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VOL. 30 NO. 7 ISSUE NO. 324 July 4, 2015 CIRCULATION: 5,800 Residences; 200 BusInesses
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Three Cars Burgled During Community Crime Meet
by Don Kinkead
Thursday evening can be a noisy time for a meeting in the Library’s
upstairs meeting room when the voices of pedestrians on the
sidewalk drift up through the windows. Still, distinctive sounds
can rise above the hubbub, distracting some meeting attendees
from the topic. Late in the Thursday, June 18, Town Hall meeting,
as Oakland Police Lt. Randy Brandwood began to describe the
effects of Proposition 47 on criminal activity – lesser penalties
for non-violent crimes such as car burglary – a woman heard a
noise, looked into the Library parking lot, and cried, “Hey! Hey! Hey!
They’re doing it now!” The audience moved to the windows and OPD
Community Resource Officer (CRO)
➧➧Three Burgled, page 15
Kitchen Tour: Ideas Aplenty
Inspiring Designs for You in Eight Neighborhood Kitchens
NCPC This Summer:
Restorative Justice, Police Review
by Mike Udell, NCPC Chair, and Karen Ivy, Secretary
This summer, NCPC hosts speakers at its July and August meetings
who will speak of local reflections of national news. Details are in
the boxes below. Plan to attend and participate in these presentations.
The meetings will be in the upstairs meeting rooms at the Rockridge
Branch Library, 5366 College Avenue. We will have presentations from
our Crime Reduction Officers (CRO) and discuss neighborhood issues.
The 2015 Rockridge
Kitchen Tour, the
original home kitchen event
in one of Oakland’s most
walkable neighborhoods, is
set for Sunday, September 20,
12:30 – 5:30 p.m.
For the advance purchase
price of $40, you can tour eight
new kitchens including one
full-home tour. Each space is
a stunning example of its kind,
from impeccable bungalow
kitchen restorations to grand
modern living spaces. Once
again, our Rockridge homes
boast designs and
build quality that
are bold, innovative,
July 11, 7:30 p.m.
Restorative Justice
We will have a speaker from
t he N o r t h O a k l a n d
Restorative Justice
Council. The diverse council
is made up of North Oakland
August 13, 7:30 p.m.
Citizens’ Police Review
Anthony W. Finnell, Executive
Director of the Citizens’
Police Review Board
presents the purpose and
services of the board. Prior to
A remodeled kitchen
featured in a prior
RCPC Kitchen Tour.
➧➧Police Review, page 11
➧➧Restorative Justice, page 11
➧➧Kitchens, page 9
Do This Before You Need the Police
and respond to trends. At best, your
loss may be recovered.
■
■Install an alarm and the provider’s
identifying sticker.
■
■Keep OPD phone numbers handy.
■
■Be aware of your surroundings
when walking on the street, and
especially when leaving your car
to enter the house.
OPD emergency, landline:
911. (Call 777-7777, the OPD
emergency line, if 911 gives a
busy signal)
OPD emergency, cell phone:
777-3211
OPD non-emergency: 777-3333
■
■Trim landscaping, especially around
windows and where walls and
overhangs obscure security views.
■
■Do not walk and talk on a cell
phone without at least assessing your
surroundings for possible threats.
■
■Screen in-house workers – contrac-
tors, their sub-contractors, and day
laborers, for example – for reliability
and trustworthiness.
Find more emergency contact
information and news about crime
prevention programs at http://safeoakland.
com/report-safety-threat/emergency-
contact-information.
■
■Have good lighting around your
home. Put lights on motion sensors;
leave the porch light on at night.
Fire Department non-emergency:
444-3322
■
■Don’t leave valuables – purse, wallet,
cell phone, computer, tablet – in
your car or easily visible through
windows in your home.
■
■Secure your gates and garage doors.
Lock outside tool storage areas and
ladders securely.
■
■Report all instances of crime to the
Oakland Police Department, and get
a report number. At the least, OPD
can use the information to predict
■
■If you have or plan to install security
cameras, make them visible as an
additional deterrent.
From information suggested by OPD panel
members at the June RCPC Town Hall and the
Safe Oakland web site.
2.
July 4, 2015
A Letter to the Neighborhood:
Invitation to a Summer of Service
ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY
5366 College Avenue
at Manila | 597-5017
Library program details/hours: Calendar, page 15
by Brendan Havenar-Daughton
When I first joined the Rockridge
Community Planning Council
(RCPC) board of directors in the fall of last
year, I kept hearing one phrase over and
over again.
It was a phrase that seemed to resonate
to some degree with everyone at our board
meetings and Town Hall events: community
and board members alike would say,
“Rockridge didn’t get this way by accident!”
And they are right. The community we
experience around us today is a reflection of
the dedication and vision of our community
activists. From our healthy business district
on College Avenue and our tree-lined streets,
to the Rockridge Branch Library and Frog
Park, our community has been deeply shaped
by those who stepped up and served as
volunteers, RCPC board members, mentors,
ambassadors, and visionaries. To these
folks we are indebted, with our everlasting
gratitude and appreciation.
I have seen the power of community
first hand. Looking out from the windows
at Peralta, Claremont Middle School and
Oakland Tech – schools I attended – I
witnessed the incredible impact of everyday
people; I have seen our community transform.
I joined the board because I wanted to
give back to the community that helped
shape my views and to encourage others to
get involved.
What draws me to serve our community
is my belief that community health is directly
correlated with community engagement. Just
as highly engaged and supportive parents can
be instrumental in the success of a school,
engaged and action-oriented community
members are likewise critical for sustaining
a vibrant and healthy community. For me
personally, this type of volunteer service
offers the highest levels of gratification: the
fulfillment of working with a team of people
committed to
helpi ng ou r
c o m m u n i t y
flourish.
Wi
t
h
summer now
in full swing,
it may be the
perfect time to
consider getting
involved and
giving back to Rockridge. Over the next few
months, the Rockridge Community Planning
Council will be accepting applications
for our board. If you have an interest in
community-building, you may be the perfect
fit. All interested residents over the age of 18
are encouraged to apply.
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 nonprofit 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.
Rockridge News Production
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Jo Ellis �����������������������������������Advertising &
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Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary
Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer
Kevin Faughnan, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead,
Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann
Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org
For information: info@rockridge.org
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Does this opportunity come at a bad time
for you? Ask one friend to consider that he
or she apply; we all often need a little nudge
from those who know our talents best.
The work of our neighborhood
organization is incredibly important. Please
take a moment to consider how your
individual efforts can support the growth
of the RCPC board and the Rockridge
community. Be on the lookoout for our
Rockridge Rock Star volunteer initiative to
debut this summer on our new and improved
website (Rockridge.org.)
Please e-mail me directly describing your
interest, or for more information about ways
you can help at: brendanrcpc@gmail.com.
See you at the board meeting.
In Community,
— Brendan Havenar-Daughton,
RCPC Chair
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3.
July 4, 2015
The July Land Use Committee meeting
is Wednesday, July 22, 7:30 p.m., at the
Rockridge Branch library, 5366 College Avenue,
upstairs meeting room. Confirm at rockridge.
org. (Front door will be unlocked; auto-open
will be off; pull doors apart to enter.) The agenda
will be posted on rockridge.org by the preceding
Sunday. Meetings are open to the public.
those. If you see problems, let us know at
landuse@rockridge.org.
the shopping center’s new owner, to talk
about protecting nearby neighbors during
construction.
Land Use Update
by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use
Committee co-chair
■
■Rockridge Shopping Center
[AKA “Shops at the Ridge”] –
Broadway (East Side) North of
Pleasant Valley
Now that the CVS store is history, the
next step will be to start construction on
phase I of the new buildings, which will
include the new Safeway; a new Chase
Bank; a restaurant next to the quarry pond;
and a retail building.
Construction could begin as early as
mid-July. RCPC and PANIL (the Piedmont
Avenue Neighborhood Improvement
League) hope to meet soon with Terramar,
■
■Merrill Gardens Mixed-use
Senior Housing Project –
Broadway North of 51st Street
Construction is moving forward on this
project. The new building should soon begin
taking shape. You may have seen the very
tall crane getting moved onto the site. Expect
some traffic disruption with lane closures
on the westbound lanes of 51st Street past
the site. You can check on the latest updates
at: http://www.srmdevelopment.com/
rockridge. Again, if you see problems, e-mail
us at landuse@rockridge.org.
■
■College Avenue Safeway
Project – College and
Claremont Avenues
The space availability electronic sign for
the parking deck remains nonfunctional.
RCPC and the other two community groups
have now sent Safeway and Terramar formal
notice of the violations of the settlement
agreement. Hopefully, the issues can be
resolved without having to take Safeway
to court. There are also traffic problems
cropping up at nearby intersections. RCPC
will be talking to the City about addressing
EBMUD Ward 3 Briefing Offers Carrots and Stick to Users
by Leonora Sea, DMV Neighbors
Marguerite Young, recently elected
EBMUD board member representing
District 3 (Piedmont and a portion of Oakland
including part of Rockridge; Orinda and El
Sobrante; Moraga; and portions of Pinole and
Richmond) convened a district-wide luncheon
briefing early in June for representatives
from cities, fire and police departments,
and community organizations to present
EBMUD’s long-term water supply plans, local
watershed efforts, infrastructure, and response
to the drought.
the Central Valley Water Project (CVP) to
deliver an additional 90 million gallons of
water per day from the CVP to customers
during the drought.
For the long term, EBMUD is in
conversation with other agencies to provide
additional supplies, and is participating in
the San Joaquin County water banking demo
project. Another possible source is water
released for other uses by rice farmers in
Colusa County who agree to take some of
their acreage out of production.
To improve the existing system, EBMUD
is working on infrastructure upgrades. The
system consists of six treatment plants,
167 reservoirs, and a 4,200 mile pipeline
distribution system, longer than the distance
to the East Coast from California. This
year alone, $5.5M is going towards pipeline
replacement in Oakland, Orinda, and
Richmond. In Rockridge, pipes dating from
1897 and 1923 are being replaced on the 5100
and 5200 blocks of Miles Avenue. Old cast
iron pipes like these account for 75 percent
of leaks in the system. Pipeline replacement
has averaged about 10 miles per year, mostly
of 100 years or older lines; the replacement
rate will be increased to 40 miles per year,
which will reduce water loss, EBMUD said.
The greatest concern of attendees was
how changes in rates and conservation
requirements will affect EBMUD consumers.
Naturally, the drought was uppermost on
the minds of the audience. EBMUD officials
addressed changes in water rates, current
water supply status, and water conservation.
The message heard many times in the briefing
was, “Hope is not a strategy,” and the district
described a proactive response to ensure water
supply for customers.
With reservoirs at about 51 percent
of capacity, the district is participating in
the Freeport regional water project with
Sacramento County and the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation to obtain more water, and with
➧➧EBMUD: Carrots and Stick, page 12
4.
July 4, 2015
College Avenue Commerce: Decades of Service
Merchants’ Years of Service: Coda
A Home and Business Location on College Avenue
Since 1886 Houses Kletz and Moll, Attorneys
Lawrence provided some free
advice of their own, and soon
the waitress approached them
with a suggestion to purchase
the Victorian where they could
then practice law and she could
develop her hot tub business
in buildings at the rear of the
property. She ran into some
financial difficulty and couldn’t
follow through, so Harvey
and Lawrence purchased the
building themselves.
For more than 40 years, they
have offered advice on personal
injury matters and estate planning, with
Harvey also serving as a no-fee “lawyer in
the library” – Rockridge Branch – for many
years. Meanwhile, the waitress extricated
herself from her difficulties and went on to
become the financial adviser we know today
as Suze Orman.
While you may not be able to get financial
advice from Suze, you can stop for the sound
opinions of Lawrence or Harvey and their
associates in the very comfortable setting
of the one-time home on College Avenue.
Volunteer Laura Schlichtmann, an
RCPC boardmember, helps clear the
Greenbelt’s creek of invasive plants.
/Leonora Sea
Greenbelt DMV June Cleanup
We Came, We Saw,
We Weeded
... and Weeded and Weeded!
by Leonora Sea, DMV Neighbors
Take a stroll by the Rockridge Temescal
Greenbelt near Cavour and along
Redondo, and admire the good work
accomplished by the volunteers attending
the DMV Neighbors Association annual
June Cleanup. The crew cleared a massively
weed-choked 20-yard stretch of the channel.
In addition to all the weed pulling,
volunteers trimmed trees, picked up trash,
and pulled ivy runners from tree trunks and
ground surface. The
by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC boardmember
The Queen Anne Victorian at 5315
College Avenue, shown above, first
opened its doors to the Charles Shields
family. Charles was a scene painter for
Oakland’s dramatic theatres, and the Shields
family lived there until 1936. Records are
not clear about ownership after that, but
in the mid-’70s, the building housed an
antique shop.
In 1979, attorneys Lawrence Moll
and Harvey Kletz moved in. Harvey
and Lawrence, both from Pittsburgh,
Pensylvania, reconnected while representing
individual clients in Marin County. East Bay
residents who tired of the commute, they
opened an office in 1974 in the storefront
at the corner of College and Lawton
avenues. About that time, they met a smart
young waitress working at The Buttercup
Bakery, located on the corner of Alcatraz
and College. The waitress used to delight
patrons with the latest business and stock
market updates and investment ideas as
she served coffee and donuts. Harvey and
This is the final installment of the report on
businesses on College Avenue for 25 years or
more. The Rockridge News thanks the business
owners for their time and help with the series.
➧➧Weeded, page 9
“Hi! Jenner and Erin here with mommy reminding
you to take good care of your teeth!”
Serving Rockridge
since 1992
5400 College Avenue at Manila
5.
July 4, 2015
New Oakland Pedestrian Plan and Survey Underway
focusing on areas with frequent pedestrian/
auto collisions and identifying additional
intersections and corridors with similar
physical characteristics. It will identify
gaps in the pedestrian network and
opportunities to improve sidewalks,
intersections, and pathways that serve
common pedestrian destinations such as
schools; bus stops and BART stations; and
shopping districts. The pedestrian planning
process will establish a vision and goals,
and identify and prioritize the projects and
programs needed over the next five years to
achieve them. The document will conclude
with an implementation plan, which
will identify potential funding sources,
recommended changes to city practices
or policies, and performance measures to
allow the community to track city progress
toward meeting the plan’s goals.
A Community Advisory Committee
(CAC) is helping guide this planning
process to ensure that it results in a plan
that reflects the views and experiences
of Oakland residents and businesses. A
separate Technical Advisory Committee
(TAC) will ensure that the plan is practical
and can be implemented by city staff,
partnering agencies, and community
groups.
For questions about the Oakland
Pedestrian Master Plan or the planning
process, contact Christina Blackston at
cblackston@oaklandnet.com or 238-6657.
by Victoria Eisen, consulting project
manager
The city of Oakland is creating a new
Pedestrian Master Plan that will
define specific steps to improve the safety
and walkability of streets and pathways
throughout Oakland. To let the city know
what you think works best about walking
in Oakland and what sorts of improvements
you would recommend, please complete
the online survey (www.oaklandnet.
com/pedplan) by August 31, 2015. The
draft plan is expected in early 2016, with
the final version to be published in April
2016.
The Pedestrian Plan will summarize
Oakland’s current walking environment,
Oakland Caldecott Settlement
Agreement Projects Coming Soon
the North Oakland Fields. These projects are
expected to start construction in November,
weather permitting, or in early spring if we’re
blessed with a wet winter.
The next Caldecott-funded project is
expected to begin construction in early 2016.
Improvements to the Broadway/Lawton
intersection are part of a suite of projects on
Broadway between Broadway Terrace and
Keith Avenue designed to make crossing
Broadway safer for pedestrians. These
include a new pedestrian-activated HAWK
(High-intensity Activated crossWalK
beacon) traffic signal at Lawton; reduce the
number of lanes on Broadway from four to
three (one lane in each direction, and a two-
way center turn lane. See The Rockridge
News, April 2014, article for details); high-
visibility crosswalks at all intersections; and
resurfacing the entire roadway.
New bicycle lanes and sidewalks on
Tunnel Road from the Berkeley border to the
end of Caldecott Lane are expected to begin
construction in late spring/early summer
by Victoria Eisen, Caldecott projects
consultant for the city of Oakland
This summer, residents will see
construction of the first projects funded
through an $8 million settlement agreement
with Caltrans over the environmental
impact documentation of the Fourth Bore
of the Caldecott Tunnel. Improvements
to Broadway between Keith Avenue and
Brookside Avenue – including Oakland’s first
cycle-track (a two-way, separate bikeway)
and pedestrian crossing enhancements – are
slated to break ground in August.
Coming right behind are pathway and
sidewalk improvements on upper Broadway
between Golden Gate Way and Lake
Temescal, and new upper Broadway bike
lanes, from Brookside, past Lake Temescal, to
ROCKRIDGE
REAL ESTATE UPDATE
ROCKRIDGE PRICES BROKE ANOTHER
ALL-TIME RECORD IN Q1 2015
$1,300,000
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Q1 ONLY
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PRICES ARE UP 71% SINCE 2010!
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$900,000
➧➧Caldecott Projects Advance, page 12
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6.
July 4, 2015
Eyes on Rockridge
“Our cars have been broken into so many
times, we’ve stopped calling.”
“Auto burglars are another animal,”
Allison said. “They are professionals going
up and down the street.” (And, apparently
into parking lots, since three cars were
broken into in the Rockridge Library lot as
police addressed the June 18 RCPC meeting
on public safety and crime prevention in
Rockridge. See story, page 1.)
Residents wanted to know what they
could do to protect their homes. Caton and
Paglierani are busy implementing
some of the safety procedures outlined
at the May 27 meeting. “My takeaway,”
she told me, “is you’ve got to kind of
layer the protection you have and make
it a hassle for them.”
They contacted alarm companies
for bids, purchased a special double
lock for their garden gate, locked up
their ladders (one incident involved
use of an available ladder), and keep
in touch with neighbors.
They have a large-ish dog, who
certainly barked when I approached
their house. “We thought having our
dog would be a deterrent,” Caton said.
Officer Hutzol told the audience
that he had walked the length of
Locksley Avenue and thought that
its heavy greenery and homes with
side doors and/or very private back
yards might lure a would-be intruder;
“Anywhere someone can hide,” he
said. Of course, those features are also what
make it such a beautiful neighborhood.
‘Every time I come home [from her job as
eight-hour shift to cover both Rockridge and
Temescal. And that officer can be diverted to
critical incidents anywhere in the city. “We’re
basically trying to put our fingers in a dike.”
“I have no doubt that it was the same
person or persons in such a concentrated spree
of burglaries on Locksley,” he said.
“I can’t stand burglars,” Brandwood added.
“The odds are very slim of catching them in
Sometimes it takes a
village… Sometimes
just one resident
by Judith Doner Berne
I
think we owe Tim Caton.
It was Caton who protested to the
Rockridge public after the Locksley Avenue
home that he and his wife, Ruth Paglierani,
have lived in and beautified over 40 years
was broken into twice within a few months
earlier this year.
Their burglaries were part of a string of
10 break-ins and attempted break-ins along
the two blocks of Locksley between Hudson
and Cavour, which Caton alerted us to on the
Nextdoor listserv and that also ran as a letter
in the June Rockridge News.
“I’m not a complainer,” the architectural
consultant told me. But he felt abandoned
by City Councilmember Dan Kalb’s office
which didn’t return his initial calls; The
Rockridge News for not reporting crime; and
the Oakland Police Department (OPD) for
their apparent inability to respond although
a signal from one of his stolen electronic
devices showed it was still nearby.
He got results. Kalb, OPD Area 2
Commander Captain Darren Allison, Special
Resource Commander Randy Brandwood,
Community Resource Officer (CRO) Anthony
Hutzol and a Safer Rockridge representative
met with more than 50 concerned residents
(along with two Rockridge News staff
members) at a May 27 neighborhood meeting
held at the Rockridge Branch Library.
Allison was upfront: “The number one
crime problem in this area is burglary. We’re
completely understaffed in the Oakland
Police Department.” He has one patrol car per
Leafy Locksley Avenue was recently the
scene of numerous residential break-ins and
attempted break-ins. Police warn that heavy
vegetation can provide cover for prowlers
and would-be crooks. /Judith Doner Berne
the act. There’s no (legal) ramifications for
property crime anymore,” making their risk
worth the reward. Robbery – which Allison
called “a more disturbing and personal crime”
– still means jail time.
This was also the meeting at which Kalb
said that over the next two years, Oakland
hopes to graduate five more police academy
classes. “I don’t want to have to wait two years
to feel safe,” one resident said. Another said:
➧➧Sometimes a Village, page 7
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July 4, 2015
City Invites Neighborhoods to Join National Night Out Festivities
It’s time to organize your block party,
barbeque, ice cream social, or other
outdoor event that brings your neighbors
together.
The city of Oakland welcomes the
participation of any neighborhood or
community group in National Night
Out, and encourages you to utilize this
event as a way to bring people together
and to have fun. City elected officials,
police officers, and city employees enjoy
visiting National Night Out events as a way
to strengthen the ties between residents
and the Oakland Police Department. This
year, every party will receive at least one
visit from a team of city officials, police
officers, or city employees, so register early:
NNO Registration: https://solar.oaklandnet.
com/go/nno
We will not be sending confirmation
packets out. However, all the documents you
would find in those packets are available to
download via http://www2.oaklandnet.com/
nno/index.htm.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
7-9 p.m.
“For Oakland to be the safe city we know it
can be,” Schaaf said, “requires incorporating
sufficient police staffing, better community
policing, and superior violence intervention
and prevention programs.” It also means
“addressing the root causes of crime, starting
with better jobs and improved education
outcomes for our youth.”
Over his two years in office, Whent said,
homicides are down 26 percent; non-fatal
shootings, 27 percent; robberies, 7 percent;
residential burglaries, 31 percent. (He did
not mention auto burglaries.)
“We’re not satisfied with the level of
service we’re providing,” Whent said. “You
don’t measure success by the number of
people you put in jail. It’s measured by streets
filled with kids riding their bikes and their
parents getting groceries out of their cars.”
“Capt. Allison held his first meeting with
PPS and other Area 2 private patrols. He
plans to provide us with bi-monthly reports,
including crime ‘hot spot’ identification,
which we will then use to help prioritize
patrols,” according to Safer Rockridge’s
monthly report.
“To better target daytime and nighttime
peak crime hours,” the report continued,
“we have adjusted the patrol hours per Capt.
Allison’s recommendations. [Most daytime
burglaries occur 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.] PPS will
also adjust its routes to support a heightened
presence in the ‘hot spot’ areas.”
As I write this in the third week of June,
the neighborhood has had several weeks
with the usual string of auto burglaries,
always disturbing, but distinctly fewer home
burglaries reported.
Also encouraging is the holistic approach
to crime that Mayor Libby Schaaf and Police
Chief Sean Whent embraced before a large
audience at the June 6 Oakland Crime
Summit held at Laney College.
Sometimes
a Village
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an educator] and open the door,” Paglierani
said, “I look to see if anything is disturbed.”
Caton checks their cars “sometimes more
than once a night.” Still, “It’s hard to stay
vigilant all the time,” she adds. They are
considering selling their home and moving.
But there are glimmers of hope. When
my husband and I moved here four years
ago, Oakland’s police force numbered 637
sworn officers. And now, we are told, it is
up to 722 and headed toward 762 in this
budget year. Also, a year and a half ago, the
Safer Rockridge group formed to oversee
and finance a private patrol service (PPS).
Caton’s compilation of his neighborhood’s
crime statistics appears to have prompted
better coordination between Safer Rockridge
and the OPD. Ten days after he went online,
Note: I could not attend the June 18 RCPC
meeting on public safety and crime prevention
in Rockridge. Please see the related story at top
of page 1. If you have comments on this column,
please email judyberne@att.net.
8.
July 4, 2015
Rockridge News Seeks
Memories, Photos of
More Recent Early Days
D
id you or relatives of yours live in
Rockridge at the time of the construction
of Highway 24 and BART? Would you like
to share your experiences?
The Rockridge News wants to hear
your story from during that time, and see
any photographs you may have showing the
neighborhood of the day. Your story could
be part of a series of articles reporting on
what it was like then for Rockridge residents.
If you or your family or friends have
stories and photos to share, contact editor@
rockridge.org. Help us gather the point of
view of residents who lived here earlier than
or in the ’60s and ’70s when hundreds of
houses were removed or destroyed to build
the freeway and BART.
If you or your family or someone you know lived in Rockridge
before the Freeway and BART were built, The Rockridge News
would like to hear your story and see your photographs. See
details above right. If you know the Longo family, subjects of this
c. 1912 photo above taken where the Rockridge Branch Library
now stands, contact The Rockridge News: editor@rockridge.org.
How old is your home? Research its
age at: http://www.oaklandheritage.
org/researching-your-house.html.
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A premium option adds the Berkeley
Mills Seminar on Saturday, September 19,
2-5 p.m., for a cost of $25, to the regular
advance ticket options. The seminar provides
an introduction to kitchen design by a
construction company that can integrate its
history of fine furniture and cabinet making
into a kitchen.
There are two convenient ways to
purchase all tickets and register for the
Kitchen Expo:
Kitchen Tour
Docents Needed
Join the fun and get the inside scoop
on Rockridge’s recently renovated kitchens
by volunteering to be a docent for the
2015 Tour. Docents are a key element of
the success of our tour and guide guests
through our featured kitchens with stories
and insights about each kitchen’s unique
aspects. Docents receive a pre-tour, behind-
the-scenes look at the elements and stories
that impressed our selection committee.
Also, docents may visit tour kitchens with a
complimentary ticket, either before or after
their shift on the day of the event. E-mail
Laura Schlichtmann at docents@rockridge.
org for more information.
Brochure Advertising
Our tour brochure offers print advertising
space, and our website offers an online
presence for the two-year period until the next
tour — an excellent way to reach an interested
and enthusiastic audience. E-mail Kevin
Faughnan at advertising@rockridge.org.
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tasteful and, sometimes, surprising.
Be sure to see the bright, spacious kitchen
with a butler’s pantry and stunning bridge
view in the landmark Morse House and the
impeccably appointed W. W. Dixon Tudor,
remarkably true to the period. Certainly, be
sure to visit the contemporary kitchen with
an unexpected twist.
While you stroll through the neighborhood
enjoying kitchens and refreshments,
remember that the Kitchen Tour is RCPC’s
primary fundraiser. Net proceeds allow
RCPC to continue funding neighborhood
improvements, such as the Rockridge-
Temescal Greenbelt/Frog Park, Rockridge
BART Plaza, and others.
Buy Discounted Tour Tickets
Advance purchase tickets are available
for $40 now through September 18; access to
8 kitchens with one home tour plus entrance
to the Kitchen Expo are included. The
Kitchen Expo — September 17, 7-9 p.m.
at the Rockridge Library — is FREE to all
advance and premium ticket holders but
registration is requested. The Expo offers
an opportunity to meet the creative talent
behind the kitchens you will see on the tour.
Come learn how these design professionals
approach kitchen renovations.
■
■Order online, visit http://rock-
ridgekitchentour.org and click on
the “Tickets” tab.
■
■If you prefer, purchase tickets with
cash or check and register for the Expo
at Rockridge Home, 5418 College
Avenue, or Cuttin’ Up on College,
5811 College Avenue.
Day-of-tour tickets cost $45, and may
be purchased beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday,
September 20, in front of the College Avenue
Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue.
For more Tour information, visit http://rockridgekitchentour.org
Greenbelt: mark your calendars.
Plants are responding to our abnormally
dry conditions, and, as a result, hardier weed
species like Texas laurel are spreading, non-
native grasses which normally grow next
to the creek are growing in it, and willow
roots are dramatically more invasive as the
trees desperately seek water. Our volunteer
work is a huge assist toward keeping the park
well-maintained and the creek channel clear
to prevent backups that can flood the play
areas and neighboring gardens. Please join
in this effort September 19.
Weeded
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creek flow is improved, the willows and
the alder tree look much better without dead
and dying branches, and this section of the
greenbelt is a more welcoming place for park
users. Thank you to everyone who came out;
congratulations on a job well done.
If you missed the fun, Creek to Bay
Day is Saturday, September 19. There
will be lots to do in the Rockridge-Temescal
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6 Tbs ground coffee
2 Tbs Kosher salt
2 Tbs smoked paprika
2 Tbs brown sugar
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ground coriander
Combine all ingredients. Rub on your
favorite meat or poultry and let stand
for an hour before cooking.
Cornucopia
Cornucopia
Barry A. Kaufman
Coffee Heaven
For coffee lovers, Rockridge has become
brew central. Along a one-block stretch
of College Avenue between Claremont and
Alcatraz we have four gourmet coffee bars:
Peet’s Coffee & Tea; Philz Coffee; Cole
Coffee; Starbucks in the new Safeway. For
a long-time coffee drinker like me, this is
simply caffeine heaven. In addition, there
are Highwire Coffee in Market Hall and
Bica near BART. I decided it was time to
sample each of these establishments. Just like
with fine wine, fine coffee requires tasting
comparisons.
Coffee cupping or coffee tasting is the
practice of observing the tastes and aromas
of brewed coffee. Although considered
a professional practice, it can be done
informally by anyone. A standard coffee
cupping procedure involves deeply sniffing
the coffee, then loudly slurping the brew so
it spreads to the back of the tongue. As with
wine, the taster attempts to measure aspects
of the coffee’s taste, sweetness, acidity
and flavor. I also was looking for style of
preparation.
Let’s work our way down College
Avenue to see what I found. First stop:
Peet’s Coffee and Tea. I have a long history
with Peet’s. When I arrived in the Bay
Area in 1979, I found the first Peet’s store
on the corner of Vine and Walnut in North
Berkeley. Established by Alfred Peet, the
company created a revolution in the coffee
industry with coffee unlike any other coffee
Americans had ever tasted in the U.S. The
coffee was made in small batches using
high quality beans, creating a brew that was
rich and complex. Peet’s is not for everyone.
The coffee is a very dark roast and high in
caffeine.
Next on my tasting list is Cole Coffee.
I’ve been getting my coffee hit and beans at
Cole Coffee for nearly 20 years. Cole has two
adjacent venues. The original shop (facing
63rd Street) offers a daily changing selection
of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee and
whole beans ground to your liking. Next
door, facing College, individual drip coffee
servings are prepared. In the morning
poached eggs and toast are offered. The small
shop has comfy couches for seating as you
enjoy your brew. Regulars and dog lovers
often occupy outdoor tables and chairs to
read the paper and enjoy the passing parade
along College Avenue.
A recent addition on the block is Philz
coffee in the retail corner building in front of
the new Safeway. The original Philz started
in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood
at 24th and Folsom. Whenever I’m in that
neighborhood, I head to Philz. The Mission
venue has an old-school San Francisco feel
– funky and hip. The College Avenue store is
more upscale. Philz prepares individual drip
servings of a variety of brews. Depending on
the crowd size, it can take up to five minutes
or more to get your cup prepared. Note as well
that Philz does not make espresso drinks – no
cappuccino or latte. The new plaza outside
Safeway, though, is a nice addition to the
neighborhood.
Last on the list in this block is Starbucks.
What was once a small Seattle-based
company is now an international industry.
There are over 21,000 Starbucks worldwide.
Several years ago, I was traveling to South-
East Asia and had a layover in Bangkok. It
was early in the morning and I was looking
forward to a hit of Thai food. Everything
was closed except for the Starbucks. I
flew halfway around the world for a cup
of Starbucks coffee! The Starbucks brand
makes a good cup of coffee and is always
very predictable. Homogenization has its
place.
My other go-to caffeine fix is Highwire
in Market Hall. They make one of the best
cappuccinos in the Bay Area. Highwire’s tea
selection is also outstanding. Their baristas
are an added bonus. It is a true delight to
be served by these young hipsters. The
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11.
July 4, 2015
Captains and
Marshals Needed
to Deliver The
Rockridge News!
We know you enjoy getting The
Rockridge News, but did you know
how lucky you were? There is a Marshal,
a District Captain and a Block Captain out
there who make sure the News is delivered
to your doorstep 11 months of the year.
When the chain is broken, some blocks
do not receive the News, and that’s not good
for the Rockridge community.
If you live near any of the first two routes
below, we hope you will consider helping
solder the chains by volunteering to fill one
of the positions. To be a Marshal, it doesn’t
matter where in Rockridge you live.
Restorative
Justice
Letters to
the Editor
from page 1
Nextdoor Rockridge Made
Our Neighborhood Better
Editor:
churches, community groups, youth groups,
non-profits, and community members
working to put the “neighbor” back
into neighborhood by empowering our
communities to create our own solutions
to neighborhood problems through the use
of restorative justice. Currently the council
is seeking interested community members
to participate and provide feedback for
its Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
campaign.
Can we let people know about Rockridge
Nextdoor groups through The Rockridge
News? On Nextdoor Shafter, we have over
874 members and 616 houses participating
(31 percent of the 2,000 households in
our mapped area). We have stopped house
burglaries; sent out warnings about issues
in the neighborhood; found lost pets; share
fruit; share crime and safety concerns; local
events, recommendations; items for sale
or free; and ideas about how to make our
neighborhood better. The Oakland Police
Department is also connected to the site,
so we receive updates from them. Nextdoor
has area groups set up for every resident in
Rockridge, and all can share information
between groups.
Find information on how to join at: http://
www.nextdoor.com/join
— Wendy Wheeler
Retiring RCPC board member William Kaufner’s
name was misspelled in the June 2015 issue of
The Rockridge News. The News regrets the error.
Police Review
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coming to Oakland about a year ago, he had
23 years of experience investigating police
misconduct, and building a bridge between
communities and the police departments in
Chicago and Indianapolis.
Route 09H/
Block Captain
Up Keith from McMillan to
5925 Broadway.
Route 01B,D/
Block Captain
Chabot Road beginning across
from public tennis courts at
6885 extending to just past
Marie Way.
Marshal
4 dr o ps in L owe r
Rockridge. This job requires
a car. You pick up the boxes on
the weekend of publication at
the bundling venue on 62nd
Street and deliver each to an
address in Lower Rockridge.
The Rockridge News welcomes posted
mailings and e-mails to the editor. Your name,
address, phone number, e-mail address and city/
neighborhood must be included in either for
verification. Only your name will appear with
your letter. Letters may be edited for clarity and
brevity at the editor’s discretion. Views expressed
in any letter appearing in The Rockridge News
are the writer’s own, and may not necessarily
be shared by the editor or by RCPC.
Norman H. Burg, DDS
Email smontauk@gmail.com to
volunteer. Be sure to include the route
number, or your choice as Marshal.
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detection kits, low flow toilet and smart
washer rebates, and other incentives through
http://ebmud.com/water-and-drought/
conservation-and-rebates/. Rebates and
conservation assistance are also available to
businesses.
Marguerite Young and district staff
presented an informative meeting: at times
alarming (see photos of one of the reservoirs
on EBMUD’s Web site), but also somewhat
reassuring, considering increased supply
and fixes for aging infrastructure. And for
the health of the salmon and other wildlife
that depend on the Mokelumne River and the
reservoirs where EBMUD obtains and stores
water, the district is committed to maintaining
cold water flows and critical habitat.
Caldecott
Projects Advance
EBMUD: Carrots
and Stick
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How much of a billing increase will customers
see? Does EBMUD offer incentives and
assistance? When do charges go into effect?
EBMUD measures water delivered to
households in units. Each unit is 748 gallons: a
10 unit per month user (the average) consumes
7,480 gallons per month, or 246 gallons per
day. As of April 15, EBMUD declared a
Stage 4 drought. This means there will be
a rate increase beginning July 1 to cover
the described infrastructure improvements,
and a 25 percent drought surcharge to
cover the purchase of additional water
supplies, conservation efforts, and penalty
enforcement. A mandatory 20 percent use
reduction compared to 2013 will go into
effect; an excessive user penalty of $2 per
unit, which applies only to households using
more than 1000 gallons per day, or about 4X
the average, will be assessed. The average
customer under the rate increase and the 25
percent surcharge will see, approximately, a
$12 per month increase in water bills.
Customers who cut water use to less
than 100 gallons per day will be recognized
as “Supersavers.” EBMUD offers free leak
2016. This project includes a new and safer
crossing for bicyclists and pedestrians
through the Tunnel Road/SR 13/Hiller Drive
intersection (http://bit.ly/Caldecott-1).
Four other Caldecott-funded projects
currently in the design phase are aimed at
making it safer to access the Rockridge BART
station on foot and by bike. These include
pedestrian improvements to the intersections
of College Avenue and Keith and Miles
Avenues, on either side of the station; signs
to direct bicyclists to the station; and bike
parking at the station. These projects will
be designed and constructed as part of a
larger Safe Routes to Transit-funded set of
improvements, which will be the subject of a
community meeting on Thursday, September
30 at 7 p.m.
Once the city has received construction
bids on these projects – most are expected
by this fall – an updated Oakland Caldecott
project list will be available. This list will
reflect the generosity of the Fourth Bore
Coalition, which contributed $200,000 of its
Caltrans settlement agreement funds to the
city so more projects on the list can be funded.
For more information, contact the city’s
Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen:
victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220.
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July 4, 2015
Peralta and Chabot School Safety Patrols Honored by City
by Karen Sternstein, past coordinator
Peralta and Chabot Elementary schools
are among the 20 Oakland schools that
have active student safety patrols. Overall,
more than 400 students in 3rd to 5th grade
assist with student and pedestrian crossings
at crosswalks and vehicular drop-off
zones. In addition to their morning and
leadership duties, they meet monthly with
Officer Cirolia, OPD Traffic Section Safety
Supervisor, to report activities, award
fellow students for excellent services and
discuss ways to improve.
The students’ efforts are rewarded
annually with a Safety Patrol “Pass in
Review” and awards ceremony. This June,
400 students assembled on the front steps
of the Scottish Rite Temple for photos and
to watch two OPD motorcycle officers
perform, one of whom was a safety patrol
member in Oakland when he was a child.
After a performance by the Skyline
High School ROTC Drill Team, the students
marched in, one school at a time, calling
out in unison, “Left, left, left right left,”
and stopping at the stage to salute OPD
and AAA Northern California, Utah and
Nevada officers.
Chief of Police Sean Whent, Mayor
Libby Schaaf, and Noel Gallo, District 5
Council Member, attended and addressed
the overflow crowd of proud students and
families, thanking the students for their
service. Chabot Sergeant Emily Drekmeier
was one of six students awarded the Spirit
of Citizenship award.
Chabot restarted its School Safety
Patrol 10 years ago. I was parent advisor
until this year when 4th grade teacher
Miranda Carroll took over. I continue to
participate because I believe this is an
excellent program to teach young students
community service, teamwork, giving back,
leadership, self responsibility and traffic
safety. I say the program is teaching the
students to become good citizens.
Darryl Cobb is the coordinator of the
Peralta Safety Patrol, which restarted three
years ago and is growing. Parent volunteers
supervise the patrol members and currently
act as crossing guards. Mr. Agajan, 3rd
grade teacher, and parent volunteers Ali
Cannon and Kevin Kenny assist at Chabot.
School Safety Patrol has been in Oakland Public
Schools for 87 years. AAA has sponsored the
program nationally since 1923. The Oakland
Police Department runs the program and is the
last department in the immediate area to do so.
Additional support is from the Alameda Country
Public Health Department, nutrition services.
Unfair: Arcane Rules for Oakland
Neighborhood Parking Tickets
The parking agent is not permitted to try
to determine if a car was parked for less than
four hours if it is seen on the block in both
morning and afternoon.
If you get a ticket, even though your car
was moved during the day, I suggest taking a
photograph of the parking time limit sign and
attaching it to a letter asking that the ticket
be dismissed. But, beware! To carry on a
denied appeal to a small claims court filing
is expensive and time consuming.
by Cecile Isaacs
A
funny thing happened when I parked
on an Area C parking controlled street
last year. It shouldn’t happen to anyone, and if
you read this, maybe it won’t happen to you.
Possibly devised to reduce enforcement
costs and stop non-residents from dodging
time limits by driving around the block, a
2013 city law causes innocent non-resident
parkers to be ticketed. A little known “shall
be deemed parked” definition can cost $83
for parking a mere 20 minutes in a 2 or 4
hour zone.
As applied by Oakland Parking
Enforcement, code section 10.04.050 states
that if a car with no residential parking permit
sticker is parked for 10 minutes at the start of
a 4-hour period and another 10 minutes any
time after the end of that 4-hour period, it’s
counted as being there more than 4 hours and
can be ticketed.
“10.04.050 - Shifting of parked, stopped,
and standing vehicles.
“For the purposes of parking
enforcement, a vehicle shall be deemed to
have been stopped, parked, or left standing,
whether attended or unattended, if the
vehicle has not been moved (a) at least
one “block” or (b) two-tenths of mile
(approximately 1,050 feet), from its original
stopped, parked or standing position upon
expiration of the applicable parking time
limit. This section applies to all limited time
parking zones.”
Do you think this is unjust? Write to your
Council representative to ask that this law be
revoked and a method established to make
the city responsible once again for proving
that cars have been parked for more than the
posted time limit before they are ticketed.
At a minimum, the city should post signs
that warn that motorists may be fined without
regard to total time parked. Meanwhile,
parking enforcement should stop enforcing
this law.
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July 4, 2015
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Our home needs an amiable, responsible and
thorough housekeeper with good references.
An ability to cook is not necessary but would
be appreciated. We are a ten-minute walk
from the Rockridge BART. Call 510/547-5369.
cappuccinos are skillfully prepared with a
lovely flower petal design. For me, the ratio
of coffee to steamed milk is perfect.
Finally, close to BART, we have Bica.
Bica serves a selection of coffee from Bay
Area roasters including Four Barrel, among
the best roasters in the area. Bica is the
Portuguese version of the Italian espresso.
While traveling in Portugal, it is customary
to have a bica first thing in the morning.
What a way to start the day: the caffeine lasts
and lasts. Bica is a small cozy neighborhood
hangout that serves a good morning caffeine
jolt.
When it comes to coffee, everyone has a
preference. In the words of radical Marxist
Emma Goldman: “I can’t start a revolution
without a cup of Chase and Sanborn Coffee.”
Barry Kaufman is a graduate of the California
Culinary Academy. Barry is available for cooking
classes and tours of East Bay ethnic markets. His
email is kaufman42@comcast.net.
$1.3M Average Sales Price in June
Closing date BR BA
Address
Original price List price DOM
Selling price
Lic. 691894
Martin Coyle 510-655-8717 Mike Tracy
5221 James Ave. Oakland Ca. 94618
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6/2/15 3
2
5735 Clover Drive
$949,000
$949,000
10
$1,300,000
6/16/15 2
1
564 Forest
$899,000
$899,000
4
$1,615,000
6/18/15 3
2
5265 Lawton Ave
$1,615,000
$1,615,000
0
$1,615,000
6/23/15 4
2
5359 Lawton Ave
$995,000
$995,000
19
$1,350,000
6/23/15 4
2
366 60th Street
$1,100,000
$1,100,000 15
$1,750,000
6/23/15 3
1
5951 Keith Ave
$1,096,000
$999,990
54
$939,500
6/26/15 3
1
5427 Boyd Ave
$949,000
$949,000
15
$1,253,000
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July 4, 2015
Three Burgled
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Compiled by Jo Ellis
Community Calendar
Anthony Hutzol ran down the stairway as
a dark-hued car, revving hard, roared out
the driveway onto College Avenue, burning
rubber all the way. Hutzol returned: “They
got away. I could hear them saying, ‘Go!
Go! Go!’” Police determined three cars
had been burgled for the loss of a computer
each from two of them, and no loss from
the third. The thefts proved earlier points
made several times by Lt. Brandwood, who
said he, himself, had been a car burglary
victim: “Leave nothing in your car; leave
your car locked, even if you plan to be gone
for only a short while.”
For the meeting itself, Lt. Brandwood
and CRO Hutzol had joined panel members
Chantal Cotton, city of Oakland Measure Z
Oversight; Karen Ivy, NCPC Secretary; and
David Lorie, Safer Rockridge organization,
for a presentation on “How to be Safe in
Rockridge,” moderated by Zabrae Valentine,
RCPC Co-Chair.
For several reasons, police speakers
said, Rockridge robberies and burglaries are
down (generally) while car burglaries are
up. Karen Ivy seconded that, saying recent
NCPC statistics showed 13 cars burgled in
one week. “And that doesn’t count the BART
lots,” Brandwood said. Reduced penalties for
non-violent crime, the ease of breaking car
windows, and the likelihood of escape make
car burglary appealing to thieves. “They can
break the window, grab the goods and be
gone, all in 17 seconds,” Brandwood said.
But Oakland also offers another side to
being safe in Rockridge.
Chantal Cotton discussed specific
city programs and services funded by
Measure Z, the Safety Services Act, which
include Ceasefire and Oakland Unite. The
program also provides funding for police
and fire operations, including money for
CRO officers and Crime Reduction Teams.
There is a social services side of Measure
Z designed to work with those who want to
leave the life of crime behind.
Rockridge Branch Library
5366 College Avenue, 597-5017
***VOLUNTEERS (ages 11 to 16) NEEDED TO HELP
WITH SUMMER PROGRAMS: Spend a few hours each
week at the library: enroll participants in reading program;
give out prizes; help with sorting and shelving books &
movies. Call Erica or come sign up for an orientation.***
FOR CHILDREN
.wheelchair-accessible. Calif. Writers Club, Berkeley
branch. Info: 420-8775 or Writefox@aol.com.
y
y Lawyers in the Library: Free legal advice and
referrals. First Tues. each month, 5 to 7pm. (Sign-up
starts 4:45pm at adult reference desk). Volunteer
lawyer leaves before 7pm if no more people present.
Call to confirm: 597-5017
GALLERY ART EXHIBIT
July: Darril Tighe; Abstract Watercolors. Artist reception
July 11, 1-4pm.
August: Mike Grbich; Mixed media paintings.
September: Oakland Art Association; photography.
LIBRARY HOURS
Tues, 12:30 to 8pm.
Wed, Thurs & Sat: 10am to 5:30pm. | Fri, 12 to 5:30pm.
Closed: Sun. and Mon; Also Tues and Wed, 9/8, 9/9.
Diesel Book/Poetry Readings/
Events
FREE and open to the public.
y
y Family Story Time: Stories/songs/rhymes (to age 5);
Saturdays, 10:30am.
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y Pre-School Story Time: (ages 2 to 5); Thursdays,
10:30am, and Toddler Story Time: (up to age 2);
Thursdays, 10:30am, upstairs.
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y All story times followed by Play Time; parents and
caregivers invited.
SPECIAL EVENTS
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y Summer Reading Program: July, & August. Read
to the Rhythm: Summer Reading Program ends Sat.,
Aug 8. Kids to age 14 get prizes for reading. Reading
Log & Stickers at the Library, or sign up online.
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y Thurs, 7/9, 6:30pm. Linda Lambert: A Rapture of
Ravens: Awakening in Taos.
y
y Tuesdays at 7pm:
7/7, Kamishibai - Japanese Paper Theater: English
stories told on a Japanese mini-theater on the back
of a bicycle.
7/14, East Bay Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo:
hands-on sampling of a variety of musical instruments.
7/21, Circus of Smiles: acrobatic circus performers.
7/ 28, Caterpillar Puppets: silly, high-energy puppet show.
8/4, Making Musical Jewelry: make musical bracelets
with beads & bells.
y
y Sun, 7/12, 3pm. Veda Stamps: (young adult novel)
Flexible Wings.
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y Sun., 7/19, 3:pm. Richard Michael Levine: The
Man Who Gave Away His Organs: Tales of Love and
Obsession at Midlife.
y
y Fri, 7/24, 9pm (doors open 8:30). Music Performance
with bluegrass banjo and guitar impresario Avram
Siegel and friends. Note: $10 cover charge; all proceeds
go to the musicians.
y
y Sun., 8/2, 3pm. Poetry Flash; poets read from Corners
of the Mouth: A Celebration of Thirty Years at the Annual
San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival.
y
y Thursdays at 4pm: Now through August 6, Craft-
ernoons: hands-on arts, crafts, science, or music.
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y Saturday, July 11, 10:30am, Little Explorers Farm
Animal Petting Zoo: Meet, pet, brush, & feed the
warm and gentle farm animals in our back parking lot.
FOR TEENS
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y Wed, 8/19, 6:30pm. David Shields; That Thing You
Do with Your Mouth: The Sexual Autobiography of
Samantha Matthews as Told to David Shields.
y
y Thurs, 8/20, 6:30pm. Ottessa Moshfegh: publication
party for Eileen.
y
y Miyazaki Mini Marathon: We will watch several of
Hayao Miyazaki’s movies on 7/7: 2 pm. Free popcorn.
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y Sun., 8/23, 3pm. Susan Pashman: Upper West
Side Story.
y
y Teen Summer Passport Program: Explore community
hot spots, get passport stamps for visiting museums,
skate parks, or write book reviews. Participants
rewarded with chances to win great prizes. Program
ends 8/8.
y
y Thurs, 9/3, 6:30pm. A Women’s Fiction Panel Discus-
sion with Sophie Littlefield, Juliet Blackwell, and
Rachel Herron.
DIESEL, A Bookstore, 5433 College Ave. Other info:
653-9965 or events@dieselbookstore.com.
Jazz at the Chimes
Jazz Guitarist Mimi Fox: solo performance of music
from The Beatles to Cole Porter. Sunday, July19, 2 pm.
Tickets at the door (cash only) beginning 12:30pm (doors
open 1:30): $15 general; $10 srs. (60+) and students.
Refreshments and reception follows with performers. Info
at www.mimifoxjazzguitar.com. Chapel of the Chimes,
4499 Piedmont Ave. Wheelchair accessible. Free parking.
More info: www.jazzatthechimes.com. chimesjazz@
gmail.com or 654-0123.
North Oakland Senior Center
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y Teen Advisory Board (ages 14-18): Advise the library
how to better serve teens. Get community service
credit for school. Snacks provided. 1st Sat. each
month, 1 to 2pm.
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y Teen ‘Scape: (Program taking summer break; will
restart again on 8/26.)
FOR ADULTS
y
y Writers Support/Critique Group: All writers wel-
come. Bring 15 copies of up to 5 pgs. (double-spaced,
MS margins) of any prose for reading/discussion (or
come empty-handed). Third Saturday/month, 1 to 5pm;
crime in Rockridge.
David Lorie, a founder of Safer Rockridge
patrol service, told how he and other
concerned Rockridge residents, dismayed
by the amount of crime, formed the crowd-
funded unarmed area patrol service that
would serve all the residents of Rockridge.
According to analysis done by a member of
the founding group, the patrols have been
a factor in the general overall reduction of
y
y July 23, 10-11:30am. Scam jam– Safety Tips for
Seniors presented by the Alameda County District
Attorney’s Office on Elder Protection: general fraud, real
estate fraud, and Medicare and prescription drug fraud.
For more information about the programs discussed
above, see these web sites:
• Measure Z: http://ballotpedia.org/;
• City_of_Oakland_Police_Services_Parcel_Tax_
and_Parking_Tax,_Measure_Z_(November_2014)
• Oakland Unite: http://oaklandunite.org/
• Safer Rockridge: http://saferrockridge.org/
• Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC):
http://www.rockridgencpc.com/
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y Aug. 11 and 13, 10am-2pm (both days). AARP Safe
Driver Class: tips to keep you driving safely; insur-
ance discounts.
y
y Aug. 25, 10am-2:30pm. AARP Refresher Class, if you
have taken AARP driver safety before. $15 AARP/$20
Pre-register in advance with checks only.
5714 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. More info: 597- 5085.
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July 4, 2015
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