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VOL. 22 NO. 8 ISSUE NO. 237 September 8, 2007
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Rockridge Kitchen Tour has Something for Everyone
Rockridge Kitchen Tour Oct 7:
Presale Tickets Available Now
Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC)
September Town Hall Meeting Agenda:
Green Kitchens and Home Renovation
by Jennifer Edmister
Tmiss the unique Asian-influenced
kitchen on Chabot, with its rich
walnut finishes; or the ultra-modern
kitchen on Lawton with unexpected
Thursday, September 20, 7:30 p.m.,
Rockridge Branch Library, 5366 College
he Rockridge Kitchen Tour
is upon us. After considering
a record number of outstanding
kitchens, our
c o m m i t t e e
selected nine
of the finest
home kitchens
in Rockridge
for the seventh
biennial kitchen
tour. We are
proud to show-
case some of
the most inno-
vative uses of
materials we’ve
seen yet, includ-
ing exciting new
eco-friendly or
“green” tech-
niques.
Avenue at Manila, Community Room
n RCPC Rockridge Kitchen Tour Forum
red lacquered
cabinetry; or
the contempo-
rary kitchen on
Ayala, with fine
Arts & Crafts
detailing and
recycled glass
countertops.
Green Kitchens and Home Renovation
Featuring slideshow and discussions by:
Certified “green” building professional
Maurice Levitch of Levitch Design
Henry Guttman, founder/owner of
EcoModern Design
Rockridge Remodelers
Is it Easy to be Green?
Ask the Experts
A s
y o u
stroll through
t h e k i t c h -
ens enjoying
refreshments
and the com-
pany of your
neighbors and
friends, know
that your partic-
ipation in the tour supports RCPC’s
work as a non-profit public benefit
corporation, dedicated to serving
by Jennifer Edmister
As the October 7 Rockridge Kitchen Tour approaches,
home enthusiasts begin to ponder the range of
remodeling possibilities. But, today’s remodelers can be
overwhelmed as they face a growing array of eco-friendly
or “green” choices.
A contemporary “green”
kitchen on the October 7 tour.
Photo: Kenneth Rice Photography
For the September Town Hall meeting, RCPC has
assembled local professionals to guide you into the world
of green. Whether or not green is your goal, you will be
amazed by the variety of eco-friendly designs and materi-
als available today. Bring your
questions, your concerns and
Going Green, page 11
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With several homeowners having
art and design backgrounds, this
year’s selection of kitchens includes
stunning examples of both modern-
ism and classic craftsmanship. Don’t
Kitchen Tour, page 11
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Meeting: Safeway/Rockridge Center Redevelopment
Ameeting open to the community
will be held Tuesday, September 11
(see box page 12 for details) to discuss
upcoming changes at the Rockridge Shop-
ping Center at Broadway and Pleasant Valley.
Safeway has asked RCPC to solicit com-
munity ideas and opinions about upgrading
their store located within the retail center,
along with modernizing and potentially
rebuilding part of the center.
Safeway representatives state that they have
no specific plan. The Longs Drugs lease runs
out in 2011; Safeway has not yet discussed
future plans with Longs. (The Washington
Mutual Bank and former Hickory Pit sites
have separate owners and will not be part
of the renovation.)
RCPC is interested to hear
neighbors’ views on what future
stores, goods, services and archi-
tecture they would like at this
shopping center.
Rockridge Center, has an agreement with
the owner to act as the master developer to
renovate and/or rebuild much of the shop-
ping center. Big changes are possible to
site plan, architecture and retailers, though
A high-density advocacy group, ULTRA
(Urbanists for a Livable Temescal and
Rockridge Area), has begun advocating for
Safeway, although not the landowner of
Rockridge Center, page 12
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2.
September 8, 2007
Caldecott Project Draft Environmental
Report Inadequate, According to City
ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY
5366 College Avenue
597-5017
by Ellen Peterson,
RCPC boardmember
F
HOURS:
Mon,Tues:
Weds,Thurs, Sat:
Five years of
construction
would be needed
12:30 – 8 p.m.
10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
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or the last several
years, Rockridge
residents have been
discussing the wisdom
of constructing a fourth
bore to the Caldecott
Tunnel and the antici-
pated negative impacts
of that construction, including increased
traffic on surface streets, pollution, and
noise.
Friday:
Sunday:
Library program details: See Calendar, page 15.
to complete a
fourth bore in the
Caldecott Tunnel,
as contemplated
The Rockridge News, founded in 1986 by Don Kinkead,
is published monthly in Oakland and is sponsored by
the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC),
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.
by Caltrans.
File Photo: D. Kinkead
of analysis makes it impossible to identify
appropriate mitigation and enhancement
measures.”
No Improvement on Commute Side
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The Caldecott currently has three
two-lane tunnels, with the middle one
changing direction during rush hours. After
completion of the project, there would be
four two-lane tunnels, two in each direc-
tion of traffic, whose directions would
remain unchanged during rush hour. If all
goes according to current Caltrans plans,
construction would begin in 2009 and be
completed by 2013 or 2014, at an estimated
cost of $350 to $390 million.
Caltrans issued a Draft Environmental
Impact Report (DEIR) in May of 2006,
stating in essence that there would be no
significant impacts on the environment
resulting from this massive construction
project. However, Caltrans limited its
search for possible significant impacts to
the area between Broadway and the region
immediately west of the Caldecott Tunnel.
It ignored possible impacts on residential
areas farther west along Highway 24, the
hills immediately above 24, and surface
streets in Oakland and Berkeley, during the
anticipated five years of construction. In fact,
the City of Oakland’s response to the DEIR
stated that “(t)he current inadequate level
omments on the DEIR have raised
questions about the potential effect-
iveness of the entire project. Caltrans set
forth as goals of the project reduced traffic
delays and improved mobility by provid-
ing another tunnel to handle travel in the
reverse commute direction. Yet, because
during rush hour the congested side of the
tunnel would still consist of only two bores,
the DEIR acknowledges that the project
will not provide a meaningful reduction
in delays or increase in mobility during
peak hours.
Rockridge News Production
Cy Gulassa...........................Editor
Ortrun Niesar.....................The Muse
Claire Isaacs Wahrhaftig.... Writer
Barry Kaufman...................Food
Jo Ellis...................................Advertising &
Community Calendar
Theresa Nelson.....................Neighborhood Merchant
Susan Montauk...................Business Manager
Don Kinkead.......................Graphics & Layout
RCPC Board of Directors, 2007-2008
Ronnie Spitzer....................Chair
Annette Floystrup ............ Vice-Chair
Gloria Bruce.......................Secretary
Susan Montauk...................Treasurer
Jennifer Edmister, Stuart Flashman, Cy Gulassa,
Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Jeff Small,
Richard W. Smith, Danica Truchlikova,
Stephanie Upp, Margaret Wahlberg
Other comments suggested that a fourth
bore would not eliminate traffic backups at
the MacArthur Maze and the Bay Bridge
toll plaza, but would instead merely move
traffic from Contra Costa County to the
highways running above North Oakland’s
neighborhoods. The DEIR fails to provide
any traffic analysis of induced demand (in
which the additional bore would encour-
age more drivers to use the tunnel), which
could negate any reverse-commute benefits
over time.
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Caldecott Tunnel Project, page
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ant to convey your interest in the Caldecott Tunnel proj-
ect and its potential impact? Contact your local, state, and
federal elected officials and let them know what you think:
North Oakland City Council-
woman Jane Brunner; 510/238-7001
e-mail jbrunner@oaklandnet.com
Mayor Ronald Dellums; 510/238-3141
e-mail officeofthemayor@oaklandnet.com
State Senator Don Perata; comments:
http://dist09.casen.govoffice.com/
State Assemblywoman
Loni Hancock; 510/559-1406 comments:
http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/mem-
bers/a14/contact.htm
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger;
415/703/2218 comments: http://gov.
ca.gov/interact
U.S.Senator Diane Feinstein;
415/393-0707 comments:
http://feinstein.senate.gov/public
U.S.Senator Barbara Boxer; 415/403-0100
comments: http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/
webform.cfm
U.S.House of Representatives
Member Barbara Lee; 510/763-0370
comments: http://www.house.gov/form-
lee/IMA/const_comment_form.htm
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number, e-mail address, and city or neighborhood
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Newsletter Advertising/Deadlines
Publication date of the next issue is
October 6, 2007
October deadline is September 20.
Advertising rates are $26/column inch. Six-
month pre-pay rate available. For display ads,
call Jo Ellis at 653-3210 (after noon), or e-mail
joellis1@hotmail.com. RCPC reserves the right to
refuse any display or classified ad that it deems
inappropriate. (Classified ad contact, page 14.)
3.
September 8, 2007
Planning & Project Review
Committee: Local Project Updates
along Telegraph back to C-30. At RCPC’s
urging, they agreed to leave the existing
C-28 in place on Claremont and possibly
use the General Plan Neigborhood Center
Mixed Use (NCMU) designation for this
area of Claremont. These issues will again
be addressed at the full commission hearing,
for which a date has not yet been set.
Safeway Rebuild –
College & Claremont avenues
by Richard W. Smith, RCPC Planning
and Project Review Committee chairman
5244-48 Claremont Avenue–
Kingfish Co-Housing Project
Committee will monitor the project and will
review it when its design is definite.
5132 Telegraph – Hauser
Creekside (Global Video site)
The city will be preparing an initial
study which will then lead to a focused
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that will
likely address traffic and other neighborhood
impacts for this project on the site including
the Global Video building at Telegraph and
Claremont avenues. The initial study and
a scoping session for the EIR will be the
subject of a public hearing to be held by the
Planning Commission later this year.
RCPC’s Planning and Project Review
Committee reviewed this 33-unit, five-story
project, fronting Telegraph and Claremont
Avenues. On the committee’s recommenda-
tion, the RCPC board voted to oppose the
project based on a concern that such a large
and tall building may set a precedent for
future projects along Claremont Avenue.
Kirk Peterson, Safeway’s architect selectd
for this store redesign, says they are wait-
ing for the traffic study to be completed
and for basic store concepts from Safeway.
Although the next meeting with Safeway,
a community presentation on September
11, will focus on the Rockridge Shopping
Center (Pleasant Valley) Safeway, we may
also hear something about the College/Cla-
remont store at that meeting.
RCPC wrote to the Planning Commis-
sion stating its opposition and outlining
major deviations from current C-28 zoning.
Several board members spoke at the Plan-
ning Commission hearing on July 18. The
Planning Commission approved the project,
applying the “Best Fit” provision of the
General Plan and the C-45 zone, which
allows buildings of such size. A variance was
granted to eliminate the rear yard setback
requirement. This will affect available sun
and air access to future development on the
adjacent site. RCPC filed an appeal to the
City Council on July 30. The hearing has
not yet been scheduled.
5175 Broadway –
Mixed-Use Project
As approved by the Planning Commis-
sion’s Design Review Committee (DRC)
on May 23, the project is comprised of a
five-story building facing Claremont and a
three-story building facing Clarke Street,
both on top of a two-story parking structure
(seven and five floors total, respectively) with
a total of 105 residential units. In addition
to parking, the two-story podium structure
includes 6,500 square feet of retail space.
Project Updates page 12
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The Zoning Counter
The Zoning Counter is a compilation of re-
cent applications filed with the Oakland
Planning Department. Individuals may contact
the case planner or the Planning Department
for additional information by phone or on-line
at www.oaklandnet.com.
5351 Lawton Avenue
Proposal: To demolish an existing single-family
dwelling and construct a new 2,620 square foot
single-family dwelling.
Contact Person/Phone Number: Dwane Ken-
nedy, CITYshapers 510/836-9300
Owner: Susan Churcher
Planning Permits Required: Design Review to
construct a new single-family dwelling.
Historic Status: Potential Designated Historic
Property
Survey Rating: D2+
Case Planner: Ann Clevenger at 510/238-6980
or aclevenger@oaklandnet.com
The developer may be looking for a
“General Plan Determination” which would
allow the 105 residential units. Otherwise,
fewer units and a reduced building height
would result. The main objections raised
by RCPC in our letter to the DRC remain
with this project. A hearing on the project
at the full Planning Commission later this
year will be scheduled after completion of
the focused EIR.
Proposed Telegraph Corridor
Zoning Regulations
The site for this planned development,
consisting of 28 condos and two ground-
floor retail spaces at 5175 Broadway, is the
former gas station between Wendy’s and
Poppy Fabric. Project representative Lucy
Armentrout provided RCPC with drawings
for review. The four-story building will have
28 to 30 underground parking spaces. As
presented, the building appears to conform
to existing zoning. Currently underway are
a toxic clean-up program and a limited
traffic study. Upon completion of these, the
project will be scheduled for the Planning
Commission in October.
The city’s Zoning Update Committee
agreed on August 18 to forward the city
planning staff recommendations to the full
Planning Commission. However, the com-
mittee could not agree on building height
limitations to be included in the General
Plan revision. They agreed with the planning
staff recommendation to change C-28 zoning
379-385 62nd Street
Proposal: To convert an existing four unit build-
ing into four residential condominium units.
Owners: Brian and Robin McMahon
Contact Person/Phone Number: John Gutierrez
510/647-0600
Planning Permits Required: Tentative Parcel Map
to convert an existing four-unit building into four
residential condominium units.
Historic Status: Potential Designated Historic
Property, secondary importance
Survey Rating: C2+
Case Planner: Ulla-Britt Jonsson at 510/238-
3322 or ujonsson@oaklandnet.com
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September 8, 2007
markets, park extensions, or bicycle routes, a change on one street
will affect others blocks away, and changes on major streets such
as Claremont will have an impact for many blocks in all directions.
Just as people are concerned about the impact of the proposed fourth
bore of the Caldecott Tunnel, so development on the much-closer
Claremont Avenue is definitely within the RCPC’s purview and is
a concern for the many residents who have contacted the RCPC
about these proposals.
— Ronnie Spitzer, RCPC Chairwoman
Editor’s note: A BID is a Business Improvement District, an
organization representing the commercial interests of merchants,
not necessarily the interests of area residents. BIDs deliver services
such as sanitation and maintenance, public safety and visitor services,
marketing and promotional programs, capital improvements, and
beautification for the improvement district area, funded by an
assessment paid by district property owners.
Letters to the Editor
The Rockridge News welcomes letters to the editor. Your
name, address, phone number and e-mail address and city/
neighborhood must be included for verification. Only your
name will appear with your letter. Letters may be edited
for clarity and brevity.
Temescal is Temescal; Don’t Call us Rockridge
Editor:
The board of the Temescal Telegraph Community Association
of Oakland (also known as “the Temescal BID” [Business Improve-
ment District]) has watched with some puzzlement as the RCPC
has expressed intense concern for planning and zoning policies in
the Temescal district. As a kid growing up in Rockridge, I believed
that the boundaries of the Rockridge district were commonly
agreed to end somewhere around College Avenue. A check of the
RCPC website shows that, through some sort of local Manifest
Destiny, Rockridge now extends down to Telegraph in a couple
of spots. This is surely progress, at least for the real estate indus-
try (“It’s not really Oakland, it’s Rockridge”). We would like to
request that RCPC stop there, and not absorb Temescal. Temescal
is currently represented by a healthy assortment of neighborhood
groups, including the BID, Temescal Neighbors Together, STAND,
ULTRA, the Temescal Merchants Association, and maybe others.
We like being Temescal. Don’t make us Rockridge.
Whose Side Are You On, Anyway?
Editor:
So the top headline story of the June Rockridge News (“Safe-
way Plans Major Rebuilding of Rockridge Stores”) is written by
a consultant being paid by Safeway. So much for the fantasy that
your paper is controlled by neighborhood interests. As for the
news contained in this story, there’s no way that a Wal-Mart style
superstore can be reconciled with your paper’s stated mission
“to preserve and enhance the unique character of the Rockridge
neighborhood.” Traffic in this section of College is already a joke.
An expanded Safeway superstore and Trader Joe’s a few blocks
away is going to create nightmarish conditions for local residents.
No amount of public input can or will change that.
— Spencer Selby
Editor’s note: The Rockridge News erred in not more clearly
identifying Elisabeth Jewel’s association with Safeway consultants
Aroner, Jewel and Ellis.
Dreyer’s Ice Cream Parlor to Re-open
Editor:
Similarly, we take some umbrage at being referred to as the
“gateway to Rockridge,” grand though Rockridge may be. Temescal
has its own history and concerns, and these are likely different
than those of Rockridge.
While it may be true that the current proposals regarding
zoning and development in Temescal may have an impact on some
small areas which RCPC now claims, it is also true that only a
tiny proportion of RCPC’s membership is drawn from the area
under discussion. There is a wide variety of viewpoints in the
neighborhood and these views are being well articulated by our
own neighborhood groups and individuals. Please don’t pretend
to represent the Temescal-Telegraph community.
— Rick Raffanti, President, Temescal Telegraph
Community Association of Oakland (TTCAO)
The July Rockridge News included a reader’s letter asking about
the Dreyer’s Ice Cream Parlor on College Avenue. We appreciate
the community’s interest in the parlor and have good news to share.
We are currently in the midst of a major redesign and renovation.
Notices have been posted in the windows explaining our plans.
We plan to reopen the parlor this fall. Dreyer’s is proud to be a
part of the Rockridge community.
— Dori Sera Bailey, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream
RCPC Replies: “Residents of These Areas Will be
Affected by Telegraph Development”
Dear Mr. Raffanti:
I respectfully disagree with your statements. The effects of
the proposed zoning regulations for the “Telegraph corridor” are
not limited to the Temescal area. If adopted, these regulations will
significantly alter the height and intensity of development along
lower Claremont Avenue, and along Telegraph as far north as the
Berkeley border. These proposed changes would directly impact
residents of areas that are inside the RCPC boundaries, including
the Lower Rockridge area bounded by Claremont Avenue, Clarke
Street, 51st Street, and Broadway. The Lower Rockridge name is
not a recent invention of the real estate industry, nor have the above
boundaries changed since their creation in the mid-1980s.
Neighbors know that projects and activities on surrounding streets
always affect them, and no street or block is an island. Whether it’s
highway construction, new buildings and developments, farmer’s
5.
September 8, 2007
OPINION: What’s in Store for Rockridge and Temescal?
by Stuart Flashman, RCPC boardmem-
ber and RCPC Planning and Project
Review Committee member
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For example, a major point of contro-
versy is the height and density permitted
for building projects proposed for a given
area. The general plan includes a broadly
worded policy designating the Telegraph
Avenue corridor for growth and change.
By contrast, the general plan’s designa-
tion for Claremont Avenue (and the rest
of Rockridge) is to preserve and enhance.
Meanwhile, there’s been a lot of discussion
in the City Council and Planning Commis-
sion of “smart growth,” meaning putting
higher densities into already-developed
areas like Rockridge and Temescal. The
Planning Commission last month approved
a five-story commercial/co-housing mixed-
use project just above the intersection of
Telegraph and Claremont. A much larger
project with a building ranging from five to
seven-stories has been proposed for the other
side of Claremont. This raises the prospect
of increased height and density all the way
up and down both Claremont and Telegraph,
potentially causing major traffic problems,
and radically changed visual impacts. (See
photos below for an idea of the general size
and bulk being discussed.)
n 1998, Oakland radically rewrote the
transportation and land use element of
its general plan – the document that lays
out the overall blueprint for the city’s future
development. Now, some nine years later, the
Planning Commission is finally revising the
city’s zoning ordinance to match the general
plan. The first part of this project that the
Planning Commission has taken on, through
a subcommittee called the Zoning Update
Committee (or “ZUC” for short), involves
zoning in a portion of Temescal and lower
Rockridge (part of Claremont Avenue, east
of Clarke Street). Unfortunately, the general
plan is just that – general. That leaves lots
of room for changes in their neighborhoods
that residents of Rockridge and Temescal
might not like.
The Rockridge Community Planning
Council is committed to working to keep
Rockridge a human-scaled livable com-
munity. RCPC’s position is that five stories
is too much density for Claremont Avenue.
We will need the Rockridge community’s
support to convince the Planning Com-
mission and City Council that, as far as
Rockridge is concerned, “If it ain’t broke,
don’t fix it.”
For additional information or to find out how you
can help, e-mail info@rockridge.org, or call the
RCPC voice mail line at 869-4200.
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proposed projects
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“Out and About in Rockridge,” on Sunday
afternoon, September 30. On Saturday,
October 6, at 3 p.m., Robin will give a talk
entitled, “Mining Tycoons, Artists, and the
Theaters and Markets of College Avenue
in Rockridge,” with a photo presentation
followed by a book signing, at the 75th
anniversary celebration of Saint Albert’s
Priory, 5890 Birch Court in Rockridge.
Admission to both events is free.
he history of Rockridge will be the
subject of a presentation at the Alameda
County Historical Society on October 24
(see box for information).
The Alameda County
“Streetcars, the 1906 Earthquake, and
the Boom Years in Rockridge,” a talk and
slide show, will be given by Robin Wolf,
co-author with her husband, Tom Wolf, of
the newly published book “Rockridge, a
Photo History,” part of Arcadia Publishing’s
“Images of America” series.
Historical Society
Presents:
What: Dinner, talk and
Rockridge history
slideshow
When: Wednesday, October 24;
6 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m.
dinner, 8 p.m. program
and book signing
Where: Chapel of the Chimes,
The book chronicles the arrival in
Rockridge of refugees from the 1906
earthquake, who slept in tents on the truck
farms and open fields that spread out along
Temescal Creek west of Broadway. The book
project was a community effort; Rockridge
residents opened up their photo albums to
contribute to a photo history of their com-
munity. Photos in the book show Italian
immigrants hired to mine rock at the Bilger
Quarry in Rockridge, about where Longs
Drugstore is now in the Rockridge Center;
the development of commerce along the
streetcar line on College Avenue, including
a rare photograph of two streetcars passing
each other; and the housing boom that fol-
lowed several years after the 1906 quake.
Later photos, from the 1940s and 1950s,
show soda fountains on College Avenue
with classic lunch counters, milkshake
blenders, and stools.
4499 Piedmont Avenue
Tickets: Send check for $30 per
person to the Alameda County Histori-
cal Society, 484 Lake Park Avenue,
PMB 307, Oakland, CA 94610. Include
name, address, and phone number.
The Alameda County Historical
Society sponsors three dinners each
year, in the fall, winter, and spring, each
with a speaker on a local history topic.
Members receive notification of events
and a quarterly journal. A special offer
allows new members to join the Alameda
County Historical Society for only $8 for
the first year of membership, by mailing
a check with their name and address to
the above address.
a
cross-cultural congregation
striving to partner with
the Rockridge community
in lifestyle and service.
The authors are long-time Rockridge
residents. Robin Wolf taught sociology at
Diablo Valley College and Tom Wolf taught
U.S. history at Laney College.
In addition to the presentation at the
society’s meeting, Robin Wolf will also be
signing books at the Diesel Bookstore booth
on College Avenue at the Rockridge fair,
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Caldecott Tunnel Project
from page
Furthermore, comments from residents on the west side of the
Caldecott are almost unanimous in their opinion that a thorough
sound study is needed for the entire areas west of the tunnel along
Highway 24 to beyond Oakland Children’s Hospital, including hill
areas immediately above Highway 24. Commenters also requested
studies of possible increased air pollution and traffic, and raised
the failure of the proposed project to encourage use of public
transit and bicycles. Some argued that the proposed fourth bore
will encourage the use of private cars, thus lowering ridership on
public transit and indirectly causing an increase in its cost.
The San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club and others
suggested that Caltrans thoroughly study alternatives to a fourth
bore that might more effectively meet the stated objectives of the
proposed project, and at a lower cost, both to governmental coffers
and to the environment.
Wheels for College Avenue Officer
Oakland Police Officer Doug Chimpky, who patrols
College Avenue, no longer has to walk the beat. A new
bicycle was purchased for him jointly by the RDA (Rockridge District
Association), the Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council
(NCPC), Councilwoman Jane Brunner and WhistleStop. Pictured above,
left to right, as Officer Chimpky is presented with the bike, are Sara Wilson
of the Rockridge District Association, Chimpky, Margaret Wahlberg and
Christine Acker of WhistleStop. Photo: Susan Montauk
The final environmental document is scheduled for release in
October of this year. RCPC hopes that it will include adequate
studies of all significant potential negative impacts, as well as
alternatives to the construction of the fourth bore. If Mayor Del-
lums opposes the project or conditions his support on sufficient
studies of potential negative impacts, adequate mitigations may
become available to Oakland and Berkeley.
The question remains whether the fourth bore should be con-
structed at all.
Ellen Peterson is co-chairwoman of the Fourth Bore Coalition, a group of
concerned Oakland and Berkeley neighborhood organizations, including
RCPC, that are monitoring the proposed fourth bore project.
Celebrate Creek to Bay Day
Saturday, September 15;
Temescal Creek Clean-up ☛ 9 a.m. ’til noon
Join neighbors at Temescal
Creek for a volunteer creek
clean-up. Meet at the Clare-
mont DMV parking lot, corner
of Cavour and Redondo, to
work between Clifton and
Clarke and cleanup the park
along Redondo and the path
through the DMV. Come at 9
a.m. for coffee and morning
snacks; join the clean-up any-
time between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Creek to Bay Day t-shirts for
the first 50 volunteers.
City of Oakland Public Works
Environmental Services Divi-
sion provides garbage bags,
loppers, rakes, hoes, litter
pickup sticks, gloves, etc. Bring
your own favorite tools, well-
identified. (We can always use
wheelbarrows.) The clean-up
will mostly be litter removal,
weed-pulling and ivy-clear-
ing. Sponsored by the DMV
Neighbors Association and the
City of Oakland Environmental
Services Department. Call
Margaret if you have any ques-
tions, 510/655-1767.
Brunner Names Community Heroes
At her annual summer picnic for her North Oakland
District constituents, Councilwoman Jane Brunner presented
Community Hero awards to Rockridge resident and NCPC Chair Susan
Montauk (left above) and Chris Jackson, Rockridge representative on
the PSA2 (Police Services Area 2, North Oakland) Community Policing
Board. Photo: Courtesy of Jane Brunner’s Office
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foods do make for an excellent time-pinch
alternative.
Rock ridge
Not all prepared food items have that
“homemade” quality or texture. The San
Francisco Chronicle’s weekly “Taste Test”
column is a good place to learn about
locally distributed high-quality prepared
foods sold in local farmer’s markets and
gourmet shops.
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Barry A. Kaufman
Convenience Food
Here is my recipe for “doctored-up”
Vietnamese shrimp pho.
wrapped in lettuce leaf, and sweet-and-sour
cucumber salad.
We’ve all been there: it’s mid-week and
you’ve invited friends over for dinner. You
want to make a special meal, but you just
don’t have time to shop and prepare.
Vietnamese Shrimp Pho
Not too long ago, convenience food was
synonymous with frozen or canned food.
During the week my mother always made
a homemade main dish, but the sides were
either frozen or canned items. I don’t think
I ever tasted fresh green beans, corn or
green peas until I was an adult. Growing up
in my home during the ’50s, it was Green
Giant or Swansons all the way. By the early
’60s, it was TV dinners; a collapsible snack
table in front of the TV was the new family
dinner table.
(6 servings)
Ingredients
This recently happened to me. My
nephew was visiting us for a few days. He
likes Asian cuisine, particularly Vietnam-
ese, and I wanted to make him a special
dinner but didn’t have time to shop for the
ingredients to cook a multi-course Viet-
namese meal.
n 2-28 oz cans of Pho Bac Nuoc (pho
broth). (Available at Ranch 99 in El
Cerrito or most other Oakland Chi-
natown groceries – look for it in the
soup section)
n Package of dried vermicelli (thin) rice
noodles (available at Yasai Market)
To the rescue: a combination of my own
creations with some pre-prepared, authentic
Vietnamese dishes. Several months ago, I
noticed that Yasai Market had started car-
rying homemade Vietnamese spring rolls
with an excellent dipping sauce. While a
student at the Culinary Academy, I learned
to make Vietnamese spring rolls, and over
the years I often made them. However, to
make well-formed spring rolls takes time
and patience. Don’t get me wrong: it’s fun
to make spring rolls. But the ones sold at
Yasai Market are so much better and more
aesthetically pleasing than mine!
n 1 pound of shrimp, peeled and
de-veined
n Bunch of cilantro sprigs
But these days, especially here in
Rockridge, we are fortunate to have an
extraordinary selection of prepared foods.
Market Hall, Yasai Market, Ver Brugge
Meats, Safeway and the coming-soon-to-
Rockridge Trader Joe’s all carry an abundance
of high-quality prepared foods.
n 2 limes, cut into quarters
Directions
1. Soak rice noodles in hot water for
about ½ hour.
2. Heat broth in a 3- or 4- quart sauce
pan; bring to a boil.
3. Drain noodles and add to broth.
I’m familiar with the homily, “There is
nothing like homemade!” And for purists,
there is, indeed, no substitution for “from
scratch” preparation. (My first assignment
at the California Culinary Academy baking
class was to make traditional Jewish-style
bagels from scratch. I asked the chef
instructor, “Why do I need to learn how to
make bagels when I could order them from
a local baker?” Her answer was: “It’s not
about the bagel, it’s about baking.”) And it
is certainly true that with homemade dishes
you can always adjust the recipe - add more
cumin to the hummus, or a little more garlic
to the tapenade. But prepared convenience
Cook about 10 minutes.
4. Add shrimp; cook about 5 minutes.
5. Serve in bowls accompanied with
cilantro and lime.
The same is true for making pho, the
national soup of Vietnam. I would spend
hours preparing the fragrant broth. But
I recently found, at local Asian markets,
canned pho broth that is the equal of any
you might find in a Vietnamese restaurant.
I just add thin rice noodles and chicken,
beef or shrimp with lime and cilantro
accompaniments to make a very acceptable
Vietnamese pho. To complete the meal, I
made my own Vietnamese pork kebabs
Barry Kaufman is a graduate of the California
Culinary Academy. Barry is available for cook-
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St. Albert College
Celebrates 75th
Anniversary
by Rev. Christopher J. Renz, O.P.
As part of its year-long celebration for
the 75th anniversary of the College of
St. Albert the Great, the friars of St. Albert
Priory located in Rockridge, are planning an
open house at their seminary residence on
the afternoon of Saturday, October 6.
The highlight of the afternoon will be
lectures by local historians Robin and Tom
Wolf, who are celebrating the publication of
their book, “Rockridge,” part of the Arcadia
Press pictorial series on local neighborhoods.
(See story on page 6 about a presentation
on the book by the Alameda County His-
torical Society.) A back lawn reception
will include a book signing by Robin Wolf
and provide guests with splendid views of
Temescal Creek.
Afterwards, everyone is invited to join
the friars for evening prayer in the priory
chapel. To cap off the day, the priory will host
the Women’s Antique Vocal Ensemble for a
concert entitled, “Transitions: Early Music
from Spain and Its New World Colonies.”
The afternoon talks will be preceded by a
brief historical walking tour of the neighbor-
hood past areas where Rockridge villas once
stood. The tour is free but space is limited to
20 people. Call Fr. Chris Renz for reserva-
tions or information at 510/596-1800.
The schedule of events is as follows
(please come to the 5890 Birch Court
entrance):
• 12:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Walking tour;
reservations required
• 2:30 p.m. – Talk, “Brookhurst: The Perry
Legacy of Hospitality,” Chris Renz
• 3:00 p.m. – Talk, “Mining Tycoons,
Artists, and the Theaters and Markets
of College Avenue,” Robin Wolf
• 3:30 p.m. – Garden reception and book
signing with Robin Wolf, and tours of
the priory
• 5:30 p.m. – Evening prayer, Priory
Chapel, 6172 Chabot Road
• 8:00 p.m. – Concert by the Women’s
Antique Vocal Ensemble: Transitions:
Early Music from Spain and its New
World Colonies. Chapel, 6172 Chabot
Road. Purchase tickets at the chapel
entrance: $15 adults, $10 students/
seniors. For more information visit
http://www.wavewomen.org/.
10.
September 8, 2007
Tale from the
AIDS Lifecycle
by Jeff Small
Mbefore show-
ing her how to
change the flat
tire, gave her
a hug. Min-
utes later, they
were laughing
together like
old friends.
her doctors thought she would have permanent
brain damage. She was completely alone and
had to depend on church charity for survival.
“I vowed that one day, when I could, I would
do something to help people the way I never
was helped,” she told me. “So here I am, feel-
ing so lucky that I can give to people what I
never got 25 years ago.”
aybe it was the second glass of wine
talking, but one Sunday evening in
December, my fellow Rockridge neighbor
Jay and I dared each other to do the 545
mile bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los
Angeles called the AIDS/Lifecycle, benefit-
ing Bay Area AIDS agencies. The logistics
of the ride are as follows: Each rider must
raise a minimum of $2,500 in donations and
then spend seven days riding with 3,000 other
cyclists and volunteer “roadies,” camping
in tents along the way, showering in tractor
trailers, and eating in mess tents.
Then there were the tandem bike partici-
pants, the son piloting the bike with his blind
father in the back; the woman who completed
the ride for her boyfriend, who had drowned
months ago during an epileptic seizure while
surfing; and the hundreds of HIV-positive
participants, who just kept pedaling and
smiling.
The next
day, I was
at a rest stop
and leaned
a g a i n s t a
table next to a
woman drink-
ing what was probably her millionth Gatorade.
The night before at dinner, we had been
encouraged to ask fellow cyclists why they
were riding, and I asked her why she chose to
participate. Her story had nothing to do with
the fight against HIV, but rather involved a
time in her life 25 years ago. She had, she told
me, been in an abusive marriage in which she
was expected by family and friends to stay.
She was so badly and regularly beaten that
Author Jeff Small feels
the burn on a climb
during the AIDS Ride.
Photo: Courtesy of Jeff Small.
Combine that with outrageously decorated
pit stops, complete with themes and often
times scantily clad food servers, and you
get one thing – magic. I was reminded that
we are all incredible. We all have within us
strengths that we do not tap into, stories that
go untold, and the ability to work together
with others to do good.
The physical preparation involved six
months of cycling every weekend (plus some
weeknights) and taking spin classes at the gym
during the week. We trained our hearts out.
We asked the veterans question after question
about what to expect, what to pack, and what
not to. By the time we rolled out early in the
morning on Sunday, June 3, we were ready.
Jeff Small is an RCPC boardmember.
But what I actually experienced on the
journey had little to do with the cycling.
I began to realize the magic of the ride about
10 miles into the first day. We had just ridden
out of the Cow Palace toward Highway 35, not
far from the San Francisco airport, when the
first few people got flat tires. I stopped to drink
some water when I spotted a woman with a flat
tire, clearly frustrated. Within 10 seconds, a
fellow rider stopped, introduced himself and,
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enclosed a self-addressed envelope, look for
them in the mail one to two weeks before
the tour.
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fessional. He has completed several award-
winning green projects. An active member
of BuildItGreen, Mr. Levitch comes to us
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Kitchen Tour
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the Rockridge community in the areas of
land use and design review, public safety,
traffic, schools and parks.
Get Your Tickets Now!
For those who wait, $40 tickets will be
sold at the registration desk on the day of
the tour.
Also joining us is Rockridge’s own
Henry Guttman, founder and owner of
EcoModern Design, the award-winning
architecture and furniture design firm he
started in 1985. Mr. Guttman creates uplift-
ing spaces and furnishings by using non-
toxic, sustainable materials. He will offer
some attractive solutions for home additions,
decking and furnishings.
The 2007 Rockridge Kitchen Tour begins
at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 5:30 on Sunday,
October 7. For additional information, visit
www.rockridge.org or call 510/869-4200.
Save $10 each by buying tickets in
advance in one of the following ways:
Visit www.rockridge.org. Pick up your
tickets, brochure and map in the express line
at the registration desk, 5951 College Avenue
(in front of the College Avenue Presbyterian
Church), on the day of the tour.
Going Green
from page
Our forum will also include Rockridge
remodelers who researched their options
and have happily gone green.
Purchase tickets at our “Building
Green” forum September 20, 7:30 pm at
the Rockridge Library.
n Walk in to purchase presale tickets
during business hours at Maison d’Etre,
5640 College Avenue.
your discerning eye on Thursday, September
20, at 7:30 p.m. for the Green Kitchen and
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home can improve the quality of your life
by promoting continued health, financial
savings, and social responsibility.
Among our featured guests at the forum
will be Maurice Levitch of Levitch Design/
Build Architects. With over two decades
in the business, Mr. Levitch took a special
interest in green building several years ago,
This year’s Rockridge Kitchen Tour
is also pleased to feature a green kitchen.
Presale tickets at the discounted price of
$30 will be on sale at the forum.
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12.
September 8, 2007
not now available in the current store. At
this point, no other firm plans have been
made for the remainder of the site. Bring
your ideas to the September 11 meeting.
Project Updates
Rockridge Center
from page
from page
the addition of housing at the site.
Under-Bart – Rockridge
Escalator Plaza
The meeting is co-sponsored by RCPC
and PANIL (Piedmont Avenue Neighbor-
hood Improvement League). Safeway
representatives will discuss shopping center
possibilities and listen to resident input.
Berkeley-based lobbying and consulting firm
Aroner, Jewel & Ellis Partners will handle
the community outreach for the project.
RCPC is interested in hearing neigh-
bors’ views on what future stores, goods,
services and architecture they would like
at this shopping center, in addition to their
thoughts about having an updated Safeway
store converted to the company’s “Lifestyle”
format. A new Rockridge Center “Lifestyle”
Safeway would include expanded organic
produce sections, full-service meats, exten-
sive bakery selections and other departments
Preliminary design work for this plaza, at
the northeast corner of College and Shafter,
has begun and should be available for public
review soon. RCPC is working with the Col-
lege Avenue merchant’s group (the Rockridge
District Association) and BART District
staff on revisions to this area. Redesign may
include landscaping, paving designs, benches,
bicycle parking, lighting, and signage. Also
being discussed is a possible business direc-
tory kiosk/bulletin board.
Trader Joe’s
In addition to attending the meeting,
neighbors can share their opinions by con-
tacting RCPC at info@rockridge.org and
AJE through a website located at www.
safewayonbroadway.com.
Community
Construction work on the interior of the
old Albertsons store on College Avenue is
underway for the new Trader Joe’s store.
In addition, a partition wall is in place for
a separate tenant, which will be one of a
Colorado drugstore chain’s new stores.
Meeting
n What: Rockridge Shopping Center
Complete architectural
redevelopment meeting on the future
of the Rockridge Shopping Center at
Broadway and Pleasant Valley.
n When: Tuesday, September 11, 7:30
services since 1970
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n Where: Claremont House, 4500
Work is expected to be completed for a
store opening in October.
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Parking available at the Safeway lot.
Development project information can be viewed
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Smart Growth, Green Building, or Historic Preservation?
ing and/or the building is not worth saving
and should be sacrificed to the greater good
of “Smart Growth,” because otherwise the
project will not “pencil out.” Which means:
the developers will not make the obscene
profit to which they feel entitled.
The following is an excerpt of a talk given
by Jane Powell at the STAND (Standing
Together for Accountable Development)
Community Meeting on July 21, 2007.
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If a 5,000-square-foot build-
ing is bulldozed, it wipes out
the environmental benefit
from the last 1,344,000
aluminum cans that were
recycled.
s an author, I’ve had a chance to travel
to many other cities, and I’ve noticed
that historic buildings are about the only
thing that gives cities a sense of place.
So buildings will be scrapped, and some
large condo building will be constructed;
the developer will boast that the building is
green and has LEED [Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design] certification,
and the kitchen floors are real linoleum,
the paints low-VOC [Volatile Organic
Compounds], and there are solar panels
on the roof, etc.
China is today. No amount of inner-city
density will prevent sprawl if population
growth is not stabilized.
Place is not a synonym for “location.”
Every place has to have a location but not
every location is a place. America has
become “Generica.”
And I wonder why cities feel they have
to bear the brunt of the region’s population
growth – it’s not as though the suburbs have
no infrastructure. They have BART and
transit. Let’s see some high-rises in Walnut
Creek, or San Pablo lined with six-story
buildings in El Cerrito.
Many people believe density in the
cities will prevent the paving of farmland
elsewhere. They use jargon: “smart growth,
transit-oriented development, sustainable,
infill, density, sprawl, downtown revitaliza-
tion, new urbanism, green building,” etc. I
believe “Smart Growth” is nothing more
than Urban Renewal in sheep’s clothing.
If a 5,000-square-foot building is bull-
dozed, it wipes out the environmental benefit
from the last 1,344,000 aluminum cans that
were recycled. It is criminal to send that
wood, which took thousands of years to
grow, splintered and useless to a landfill in
order to put up a “green” building.
The most sustainable thing to do is con-
tinue the life of an existing building. Historic
buildings represent embodied energy.
One would think “infill” meant building
on already vacant lots, or maybe a cottage
behind a house or a rental unit over a garage,
in scale with the neighborhood.
Don’t drink the “Smart Growth” Kool-
Aid. We need to strengthen a value system
in which historic structures and cultural
resources have meaning and traditional
neighborhoods are regarded with respect.
The densest metropolitan area in Cali-
fornia, surprisingly, is Los Angeles, usually
the poster child for sprawl. With density
at 6,720 persons per square mile, it beats
San Francisco/Oakland (5,298 persons
per square mile) by quite a bit. In spite of
LA’s increasing density, in the last twenty
years it has gobbled up 394 square miles of
formerly rural land. Why? 3.1 million new
residents. If current trends continue, by 2025
California will be as densely populated as
In practice, infill means tearing down an
existing small building in order to throw up
(I use that term deliberately) a much larger
building. Usually the threatened building
is historic, so the argument is made that it
would cost too much to fix the historic build-
Jane Powell is an author and restoration consultant.
She can be reached at janepowell@sbcglobal.net.
More information is available at http://www.artisti-
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To contact STAND call: 510/654-8925 or
510/655-3841. Join the STAND e-mail list: e-mail
standnorthoakland@gmail.com.
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Tai Chi Classes
Start your fall renewal with the chi, integrat-
ing mind, body and breathing through gentle
exercise. Qigong and tai chi: Thur/10 am,
Sat/9 am (no class/Sat., Sep. 2), Rockridge
Methodist Church Social Hall, 303 Hudson.
Email harmonytaiji@yahoo.com, phone Gail
415/441-4479.
Piano Lessons, Vocal Lessons
Highly experienced piano/voice teacher now
has openings for fall in Rockridge music studio.
Classical, jazz, pop, rock styles. All ages, levels.
Lisa. 510/653-0107.
Your Message Could Be Here
Your 36-word message is $20. (Phone number
counts as one word). Mail to: RN Classifieds,
5245 College Avenue, PMB 311, Oakland, CA
94618. October deadline is September 20.
For information: e-mail smontauk@gmail.com
St. Augustine Roman
Catholic Church
Fr. Mark Wiesner, Pastor, 400 Alcatraz Avenue,
Oakland, CA 94609, Parish Office: 510/653-
8631, Saintaugustinechurch@comcast.net.
Saturday Sacrament of Reconciliation: 4-4:30
pm; Saturday Vigil, 5 pm; Sunday Eucharist: 8
am and 10:30 am.
Manicure & Pedicure
We use Zoya polish which does not contain
formaldehyde or toluene or DBT. Call Halina
@ Milagro Salon, 5269 Broadway @ College.
510/593-5080. Mention this ad and receive a
10% discount.
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 510/761-7168.
Sign Up for a FREE
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at our newly opened art studio. Saturday,
September 22 at MONART School of the Arts.
5427 Telegraph Ave. 654-DRAW (3729). Call
or register online at http://oakland.monart.
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High Quality Gardening
Skilled maintenance and fine gardening, aesthetic
pruning, outdoor lighting, irrigation, clean-ups,
real estate prep, installations. Organic practices.
14 years in the Berkeley/Oakland area. Green’s
Gardens –Green Huse. 510/593-3490.
Jazz & Classical Piano Lessons
Rockridge jazz pianist with UC Berkeley
music B.A. offers lessons in jazz, blues, clas-
sical, music theory, ear-training, technique.
Experienced, patient teacher, all ages/levels.
Janet 653-6783.
Custom Sewing for the Home
Window Coverings: curtains, Roman shades,
valances. Slipcovers, pillows & cushions, Bed-
ding: Duvet covers, bed skirts, pillow shams
& bolsters. Special Projects. Holly, 510/531-
1177.
Decorative Painting
Faux finish, murals, wood graining, color con-
sultation, fireplaces and cabinetry. Beautiful
creative interior finishes in Rockridge since
1990. Painting workshop September 23. Ceco-
art, 652-0683. Carolinestern.com.
Housecleaning Cooperative
Reasonable rates. Expert & reliable service
from local employment cooperative. Call
499-5836 and we’ll send someone to spiff
up your home. Ask for our references from
Rockridge clients.
Educational Therapy for
Adolescents and Adults
Shawn Usha provides assessment, intervention,
and tutoring to set the challenged learner on
the path to learning success by developing the
necessary tools, self-knowledge, attitude, and
skills. www.iknowhowtolearn.com 510/450-
0646.
Transformational Writing
Workshop
How to use writing for spiritual growth and
transformation. Sunday, September 16, 10:30
am-5 pm, College Avenue. Ongoing groups are
also available. Susanne West, MA 415/721-0766,
www.susannewest.com.
Unexpected Guests?
Short-term rental, lovely room 2 blocks
from Rockridge BART in owner’s flat. Wi-fi,
cable, t.v. Photos available. Barbird@aol.com
510/652-7044.
Weeding and Yard Cleanups
Areas below Broadway served. 3-4 hour jobs
welcome. $13/hour. Fred: 510/234-2902.
Pop Singing Classes for Girls
New eight-week session, “A Pop Xmas.” Girls,
ages 9-13; popular holiday tunes, vocal tech-
nique, group dynamics. Thursdays, 6:45-7:45,
Oct 18-Dec 7. Performance Friday, Dec 8.
Classes held at Harmony Road Music School,
Oakland. Lisa 510/653-0107.
Handyman
Carpentry, electrical, Kitchen, bath, decks,
fence, drainage, foundation repair, windows,
walls, dry rot, termite damage. Lic#458473
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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
Councilmember Brunner’s
Community Advisory Meeting
ART EXHIBITS
Gallery: September:
Info/Reservations: 228-3218. www.lifemarkgroup.
com/oakland/special_events.asp.
Melissa West: “Paso a Paso: Prints from the Camino
de Santiago.” Linoleum block prints. Artist’s recep-
tion, Tuesday, 9/18, 5;30-7:30pm.
Lori Fischer: Handmade dolls.
Gallery: October:
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Wisteria Ways Concert Series
First Saturday every other month, 10am to noon. Peralta
Elementary School: 460 63rd St. (parking on Alcatraz
Ave., just east of Telegraph).
NOTE: October 6 meeting changed to October
13: Guest speaker will be Mayor Ron Dellums. For
more info, (and information on all District One issues):
238-7001 or www.oaklandnet.com (the site for all
City-related information).
Two bands from Chile. Quijerema!: music of South
America played on over 30 instruments, (info at www.
quijerema.com) and Latin American Saxophone
Quartet: fusion of classical jazz and traditional (info
at www.cuartetosax.scd.cl/index2.html).
Saturday, 9/15, 3pm, (yard gate opens at 2;30pm).
Outside venue (wheelchair accessible). Bring blanket
or lawn chair and picnic lunch/dinner.
The Harmony Sisters Reunion: traditional singing,
fiddle banjo, mandolin. Saturday, 9/22, 8pm. Inside
venue (not wheelchair accessible).
383 61st Street. $15 suggested donation for musicians.
For reservations, RSVP to info@WisteriaWays.org
or 655-2771.
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Rockridge Community Photo Club.
Lobby Display Case: September: Oakland Art Asso-
ciation: watercolors.
October: Ann Daniels: “Paper Dolls for Darfur.”
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The Greater Rockridge N’hood
Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
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LIBRARY HOURS:
Mon. and Tues, 12:30 to 8pm.
Wed., Thurs. and Sat. 10am to 5:30pm.
Residents and business members of NCPC’s 12Y and
13X areas are invited to voice their concerns about crime
and public safety. Meets 3rd Tuesday each month, 7 to
8:30pm at California College of the Arts (CCA), 5212
B’way (at College Ave). Directions and more information:
www.rockridgencpc.com.
Fri., 12 to 5:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Diesel Readings and Events
All events are FREE and open to the public.
Peace Corps Information Session
Sunday, 9/9, 3pm: George Saunders: . The Braindead
Megaphone, collection of essays.
Monday, 79/10, 7:30pm: Amnesty International
Meeting: exchange information and ideas on action.
All welcome.
Thursday, 9/13, 7:30pm: Zara Houshmond: A Mirror
Garden.
Wednesday, 9/26, 7:30pm: Junot Diaz: The Brief
Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
Sunday, 9/30, 1:30-3:30pm: Join us at the Diesel booth
at the Out and About Rockridge Street Fair where Robin
Wolf, author of a photo history, Rockridge, and Jerry
Thompson and Duane Deterville, authors of Black
Artists in Oakland will be signing their books.
Sunday, 10/7, 3pm: Oakland poets Nina Lindsay:
Today’s Special Dish, and Helen Wickes: In Search
of Landscape.
5433 College Ave. For more information about other
events, Book Discussion Groups and El Grupito, the
Spanish discussion group: 510/653-9965 or www.
dieselbookstore.com.
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No upper age limit. Volunteers work in 73 countries
in education, health, business, computers and more.
Monday, 9/24, 6-7:30pm. Rockridge Library, 5366 College
Ave. Contact Nick Bosustow, 452-8444, nbosustow@
peacecorps.gov, or www.peacecorps.gov.
Rockridge Branch Library
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5366 College Avenue, 597-5017
FOR CHILDREN:
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Toddler Story Time: 1st and 2nd Saturdays, 10:30am:
9/8, 10/6.
Pre-School Story Time: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, (will
resume on 9/19), 10/3.
Pajama Story Time: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7pm:
9/11, 9/25, 10/9.
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES:
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North Oakland Senior Center
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Program Highlights: Computer classes; Health Insur-
ance counseling and advocacy program; trips, tours and
theater outings; Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group;
AARP driver Safety classes; Farmers Market every
Wednesday from 10:30am to 2:30pm.
Center Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:45am to 4:45pm.
5714 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. The Newsletter,
“North Oakland Senior Times,” provides a full schedule
of classes as well as a monthly lunch menu ($2.25 to
$4.00). Call 597-5085 for details about membership,
newsletter, classes/events and opportunities to become
a volunteer.
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Papel Picado Craft Workshop: Tuesday, 9/19, 7pm.
All ages welcome.
FOR TEENS:
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Anime Club: Teens ages 13 and up, watch and talk
about new anime (Japanese animation) with other teens.
2nd Tuesday of each month, from 5 to 6:30pm, upstairs
meeting room. Meet 9/11 to watch Death Note.
Teen Advisory Board: If interested in joining, call
Susy, Teen Specialist Librarian, at 597-5017.
FOR ADULTS:
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Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society
“Out and About Rockridge” Street Fair
Free seminar by estate planning attorney Janet
Dobrovolny on how to provide long-term care for your
pets. Wednesday, 9/19, 7-9pm. BEBHS, 2700 Ninth
Street, Berkeley. RSVP to Anne Barron, 845-7735 x19
or abarron@berkeleyhumane.org.
Writing for Creative Expression and Spiritual
Growth: Free workshop with Suzanne West, professor
at JFK University, Saturday, 9/15, 2 to 4:30pm. Call
597-5017 to sign up.
Writers’ Support /Critique Group: ALL writers
welcome. Third Saturday of each month (9/15) from
1 to 5pm. Bring at least 10 copies of 5 pages of your
prose for on-site reading/discussion. Sponsored by
the California Writers Club, Berkeley branch (www.
berkeleywritersclub.org/). For more information:
420-8775 or Writefox@aol.com.
Falls Prevention for Older Adults: Monday, 9/17,
1-3pm.
Drive Well Program: Friday, 9/21, 2-4pm.
Social Security and How Not to Outlive Your
Retirement Income: Discussion with Charles Blair
and Timothy Yee of Cathedral Financial Group.
Saturday, 9/29, 2:30-4:30pm.
Knitting Classes for Seniors (50+): All levels
welcome. Beginners bring light color yarn and a pair
of size 8 needles. If experienced, bring projects to
work on. Tuesdays, 12:30-2:30pm in the upstairs
meeting room.
Lawyers in the Library: Free legal advice. First
Tuesday of each month, 6- 8pm. Advance sign-up
starts 5pm.
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Sunday, 9/30, 12 to 6pm. Walk down College Avenue
from Broadway to Alcatraz Avenue. College Ave. will be
closed to traffic from Claremont to Lawton. Events include
3 stages with live music, food and drink courts featur-
ing Rockridge restaurants, crafts and local business/
community booths and activities for children. Parking at
the Rockridge BART station and valet bike parking by
East Bay Bike Coalition. Sponsored by the Rockridge
District Association. For more information and schedule:
604-3125 or www.rockridgedistrict.com.
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Volunteers Needed
Clean Up Temescal Creek: in celebration of “Creek
to Bay Day,” meet at the DMV parking lot (corner of
Cavour and Redondo). Saturday, 9/15, 9am to noon.
Coffee/morning snacks provided. Free Creek to Bay
Day T-shirts to 1st 50 volunteers. See article on page
7 or call Margaret: 655-1767.
Frog Park Clean-up Days: (1) Family Fun Task Force
Day and Picnic in the Park: Sunday, 9/9, 11am to 2pm.
Bring kids to do weeding/general maintenance, then
picnic with other families. (2) Annual Fall Maintenance
Day: Saturday, 9/15. For information on projects
and tools, contact Howard Ferrier at hwferriew@
sbcglobal.net.
Chabot Space and Science Center needs volunteers
to assist visitors and share their wonder of the Universe
with others. No science or astronomy background
needed – extensive training opportunities available.
Call the volunteer department at 336-7414 or visit
www.chabotspace.org.
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St. Albert College
75th Anniversary Celebration
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Open house of the seminary residence and Priory,
and back lawn reception. Saturday, October 6, starting
at12:45 (for walking tour). Go to the 5890 Birch Court
entrance (except for the last two events at the Priory
Chapel). See details in article on page 9. For more
info: 596-1800 or cjrenzop@yahoo.com.
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Jazz at the Chimes
Featuring The Snake Trio: explores the connection
between Venezuelan music and No. American Jazz.
Sunday, 9/15, 2pm. Ticket sales at the door begin
at 12:30pm: $10 (cash only) for concert and recep-
tion. Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave.
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