
misconduct, the character of the accused
friars’ alleged offenses, their histories of
therapy, and the elapsed time since the
alleged offenses, we judge that none of
the friars poses a danger to the children
of our neighborhood.
(Following are excerpts from a detailed, 2000-word press release by the Prior Provincial
for the Western Dominican Province regarding the friars accused of sexual misconduct
with minors. Although named in the release, the accused are referred to here by case
number. — Ed.)
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here are currently six men accused of
sexual abuse of minors living in the
Western Dominican Province’s communities
in the Rockridge area. In each case, when
we learned of an alleged instance of abuse,
we took immediate steps to ensure that no
children were in danger, and undertook a
thorough investigation to determine whether
the allegations were credible. Having com-
pleted that investigation, we removed each
of the men from public ministry, meaning
they do not celebrate Mass publicly, nor
do they have any interaction with young
people.
California. None of the six friars is a serial
or “preferential” pedophile. No criminal
charges were ever filed with regard to any
of these men, although the police were
notified in several cases.
Case One
The allegations concern sexual relations
with older male high school students occur-
ring 25 or more years ago. This friar has
sought and received extensive psychological
assessment and counseling, and has been
judged rehabilitated by two independent
therapists. He is employed on-site, but
we have not returned this friar to public
ministry, nor is there any prospect that we
will ever do so.
Case Two
The six friars have lived at either Siena
House [Presley Way] or Saint Albert Priory
[Birch Court] between two and 13 years.
We chose to place them in Rockridge
because no public ministry is attached
to our houses here, which means that the
friars have no regular, institutional contact
with the public. Because there are so many
Dominicans in these two houses—more
than 40 total—the men in question have
the supervision and support they would
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The allegations concern events that
occurred between 20 and 45 years ago. All
of these friars have received or continue to
receive counseling by experts in the field.
All are at least 65 years old. All but one
lived in the Bay Area prior to being moved
to Rockridge — the other lived outside of
General Dentistry
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from the Province). The friar in question
is elderly, in poor health, and unable to
drive. He has been judged to be no danger
to children by a full clinical professor of
psychiatry at the University of California,
San Francisco, who is his therapist. This
friar never had a public ministry and there
is no prospect that he ever will have a public
ministry.
Case Four
friar visited with his friend and his friend’s
family during the family’s celebration of
the monk’s investiture into the Buddhist
religious life. There is no indication that
the friar engaged in inappropriate activity
while in Thailand.
Case Five
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relationship with a girl beginning at age
15 and continuing into adulthood. These
events occurred 29 years ago. Our Sexual
Misconduct Committee recommended
his return to ministry based on his com-
prehensive psychological assessment and
unblemished history since the subject
relationship. Nevertheless, we have not
returned him to public ministry, nor is
there any prospect that we will ever do
so. He is employed on site.
Case Three
In this case, the friar has four allega-
tions ranging from 25 to 35 years ago that
involve inappropriate touching, sugges-
tive conversation, provision of alcohol to
minors, and voyeurism with males between
the ages of 14 and 17. This friar does not
drive or generally leave his residence. He
has no public ministry nor any prospect of
returning to public ministry.
Case Six
This case involved an allegation of non-
genital touching over clothing of a young
male 20 years ago. Because of disobedience
issues since that time not relating to sexual
misconduct, this friar is now not permitted
to leave the residence unattended or without
permission. He has no public ministry.
The allegations involved inappropriate
physical contact on one occasion with a
boy around the age of 12 some 45 years
ago. This is the only allegation that ever
came to light against this individual (even
after a thorough investigation by a private
investigator who was hired independently
This friar also took an unauthorized trip
to Thailand in order to visit the family of a
friend who was undergoing investiture as
a Buddhist monk. While in Thailand, the
This case involves a single accusation
22 years ago of inappropriate touching
over clothing with a 16-year-old male.
After reviewing his case and history of
treatment and conduct since the incident,
the Sexual Misconduct Committee recom-
mended his return to ministry. Despite this
assessment, there is no prospect that he will
be returned to public ministry.
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Weeding and Yard Cleanup
Areas west of Broadway serviced. Three and
four-hour jobs welcome. $11/hour. I use some
of your tools. Fred 510/234-2902.
Piano Lessons, Vocal Lessons
Highly experienced teacher of all styles—classi-
cal, pop, rock, jazz—has openings in Rockridge
music studio. All ages, levels. Lisa 653-0107.
Tahoe Condo For Rent
Our lovely 3br/2+ba condo in Incline Village is
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Close to everything! Call 652-6664 for more
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Jazz and Classical Piano Lessons
Rockridge jazz pianist with UC Berkeley music
B.A. offers lessons in jazz, blues, classical, music
theory, ear-training, technique. Experienced,
patient teacher, all ages/levels. Janet 653-6783.
Pilates or Gyrotonic®
Free 30-minute private session*.First class FREE*
in Pilates, Yogilates, NIA®, Gyrokinesis®, and/
or Yamuna® Body Rolling. (*For new clients).
Mind-Body Connection, 5255 College Ave,
420-0444 (www.mindbodyconnection.net)
Housecleaning
Reasonable rates. Expert & reliable services from
local employment cooperative. Call 534-6766 and
we’ll send someone to spiff up your home. Ask
for our references from Rockridge clients.
Home Repair Expert
Carpentry, remodeling. Doors and windows,
glass and locks, small electrical, plumbing jobs,
drywall, painting, fences, decks and other odd
jobs. Good rates. Rick 510/464-5934.
Temporary Room Rental
Having out of town guests and nowhere to put
them? Large, sunny room available in Craftsman
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Experienced and knowledgeable. All types of
furniture. New finishes, repairs, waxing, p/u
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E-mail pictures for estimates and questions.
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Feather River Art Camp for
Adults in July
Nature, creativity, fun, camaraderie.Classes
with experienced/dedicated teachers offered
in a variety of creative fine art and craft forms.
Rustic but civilized accommodations. 510/601-
1619, klegault@sbcglobal.net.
Attention Homeowners
Do you want to know how much your home
or property is worth? FREE on-line valuation.
Go to: www.EastBayHomeWorth.com or call
510/504-1522.
Car Needed
Older car needed by neighborhood woman.
In good condition, relatively low miles. Prefer
VW, Suburu, Toyota, Honda, Mazda or Volvo,
but any make if exceptional. Under $4000.
658-8545 or 845-6556.
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E-mail Rockridge News Community Calendar items to: joellis1@hotmail.com, phone 653-3210, or mail to: Rockridge News
Community Calendar, 5245 College Avenue, PMB 311, Oakland, CA 94618. Deadline is the next to the last Tuesday of the month.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Compiled by Jo Ellis
autobiography that offers a frank discussion
of a search for truth, love, and her marriage
to music icon Carlos Santana. Deborah grew
up in San Francisco, during the 1960’s, and is
the daughter of a white mother and an African
American father, blues guitarist Saunders King.
A book signing will follow and books will be
available for purchase in collaboration with
Diesel Bookstore.
• An Information session on Basic Investment:
org/) Rockridge Branch Library, 3rd Saturday
each month, 1:30 - 5pm. More information:
482-0265 or Writefox@aol.com.
Councilmember Brunner’s
Community Advisory Meeting
First Saturday every other month, 10am to noon.
No May meeting. Call 238-7001 for topic of June
meeting. Peralta Elementary School, 460 63rd
St. (parking on Alcatraz Ave., east of Telegraph).
For information on all District One issues, call
238-7001 or www.oaklandnet.com (the site
for all City-related information).
Red Cross Mobile Blood Drive
The blood-mobile will be in the Rockridge area
on Wednesday, May 18, from 11am to 5pm at
the Claremont Resort & Spa, 41 Tunnel Road.
For more information, call 1-800/GIVE-LIFE (1-
800/448-3543) or www.BeADonor.com.
Tuesday, May 24th, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. A guest
speaker, from the Securities and Exchange
Commission will share information on basic
investment products, investor education,
how the market works, and some history of
the SEC. (Please note: no specific advice on
individual investments will be made.) RSVP
at 510/597-5017.
Art Exhibits In The Gallery:
• Ryl Brock Wilson: 5/2 to 5/31. Collages, prints
Oakland Community
Public Safety Summit
Activities & Events for Seniors
• College Avenue Adult Center
Light exercise, socializing, travel programs
Free and open to the public. This is an annual meet-
ing about crime prevention that brings together
Oaklanders from throughout the City to work
together on ways to make Oakland safer. This is
an excellent opportunity to get to know Oakland’s
new police Chief Wayne Tucker. Presented by
the Oakland Police Department in collaboration
with the Community Police Advisory Board, the
Home Alert Steering Committee and the City
Administrator’s Office. Keynote speaker is Chief
of Police Wayne Tucker. Saturday, May 21, 8am
to 3pm at St. Martin de Porres School, Sacred
Heart Campus, 675 41st Street. Event includes
free breakfast and lunch, free childcare, and
free on-site parking. For information on how
to register (by May 13), call 238-7159 or e-mail
cpaboakland@earthlink.net.
and music. Hot lunch at noon for $2. Every
Wednesday from 9:30am to 1:30pm. College
Ave. Presbyterian Church, 5955 College Ave.
For details about upcoming field trips and
Summer Camps for Seniors at Yosemite and
Feather River, call Kathy at 531-6724.
• North Oakland Multi-Purpose Senior Center
Center Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:45am to
and textiles.
• Chabot School Student Exhibition: 6/1 to 6/30.
Artist reception to be announced.
In The Display Case:
• May: Harlan Conti : Historic Magazine
4:45pm. 5714 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.
The newsletter, “North Oakland Senior Times”
provides a class schedule and a monthly lunch
menu (suggested donation: age 60+ $2.25;
$4.for those under age 60). Call 597- 5085 for
details about membership, newsletter, classes/
events and opportunities to volunteer.
Covers.
• June: San Francisco Center for the Book.
5366 College Avenue, 597-5017
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday and Tuesday, 12:30 to 8pm
Weds, Thurs and Sat 10am to 5:30pm
Friday, 12 to 5:30pm CLOSED Sundays.
Elder Care Support Group
The Greater Rockridge N’hood
Crime Prevention Council
Free for family and friends caring for older adults.
Third Wednesday of each month, 4 -5:30pm at
the Alta Bates Medical Center, Herrick Campus,
2001 Dwight Way, Berkeley. For information on all
support/education groups offered by Alta Bates/
Sutter Health: call Monica, 869-4569 or e-mail
Monicalcsw@alum.calberkeley.org.
Diesel Book/Poetry Readings
Residents and business members of NCPC’s 12Y
and 13X areas are invited to voice their concerns
about crime and public safety. Steering Committee
meets 3rd Tuesday each month, 7 to 8:30pm at
Temescal Library, 5205 Telegraph Avenue.
Rockridge Branch Library
All events are FREE and open to the public.
• Monday, 5/9, 7:30pm. Amnesty International
Monthly Meeting: All welcome.
• Tuesday, 5/10, 7:30pm. John Burdett: Bangkok
Tattoo.
• Thursday, 5/12, 7:00pm. Students in the
Volunteers Needed
• Bambino Thrift Shop: All volunteer shop
For Children:
• Toddler Story Time: 1st and 2nd Saturdays,
writing program at UC Berkeley Extension:
readings from their works of poetry and
short fiction.
• Sunday, 5/15, 2 pm. Students of Renee
benefiting Oakland Children’s Hospital. 5290
College Ave. Volunteers needed Tuesdays
through Saturdays. We will train you to help
with pricing, selling and merchandise display.
Call manager, Carol Maes: 654-9709.
• North Oakland Community Charter School
10:30am: 5/7, 5/14, 6/4.
• Pre-School Story Time: 1st and 3rd Wednes-
days,10:30am: 5/4, 5/18, 6/1.
• Pajama Story Time: 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 7pm:
Swindle’s “Developing the Novel” class:
readings from their novels in progress.
• Wednesday, 5/25, 7:30pm. Eric Chase
5/10, 5/24.
Special Events:
• Early Literacy Workshop. Saturday, June 4,
(NOCCS): tutors to work with 1st to 5th
graders, one-on-one or in small groups,
on math, reading and writing skills; time
commitment of at least one hour per week.
Located at 410 Alcatraz Ave. (cross-street
Colby). Contact Julia Kassissieh, Director:
655-0540 or director@noccs.org.
• American Red Cross Blood Services is holding
Anderson: Chuck Dugan is AWOL: A Novel
with Maps.
• Sunday, 5/29, 2 pm. Mychael Urban: Aces.
5433 College Ave. For more information about
readings, book/discussion groups and classes:
510/653-9965 or www.dieselbookstore.com.
2pm–4pm. Lanell Jenkins, Education Ser-
vices Director for the Headstart Program at the
Berkeley YMCA, will present a Family Literacy
Workshop for parents and children ages 3 to
6. Space is limited; please call to register at
597-5017 at the Children’s Reference Desk.
• Junior Volunteers needed: Kids ages 12 to 17
Art Exhibition at Curves
a volunteer orientation on Tuesday, May 17,
from 6 to 7:30pm, at the Rockridge office,
6230 Claremont Avenue, to support more than
40 blood drives held each month all over
the East Bay. Volunteers are needed to call
previous donors, offer refreshments, make
deliveries to hospitals and assist with com-
munity outreach. Advance sign-up required.
For more information: 510/594-5165.
are invited to volunteer at Rockridge Branch
Library for the summer programs. We have
work to do, and need your help! We can arrange
a schedule that fits around other activities.
Please contact Erica at 597-5017.
For Adults:
• Lawyers in the Library: Free legal advice. First
Free and open to the public. Art and Transforma-
tion: collages, prints and textiles by Ryl Brock
Wilson, continuing through May 31. Curves at
Rockridge, Market Hall lower level (entrance on
Shafter across from BART). For more informa-
tion: 655-8808.
Writers Support/Critique Group
Tuesday of each month: 6 to 8pm. Advance
sign-up starts 5pm.
• An Evening with Deborah Santana: Monday, May
ALL writers welcome. Bring 8 copies of 5 pages
of your prose for on-site reading/discussion.
Sponsored by the California Writers Club,
Berkeley branch (www.berkeleywritersclub.
16th, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Deborah Santana will
read from Space Between the Stars, a moving
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