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June Town Hall: NCPC-RCPC Joint Meeting

Thursday, June 14, 72:30 a 9 p.m. Ni Oakland Police Department (OPD) Area 2 Com-

Rockridge Branch Library
2nd Floor Meeting Room

Capt. Chris Bolton, Area 2 Commander,
pictured when a Lieutenant in charge

mander Captain Chris Bolton headlines the annual

joint town hall meeting of the Greater Rockridge Neighbor-
hood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and the Rockridge

Community Planning Council (RCPC) beginning 7:30

of OPD’s Office of Inspector General.

p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the Rockridge Branch Library.

RCPC opens the meeting with a discussion of safety
concerns and possible solutions regarding cyclists riding
on College Avenue sidewalks.

NCPC will then hear reports from the OPD Com-
munity Resource Officers (CRO), and a discussion of
neighborhood issues and priorities for police follow-up.
Captain Chris Bolton, new OPD Area 2 Commander, will
introduce himself to the community, discuss his priorities
for the district, and take questions from the audience.

— Karen Ivy, Secretary, NCPC,
and Leonora Sea, Chair, RCPC

Ethics Commission
Seeks Residents’

Opinions of Election
Involvement

Objective: “To make sure Oakland
public officials and government

decisionmaking processes oper-
ate in a fair...manner.”

if a “Dear Oaklander” letter to Oakland
residents and civic groups, the Oakland
Public Ethics Commission (PEC) invited
city residents to “weigh in” and reply
to a survey with their feelings about
Oakland’s election campaign process
and whether it allows effective decision-
making and fosters citizen involvement.

‘Can you effectively vet and choose which
er to support for local elective office?
“you participate in candidate campaigns
by donating or volunteering? What changes
would you like to see in Oakland’s political
campaign system?” it asks. “Here’s your

> Oakland Ethics Commission, page 4

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‘m Leonora Sea, new chair of the
Rockridge Community Planning Council,
looking forward to getting to know you, and
your joys and challenges living in Rockridge.
My goal is to grow and support RCPC

as a forum for your ideas and concerns,
and a resource to help the Rockridge com-

munity navigate the ins and outs of living
in Oakland.

A little about me: I arrived as a new
neighbor when I was two days old, born on
Pill Hill. I played in Temescal Creek, drank
Alaskan milkshakes at the old Dreyer’s,
and checked out books at the old Rockridge
Library (now Bica). Marriage, family, and
career took me to the Peninsula; I returned

in 2004 to the house my family has owned
since 1919.

I’ve always been community-minded. In
high school, I wrote (bad) verse for posters
for the first Earth Day. In San Mateo, I was
a member of our neighborhood association.
I served on the Education and the Manage-
ment Committees of Sustainable San Mateo
County, an organization devoted to improv-

Meet RCPC’s New Chair

ing life on
the Penin-
sula for all
residents.

Here in
Rockridge,
I became
the lead for
the DMV
Neighbors

Association

in 2012, and have worked with the FROG
Park Committee. For part of my profes-
sional career, I directed the California
Urban Environmental Research and Educa-
tion Center, which helped local community
Organizations tackle issues of environmen-
tal justice, land use, citizen engagement,
and environmental health. In this position,
I worked with legislators on the national.
State, and local levels.

So I’ve kicked around quite a bit,
learning how effective committed com-
munity organizations can be. I’ve learned

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Foxtails Are Dangerous to Children and
Pets: Please Help Get Rid of These Grasses

by Linda Zunas, Hardy Dog Park Group
xtails can be a health hazard for
children as well as dogs, cats and
other domestic animals. They have been
growing all spring and are just now
drying into their most dangerous form.
Please take some time to remove foxtails
from your yard to reduce this hazard.
Why Are They Dangerous?

These barbed grasses can easily be
inhaled by animals or young children, or
they can also enter the body through eyes,
ears, or feet. The barbed
seed head, once inhaled
or embedded, is extremely
difficult — and expensive —
to remove. Left alone,the
seed heads can cause
infections, organ damage,
and partial hearing or
vision loss to humans and
pets, depending on their
entry point.

In the case of dogs,
cats and other domestic
animals, the foxtails
can become irreversibly
lodged in the animal’s
body after being picked up
in its fur. The foxtail then
can bore into the animal’s
body and migrate through
muscular movements or,
in the case of nostrils,
air flow, and ultimately

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discomfort while walking.

How Can You Get Rid Of Them?
Foxtail grasses, classified as weeds, shed

thousands of seeds that dry out and are wind-

blown, spreading around the neighborhood.

Many will sprout again the following year,

compounding the importance of safe and

complete removal each year. |
The best way to remove foxtails 1s to

first dig out the root bundle with a simple
garden tool. Cutting or breaking off the seed

stems is less effective and may need to be
repeated several times.

Many seeds may still
be overlooked. Mowing
the foxtail plant and
leaving the clippings on
the ground or sidewalk
is the worst way to deal
with the problem, as the
seeds are easily spread by
the wind.
Best Disposal
Method for
Harvested Foxtail
Grasses

Place all foxtail
remains in a plastic trash
bag, seal it tightly, and
place it in your brown
Waste Management
trash container. Com-
posting foxtails merely
adds the plant to future
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burrow through soft tissues
and organs, causing infection, physical pain
or disruption, and, in some cases, death.
Hidden by the animal’s fur, the foxtail’s
presence can easily go unnoticed

The foxtails can also work through
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RodckridgeNews

The Rockridge News, founded March 1986 by Don
Kinkead, is published monthly (except in August)
and is sponsored by the Rockridge Commun;
Planning Council (RCPC), a nonprofit public
benefit organization founded to: preserve and
enhance the unique character of the Rocke; dee
neighborhood; promote the health, safety ang
quality of life of its residents; furnish a forum fo,
community involvement; and provide leadership an F
representation of neighborhood interests.

Rockridge News Production

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Submissions are limited to 600 words, must include
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to refuse any display or classified ad that it deems
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ACPC Land Use

The June Land Use Committee meeting is planned to
meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at the Rockridge
Branch Library. Please check the rockridge.org
website the previous week for the agenda.

RCPC Land Use Committee
Update — May 2018

The June Land Use Committee meet-
ing details are noted in the box above. The
main agenda item will be a presentation by
Dreyer’s/Nestlé about proposed changes to
their retail ice cream store.

The May 23 Land Use Committee
meetting discussed the Rockridge Hous-
ing study.

RCPC’s student intern completed her
work on collecting information about
existing uses along College Avenue. (See
separate story on rockridge.org for details.)
The results are contained in a spreadsheet
that includes total developed square footage
and total residential units for each parcel.
Committee members discussed how to
put the data into a more accessible and
easily understood format — perhaps using

a graphics approach. There was also
discussion about next steps, which could
include: re-evaluating the current five
alternative scenarios and completing their
analysis; getting credible estimates on how
much total housing and affordable housing
each scenario might produce; methods to get
the information spread and discussed within
the Rockridge community and, assuming
some consensus is reached, with the City
of Oakland.

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Oakland Ethics
Commission

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chance to offer your opinion on how we
can change Oakland’s campaign process to
a system where residents can more easily
participate and leverage their individual
power in campaigns for City elective office.”

The survey is available online in three
languages:
English: https://www.surveymonkey.
com/t/WVTVN5M
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.
com/r/NVH5KSK
Chinese: https://www.surveymonkey.
com/t/XD5JFGG

The survey was created in partnership
between the City of Oakland Public Ethics
Commission (PEC) and the UC Berkeley
Goldman School of Public Policy as part
of the PEC’s broader project to reform
campaign finance laws in Oakland. For more
information about the PEC and this project,
see our website and project web page:
https://www.oaklandca.gov/boards-and-
commissions/public-ethics-commission.

City of Oakland Public Ethics
Commission

| Frank Ogawa Plaza, Room 104

Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 238-3593 / (S10) 238-3315 (Fax)

Email: ethicscommission@

oaklandnet.com

More Space for Oakland
Tool Lending Library

he Friends group of the Temescal

Branch Library has a plan to improve
space for the Tool Lending Library by
building a small modular outbuilding in the
Library’s back lot. It will relieve pressure on
the Branch’s current cramped site.

Details are evolving but The Friends
will be raising funds as soon as they find a
fiscal sponsor.

If you don’t know about this
neighborhood resource, know that more
than 3,500 tools are available for loan to
residents of Oakland and nearby cities
for the price of a library card. And: Any
California resident can get an Oakland
Public Library card. Library cards are free
and are available at all our locations. You
must pick up your card in person (unless you
are eligible for Extended Services).

Oakland Tech Mountain Bike Team
Completes First Season of Competition

by Jana Good, Tech Parent Volunteer

5-4-3-2-1- G0!

ith arush, dozens of bikers push away
from the starting line, peddling hard
to gain a good position on the narrow trails.
For the next six hours, waves of Varsity, JV,
Sophomore and Freshman riders — boys and
girls — will climb hills, cross streams, ride
over rocks, and careen down steep trails
as they compete to cross the finish line.
This year was the first season of
competition for the Oakland Tech Mountain
Bike team. Prior to 2018, Tech students
competed as part of the Oakland Composite
team, with schools from across Oakland.
Now, with seven riders, Tech has qualified
to compete as its own team in NICA,
the National Interscholastic Cycling
Association.

Over the past three months, Tech

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students have competed at courses from
Fort Ord in Monterey to Six Sigma Ranch
in Lake County. All students compete on the
same course — typically a 5-6 mile loop — but
riders complete a different number of laps
depending on their level. For most students,
completing the challenging 12-24 mile race
is a big accomplishment.

Aden Lounds, a sophomore, joined
the team this season after watching her
older sister, Emily, compete with Oakland
Composite. “I wasn’t sure I wanted to race,”
said Aden, “but I decided to give it a try and
I’m surprised by how much I like it. The
team and the other riders are so supportive
and I feel a real sense of accomplishment
when I finish.”

Desmond Griffith and Finn Capurro-
Durkee, both seniors, have competed for the
past four years. “I’m really going to miss the
team,” said Finn. “Biking has been such a
great part of my Tech experience.”

“I’ve loved biking,’ ad
Desmond, “because it’s helped B&
get in great physical shape. I’ve
been surprised, though, by how it’s
also helped strengthen my mind.

Tech’s Mountain Bike Team:
Clyde Nichols, left, Aden
Lounds, Luke Tracy-Patterson,
Desmond Griffith, Arlo Hadley,
Finn Capurro-Durkee, Rock-
ridge resident Lanie Goldberg,
Devin Lounds, coach. /Jana Goop

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Réckridge News

Oakland History on the Internet: View of “Pipe City,” at the Estuary in Oakland,

California. October 1932. M.L. Cohen, photographer. Gelatin silver print. Collection of
Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Martin J. Cooney. “As hundreds of thousands of
Americans lost their homes and farms, many began to live in makeshift housing in temporary
villages named “Hoovervilles’ after the unpopular President Hoover. In Oakland, California,
during the winter of 1932-33, some 200 homeless men took up residence in surplus sewer

pipes in a storage yard on the waterfront at the foot of 19th Avenue. It became known as
“Pipe City.” (More information at https://bit.ly/1ZxJpRC)

by Don Kinkead with Jo Ellis
akland in the 1930s had “Pipe City”;
Oakland in 2018 has Tent Cities: an
assortment of clusters of unhoused people
living in tents on city streets, in vacant
lots and encampments under freeways.
When Pipe City was established, people
in Oakland were struggling to survive in

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the midst of the Great Depression, a nation-
wide economic collapse. By contrast, today’s
Tent Cities are springing up during a time of
unprecedented prosperity and growth.
With homelessness as part of the daily
landscape, people are coming together to
develop creative solutions. As the tents and
the number of people living in them grow,

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public and private resources have emerged
to assess the situation and find safer and
healthier alternatives off the street.

One answer was to create living spaces
on vacant land at 6th and Castro streets using
Tuff Sheds, compact storage sheds converted
to full-time occupancy for re-housing the

> Tuff Sheds, page I!

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by Judith Doner Berne
reative writing is alive and well in
Rockridge.

A band of aspiring and/or published
writers gathers every other Tuesday in
the living room of Adele Mendelson’s
Rockridge home to exchange one another's
feedback on their work.

And, Rockridge is the new East Bay
Area home of Writopia Lab, a non-profit
organization headquartered in New York
City. Its stated mission: “To foster joy,
literacy and critical thinking in children
and teens from all backgrounds through
creative writing.”

Retired teachers Mendelson and Bob
Pressnail, software developer Tony Pierce,
Realtor Ruth Gold-
stone, structural
engineer Jesus
Sierra and new
mom Patti Maciesz
call themselves the
Rockridge Writers
and are super-se-
rious about their
craft, as I found out
when I attended
one of their ses-
sions back in early
April.

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The Writer’s Salon in Berkeley, Mendelson
told me. But after finding themselves in the
same classes, they decided “we could just
meet on our own.” And that’s what they ve
been doing for the past seven or so years,
while adding other area writers.

“Our mission was to do short stories,”
Mendelson said. “A couple people have
gotten into novels. Memoirs are fine.” She
also writes poetry and had readied a poem
for this night’s critique. Two or three writ-
ers per session bring in their work, after
emailing it ahead to the others.

As four of the regulars, laptops in hand,
assembled around a wine- and snack-laden
coffee table, each took a turn to read from
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first, which this night included “This is
really good story telling.” “It's terrifically
imaginative and funny.” “This is very well
constructed.” “I just love this sentence...”

Thoughtful criticism followed: “I’m
not a fan of the final paragraph. It kind
of dilutes the piece.” “I see almost two
distinct poems here.” “I would like a little
more development and character and a little
more length.”

“I think it’s hard to have perspective
on your own work,” said Goldstone, who
has completed the first draft of a novel
and joined the group via a notice in The
Rockridge News. Goldstone, who earned
an MFA in fiction from San Francisco
State University, finds the group’s feedback
“always really helpful. Their questions help
me bring out the theme.” And when she’s
critiquing her fellow writers’ work, “I can

see the parallels in the (writing) process.

I can see we are struggling with the ‘e

thing.”

For Sierra, who recently had a piece
published in Endangered Species, Endur-
ing Values: An Anthology of San Francisco
Area Writers of Color, “The most important

“It’s been a very stable population,”
says Adele Mendelson, of the crew of
writers that meets regularly at her
Rockridge home. But they also are
open to newcomers.

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piece for me is to hear from folks what they
think the story ‘is about.’” When he gives
feedback, “It teaches me how to better
evaluate and critique my own work. I also
learn from others, maybe a particular story
structure or approach. I learn as much, if
not more, from reading their work as I do
from hearing their comments on my own.”

Pierce, a Rockridge resident, finds
“advice and ideas that come out of other
people’s experience and expertise” are
invaluable to his writing. And “comment-
ing on other writers’ works forces me to
structure and articulate what I think about
their piece, which helps me do the same for
my own work. Also, it’s gratifying when
something I say helps the writer improve
their piece.”

In another example of the local creative
writing interest, young writers gather six
days a week in a sunlit meeting room at
the College Avenue Presbyterian Church.
y are led either by Mikaela Dunitz or
a published author hired for the Writopia
Lab she introduced to the East Bay in 2017.

Dunitz, who has a master’s in English

education from Columbia University, chose
Rockridge for its central location. It is close
to many schools in the area and convenient
to BART and other public transit. “I liked
the hybrid/residential vibe and hoped this
would mean Writopia would be accessible
to a wide community of young writers.” She
also lives just over the Rockridge border
in south Berkeley. “We started with 8- to
18-year-olds, but then a seven-year-old
wanted in, then a six-year-old,” she said.
Classes, grouped by age and limited to
seven students, begin by playing games that
typically teach narrative and are designed
to help them generate material. “The idea
is to meet the kids where they’re at and help
them achieve their own goals.”

Fees are on an honor-based sliding

scale with half of the students receiving
some financial aid and 20 percent getting
full tuition. “We never turn anyone away,”
nitz said.
On this Friday afternoon, three seventh
graders — Joey, Mingus and Claudio — and
two ninth graders — Sydney and Percy — sit
around the large marble table, busy writing
stories on their laptops.

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After an hour
or so, and follow-
ing a choice of
Annie’s bagged
snacks, Dunitz
asked, “Can we
hear some sto-
ries?” As with
the Rockridge
Writers, “things
that we like” pre-
ceded “questions
we have.”

Comments
included: “You
do dialogue really
well.” “I liked the
description of his
emotions. I could
really feel them.”
“That’s a high-class metaphor.” “This guy
really knows his geometry.”

“Do not be nice to me. Criticize me,”
urged one young writer, preceding the
“questions.” Suggestions revolved around
fleshing out what was written that day.

Percy, an Oakland Tech freshman from
Rockridge, is one of the program’s initial
students and now also helps out with the
7- and 8-year-olds who meet on Monday
afternoons. There, she said, “We’re trying
to do ‘graphic noveling.’ They’re lively and
they enjoy being here as much as we do.”

“T always wrote at home,” she said,
maybe influenced by her dad, an Oak-
land firefighter who is also a published
author. So, does she want to be a writer
as well? “It’s not sustainable as a career,”
she said, “but on the side.” Her goal: “to

“They love to write; that’s what they want to do,” says
Mikaela Dunitz, of the teens and children enrolled in her
Writopia Lab creative writing workshops.

be a teacher.”

“This is such a lovely group,” Dunitz
told me, after they had filed out, either
walking to nearby homes or picked up by
a parent. “They are just so positive. It’s a
great way to end the week.”

Full disclosure: I found out about Writo-
pia Lab through my grandson who is part
of the Friday group. And, in both the adult
and teen groups, I was the only one using
paper (reporter’s notebook) and pen.

For information on Rockridge Writers, please
call Ruth Goldstone, 510/418-7191 or email her
at eastbayprop@gmail.com. To find out more
about Writopia Lab, call 415/805-8615 or go to
Writopialab.org and click on San Francisco Bay
Area. Their week-long, half-day summer camps
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Rockridge Neighbors | Reach Out to Garfield Elementary School

by Margaret Wahlberg

arfield Elementary School in the San

Antonio neighborhood of East Oakland
is one of the largest and most diverse schools
in Oakland. Many of its 650 students are
recent immigrants from countries around the
world. Many of these children have had harsh
experiences of war, poverty and hunger.

In meeting the needs of its students,
Garfield staff are confronted by numerous
and unique challenges. Many newcomers
to the school speak no English. In fact, 18
different languages are spoken at Garfield.
There is no PTA, so the school must pay for
an internet translating service, which enables
parents and teachers to communicate.

Garfield’s list of needs is long. With
recent budget cuts, basic supplies such as
pencils, paper and teaching aids are often
paid for by the teachers. The school’s
printers, important for copying lessons and
handouts for the children, are frequently
out of order. As a Title One School over 90
percent of Garfield’s students receive free
school lunches; at-risk children receive three
meals a day.

Garfield’s staff face these challenges
with a devotion to their students that is truly
inspiring. The students’ academic success
is their highest priority. Garfield is giving
the gift of education to a community that,
in turn, is grateful to receive it.

To help support Garfield Elementary
School, Rockridge resident and Garfield
volunteer Jody Stevens inspired her friends
and neighbors to create the fundraising group,

Seatac for Garfield. Jody spearheaded a
fundraising event held May 20 at the home
of Rockridge residents Dom DiMento and
Craig Lyall. More than one hundred guests
enjoyed an afternoon that included a silent
auction and refreshments in a beautiful

garden.

Speakers at the gathering included Alicia
Arenas, Garfield Elementary Principal;
David Silver, Director of Education with the
office of Mayor Libby Schaaf; and Aimee
Eng, President of the Oakland School Board,
representing District 2. Also present were
Noel Gallo, District 5 Councilmember, and
Sheila Jordan, former Alameda County
Education Superintendent.

The groups fundraising goal was sur-
passed and our community was encouraged

in its support of the school.
To view a short video produced by

Rockridge for Garfield thanks friends, neighbors and the following merchants, businesses
and artists for their generous donations: A Cété; Greer Alley Landscape Design; Barrow Salon:
Belotti’s; Ben ‘n Nick’s; Berkeley Studio Personal Trainers; Greg Blide Tennis Lessons; Noah Camene
Hair Stylist; Cole Hardware; Margaret Dorfman; East Bay Booksellers; Eddie’s Liquors; Jule’s Thin
Crust Pizza; Maxine Hong Kingston; Maison d’Etre; Oliveto; Piedmont Theater; Mel Ramos; Rick
and Ann’s; Rockridge Café; Rockridge Day Spa; Tootsie’s; Trader Joe’s; Village Market; Maggie
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()? Saturday, April 28, more than 275 cyclists rode from Oakland Technica] High School on Broadway to the Capitol in Sacramento
for the 10th annual Ride for a Reason (R4R). The ride is an annual community-building, fundraising, political-action, endurance

letic event. The idea for the ride began with a handful of parents of children in public schools dismayed by deep budget cuts to
lic education and by California’s ranking at 4lst among states in school funding. Moved to protest on behalf of their kids, four
riders pedaled to Sacramento bearing a petition for increased school funding. Ten years later, California still ranks 41st among states in
per-pupil funding. Ride for a Reason raises money for eight Oakland public schools, and advocates to elected representatives for better
funding for all California schools. This year, the event raised more than $145,000, divided equally among the eight schools: Emerson
Elementary, Claremont, Edna Brewer, Roosevelt, and Westlake Middle Schools; Oakland International, Skyline, and Oakland Technical
High Schools. The schools allocate the funds for student services such as library books, art and music education, computers, science
equipment, projects for special education classes, psychological counseling services, and extra instruction hours for students reading
below grade level. Over the 10 years of Ride for a Reason, the event has contributed close to $1,000,000 to these local public schools.

R4R depends on its volunteers. Ride for a Reason organizers — which include parents and staff members from all of the schools — are
planning for a bigger ride in 2019, and could use more help. If you're into cycling, public education, political advocacy, or philanthropy,

you can help. We particularly need support in communications, organizing gear and graphic arts. Contact Andrew Stern at asternr4r@
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the importance of listening — I think I’m a
good listener by now. Great ideas bubble up
trom respectful and creative conversations,
and my desire for RCPC is that it facilitates
those conversations through Town Halls and
other channels.

RCPC can claim a lot of credit for pos-
itive change in Rockridge, beginning with
recovery from the devastation caused by
construction of the Highway 24 freeway.
I'm enthusiastic about how RCPC facilitates
projects that benefit our own community,
through initiatives like the Kevin Faughnan
Memorial Community Grants.

I’ve been a Rockridge Kitchen Tour
committee member twice now, once as
co-chair, and I appreciate how the event can
be a successful fundraiser and a wonderful
Rockridge-wide party at the same time.

Thank you to my predecessors on the
RCPC Board and previous chairs. Special
thanks to Stuart Flashman, immediate past
chair, who has spent the last three years tire-
lessly working for Rockridge. I’m honored
to follow you, Stu.

I’m ready to listen to you. If you have
ideas or concerns, reach me at chair@rock-
ridge.org, or stop me on the street to chat;
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| live in Rockridge and have been
wondering how long it is going to take
the bikeshare program to relocate the
installation. The signs posted at the station
are saying it is a temporary location. Can
you give me an update?
— Ray Craun

Editor’s Reply:

Mr. Craun: The Rockridge News forwarded
your question to Jean Walsh, Director
of External Relations for Motivate, the
operator of Ford GoBike. She replied:
“We are still working with BART and
the City of Oakland to evaluate alternate
configurations for the current location, as
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announced the opening of a second Tuff
Shed shelter village at 27th and Northgate.
The following press release tells the story:
“Eocated adjacent to one of Oakland's largest
homeless encampments, the Tuff Shed site is
on Caltrans property, and leased to the City
for one year With an option for a second year.

“Like the first site at 6th and Castro streets
housing 40 residents in 20 structures, the new
shelter site will allow residents to receive
basic services as they work with on-site case
managers to transition into temporary and
permanent housing facilities. So far, the first
site has moved 8 of its 51 participants into
housing since it opened six months ago; and
15 of them have found jobs.

“Both sites afford a consistency not found
in the encampments: a hard roof to sleep
under every night; a community network

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has increased 100 percent over the last five

years. Many cities across California, the

department said, also report an increase in
illegal dumping.

That illegal dumping is a citywide
problem is illustrated on a graphic report
at https://bit.ly/2IV7OOX detailing the
distribution of illegal dumping reports and
sites cleaned up by Public Works. Illegal
dumping is against the Oakland Municipal
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Five Years of Crime Statistics

by Karen Ivy, NCPC Secretary

ive years. That’s how long I’ve been keeping statistics of crime in Rockridge. fens
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The crime numbers in this analysis are only crimes reported to the Oakland Police. If
you didn’t report it, we don’t know about it.

The real question is: What kinds of crime? The NCPC crime statistics group crime reports
into four categories. These aren't official police categories, but are developed by the NCPC

for convenience. Official statistics group crimes by the penal code sections that they violate.
NCPC Categories:
¢ Crimes against the person: Robberies, assaults, domestic violence

* Property crimes: Thefts, burglaries, and shoplifting
¢ Auto-related property crimes: Car thefts and break-ins

* Quality of life crimes: Vandalism including graffiti, littering, public drunkenness,
disorderly behavior.

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I’ve learned a lot from biking.”

Students practice several times a week,
spinning indoors at CruFit when it’s
raining or hitting the trails in Redwood
Regional Park. For kids without bikes,
NICA provides loaner bikes. The team is
petitioning now to get PE credit like other
sports at Tech.

Devin Lounds started as a coach for the
Oakland Composite team three years ago
and now coaches the Tech team.

“It’s been a pleasure coaching and
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Mountain biking is a great way to spend
time in nature, and teaches lessons around
hard work, self-sufficiency and preparation
that will pay off in college and beyond.”
“Being on the biking team has been a
great experience,” added sophomore Lanie
Goldberg. “The trails can seem a little
daunting, but then I’m always amazed at
what I’m able to do once I get on my bike.”
The team would love to see more Tech
kids on bikes, so they are encouraging kids
who like to ride — or even they are not sure
—to consider trying it out. There will be fun
rides in the fall, which is a great first step.
Contact the following for more info: Jana
Good at janagood18@gmail.com or Bobbi
Lounds at bblounds@yahoo.com.

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Free Walking Tours Offer Glimpse of Downtown
Oakland's History and Ongoing Renaissance

| Bi peeled Oakland’s continuing
renaissance has captured national
media attention, with Uptown emerging
as a premier arts and entertainment
destination. Local residents and visitors
can glimpse both today’s happening
scene and landmarks from Oakland’s past
during the 2018 Oakland Tours season.

Free 90-minute walking tours of
downtown Oakland are offered every
Wednesday and Saturday from now through
October. The twice weekly guided tours
showcase the city’s changing skyline,
landmarks, churches and high-rises.

The six-month-long tour season ensures
ample opportunity to take in each of the eight
different tour itineraries. Each tour begins
at 10 a.m. from various starting locations
depending on the itinerary. Reservations
are recommended: leave a message on the
Tours’ 24-hour hotline: 510/238-3234 or via
email to aallen@oaklandnet.com. The tour
brochure, itinerary descriptions, dates and

starting locations are available at oaklandnet.
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Tour 1 — Old Oakland

This tour explores the 1870s business
district where carefully restored brick
commercial buildings now house offices,
galleries and eateries. The historic district is
a visible reminder of Oakland’s designation
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Transcontinental Railroad. The tour starts
in front of Ratto’s Market & Deli, 821
Washington Street. Tour | will be offered
June 23, July 21, August 1, September 29
and October 27.

Tour 2 — City Center

Tour 3 — Uptown to the Lake

Tour 4 — Preservation Park

Tour 5 — Oakland Chinatown

Tour 6 — Jack London Waterfront

Tour 7 — Churches and Temples

Tour 8 — New Era/New Politics

Sign up for emailed tour notices:

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Time F lies! It’s been 30 years now since
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Oakland, CA 946II.

The newsletter’s July issue deadline
is June 21. The July issue will be out on
July 7. For information: Email Susan Montauk

via smontauk@gmail.com

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Gardening Cleanups and
Maintenance

Experienced team of 2, dedicated to the
care and maintenance of plants and trees.
Garden design and restoration, pruning and
vegetable garden installation, affordable

rates. Yelp: Chris Rausch Gardening. Chris
@ 510/655-0157.

HANDYMAN SERVICES
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

House repairs, kitchen & bath remodel,
tile, decks, dry rot, drainage, walls, termite
damage, doors, windows. Professional work
for affordable prices. Juan 510/692-6399.

Introduction to

Foundation Training

For back pain, posture and athletic perfor-
mance. Learn simple, challenging exercises
for strength and flexibility. Decompress your
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Temescal Farmers’ Market

Open Sundays, 9am to Ipm (all year).
Sample the goods; meet the growers, Live

music. Bring reusable bags. 5200 Clarernont
Ave. (off Telegraph) at DMV parking lot,

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb

Drop-in Community Office Hours: Temescal
Farmers’ Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off
Teleg.) at DMV parking lot. 3rd Sunday each
month,10:30am-12:30pm. Times/locations
of other office hrs. or more info: mmharris@
oakland.net or www.dankalb.net/contactdan.

Rockridge Branch Library
5366 College Avenue, 597-5017

FOR CHILDREN

***Stop by to get a brochure listing events

during the Summer Reading Program

which begins Sat, June 9 and runs thru

Aug 4. Kids from birth to age 14 get prizes

when they read (or are read aloud to) a

little every day in our annual children’s

reading program.

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

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

e Pre-School Story Time: Read-alouds,
songs, and rhymes (ages 2 to 5); Thursdays,
10:30am. All story times followed by Play

ime; parents and caregivers invited.

CIAL EVENTS:
e Tuesdays at 6:30pm:
* 6/12: Circus of Smiles.

* 6/19: Alphabet Rockers.

* 6/26: Magic Dan.

* 7/10: Insect Discovery Lab.
e Caterpillar Puppets: Thurs, 6/28, 10:30am

e Chess Club: Every Tues, 3:30pm.

e Afternoon Crafts: Every Thurs, 3:30pm

° Paws to Read with BARK: Children ages
5 to 9 read aloud to Natasha, a certified
therapy dog who loves listening to stories.
Increase reading confidence, skill, and
enjoyment. 2nd Wed, each month, 3pm.
Sign up at Children’s Reference Desk.

FOR TEENS

***Teen Summer Passport Program: (ages

12 to18) win prizes by exploring Bay Area

Hot Spots, writing book and movie reviews,

or attending library programs. Sign up at

oaklandlibrary.org/summer between June

9 and August 4.

¢ Rockridge 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.

¢ Game & Craft Days: Hang out, make new
friends, and play video games. Every Wed,
2 to 4pm. We will also make simple crafts

@:" the summer.
et a Henna Tattoo: To celebrate the

beginning of summer; June 6, 2pm.

FOR ADULTS

***Adult Summer Reading: June 9 —- Aug
4. Read, write reviews, attend library

programs/more. Enter to win raffle prizes.
Details at the library and online.

° eBook Help: Work one-on-one with a
librarian to download eBooks. Fridays,

2 -3:30pm. Make appt. online or call 597-
5017.

e Writers Support/Critique Group: All
Welcome. Bring 15 copies of up to 5 pgs.
(double-spaced, MS margins) of any prose
for on-site reading/discussion (OK to come
empty-handed). 3rd Sat. each month,1 to
2pm; wheelchair-accessible. Info: 420-8775
or Writefox@aol.com. Call to confirm.

¢ Lawyer in the Library: Free legal info and
referral. 1st Tues each month; 6pm-8pm.
Sign-up for lottery starting 5pm; lottery at
9:45 pm. Call day of program to confirm.

° Knitting Meet-Up: Third Sat. each month,
3pm. Bring your project to inspire or get
advice. Beginners learn to knit and crochet.
All levels welcome.

e Oakland In Transition: Watercolorist
Wendy Soneson discusses her paintings:
attempts to capture the clashing of needs
and cultures in our rapidly changing city.
Sat, 6/09, 11am.

e Bike Commuting Basics, Presented by
Bike East Bay: Learn to outfit your bike,
adjust a helmet, avoid common crashes,
get a green light at traffic signals; make
bike trips fun. Presented by Bike East Bay.
Sat., 6/16, 11am.

Gallery:
June: Wendy Soneson; watercolors.

July: Bethany Garland-Wood: collection
of geometrically infused works.

LIBRARY HOURS
Tues, 12:30 to 8pm.
Wed, Thurs & Sat: 10am to 5:30pm.
Fri, 12 to 5:30pm.
Closed: Sun and Mon; also, Wed, July 4th.

Book Reading at Market Hall

Elizabeth Minchilli presents her new
cookbook: Eating My Way Through Italy:
Heading Off the Main Roads to Discover
the Hidden Treasures of the Italian Table.
Conversations and tastings. Thurs, June 7,
3 to 5pm. Market Hall Foods at Rockridge
Market Hall, 5655 College Ave. More info:

rockridgemarkethall.com or 250-6001.
East Bay Booksellers Book/Poetry

Readings

FREE and open to the public.

e Wed, 6/6, 7pm. Charlie LeDuff: Sh*tshow!:
The Country’s Collapsing...and the Ratings

Are Great.

e Thurs, 6/6, 7pm. Maya Dusenbery: Doing
Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine
and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed,
Misdiagnosed, and Sick. In conversation

with Courtney Martin.
e Tues, 6/12, 7pm. Peter Rubin: Future

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15.

Presence: How Virtual Reality ls Changing
Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits
of Ordinary Life.

¢ Wed, 6/13, 7pm. Jason Novak: illustrated
book, Et Tu, Brute: The Deaths of the
Roman Emperors.

e Fri, 6/15, 7pm. Tommy Orange: There
There. In conversation with R. O. Kwon.

e Sun, 6/24, 3pm. Poetry Flash with Kim
Addonizio, Donna Masini, and Brittany

Perham.

e Wed, 6/27, 7pm. Local author Laura
McLively: The Berkeley Bow! Cookbook:
Recipes Inspired by the Extraordinary
Produce of California’s Most Iconic Market.

e Tues, 7/10, 7pm. Bay Area writer Zoe
Samudi: As Black as Resistance: Finding
the Conditions for Liberation.

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

Rockridge Artists/ East Bay Open
Studios

Meet the artists and view their works: Marsha
Balian (mixed media) www.marshabalian.com
and Katie McCann (collage), beetleblosoom.
com. Sat. and Sun, June 9 and 10, 11am to
6pm at 5495 Kales Ave. (Not wheelchair
accessible). Refreshments provided. More
info about East Bay Open Studios 2018 at
EastBayOpenStudios.com.

Call for Volunteers at Chabot Space
and Science Center

RSVP for Volunteer Orientation on Sat.,
June 23,10am to 2pm. Astronomy and science
come alive for children and families through
new and fun interactive experiences and
hands-on demonstrations. Design, build, and
test your own inventions with other Chabot
volunteers and staff. Volunteers work 8 hours
per month and for at least one year. For more
information on our program and to RSVP for
orientation, visit http://www.chabotspace.org/
adult-volunteers.htm or contact the Volunteer

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Department at volunteers@chabotspace.org.

North Oakland Senior Center

5714 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way

Mon. —- Fri., 9am to 4:30pm. Programs

include: Arts/crafts; health counseling;

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

e Cane-Do Self Defense Class. Learn how
to use your cane for more than stability!
Thursday’s 9:30 —- 10:30am. $5 (first class
free). Pre-register now in the office or call
597-5085.

e Lawyer in the Center: 3rd Wednesdays
9 to 11:40am. By appointment only. Sign
up at reception desk.

e A Trip to the Alameda County Fair: Fri,
June 22. Meet in NOSC lobby at 9:45am.
Cost $5 for NOSC members. (Nota member
yet; join now.)

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. More info at 597-5085.

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