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to wrap MUSiC?... October 29, participating merchants will host trick-or-treating

anitbethatyouwouldfindasand- along both sides of College Avenue from Alcatraz to Broadway.

witch on a haunted beach?... Join the costumed procession at Halloween Central in front of the
[ )° ghosts prefer the scary-go-round College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College, at 11:45 a.m. At
and roller ghoster at the fair?... precisely noon, we’ ll start trick-or-treating along College Avenue. At

Find out at the 26th annual Rock ridge Children’s 12:45 p.m., return to Halloween Central for spooky events and silly,
Halloween Parade. All you need is a costume, a _ scary sing-alongs led by a serenading singer. Join this holiday fun
= sweet tooth and, for those under age 12, anescort. _ for kids of all ages. It’s all happening, rain or shine.

Continuing the neighborhood's great, ghoulish tradition, ry. ockridge District Association (RDA) and the Rockridge Community
the Rockridge District Association (RDA) and the Rockridge Planning Council (RCPC) co-sponsor the Parade.
Community Planning Council (RCPC) invite you to celebrate

RCPC (0) t IN T HH i i | Thursday, October 19, 7:30-9 p.m.
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a preliminary overview of reuse plans for CT ac ie Paes J )
the school’s Oakland campus, including the
permitting process and proposed community
outreach, at the October 19 Town Hall. The
project is in its early stages. The presenters
will introduce the project team, and provide
a virtual tour of the site, along with a
description of the opportunities to provide
affordable and market-rate housing, and
other community benefits, while honoring
the CCA’s cultural legacy. CCA staff will
be available to answer questions and gather
input that will help to develop plan concepts
and designs. More information: Tracy
Craig, 510/334-4866, or email tracy@craig-
communications.com. See article, page 3.

RCPC Seeks Your Help Now

by Stuart Flashman, chair, RCPC board of directors

Town Hall forum on a topic of local interest.
You are also likely to appreciate being able to shop on College
Avenue to buy groceries, clothing, shoes, a hardware item (or two, or

ts) s a Rockridge resident, you’re accustomed to getting your three), a pleasant meal, ora service to help you look and feel your best.
A eooy of The Rockridge News each month and reading about In each of these cases, you’re reaping the fruits of more than 40

what’s happening in Rockridge. You're also probably accustomed _ years of the Rockridge Community Planning Council’s (RCPC) work
to taking your kids — or took them when they were younger—to on behalf of the community, and of the many Rockridge residents who

FROG Park to play, or you're accustomed to visiting the Rockridge _ have volunteered countless hours to keep RCPC running and looking
Branch Library to check out books, CDs, or videos, or to attenda after the welfare of Rockridge, its Your Help Sought, page 12

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Kitchen Tour Recap

by Leonora Sea and
the Kitchen Tour Committee
here’s no better way to express it: The
2017 Rockridge Kitchen Tour was 4
rousing success. A good time was had by
all —in fact, this year’s tour had many of the
qualities of a large and successful community
party — in this celebration of kitchens, of
design, and of the Rockridge neighborhood.

The 400-plus guests toured eight
outstanding kitchens, plus the entire Roll-Up
House and the ground floor of the Bernard-
Maybeck-designed Guy Hyde Chick House,
a miraculous survivor of the 1991 Firestorm.
This tour’s kitchens showcased diverse
styles and floor plans, all superbly meeting
the needs of the owners. At most houses,
architects, contractors, designers, and
craftspeople were on hand to talk about the
joys and challenges of creating the kitchen.
Several homeowners were home for a portion
of the tour, and were able to provide their
perspectives on the kitchen remodeling
experience. For many attendees, these
conversations were one of the highlights of
the event.

This time around, the tour was favored
with lovely weather, and a number of guests
chose to walk or bike the entire route. At
several houses, tour sponsors, architects, and
contractors took advantage of the gorgeous
day to set up information tables in the garden,

on the deck, or on the patio, contributing to
the celebratory atmosphere.

Thanks are due to all who made

the 2017 Rockridge Kitchen tour
a success.

Thank you to the homeowners, including
Carolyn and Jim Baldocchi, Francesca Boyd,
Foster Goldstrom, Glen Jarvis, Star Lightner
and Ben Riddell, Cheri and Willie Smith,
and Maryly Snow, who generously opened
their homes and kitchens to tour guests,
patiently answered our many questions,
and made themselves available for many
preliminary house visits. Without them,

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and talk about the kitchens.

Thank you to our Platinum Main sponsor,
Realtor Ron Kriss, who made possible the
outstanding banners, posters, and postcards.
Thank you to our Platinum sponsor, Realtor
Daniel Stea, who made possible for the first
time a color tour brochure. Thank you to
our Gold sponsor, Fremont Bank, for their
generous contribution to RCPC.

Ken Rice deserves special mention
for his evocative photographs of six of
our kitchens, as does Valerie Knight for
her delightful graphic design on posters,
banners and brochure cover, and beautiful

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| da next Land Use Committee meeting will be.

Wednesday, October 25, 7:30 p.m. at the Rockridge |
Branch Library upstairs meeting room. Please check the
rockridge.org website for updates on future meetings and

agendas. Meetings are generally open to the public.

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Land Use Committee Update

by Stuart Flashman, RC
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a Alternatives: futu
housing

a CCA site development plans

6 lier Opportunity to learn about future
plans for the California College of

the Arts’ (CCA) Oakland campus and to
discuss a partial analysis of five alternatives
for Rockridge’s housing future drew a
robust crowd of more than 30 people to the
September meeting of RCPC’s Land Use
Committee. The presentation on CCA’s plans
is the subject of the article below. The report
on the committee’s discussion of the housing
alternatives analysis continues at right.

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Alternatives: Future Rockridge
Housing

Committee chair Stuart Flashman
presented PowerPoint slides summarizing
the analysis to date. (Those slides can be
downloaded at http://bit.ly/2xS916T.) The
first slide summarized the five alternative
scenarios presented in June. The second
slide showed a chart summarizing the
analysis done thus far.

Commenting on the chart, several
committee and audience members said the
analysis seemed vague and didn’t appear
supported by hard data, thought that more
actual data was needed, and thought that
the high-growth alternative #1 might not

re Rockridge

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Committee Hears Early CCA Site Plans

y Alden Conner, RCPC board member
he September Land Use Committee

meeting hosted the first public
discussion of plans for

the redevelopment of the
California College of the
Arts (CCA) campus. David
Meckel, director of campus planning at
CCA, opened the presentation with a brief
history of the school and its presence in
Oakland. He explained that CCA decided
to consolidate its campuses in 2006 with the

goal of adding affordable student housing
to the future campus. The college was able
to purchase a parcel of land immediately
adjacent to its existing
campus in San Francisco,
leading to the decision to
move there and close the
Oakland campus. Looking for a buyer for
the historic property, CCA reached out to
nonprofits and schools, but the site’s unique
redevelopment challenges were not well-

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College Avenue Presbyterian
Church: 100 Years of Service

ovember 5 is the 100th year and first

day of the presence of College Avenue
Presbyterian Church in the Julia Morgan-
designed building at 5951 College Avenue,
one of the first structures built in our
neighborhood. The church began downtown
in 1890, moving to the burgeoning area now
known as Rockridge in 1917.

Celebrate with our community at a
special service Sunday, November 5, at
10:30 a.m. and/or join us for a community
celebration with cake, ice cream and fun
activities at noon. See www.capcoakland.

org/centennial for more details.
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6058 College Avenue

Proposal: To subdivide a parcel into
four new parcels containing an existing
commercial building with a rear parking lot,
and three detached single-family dwellings
(fronting on Florio Street).

Applicant: Alexandra Kay, 510/529-5435
Owner: Olund, Larry W. & Bergquist,
Mary A., Trustee

Planning Permits Required: Parcel Map
Approval to subdivide one parcel into
four new parcels (TPM10503); and Minor
Conditional Use Permit for subdivision
between existing buildings.

Case Planner: Danny Thai at 510/238-3584
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laremont Middle School’s Auction
returns for its eleventh year Saturday,
October 28, 6 p.m., at St. Peter’s Parish hall
on Lawton Avenue at Broadway.

Our Dead Celebs Ball will have Mexican
food from Mi Pueblo, drinks donated
by Trumer Pils and other community
businesses, and music. The live auction
should generate plenty of excitement,
with auction items
including a couple
of vacation homes,
unique restaurant
offerings, and
some cool
Warriors tickets.
We'll also raffle a
wine cellar, a bike,
even an Apple
Watch.

This is our

public school’s biggest fundraiser each year.
We're a very diverse school, committed to
improving the education outcomes for all
our students. Proceeds from the fundraiser
help to cover the cost of our school librarian
and teaching assistants in math classes, as
well as nature-oriented field trips, T-shirts
for athletics, and other school functions.
Partygoers: you may come in costume as
a dead celebrity, or come as you are. All are
welcome. We have plenty of school alumni,
Rockridge News readers, and community

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in-kind donors
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“Ride fora Reason,” have donated a bicycle
for the raffle;

Ruth Goldstone at
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Bakery; Betty’s
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Pinel Realtors; Honda of Oakland; Albert
Nahman Plumbing and Heating; and
Fremont Bank.

The auction team would also like to
make special mention of a major donor,
alumnus family, and all-around inspiration,
the Brekke-Trinclisti family. Thank you all.

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City staff to visit different areas in Oakland
meet constituents, and provide City services

The Mobile Mayor will be jp Rockrid S.
Saturday, November 18, from 1] am .
52 p.m. at the Rockridge BART Play,

According to Knigi Glee of the Mayor's
office, these events are in public, Open
spaces to provide maximum accessjp
to residents. A booth is set up for the Mayor
to meet with residents one-on-one for § to
8 minutes at assigned times. Attendees can
ask questions, discuss concerns and share
suggestions. Residents may also discuss
other matters with City staff while they wait,
or they can step away and return at their
appointed time.

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issue of The Rockridge News.

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by Linda Zunas

hank you to everyone who continues

to donate supplies to our dog park. Be
sure to check out our brand new website:
HardyDogPark.org.

We received hundreds of donated poop
bags and we are grateful not to be running
out. Please continue to drop clean, empty
newspaper bags off at our park in the black
mailbox at the FROG Park entrance, or the
green shopping bag at the Hudson entrance.
Please: no empty food bags.

Our monthly cleanups continue on the
first Saturday of each month, 9-10:30 a.m.
And, be sure to join our email list. Simply
send a note to HardyDogPark@yahoo.com

See you and your dogs out at the park.

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Want to Make Your Mark in Oakland?
Paint the Town! An Oakland Program

by Oakland Department of Transportation
Ons Department of Transportation

(OakDOT) staff members are excited to
announce the Paint the Town! pilot program.
This program allows community members to
paint temporary street murals on Oakland’s
roads.

After receiving over 150 responses to our
Request for Community Interest, OakDOT
is seeking applications for temporary street
murals. Apply for Paint the Town! Go to
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oak/groups/
ceda/documents/report/oak06655/7.pdf
and save the PDF to your computer before
filling it out.

Why “Paint the Town!”?

Street murals can brighten and represent
a neighborhood and help strengthen
community spirit. They can also potentially
slow traffic, and they are fun to make.
A street mural designed and painted by
community members brings people together
and adds life and surprise to our streets.

Where Can Murals be Painted?
Street murals can be painted entirely on
asphalt at two locations:
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tially a whole block length.

What Do You Mean: Temporary?

Street murals usually last about a year
without maintenance. Note: The City of
Oakland will not be responsible for any
maintenance associated with the street

murals/ paintings. The City has the authority
to remove the mural, in part or in whole,
at any time. Applicants are responsible for
maintenance if the City deems it necessary.

To paint a street mural, applicants
must submit an application by November
30. and receive approval from OakDOT.
OakDOT will contact selected applicants on
January 5, 2018.

For the Paint the Town! pilot program,
OakDOT will select up to 30 applications,
and has organized application clinics at
Oakland Public Library branches to provide
assistance for your application. During these
clinics, community members learn more
about the program and application process.
Attending a clinic is not required to apply,
but we encourage you to come:

= October 10, 4 — 5:30 p.m., West

Oakland Branch, 1821 Adeline Street

B October II, 6:30 — 8 p.m., Main

Library, 125 l4th Street
= October 14, 2 — 3:30 p.m., Melrose
Branch, 4805 Foothill Boulevard

All Paint the Town! applications will be
reviewed by The Oakland Fund, a 501(c)(3)
organization, which will select projects to
receive in-kind support, including a designer,
paint and supplies, and installation permit
costs (artists’ fees are not eligible). There ts
no need to fill out a separate application. Not
all applications will be funded.

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by Judith Doner Berne

ana Young and her attorney husband

Kaipolani K. B. Young (Kaipo) are
raising their triplet girls in a Craftsman house
on Ocean View Drive, two doors away from
the home in which Dana grew up and where
hermom, Marie Ciraulo, two of her brothers
and a nephew still live.

Dana was four when the family moved to
Rockridge in 1969, as BART and the freeway
were being built. She attended Chabot
Elementary for a year, then St. Augustine,
graduating from Bishop O’Dowd High
School where her triplet daughters, age 15,
are now sophomores.

“It’s always been a real cool
neighborhood,” Dana told me, as we sat on
the front porch this past spring — her leg in
a cast from an ACL tear suffered during a
January ski vacation. “But now it’s the place
to be. I can grocery shop, get supplies for
the house, buy a dress, a present. Getting
anywhere on BART is super simple.”

[came across Dana, who is vice president
of strategic partnerships for World Play
Project in Berkeley, through her message
on my neighborhood listserv. Two of her
daughters, both statewide power tumbling
champions, were fundraising to pay their
way to a national invitational tumbling and
gymnastics competition held in Milwaukee
in July.

Although twins are rampant on both sides
of their extended family, Makana, Maile
and Keale are the only triplets. “At least I’m
the grandma, I don’t have to be the mom,”
Ciraulo told me, having driven up and joined

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where their mom grew up

us on the front porch. “You can handle two

(Dana’s twin brothers) but three. ‘, sora:
it’s obvious that she helps out, as she rive
off to meet the bus bringing the girls home
school.

he triplets and their dog, Kina — the
other male in the household — all have
Hawaiian names, a tribute to their dad's
heritage. Plus, the interior of the house 1S
replete with Hawaiian touches: furniture
made from Koa wood; art by Hawaiian
painters; outrigger paddles on the wall; iki
torches in the backyard; a poster listing their
favorite Hawaiian beaches. “I surf and I
paddle,” says Dana, also a runner and skier,
who describes herself as “super sporty. I
really like that Aloha spirit.”

It’s September before I have a chance to
actually meet the triplets and make contact
with their dad. Then, it’s clear how proud the
sisters are of their heritage. “Lots of people
think it’s cool to be Hawaiian,” Keale said.
“We get to go there a lot,’ Maile chimed in.
And there are the Hawaiian dinners their
dad cooks up during the week as well as for
special occasions.

It’s important to Kaipo that his daughters
“are humble, respect others and stay
connected with ohana (family). We try to go
home (Hawaii) so that they can visit their tutu
(grandmother), aunties, uncles and cousins.
[ want them to be familiar with the culture
and the island way of living.”

As for being triplets, “It’s just like having
siblings,” Makana said. “We share clothes.”
Yes, sometimes there’s a “discussion” over
Who gets to wear what. “And we do our

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soccer for four years at Iolanj High School
in Honolulu. All three, he Said, have been
playing competitive club SOCCEr since they
were eight. But this year, Maile and Keale
who look the most alike, will limit ther
soccer to their high school team That’s so
they can spend more time at power tumbling
— in which they compete regionally, state-
wide and nationally.

They generally train 12 hours a week at
Head over Heels TNT gym in Emeryville,
Power tumbling involves many of the sanc®
skills as gymnastics, but uses different
equipment —the floor, a traditional trampoline
and a double mini trampoline — and isn’t an
Olympic sport.

Makana also is pursuing different
interests than her siblings in school, where
all are Honor Roll Athletes. “1 really like
performing arts and singing.” she told me.
“L also like math.” “My strength is history,”
Keale said. “But I also like science. | might
want to be a biologist.” Maile also picked
science as a favorite subject. “They all have
different personalities,” Dana mused. “But
they complement each other.”

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walk to Frog Park.” Makana said. Now, their

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to easily meet friends to eat at Crepevine or
Cactus or go for ice cream at Cream. “Most

of our friends live within walking distance,”
Keale says.

“Tt’s nice having our grandma so close
by, Maile said. Ciraulo, who recently

sustained a concussion from a fall, “is very
supportive,” Keale said. “We need her as
much as she needs us.”

Two doors down, Paul Karp and
Hillary Spindler enjoy having three willing
babysitters for their youngsters, ages 6 and
4. “It couldn’t be more convenient. We just
drop them off and run down to College
Avenue for dinner,” says Karp, director of
research for the Oakland renewable energy
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three of them, it makes for
a lot of coverage.”

Over the summer, I
find out from Karp, the
triplets run a week-long
camp for neighborhood
children and their friends,
aided by the fact “they
have a big trampoline in
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he told me, “absolutely
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are a fun family.”

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a partner at the Oakland law firm, Leader-
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their daughters’ high school where Dana runs
events and Kaipo helps coach girls’ soccer.

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chaotic.”

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by Mary Catherine Haug

As you one of those people (perhaps
of an older generation like me?) who

still likes to use the mailboxes on College

Avenue?

Email has its place, but there is something
to be said for our written words being
personally delivered as a letter on paper.

In the old days, I regularly used the
mailbox at the BART station and also the one
on the corner of Lawton (in front of Sukho
Thai). But I’ve noticed recently that the
collection times on both boxes were smeared
over somehow, so I became wary of dropping
aletter in. (Was mail really being collected?)

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at Claremont and Chabot Road are c early
doing business. The box at Alcatraz and
College (in Berkeley) disappeared a year or
so ago. The box at 5337 College (near Rikyu
& Pucquio) has half of its label covered.
Just around the corner from College at 5289
Broadway (Blick Art), the mailbox seems
to have gotten a work-over from a talented
graffiti artist. (Would you put mail in there?)

Deciding to make a personal visit to the
carrier annex, I found a helpful supervisor
who seemed to be acquainted with the
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have as much negative impact as the chart
indicated. They thought the analysis should
also consider sustainability as an important
factor.

Responding to a question about the
effect of the City’s reduction of barriers
to adding secondary units, Flashman said
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found it difficult to legalize her existing
secondary unit, and thought the changes
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requirements for off-street parking for
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the Way Management is handling the store’s
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in front of the store are all dead. It looks as
if they ve never been watered since the rains

stopped in the spring. Even drought-resistant
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don’t look very well either.

It looks as if nobody at the store cares
enough to spend 10 minutes a week to keep
these plants alive. I’m afraid it puts me off

shopping there more regularly because I
wonder what else they’re neglecting.
— Janet Winter

RCPC Cuair Stuart FLASHMAN
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Avenue, representing Oakland residents and
businesses near the proposed new Safeway,
and Berkeleyans for Pedestrian-Oriented
Development, representing nearby Berkeley
residents, signed a Settlement Agreement
with Safeway. In return for agreeing not to
sue to challenge the development’s approval,
the groups extracted a series of promises
about the project.

The City also attached numerous
conditions of approval to the project. One of
those conditions specifically bound Safeway
to maintain, and if necessary replace, the
landscaping it would be installing. Some
of the Settlement Agreement’s provisions,
such as those relating to the project’s
configuration and Safeway’s obligation to
pay for residential parking permits for the
nearby residential streets in Oakland and
Berkeley, have been carried out. Others,
including landscape maintenance, continue
to be problematic.

The groups have sent letters to Safeway
pointing out the violations, with copies to
the City. Safeway has apparently ignored
the letters. The City’s efforts to enforce the
conditions of approval have gotten only
grudging and partial compliance. It probably
didn’t help that while the project was under
construction, Safeway was bought out by
private investment firm Cerberus Capital
Management through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, former Safeway competitor

_ Albertsons. Albertsons’ nearest offices are

located, not in Pleasanton, but in Boise,
Idaho.

As of now, the three community groups
are pondering whether to sue Safeway,
Albertsons, and Cerberus over the settlement
agreement violations. That would be a big
and expensive step. On the other hand,
those corporations have paid little, if any,
attention to fulfilling their remaining
binding promises, and may not do so, unless
compelled.

RCPC invites the community’s thoughts.
Email us at chair@rockridge.org or write to

RCPC, 4123 Broadway, PMB 311, Oakland,
CA, 94611.

— Stuart Flashman, RCPC Chair

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Kitchen Tour
Thanks

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layout of the brochure itself. The brochure
presented inspiring descriptions of each
kitchen along with the photographs, and
for those we thank Annette Floystrup and
Meredith Kaplan.

Thank you to Melanie Wallace of the
Children’s Support League’s “Heart of
the Home” tour this past spring, whose
great ideas we shamelessly borrowed and
who joined us as a docent at the Roll-Up
House. Thanks also to Samee Roberts, who
gave us helpful pointers on publicity, and

Above: The English Aga range attracted
a lot of attention at the Guy Hyde Chick
House kitchen. /D. KINKEAD

Left: Stairway to second floor and wide-
open first-floor entry at the Kitchen
Tour’s Roll-Up House. /ALDEN CONNER

Your Help Sought

from page |

residents, and its businesses.

To keep working on making Rockridge
a better place to live, RCPC depends
on the efforts of volunteers, people like
you. Some volunteer on one or another
RCPC committee such as land use and
transportation and schools and parks.
RCPC also cooperates with other Rockridge
organizations, including the FROG Park
Committee, Scenic Streets, Friends of the
Rockridge Library (FORL), the Greater
Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention
Council (GRNCPC), and the Rockridge
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about one thing you’d like to work on in
Rockridge, and drop me a line at chair@
rockridge.org (or, if you prefer, at our P.O.
Box at 4123 Broadway, PMB 311), telling
how you would like to help. At present, we
particularly need more people on our land
use and transportation committees; people to
revitalize our schools and parks committees;
and people to serve as liaisons with other
Rockridge community organizations.
Always, we need people to help write, edit
and distribute The Rockridge News, and to
help revamp our website — Rockridge.org.
Perhaps most of all, we need committed
people to serve on our board of directors,
which keeps track of the committees and
decides what RCPC’s priorities will be.

If you appreciate Rockridge and RCPC’s
efforts, please volunteer your talent and time.

shared some advertising placements with
us. And a big thank-you to previous tour
chairs Natalie Mehta and Jen Daskal, whose
willingness to share past experience and
advice was incredibly valuable.

The day of tour registration went
smoothly thanks to RCPC board chair
Stuart Flashman, current and former
members of the RCPC board, and many
friends of RCPC, who staffed the boot
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We are grateful to the late Kevin
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strong start. We wish he could have been
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suited to any of the potential buyers.

Meckel then introduced John Clawson
of Equity Community Builders, and
Mark Babsin of Emerald Fund, whose
firms are partnering to redevelop the site.
Equity Community Builders specializes
in sustainable developments in the Bay
Area and has a long history of working
with nonprofits, and arts organizations in
particular. Emerald Fund is a local developer
that specializes in transit-oriented urban
infill. Together they have retained four
architectural firms, including a landscape
architect, to develop plans for the site.
They presented their major goals for the
redevelopment, which are:

1) Respect and preserve the historic

elements of the property,

2) Maintain the legacy of the arts,

3) Make an accessible public space; and

4) Address the Bay Area housing crisis.

Clawson and Babsin presented tentative
plans for the site, focusing on three primary
aspects of the redevelopment. It would
provide an arts community with affordable
housing for artists, studios, and a publicly
accessible “arts walk” area along Clifton
Street east of Broadway. The south side of
the property would include a pedestrian
promenade with bay views, and below that
would be an outdoor sculpture garden. Three
historic buildings would be preserved, and
new buildings to be added would be mixed-
use with shops and market-rate housing. The
artist housing of 37 1-bedroom affordable
units would be built in collaboration with a

October 7, 2017

nonprofit developer who would also own and
operate the space now called Clifton Hall,
presently used for CCA student housing.
Proposals are Preliminary

Emphasizing that their proposals are very
preliminary, that no plans are drawn up, that
the land is zoned for institutional use and
the City would have to approve any requests
for change, the developers said they plan to
add 500-600 units of market-rate housing
across multiple buildings on the main part
of the property.

At future meetings, the process will move
forward with further community outreac
followed by designs that will be subject @
an 18-24 month approval process, likely
starting in mid-2018.

The Rockridge News will continue to
publish updates on the status of this project
as planning progresses.

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, Family Story Time: Stories/songs/rhymes
(for all ages); Saturdays, 10:30am.

. Toddler Story Time: Songs, active rhymes
and stories (for 9 months to 2 years),
Thursdays, 10:30am, upstairs.

: pre-School Story Time: Read-alouds.
songs, and rhymes (ages 2 to 5); Thursdays,
40:30am.

all story times followed by Play Time;

parents and caregivers invited.

special Events:

, TWIG: ‘Tweens ages 9 to 12 are invited
to get together for crafts, snacks, writing,
reading, drawing, and chatting. Every 2nd
Tues each month (10/10) 6:30-7:45pm.

» Evening Craft Session: For all ages.
Tues,10/24, 7pm. Learn Repujado - Metal
embossing with Rachel-Anne Palacios, and
make your Own repujado milagro. Create a
traditional ofrenda and learn about Dia de
los Muertos and Latino Heritage Month.

Bring a picture of a loved one or another
item for the ofrenda.

pumpkins & Ghosts Story Time: Sat.,
40/28, 10:30am Halloween stories, face
painting, a photo booth, and everyone can
decorate a trick-or-treat bag. Can come in
costume.

« Spooky Stories on Halloween Night:
Tues, 10/31, 7pm. If you’re done with trick-
or-treating, come to the library for stories
in the dark. Best for ages 5 to 12.

Young Writers National Novel Writing
Month: People ages 9 to 12 are invited to write
a novel in the month of November. We'll meet
every Wednesday afternoon, 2:30-5pm, or
stop by anytime. Sign up & attend Opening
Day session on Wed., 11/1 (especially if you
want a sticker, pencil, & notebook). RSVP to
Erica at esiskind@oaklandlibrary.org.

FOR TEENS

e Study Room Hours: Do your homework at
the library. A high school tutor is available
for homework questions. Tues & Thurs,
4-5pm; Wed: 3 - 4:30 pm.

¢ Teen Advisory Board (ages 14-18): Help
advise the library how to better serve teens;
get community service credit for school.
2nd Sat. each month, 1 to 2pm.

* Teen ‘Scape Program: Play video & board
games; make crafts. Every Tues, Thurs,
and Fri 3:30 to 5pm; Wed 1:30 to Spm.

¢ Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game Club: Beginners
welcome. Every Friday 3:30 - Spm.

Washi Tape Notebooks: To celebrate
Teen Read Week and unleash your story,
decorate notebooks with Washi tape, 10-11,
2:30pm.

¢ Smash Tournament: Call for all level of Wii
U Smash Brawl players. Rockridge branch

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tournament on 10-18
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FOR ADULTS ‘

° “ a Volunteer Story Reader in Oakland
: schools: fostera life-long love of reading
n Oakland's children. Oakland Public
Library’s volunteer program Books for

Wider Horizons holds its annual training at

Rockridge Librar i

y over six evenings: 10/4,
10/5, 10/11, 10/12, 10/18, and 10/19: and
one full Saturday,10/28. More information:

Rochelle at rvenuto@oaklandli
238-7453. andlibrary.org, or

Ready, Set, Connect! One on One
computer help. Tuesdays 5:30-7:30pm and
Saturdays 12-2, Call 597-5017 for appt.

° eBook Help: Work one-on-one with
a librarian; get started using amazing
collection of digital resources. Fridays, 2
-3:30pm. Make appt. online or call 597-5017.

° Writers Support/Critique Group: Bring 15
copies of up to 5 pgs. (double-spaced, MS
margins) of any prose for on-site reading/
discussion (or come empty-handed). Third
Sat. each month, 1 to 5pm; wheelchair-

accessible. Info: 420-8775 or Writefox@
aol.com. Call to confirm.

° Lawyers inthe Library: Free legal info and
referral. ist Tues each month; 6pm-8pm.

Sign-up for lottery starting 5pm; lottery at
9:45 pm. Call day of program to confirm.
e Fall Gardening in Oakland: Saturday,
10/14, 11am to noon. A Master Gardener
will highlight outstanding plants for Alameda
County and show us what to plant this fall.
Includes planting demonstration.

¢ Knitting Workshop and Meet-Up:
Saturday, 10/21, 3-4:30pm. Learn to knit
or crochet. All levels welcome. Supplies
provided.

NaNoWriMo: Come Write In!: Tuesdays in
November, 6-8 PM. Take the NaNoWriMo
challenge: Join us for National Writing
Month meet-ups. Check in each week
for a raffle ticket.

Art Exhibits:

Gallery and Lobby display case TBD: call
for info.

LIBRARY HOURS

Tues, 12:30 to 8pm.
Wed, Thurs & Sat: 10am to 5:30pm.
Fri, 12 to 5:30pm.
Closed: Sun and Mon.

East Bay Booksellers Readings/

Events

FREE and open to the public.

e Wed, 10/11, 6:30pm. Freud’s Bar (monthly
talks given by local Bay Area psychoanalysts,
aimed at students ages 16-25, while enjoying
drinks and snacks). “What were they
thinking?!” — Freud's Insights into Group
Psychology. Presented by Analyst Charles
P. Fis her, M.D.

° Sat, 10/14, 3pm. Jessica Reid Sliwerski;
Mika Song (lllustrator): Cancer Hates

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Kisses (picture book for 5-8).

e Sun, 10/15, 3pm. Poetry Flash with Sharon
Doubiago and Doreen Stock.

© Mon, 10/16, 7pm. Barbara Ann Radnofsky:
A Citizen's Guide to Impeachment.

e Tues, 10/17, 7pm. Hernan Diaz: /n the
Distance: In conversation with Aaron Bady.

© Wed, 10/18, 7pm. Dashka Slater: The 57
Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and
the Crime That Changed Their Lives. In
conversation with journalist/poet Al Letson.

¢ Sat, 10/28, 7pm. Blaise Hemingway and
Jesse Reffsin with illustrators Chris Sasaki
and Jeff Turley: Ghost.

° Sun, 10/29, 3pm. Erika Mailman: The
Murderer's Maid: A Lizzie Borden Novel.

East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave.
More info abt. the authors, books and other
events: 653-9965 or www.ebbooksellers.com.

Wisteria Ways House Concert

Voci Angelica Trio: An international band with
members from three continents. World folk
and traditional to classical. Jodi Hitzhusen
and Meena Malik, voice/percussion, and
Aristides Rivas, cello. Saturday Oct 28,
8pm. House opens 7:30 (inside venue, not
wheelchair accessible). $15-20 donation for
musicians (cash only at the door). 383 6ist
Street. Reservations: info@WisteriaWays.

org or 655-2771.
Free Outdoor Classes/Activities: REI

Includes Yoga tailored to outdoor activities;
planning for hiking and backpacking trips;
California camping basics including gear and
equipment, local activities, great regional

resources and areas to camp; bicycle repair;
and more. Go to https://www.rei.com/stores/

berkeley.html
Square Dance in North Oakland

Music by The Squirrelly String Band. Calling
by Jordan Ruyle. ist Fridays each month,
8-10pm. All levels welcome; all dances taught
onthe spot. Come alone or bring friends. $5-10
sliding scale donation. The Niebyl-Proctor
Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave. Info:
squirrellystringband.com.

North Oakland Senior Center

Mon. — Fri., 9am to 4:30pm. 5714 Martin

Luther King, Jr. Way: 597-5085. Programs

include: Arts/crafts; health counseling;

dancing and exercise; trips, tours and theater
outings; Alzheimer’s support groups, computer
classes/more.

e Sign Interest Sheet now at reception
desk for ALL ABOARD FOR YOSEMITE
trip planned for May 8 thru 10, 2018.
information Session, October 17.

e Medicare Open Enrollment Seminar:
Important information you need to know
when choosing or changing your Medicare
Plan. Presented by HICAP. Tuesday,
October 24, 10:45am -12 noon.

Seniors age 55+ join for $12 annual dues
to get discount and other benefits. Receive
“The North Oakland Senior Times” for full
schedule of classes/events, lunch menus,
and volunteer opportunities. Call 597-5085
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