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Joint RCPC/NCPC Town Hall on Public
and Private Safety

US Geological Survey, that lets individuals
identify their specific residence’s risk of
damage from earthquakes, liquefaction,
and landslides. The website also features an
interactive tool aimed at helping homeowners
estimate their risk of seismic damage and
compare it to other typical risks that we
generally insure against.
by RCPC Board
NOTE SPECIAL DATE: JUNE 9
On June 9, the Rockridge Community
Planning Council (RCPC) and the
Greater Rockridge Neighborhood Crime
Prevention Council (NCPC) will hold their
annual joint Town Hall, this year focusing on
several topics relating to public and private
safety.
Law Corps attorney Farrah Hussein will
introduce herself briefly, and pass out cards.
Then, OPD Community Resource Officer
Hutzol will update the audience on the most
recent crime statistics and trends in the
neighborhood. This will be followed by a
presentation on helping survivors of domestic
and teen dating violence break the cycle of
violence, from a representative of Oakland
shelter A Safe Place.
Finally, a city staffer will update the
audience on Oakland’s Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan, which is scheduled for
consideration by the City Council on June 7,
and will also touch briefly on a related city
program, Resilient Oakland.
Note the date: June 9, the second
Thursday of the month, is the regular date for
NCPC meetings, but a week early for RCPC
Town Halls. Due to the continuing closure
of the Rockridge branch library, and thanks
to the hospitality of the College Avenue
Presbyterian Church (5951 College
Avenue), the Town Hall will be held in the
Church’s sanctuary, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Congratulations,
2016
Graduates!
Next, RCPC turns to preparedness for
earthquakes and other disasters. RCPC
will demonstrate a free website, developed
(and still being refined) by alumni of the
RCPC Community Grants for
Community-Led Projects Initiative
Announces First Round of Awards
The meeting starts with three speakers
presented by NCPC. First, new Neighborhood
by Leonora Sea
Congratulations to the first two grantees
of the RCPC Community Grants
program. The new RCPC Community Grants
for Community-Led Projects initiative was
announced for the first time at the February
18 Town Hall, and several proposals were
received by the May 1 deadline. These were
reviewed and discussed by the RCPC Board
at its May 5 meeting, and two were accepted.
In the inaugurating class of Spring 2016 are
the Clover Neighborhood Litter Cleanup
Community and the 62nd Street 400 Block
National Night Out.
College. The Clover Neighborhood group
hopes eventually to coordinate with other
neighborhoods for similar efforts throughout
Rockridge. The grant will help move this
effort from an ad hoc basis to a regular
routine and create a sustainable community
around the issue of litter and dumping in our
neighborhoods.
The 62nd Street National 400 Block
Night Out block party is well known around
Rockridge and to the Oakland City Council.
➧➧Awards, page 9
The Clover Neighborhood Litter Cleanup
Community grant will support regular
litter cleanups, coordinate an anti-litter
June 7 Primary:
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campaign with Chabot Elementary
and Claremont Middle Schools, and
erect a customized “Please Do Not
Litter” sign on Miles Avenue east of
The dramatic architectural images
of photographer Richard Smith are
on display at the Rockridge Café.
See Community Calendar, page 15.
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RCPC Board Adds
New Members,
Holds Retreat
bers as well as the nuts and bolts of how
RCPC operates. In addition, we discussed
priorities for RCPC in the coming year.
Among those priorities, following up on
the April Town Hall meeting panel, is
reevaluating what the future holds for retail
on College Avenue, with an eye to working
with the Rockridge District Association to
keep College Avenue as a successful and
enjoyable neighborhood commercial area.
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The Rockridge News, founded March 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.
ith the April Board election, RCPC
added new board members Rekha
Rao and MC Haug. Since then, the Board
has also appointed one additional applicant,
Jesse Ortega. Jesse lives on the lower
portion of Claremont Ave. and works in
the information technology sector. He also
enjoys the creative arts, especially painting
and writing. We welcome him to the board.
We will be appointing additional members
to fill the two remaining vacancies.
We will also be accepting a second round
of community grant applications (see article,
page 1) and working to update the board’s
internal documents as well as improving
our use of technology to promote commu­
nication within the Rockridge community.
Along with that, we also hope to draw
more Rockridge residents into participating
directly with RCPC on various community
projects and priorities.
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First All-Hands Public Meeting on Nautilus
Project Raises Traffic, Safety Issues

M C Haug, Don Kinkead,
Mike Lin, Noah Rosen
Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea
Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org
by Ronnie Spitzer and Laura Schlichtmann
Afull house turned out for a May 18
public meeting, sponsored by City
Councilmember Dan Kalb, about the 5110
Telegraph multiunit residential project
located on the northeast corner of Telegraph
Ave. and 51st St. Attendees heard Nautilus
Group developers, city of Oakland planning
staff, and Councilmember Kalb provide
information and answer questions. This
was the only public meeting so far on the
project attended by Oakland planners—all
other outreach has been staffed solely by the
developer—and city staff took copious notes
on the issues raised.
meeting on this project. Attendees learned
that of the 204 units, most will be mar­
ket-rate rental apartments, ranging in size
from studio to 3 bedrooms. They would be
priced between $2,500 and $4,000 monthly.
(At an earlier meeting, the developers had
suggested that typical residents would
likely be tech workers and empty nesters.)
Seventeen units will be set aside as very
low-income, reserved for individuals or
households with no more than 50% of area
median incom, which translates to $32,000
for a single person, up to $46,000 for a
family of four. Nautilus Group said they
have not decided yet whether to sell the
project after it’s built, hire a management
company (Nautilus does not have an internal
property management group), or convert the
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After short presentations by Nautilus
Group’s Randy Miller and Oakland planner
Mike Rivera, the floor was opened up to
questions. There were plenty, as 40% of the
audience had never previously attended a
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he next Land Use Committee meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thurs., June 23, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Tentative location is 5626 Ocean View Drive (just off College Ave.). Please check the RCPC website
at www.rockridge.org the week before for confirmation and agenda.

these discussions is to see that, as much as
possible, the project does not create negative
impacts for those who live nearby. RCPC
recognizes that adding more housing is
generally something that will benefit the
area, but is concerned that most of the units
will be market-rate, which means they may
well be unaffordable for many who currently
work in the Rockridge/Temescal area and
would like to live here too.
but are aware that a number of nearby
neighbors are opposed to that. Comments
should be sent to the Oakland planner at
jherrera@oaklandnet.com.
Land Use Update
by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use
Committee co-chair
■
■Site of Current Barclay’s Pub,
■
■Nautilus Mixed-Use Project,
5940 College Ave.
Telegraph Ave. Between 51st
Street & Claremont Ave.
As you may have heard, Barclay’s is
closing, and a new bar/restaurant is planning
to move in and open in July. While the use
will be similar to what’s there now, a minor
conditional use permit and new liquor permit
will be needed; the provisions of Barclay’s
existing use permit will also roll over to
the new ownership. The new owners say
they want to retain the general format of
Barclay’s—a community gathering place
suitable for families—but are also seeking
to obtain a state Alcoholic Beverage Com­
mission license modification to serve liquor
as well as beer and wine. They presented
their plans at the May Land Use Committee
meeting, and the Board will be considering
the Land Use Committee’s recommendation
at its June meeting. The original application
to the City calls for a 2 a.m. closing. The
owners now said they will ask the City
for a midnight closing time on weekdays.
They want a 1 a.m. closing on weekends,
This 204-unit project includes 17 very
low income units as well as a 28,000 sq.ft.
grocery store and 6,000 sq.ft. of restaurant/
retail space. Councilmember Dan Kalb
sponsored a community meeting on May
18 on the project (see article, page 2), where
the applicant presented its plans, answered
questions, and heard community comments.
Oakland planning staff was also present.
If you have comments on the project,
contact project planner Mike Rivera at
(510) 238-6417 or MRivera@oaklandnet.
com. Comments to Councilmember Kalb
may be directed to his staff person, Olga
Bolotina, at OBolotina@oaklandnet.com
or by calling her at 510/238-7240.
A public hearing and potential approval
had been set (unless changed) for the Plan­
ning Commission’s Wed., June 1 meeting.
The outcome of the Planning Commis­
sion’s meeting will be reported in the July
issue of the Rockridge News or at www.
rockridge.org.
■
■Changes to Off-Street Parking
Requirements Citywide
The City has continued the Planning
Commission’s hearing on changes to the
off-street parking requirements for new
projects. Originally scheduled for June 1,
it’s now been moved to the June 22 Planning
Commission meeting. The Oakland Chap­
ter of SPUR (SF Area Planning and Urban
Research Association) also had a meeting on
related issues scheduled for June 1. SPUR
information is available at www.spur.org.

RCPC has been talking to both the
applicant and city staff about concerns that
have been raised about the project, which
focus on traffic and parking impacts, espe­
cially on nearby neighbors. RCPC’s aim in
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5940 College Avenue
Proposal: Revision to an administrative zoning
approval to amend the approved Planning Permit
(CM79361) of an existing full-service restaurant
“Barclay’s” with beer/wine to include the sale
of liquor for on-site consumption until closing
time (2 a.m.).
Applicant / Phone Number: Chris Foott at
510/368-4431
Owner: San Francisco Property Management
Company, Inc.
Planning Permits Required: Minor Conditional
Use Permit to amend an approved Conditional
Use Permit to include the sales of liquor for
on-site for a full service restaurant.
Case Planner: Jose Herrera at 510/238-3808
or jherrera@oaklandnet.com

his is a lucky month for those of you who have been looking for an opportunity to give
back to your neighborhood. We have several Rockridge News retirees whom we would
like to thank: Tim Sweetser, Marilyn Citron and Ruth Paglierani, who have given us years
of service and are now taking a well-deserved break from their volunteer jobs, and Claudine
Jones, who has many routes but needs to give one up for family care obligations. Here’s the
list of the Rockridge News delivery openings:

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each month except August. It’s a great way
to get some exercise and meet your neigh­
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June 4, 2016
4.

Eyes on Rockridge

Community Resource Officer Hutzol Takes
Local Crime Personally

by Judith Doner Berne
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Oakland, including Rockridge, is slowly
becoming a safer place to live and work.
police presence in Rockridge is no
longer the unfamiliar sight that it was
when we moved here from the suburbs of
Detroit in June, 2011.
To me, Sgt. Anthony Hutzol’s appoint­
ment last year as Community Resource
Officer (CRO) for Rockridge goes hand
in hand with our decreasing neighborhood
crime.
That was when the number of Oakland
Police Department (OPD) officers had been
cut to the low 600s due to the recession.
The force was struggling to keep up with
serious crime, much less having the time
to prevent or to investigate anything else.
Hutzol, a young, burly, affable, communi­
ty-minded cop, is all about crime prevention.
After serving in the Army and attending
UC Davis, he joined the OPD in 2012. He
came on the Rockridge scene last year, just
as Locksley Ave. was experiencing a surge
of home break-ins.
The wave of criminal activity that
resulted took the form of frequent street
muggings and robberies (including that
of our City Councilmember Dan Kalb);
kick-the-door-in style home burglaries, plus
multitudes of more subtle illegal entries; to
say nothing of the rampage of car thefts
and break-ins.
Photo by Judith Doner Byrne
His immediate response was to walk
the neighborhood, identifying for residents
how their leafy yards and side entrances
made it easier for criminals to gain entry
without being seen. He urged better locks,
brighter lighting, stronger doors, security
systems (and especially, video cameras) and
networking with neighbors. At the same
time, “I don’t believe in victim blaming,”
he is quick to say.
Rockridge residents Lynn Wander
center) and Vicki Siegel (seated) get
answers to their security questions
from Community Resource Officer
Anthony Hutzol at a “Coffee With a
Cop” session outside Philz Coffee.
Feeling exposed and unprotected,
residents Paul Liu, Steve Kirsh and David
Groves organized Safer Rockridge, a non-
profit, to pay for our current private patrol.
I gratefully pay my fair share and depend
on them to check out my house when I go
out of town.
at Hudson Bay coffee shop. “He was very
good at recognizing people and giving
direct answers.”
Hutzol has followed up that kind of
outreach by holding monthly “Coffee with
a Cop” sessions, which he announces on
neighborhood listservs. They have drawn as
few as a handful to as many as 30 residents.
“Prevention is pivotal,” is the centerpiece
of Hutzol’s talk at every Coffee. He walks
the walk by stationing himself in parking
lots hard hit by thieves at peak evening hours
—adding a police presence and warning
car owners to lock and to empty their cars.
But now, thanks in large measure to
an improved economy and better man­
agement, OPD is training and adding
officers—heading toward the 800 mark. It
has beefed up its investigative units—they
are catching more criminals these days. It
has added civilians to free up more police
for the streets. And it has reactivated and
expanded Operation Cease Fire aimed at
deterring youth gun violence.
“I was very impressed with him,” long­
time Rockridge activist Claire Lomax told
me, after attending a large daytime session
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stationing themselves outside his store.
Vicki Siegel, who wanted to know whether
the laptop that was recently stolen from
her house had any chance of retrieval (not
without a serial number).
Community
Resource Officer
“They can’t disrupt your business,”
Hutzol told Davidson. He further explained
that they have to have permits and allow
four-foot walk-throughs on either side of
the store entrance.
Caroline Hastings, a Chabot Road resi­
dent whose house had been burglarized twice
this year, also came by. Her second burglary
resulted two weeks later in a Hutzol-led
meeting with her neighbors, at which he
pressed hard on crime prevention. “Some
of them don’t even know the people next
door,” he told me. “The people component”
—knowing when your neighbor is away,
watching out for each other—“is crucial.”
from page 4
“I’ll ask a patrol unit to park outside,”
when they can, Hutzol told Davidson. “That
shows police presence—that’s the point of
what we do. I don’t want it to be weird to
see a cop in the neighborhood.”
When Hutzol sees otherwise, he may
take down the license plate and head for
near-by restaurants to try and track down
the car owner. When one man explained
that he didn’t really care about losing the
backpack left on the car seat, Hutzol asked
rhetorically: “But what about paying for the
window glass replacement?”
It should become even less weird as
College Avenue was due to get a walking
officer starting in May. That frees up Hutzol
to spend more time on residential streets,
even seeking out newly moved-in residents
to give them crime prevention tips. “Beat
officers have to go where they are told. I
am really here for you guys.”
Leaving Philz Coffee, Jackson wanted to
show Hutzol the video cameras the business
district recently installed along College
Avenue to help ward off crime. “It’s a
community effort,” the officer commented.
“Break-ins at the library parking lot are
now way down,” he adds. “I’m super proud
of that.” And he characterizes the overall
drop in Rockridge crime as “double digit.”
Rockridge Business District operations
manager Chris Jackson attends Hutzol’s
Coffees. I joined him at one on a beautiful
Saturday afternoon in the plaza outside Philz
Coffee. Most people walking by may have
had other things to do; but the gathering
lured Lynn Wander, who asked about the
best types of security cameras (Hutzol
likes ones that attach to your doorbell), and
“He’s the best CRO that we have ever
had,” says Jackson, who is known for his
own patrols of College Avenue. That’s dit­
toed by Karen Ivy, secretary of the Greater
Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention
Council (NCPC).
As we passed Wood Tavern, one woman
at a street-side table had laid her orange
purse on the open window sill. Hutzol,
seeing a theft waiting to happen, stopped
and suggested she move it inside.
Next came a meeting with Vino wine
shop general manager Carl Davidson.
Davidson was concerned about solicitors
“He’s the only officer I’ve ever seen do
‘Coffee with a Cop,’” Ivy says. “He’s more
on top of things. He has gone to the trouble
of making a PowerPoint presentation for
our NCPC meetings. When people bring
up a problem area, he often says: ‘I was
working on that last weekend.’”
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and made the whole process as pleasant as
possible,” he wrote on our Nextdoor listserv.
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Hutzol clearly loves Rockridge. “One of
my favorite things is I get to meet interesting
people who live in the area,” he says. You
may even see him in civilian clothes. “I
come here with my fiancée to eat at A-16
or Becky’s.”
And, lest we forget, this is the ongoing
quote at the bottom of his emails: “An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure – Benjamin Franklin.”
Ed. Note/Newsflash: CRO Hutzol
informed us on May 24 that our new
foot-patrol officer Ryan Jensen will patrol
College Avenue Tuesday through Friday
from 2 p.m to midnight.
To comment on this column or to suggest topics
for future stories on your Rockridge neighbors or
neighborhood, email judyberne@att.net.


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Letters to the Editor
project cannot solve those more regional
backup issues.
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Mike: I assume that is up to 40 seconds
for each intersection! If so, is it possible
that I might be delayed 3.3 minutes? (Is
40 seconds the average time for a red light
in Oakland?)
he Rockridge News welcomes posted letters 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
are the writer’s own, and may not necessarily be shared by the editor, or by RCPC.
City: The projected increase of 40
seconds of delay is at only one intersec­
tion on the corridor—Manila-Monroe/
Broadway—and only during the peak 15
minutes of the day. The potential increase
in average delay at the other intersections
on the corridor is primarily related to side
street movements, not to travel on Broadway.
Therefore, the additional travel time to drive
between Broadway Terrace to Keith Avenue
during the most congested 15 minutes is
primarily due to the change in delay at the
Manila-Monroe/Broadway intersection.
pay the fees. (As an aside, the instructions
are incorrect as to renewing online. It was
not a simple and clear process.) Hmmm, so
really someone should be looking into this,
but that’s exactly what Mr. Gabel said nearly
six months ago.
Parking Permit Program
Editor:
I read with interest Jon Gabel’s letter to
the Rockridge News in the December issue.
Thereafter, each month I have waited for
the response, as well as further information,
from Dan Kalb’s office regarding the actual
revenues from parking permit sales and the
costs of enforcement. As I pay for my permit
this evening, I am still waiting.
Clearly, the money—and now a lot
more money—from the permits is going
somewhere. But it is not benefitting the
residents, which is what it is supposed to do.
I do not think that we need to be punitive
about parking. I live in a 2-hour zone. If
someone were to come through every two
months, it would be an improvement. But it
would be nice—and appropriate and fair—if
we got at least some of what we are paying for,
along with some response and information
from our elected representative.
The experience on my block is similar
to, if not worse than, the activities on Mr.
Gable’s block. I have discovered that, if
you call in to have a parking enforcement
person come through, the people on the
phone are extremely polite and can usually
get someone to come out that day. But that
enforcement person never comes back—s/he
comes through once and flags the vehicles
but never show up again to actually tag
anyone. That really doesn’t seem to qualify
as enforcement to me.
Mike: Did traffic engineers take into
account stopped traffic while a car backs
into one of the mid-street parking spots?
City: Yes. It is expected cars that are
parking will temporarily block the bike lane
while maneuvering into the on-street parking
space. Vehicles and bikes would pass them
on the left using the through vehicle lane
and may need to slow their speeds. There
is no measurable difference in delay from
this mid-block parking maneuver, since in
both the before and after condition, a vehicle
that is parking, would block a travel lane:
currently, they are blocking the second driv­
ing lane; under the road diet configuration,
they would be blocking the bicycle lane.
– J. Lawrence
Ed.  Note: This letter has been forwarded
to Dan Kalb’s office for reply. Since the letter
was received so close to press time, the reply
will be printed in the July issue.
So it seems that we are paying for a
parking permit, which entitles us to park
on our street, alongside many other non-
residents who neither have to get a permit nor
Road Diet Effects on Traffic
Editor:
Ed. Note: Mike Adel sent a number
of questions/comments as a Letter to the
Editor. Deviating from the usual format,
Victoria Eisen, in her role as city consultant,
responds to each of them in order rather
than all together at the end.
Mike: Did traffic engineers take into
account stopped trucks (like Waste Man­
agement’s) when there is no “extra” left lane
to safely pass?
Mike: First let me say that I am not a
traffic engineer. However, something about
the traffic-related articles I’ve been reading
(in the Rockridge News and daily papers)
doesn’t seem to read true.  For example: “five
intersections along Broadway will have a
minor increase in delay as a result of the
project, ranging from five to 40 seconds.”
City: It is expected that Waste Manage­
ment will pull to the right for their operations,
thus blocking some parking and the bike
lane. Motorists and bikes would then move
around the Waste Management truck in the
through vehicle lane.
Mike: Since I’m paying a fuel tax I’d
love to see more of that money going to
repair our abysmal streets.
City: The change in delay noted above
is only for the weekday PM peak, which is
the 15 minutes with the highest volume of
traffic during the evening peak hour. The
remainder of the peak hour and the rest of the
day there will be no increase in delay at the
intersections.  In our observations, backups
that currently occur on weekday afternoons
are due to backups from the freeway, not
because of conditions on Broadway.  This
City: The Broadway Road Diet will
repave the entire roadway. The city is taking
this opportunity to coordinate other safety
and access improvements along with the
paving.
➧➧More Road Diet Questions, page 7


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City Responds to More Broadway Road Diet Questions

by Victoria Eisen
Q: Will vehicles from residences along
Broadway be able to exit onto Broadway
during the PM peak?
the project (see bullets below). At all other times
of day, queues are expected to be significantly
shorter than what is described below:
As reported in the May Rockridge News,
over 50 people attended the city’s open
house on April 18 to learn more about the
Broadway Road Diet; Rockridge Safe Routes
to Transit project; and upcoming Rockridge
Bay Area Bike Share stations. The city
followed up the meeting with a May article,
which responded to questions posed at and
after the meeting.
■
■Broadway/College: the queue is
expected to be the same length as today.
City: Yes.
Q: What is the expected delay at Lawton/
Broadway during the PM peak & is the City
planning to install “Keep Clear” pavement
markings at this intersection for vehicles
from the side streets turning onto Broadway?
■
■Broadway/Broadway Terrace: the
queue is expected to be about 100 feet
shorter than the typical longest queue today.
■
■Broadway/Manila-Monroe: the aver­
age northbound queue is expected to be up
to 400 feet longer than today (extending to
approximately 100 feet north of Ada St.). 
In the southbound direction, the average
queue is expected to be 50 feet longer than
today (extending less than half the distance
to Kales Ave.).
City: The through lanes on Broadway at
the Broadway/Lawton intersection are not
expected to have any delay. The side street
average delay at Lawton/Broadway during
the most congested 15 minutes of the PM
peak hour is estimated to be approximately
34 seconds. All other times of the day there
will be significantly less delay for the side
street. KEEP CLEAR will be painted in
the intersections of Broadway/Lawton and
Broadway/Rockridge Blvd.
The Broadway Road Diet, whose primary
goals are to make the roadway safer for all
roadway users (pedestrians, bicyclists and
drivers), will reconfigure the travel lanes
between Broadway Terrace and Ocean
View Drive and make pedestrian crossing
improvements throughout the corridor (see
the April Rockridge News for more detailed
project description).
■
■Broadway/Keith: the average north­
bound queue is expected to be up to 500
feet longer than today (extending to approx­
imately 50 feet north of Rockridge Blvd.).
The average southbound queue is expected
to be up to 150 feet (approximately 80 feet
longer than today).
Q: How far will the backup extend along
Broadway during the PM peak?
Construction of the Broadway Road
Diet is planned to begin in the fall of this
year. Should new questions arise, contact
Victoria Eisen, the city’s Caldecott projects
consultant, at victoria@eisenletunic.com or
510/525-0220.
City: Queues on Broadway during most
congested 15 minutes of the PM peak are
projected to occur at the traffic signals within
Q: If the backup extends through the
Kales Ave. intersection, how will it impact
vehicles attempting to turn left from Kales
Ave. (both sides of Broadway) onto Broadway
during the peak?
Norman H. Burg, DDS
Ed. Notes:
- Since answering questions embedded
in Mike Adel’s letter to the Editor (on page
6), other questions were posed. Once again,
we thank city consultant Victoria Eisen for
her detailed and timely responses.
City: The queue in the PM peak is not
expected to extend through Kales Ave.
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Q: What will be the delay turning left
from southbound Broadway onto Kales
Ave. on the east side of Broadway during
the PM peak?
- Full text of the April and May articles
can be found in the Rockridge News archives
at www.rockridge.org.
City: The southbound Broadway left-turn
onto Kales Ave. in the PM peak is estimated
to have an average delay of 3.9 seconds.
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I n  M e m o r i a m
Barry Kaufman, Rockridge News Foods Writer
by Jo Ellis
Iyou read his food column, and
finally reached the long-awaited
recipe at the end, he taught you
what cuisine or culture had
originated it; how it may have
changed over time; a discourse
about all the ingredients and
suggestions about where to
buy them; and usually a good
story about where he first ate
it himself. By the time you had
prepared and eaten the dish, it
tasted as familiar as if you had
eaten it in your mother’s kitchen.
t is with deep sadness that we report the
passing of our friend and colleague Barry
Kaufman. His wife Gail informed us that his
life’s journey ended on April 28.
Photo by: Gail Kaufman
For more than 16 years, Barry’s Rockridge
Cornucopia was a regular feature of the
Rockridge News, but it was far more than
just recipes.
Besides being a trained chef, Barry
was above all an educator. He was dean
of the School of Education at Dominican
University in San Rafael for 20 years before
graduating from the California Culinary
Academy in San Francisco to begin a
second career as a chef. Becoming a chef
did not diminish his love of teaching. When
Barry Kaufman at his backyard grill doing what
he loved most: preparing food and sharing it with
family and friends.
He often gave a Rockridge
slant to his stories by focusing on College
Avenue purveyors and restaurants and
encouraged us to partake with him in
exploring the culinary diversity available
close to home. As he noted at the end of
every column, he was “available for cooking
classes and tours of East Bay ethnic markets.”
Shopping; cooking; eating—he always made
himself available to remind us how to take
delight in the enjoyment of food with friends
and family.
liked more than writing his column—he
loved the research, using his vast collection
of cookbooks, magazines and various
people in the trade and, of course, his own
experiences.
“Barry never met a spice he didn’t buy;
that leaves his family with literally hundreds
of jars to sort through and to figure out what
they are and how to use them.
“His friends and family loved his cooking
and he loved cooking for them—they are all
going to miss his glorious dinners.
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Barry’s wife Gail shared the following
memories of him: “There is nothing he
➧➧Remembering Barry Kaufman, page 9

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as to what they needed to do.
Awards
Remembering
Barry Kaufman
“And, amazing enough, on Passover,
only six days before he died, he directed and
helped make chopped liver and charoset!
from page 1
“He leaves his daughter Jennifer to carry
on the Kaufman name, as he always said
she was the better, more creative cook in
the family.”
from page 8
The party always includes educational and
informational programs, including having
invited the 2014 mayoral candidates to come
speak to residents, which drew both Dan
Siegel and Libby Schaaf. The theme for this
year is to raise awareness of safety issues
related to gun control and human trafficking.
Community Grant funds will be used to
guarantee the minimum sales for a mobile
pizza oven and a bounce house as a way of
attracting participants from the surrounding
neighborhoods beyond the 400 block of 62nd
St. If the sales minimum is met, funds will be
returned to RCPC. The Board approved this
project to see if it is possible to leverage grant
funds for maximum benefit, while receiving
back some or all of the money to recycle to
future projects.
lymphoma returned to give him only nine
more months with family and friends. Over
these challenging months, Barry continued
cooking when he could—he loved grilling
outside in his backyard or would often sit in
a chair in the kitchen and direct his ‘staff’
To reflect more about Barry or offer
condolences directly to the family, you can
reach Gail Kaufman at gkaufman@berkeley.
edu or 510/681-7962.

For Donations in Barry’s Honor: The Center for Educational Part­
nerships at UC Berkeley has set up an award in Barry’s name. It supports graduating
seniors from CAL Prep, the school that his wife Gail was instrumental in founding
in 2005 as a partnership between UC Berkeley and Aspire Public Schools to propel
low-income, first generation students of color to access and achieve success in
higher education. In addition, to recognize Barry’s love of music, and jazz in partic­
ular, the family is working with the nonprofit organization in Oakland, 510akland,
which works in partnership with Yoshi’s to bring music and art to the students in
Oakland’s public schools.

To contribute to the CEP/UCB Barry
Kaufman Memorial Award in Support
of CAL Prep:
Send a check made out to UC Berkeley
Foundation with a note on the check that
it is for the Barry Kaufman Memorial
Award to:
Center for Educational Partnerships
2150 Kittredge Street, Ste. 4C
Berkeley, CA 94720-1060
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Community and the 62nd Street 400 Block
National Night Out will be featured at an
RCPC Town Hall next spring. The Board is
very excited by the first class of Rockridge
projects, and looks forward to their success.
If you missed the May 1 deadline, but
still have a great idea for a grant and want
to apply, the Community Grants program
will entertain a second round of applications
this year. Proposals for the Autumn 2016
class must be received by the RCPC Board
by October 1. (Send to info@rockridge.org.)
$1,000 remains available for 2016
grants, and $750 is the maximum award.
More information will be provided in the
September issue of the Rockridge News.
For information on how to apply, see
“RCPC Announces a Community Grants
Program for Community-Led Projects”
on the home page at www.rockridge.org.
Further questions may be directed to info@
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10.

Students Play 100 Songs:
Music Department Gets the Do Re Mi

Photos by Kenton Lee
T h e  s t u d e n t
musicians collected
donations, pledges
and sponsorships
from their fam-
ilies, friends and
n e i g h b o r s  a n d
raised over $6,000
to support Claremont’s music programs.
The school is grateful for all the volunteer
support in setting up the event and to the
local merchants who presented prizes to
the top student fundraisers. Later, all
were invited to the Play-A-Thon after-
by Jo Ellis
party in the school
garden, with pizza
donated by Extreme
Pizza in Rockridge
(3204 College Ave.
at Alcatraz) and
the Temescal Plaza
branch of Round Table Pizza   (5095
Telegraph Ave. at 51st St.).
If you were at the Rockridge BART station
plaza on the afternoon of Thursday, May
12, you might have wondered who was
playing that beautiful music. Once again,
the student musicians of Claremont Middle
School (CMS), under the direction of their
music teacher, Mr. Allen, took over the plaza
for their annual fundraiser, The Claremont
Middle School Play-A-Thon. Throughout
the afternoon, they presented an ambitious
program of 100 songs to delight commuters
and passers-by.
To view gallery of images, go to www.
claremontms.org, click on Play-A-Thon
Update (slight scroll down), and click on
link at end of first paragraph.
Nautilus Project
changes. Others in the audience focused on
the number of residential parking spaces
included in the project (148—less than one
per unit), and whether project residents could
be exempted from future neighborhood
residential permit street parking to mitigate
impact on neighboring blocks. After audience
members expessed concern about traffic
and parking impacts during construction,
Councilmember Kalb agreed to host a
future public meeting on the construction
management plan. Updated information
will appear in the Rockridge News and on
rockridge.org.
RCPC plans to meet with city staff and
work on solutions to some of the issues raised
by the meeting participants. The project was
scheduled for a public hearing and potential
approval at the Planning Commission’s June 1
meeting. The Planning Commission decision is
appealable to the City Council within 10 days.
from page 2
apartments into condos, but they currently
plan on rentals.
Several audience members expressed
support for the housing stock added by the
project. However, much of the discussion
centered on parking impacts, construction
protocols, impacts on Little Frog Park, and
traffic. Specific concerns included whether
traffic generated by the proposed 28,000 sq.
ft. supermarket, plus 6,000 sq. ft. of restaurant
space will result in “cut-through” traffic
on neighborhood streets to reach the sole
parking entrance for both the commercial
and residential portions of the project; this
access point is located at the intersection of
Clarke St. & Redondo Ave., directly across
from Little Frog Park. Particular concern was
expressed for the safety of small children
at the Clarke/Redondo intersection, and
the need to add traffic safety measures
there; Nautilus expressed openness to such
For more information and to submit
comments or questions, see RCPC Land
Use Committee report, second item (page 3).
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to come with children is between 10 and
11:30, when you are very likely to see a group
story time. There’s plenty of parking, and
if you bike, the streets are flat all around.
If you are interested in Black History, this
branch seems to have a strong collection
with wide appeal. Susy (who used to be our
Teen Services Librarian) is now the Branch
Manager here, so come say hi.

Where’s Your Rockridge Librarian?

by Sarah Washburn
Board member, Friends of the Rockridge Library
“The Main Library has the biggest
collection, so if you are busy and you
want to make sure you can find something
relevant, current, and on-topic, this is the
best one-stop place. One tip: make sure
you bring change for parking. The number
of choices and the size of the departments
can be overwhelming, but the Children’s
Room is a great adventure. Climb up in
the high window seats and get cozy in your
own little space. This is where I started my
career, so my favorite place is the secret
stacks behind locked doors, where they
house storage items, old magazines, and
crunky old elevators. If you’ve read Jason
Shiga’s Bookhunter, it was clearly based on
this library. The building isn’t far from Lake
Merritt BART, and every Oakland resident
should visit it at least once.”
If you haven’t noticed, the Rockridge
Library is currently closed while it receives
a much-needed spiffing up. When it re-opens
in early July (July 6 is the planned date),
the building will sport new paint, electrical
updates and new carpet. We’re excited to
see the “new” library come July, but in the
interim, where are our cherished librarians?
We share a campus with two elementary
schools, so there are lots of kids in this
library. They have a lot of pride in their
library. On my second day, a little boy
asked me if I was new. When I told him
I was, he said, ‘I hope you really enjoy it
here.’ And I am enjoying it.”
ERICA SISKIND, Children’s Librarian
Temporary homes: Temescal Branch (W),
West Branch (Th), Main Library (T/F/Sa)
“Temescal is a classic example of Carn­
egie Library architecture: well-preserved,
ornate, elegant, and quaint. It feels tiny, but
they fit tons of books and DVDs on their
shelves. The basement is home to the Tool
Lending Library, and if you’ve never been
there, be sure to stop by. You can’t imagine
the variety of tools they have for you to use,
and the staff are so helpful. It is the closest
branch to Rockridge, so if you’ve got kids
ages 2 to 5, you must try Michelle Waddy’s
story times, they’re fabulous. You might run
into Lisa Harter upstairs or downstairs, too.
Staff are working hard, spread out
amongst the other 19 branches in the system.
I caught up with two Rockridge librarians
to find out where they’re working and what
makes their temporary home special. Here’s
what they said:
EMILY WEAK, Adult Services Librarian
Temporary home: 81st Avenue Branch,
East Oakland
“81st Avenue Branch is our newest
building at only five years old. The facility
is pretty amazing. It is really designed for
what people do in today’s libraries, with
plenty of space for reading and enjoying
books, but also enough computers for
everyone; plenty of outlets for plugging in
electronic devices; lots of tables and carrels
to do work or homework; and group study
rooms. They even have a kitchen space
where they provide free meals for hungry
kids and teens, and coffee for grown-ups.
Ed. Note: Chabot Elementary welcomed
Erica’s visit where she read to the children
and shared information about the Library’s
Summer Reading Program.
Find a Library in Oakland
“West Oakland Branch is the opposite
of Temescal in architecture: no detail-work,
with brick walls, wood paneling and wood
beams built for function. The building
houses a career center, and the computers
in the library get a lot of use. The best time
Locations and hours of all libraries in
the system can be found at www.Oakland
Library.org. Say hi to Emily, Erica, or any­
other of our branch librarians if you see
them. Get more news about the Rockridge
branch at www.RockridgeFriends.org.

Competition Drives Price in April

 Closing date BR BA
Address
Original price
List price
DOM
Selling price

4/1/2016

3
3
11 Reata Place
$995,000
$995,000
11
$1,350,000

4/5/2016
  1
1
5351 BELGRAVE PL
$495,000
$495,000
14
$530,000

4/5/2016
2     1     5355 MANILA AVE
$750,000
$750,000
11
$775,000

4/13/2016   3     2     6022 COLBY ST
$949,000
$949,000
14
$1,450,000

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12.

Temescal Street Fair
MUSIC • ART • FOOD • FUN • FREE
Sunday, June 12, 12 noon to 6 pm
Telegraph Ave. (between 40th and 51st)
Enjoy multiple stages of entertainment and 11 blocks of
vendors promoting local artists and craftspeople.
Learn more at: temescaldistrict.org
Rockridge-Temescal
Greenbelt Summer
Cleanup Day, June 18
by Leonora Sea
Please join your neighbors and friends
on Saturday, June 18, from 9 to 11 a.m.
for the 2016 Summer Cleanup, sponsored
by the DMV Neighbors Association. We’ll
focus on the section of the Greenbelt from
the DMV parking lot to Clifton Street. Most
in need of attention: trash and detritus along
the path; weeds and willow roots in the creek
bed; ivy on tree trunks and encroaching on
the creek; and invasive plants. Volunteers
will be provided with tools and gloves (or
bring your own, well-marked as yours),
snacks, and coffee. The creek is currently
turned off but should be running again, so
plan to wear closed-toed shoes if you want to
work on weed and root removal in the creek
channel. Families are welcome, and there
are plenty of kid-appropriate tasks. Meet
at the picnic table near the DMV parking
lot to sign in. To RSVP, or for more info,
contact leonorasea@yahoo.com.
Ride 4 A Reason
Accepting Donations Until
Middle of June

The 8th annual bike ride from Oakland to the capitol steps in Sacramento to support
public education has raised to date over $105,500, surpassing the $100,000 goal. The
money will be shared equally between Claremont MS, Oakland Tech HS, Edna Brewer
MS, Emerson Elementary, Oakland International HS and Westlake MS.
To make a donation: www.rideforareason.dojiggy.com.

“Out & About” Street Fair
Seeks Sponsors
Rockridge District Association seeks
returning and new sponsors for the 10th
annual, always popular Rockridge Out &
About Street Fair on Sunday, October 9.
Potential sponsors:  please contact Samee
Roberts at samee@rockridgeoutandabout.
com or 510/550-4804.
More on Out & About in the July issue of
the Rockridge News.
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Frog Park Seeks
Volunteers
by Annie Suttle
Frog Park was built by dozens of volunteers in 2001 and has
been maintained by dozens more through the years. Our
children have a safe and fun place to play because volunteers
ensure the sandbox is clean, the fibar (wood chips) is replenished,
and the play structure is safe.
We are actively seeking neighbors who have a few hours to
dedicate to Frog Park as volunteer Maintenance Coordinator,
Volunteer Coordinator, Event Planner and Construction
Coordinator. They would join our awesome team of volunteers
—from retired neighbors to empty nesters to parents of
preschoolers and high schoolers.
We’re losing a gem when Howard Ferrier, our longtime
Maintenance Coordinator, steps down after our cleanup this
fall. And we know that one of our neighbors—or perhaps a duo
to share responsibilities—is ready to step up to the plate and
join the Frog team. What does this volunteer position entail? 
Our recent Earth Day cleanup found Howard communicating
with volunteer groups ahead of time, ensuring we were stocked
with supplies (like additional sand and fibar), unloading all the
tools the morning of, and assigning volunteers specific tasks.
In addition to Maintenance Coordinator, Frog Park is also
searching for neighbors to join our committee as Volunteer
Coordinator, Planner and Construction Coordinator.
The Volunteer Coordinator will help with outreach and
coordinate volunteers for events.
The Event Planner would help plan and execute events at
Frog Park such as Earth Day, family fests, the upcoming 15-year
anniversary celebration and annual cleanups.
The Construction Coordinator will help with our upcoming
park enhancement activities as we move to the final design
and development stages of adding swings and additional play
features over the coming year.
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14.

Looking for Writers
Six experienced writers of short stories and
memoir are looking for a seventh to join us.
We meet every other Tuesday evening in lower
Rockridge. Adele: 510/594-9686, abmendels@
gmail.com.
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Sun-Thurs days and some nights. Call or text
Sharon, 925/705-3249.
Your Rockridge Specialists
-Judith Glass & Sheila Sabine-
The Grubb Company. Now may be the
right time for a move. Call 510/326-5055 or
email SSabine@Grubbco.com
Gardener
Over 15 years of service to the Rockridge
area. Maintenance and gardening restoration.
Reasonable rates and excellent references.
Please call Chris. 510/655-0157.
Experienced Caregiver.
Mature finger-print checked English speak­
er,with local references,  a clean driving
record,  and a fully insured car. Available for
part-time weekday hours near the Elmwood
and Rockridge. 510/508-8341 No texts please. 
Writing Tutor/Coach
Extend your skills through the summer.
Credentialed teacher. 18 years experience.
Collaborative approach. References. Grades
3 through 12: 510/420-1898. jeanmrains@
comcast.net


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Free Classes/Events at REI, Berkeley

E-mail Rockridge News Community Calendar items to: joellis1@hotmail.com, phone 653-3210
(after noon), or mail to: Rockridge News Community Calendar, 4123 Broadway, PMB 311, Oakland,
CA 94611. Deadline is the next to the last Tuesday of the month.

Compiled by Jo Ellis

Get Ready for Summer: non-members ok.
• Thurs, 6/9, 7 to 8:30pm. Refresh Your Run:

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

beginners or “getting back on track”. Train­
ing and techniques to get back in shape and/
or prepare for an upcoming 5-10K or more.
Strategies for injury prevention; developing
qualities of a runner. Dress for light activities,
drills, and exercises to build strength/ flexibility/
endurance.
• Tues, 6/14, 7 to 8:30pm. Hiking the Pacific
• Sun, 6/26, 3pm. Kati Hites: reads her new
Rockridge Branch Library
picture book, Winnie & Waldorf: Disobedience
School. For children 4-8 (and parents).
• 	Wed, 6/29, 7 pm. Local author Kim Addonizio:
5366 College Avenue, 597-5017
Closed for Renovations: Scheduled to Reopen
Wed., July 6.
Bukowski in a Sundress: Confessions from a
Writing Life.
DIESEL, A Bookstore, 5433 College Ave. More
info (other events and discussion groups):
653-9965 or events@dieselbookstore.com.
•	The due date for any materials checked out
Crest Trail: Get a solid foundation in planning
everything for weekend hikes to extended thru
hikes: food and gear; trip planning resources;
other logistics for thru hikers.
• Thurs, 6/16, 7 to 8:30pm. TRAILHEAD Film:
from the branch will automatically be extended
to mid-July. Patrons do not need to return
Rockridge materials during the closure period.
However, the Rockridge book drops will
remain open during the closure and returned
items will be checked in on a regular basis.
• If patrons have items on hold with Rockridge
Rockridge Artist Open Studio
Discover Oakland’s Gateway to the Red­
woods: Profiles a relatively unknown urban
gem: Oakland’s largest wildland trail system
that connects the heart of Oakland to redwood
forests and over 500 miles of trails that span
the entire East Bay.
1338 San Pablo Ave, (near Gilman). More info
and to register: 527-4140 or www.rei.com/events/.
Liz Maxwell, participating in ProArts Open
Studios, welcomes visitors to her studio to view
paintings prints and monotypes: Sat. and Sun.,
June 11-12, 11am to 6pm. 5808 Chabot Road (not
wheelchair accessible). Light refreshments. More
info: 654-5741 or lizmaxwell@prodigy.net. More
info on other local artists and ProArts East Bay
Open Studios 2016 at proartsgallery.org/ebos.
Branch, the designated pick-up location will
automatically change to Temescal Branch,
5205 Telegraph Avenue.
• During the time we are closed, all our staff will
be working at other branches, and we hope to
see you there (see story p. 11).                                                             
For more info: Jamie Turbak, Associate Director,
238-6610 or jturbak@oaklandlibrary.org. Visit
the Oakland Public Library on line at www.
oaklandlibrary.org.
North Oakland Senior Center
Special Event
Art in Architecture
Photography Exhibit at Rockridge Café by Rock­
ridge architect and photographer Richard Smith.
25 photos taken over the past 40 years, inspired
by a form or element of the building that gives
expression or contributes to the uniqueness of the
building. On display daily 7:30am to 3:30pm until
June 29. More info or to inquire abt purchasing
photos at arcsmith@gmail.com.
The Rockridge Café, 5492 College Ave, 653-1567
• BART Senior Field Trip: Free SF Airport
Adventure! (if age 65+ and 1st time taking
BART field trip)
Get a free Senior Clipper Card encoded
with a 62.5% sr. discount and travel tote with
BART guides.
Wed., June 22. Meet at Ashby BART station
at 9:45am. Group rides BART to SF Airport;
visits Aviation Museum and other art displays;
has lunch—all compliments of BART. Walk
score: fair.
Register in person at the NOSC reception
desk by June 14. Bring one form of ID with birth
date. We will email needed paperwork to BART.
Also can participate with own Clipper Card (show
at registration).
Annual $12 membership entitles seniors 55+
to discounts on activities and trips. Mon. – Fri.,
9am to 4:30pm. 5714 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.
Subscribe to “The North Oakland Senior Times”
for full schedule of classes/events, lunch menus,
and volunteer opportunities. More info: 597- 5085.
Diesel Book Poetry Readings and Events
FREE and open to the public.
• 	Every Sat., 10:30am. Children’s Story Time:
Join booksellers Katherine and Brad for great
stories, fun songs, and silly rhymes. Ages 5
and under (and parents).
• Sun, 6/12, 3pm. Poetry Flash with Susan
Wisteria Ways House Concert
Cohen: A Different Wakeful Animal, and Cath­
erine Abbey Hodges: Instead of Sadness.
• 	Wed, 6/15, 7pm. Publication party for Ramona
Ellen Robinson (vocals) with The Don’t Wait
Too Long Band: Murray Low (piano); Kristen
Strom (sax); John Schifflet (bass); David
Rokeach (drums). Jazz singing at its best.
Sample music at www.ellenrobinson.com/. Sat,
June 11, 3pm; house opens at 2:15pm. Outside
venue; wheelchair accessible. Bring something
to sit on (cushions, chairs, blankets); also hat;
sunscreen; picnic. Light refreshments available.
$15-20 donation (sliding scale); all goes to musi­
cians. Cash only at the door. 383 61st Street. For
reservations (highly recommended), RSVP to
info@WisteriaWays.org or 655-2771.
Ausubel: Sons and Daughters of Ease and
Plenty: joined by Edan Lepucki.
• Tues, 6/21, 7pm. Zoe Zolbrod: The Telling;
joined by Brian Hurley, ed. at The Rumpus.
• 	Fri, 6/24, 6pm. Pajama Party Story Time for
Kids. Come in PJs, bring teddy bear, have milk
and cookies. Hear bedtime story by author/
illustrator Julie Bayless: Roar!.
• 	Fri, 6/24, 7pm. Max Porter: Grief Is the Thing
with Feathers. Joined by local author Anthony
Marra.


June 4, 2016
16.

MARKET UPDATE
Summer is approaching and
the market is hot, hot, hot!!!
Call me for more information.
- Ron
427 Cavour Street
$1,595,000
PENDING
5 Offers!!!
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jaduffy1@aol.com
510.379.8877
“Over 160 homes sold in Rockridge”
Ron Kriss, Broker
ronkriss@JPS.net
510.547.5970 ex. 55
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