Extracted text · highlighting “Karen Ivy”

a) Bet

a Ee ee ee eRe Ee, Rel eT PY OS 6 TY A aes PM eee ON FRA el ME Ce

ref - + al - bad i Pa ~ > > >. \,-= » ~ ©? _ a “4 re
, rs see ON t+ Ta Psd awe w tay ey (hae Ss _ - . . ,

2ANCE

ens

VOL. 33 m NO.9 wm ISSUE NO. 357

A

REE peence CY

BA Od

www.rockridge.org

CWs

m October 6, 2018

\ ;
CIRCULATION: 5,800 RESIDENCES; 200 BUSINESSES

Sponsored by the Rockridge Community Planning Council * 4123 Broadway, PMB 311 * Oakland, CA 94611

Over Oakland

A’ construction cranes crowd
the horizons, Oakland changes
before our very eyes. Rockridge is
not exempt. Land Use Committee
Chair Stuart Flashman catalogued
Rockridge building projects for
an Out & About display that drew
sustained interest from Rockridge

| len: and event visitors.

* *?., 1
‘a7 ate Se -

Halloween
Parade
Details:

See page 2

October RCPC Town Hall Program:

7-8 p.m., The College Preparatory School
Assembly District 15 Candidate Forum

Jovanka Beckles and Buffy Wicks
7-8 p.m. Thursday, October 18

The College Preparatory School

6100 Broadway, Oakland | Parking Available
Co-hosted by the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC)

The League of Women Voters of Oakland
and East Bay Housing Organizations

All candidates, supporters, and audience members
will follow the League of Women Voters of Oakland ground rules.

RSVP: https://ad15candidateforumrockridge.eventbrite.com/

wh

6

NZIS”

Chabot Elementary Fall Carnival

ave the date: the Chabot Elementary
Fall Carnival has been a Rockridge
tradition for years. This year’s event will
be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, October
14, on the Chabot school campus, 6686
Chabot Road. Admission is free, and res-
idents and neighbors are invited to join in.

Enjoy a Chabot Dad’s club family lunch
with vegetarian and gluten-free options plus
their famous pulled pork sandwiches and

hot dogs or pizza. Sample a treat from our
Benefit Bakesale or candy giveaways at the
DJ/Dancing booth. Games include the Jumpy
Slide and decorating pumpkins and sugar
skulls. Don’t miss the Hippity Hop Dance
class at 12:30, and music with live DJs. See
the amazing Wobbly Toggle Puppet Show at
noon and 2 p.m. in the library.

Proceeds benefit the Chabot PTA and fund
enrichment programs. chabotelementary.org

wn Ge eee aa aaa eas ee + OS ee. +-@a-aD- — +-4* 2 ©'C ww ews ee BAe? eee. * Oe eS RR ee... = Qe OCD ess Ql ew

LLL a ee ae

ee eee eee Ss

) [i October 6, 2018
4. Rdckridge News 2018
5366 College Avenu,__

college Avenue Hall een Parag de

fire engine from Rockridges
Station 19 (Miles Avenue) may
join the fun.

Meet the goblins at Hallow-
een Central in front of the
College Avenue Presbyterian
Church at 11:45 a.m. Af noon,
we will begin trick-or-treat-
ing along College Avenue. At
12:45 p.m., return to Halloween
Central for spooky events and
silly scary sing-alongs led by a
serenading singer and a crafty
story-teller alternating until
the last performance aft 1:45.

It's happening,
rain or shine.

ring your costume, your sweet
tooth and, for those under
the age of 12, an escort, and
join the 27th annual Rockridge
Children's Halloween Parade on
College Avenue.

Local merchants, the Rock-
ridge District Association (RDA),
and the Rockridge Community
Planning Council (RCPC) invite
you to celebrate Halloween on
College Avenue, noon to 2 p.m.
Sunday, October 28.

Participating merchants will
host trick-or-treating goblins
along both sides of College
from Alcatraz to Broadway. A

or $3 OFF orders over $15

Dry Cleaning only ® Present with incoming order

— Garden Cleaners
EXPERT 5808 College Avenue, Oakland
SHIRT 601-1188
LAUNDERING! Mon - Fri 7-7 °* Sat 8-6

“Le — r Across from Trader Joe’s and Zachary’s Pizza

——<—<———

~~
aa, «USS
MOTLEY TEAM INTERNATIONAL

REALTORS®

Demand continues in the Rockridge Fall Market

Homes sold in September closed 28% over the asking price on average.

Closing date BR BA Address Original price List price DOM Selling price
09/12/2018 3 3 40363™St $969,000 $969,000 14 $1,310,000
09/13/2018 3 2 5334 Miles Ave $1,075,000 $1,075,000 14 $1,570,000
09/14/2018 4 3.5 6529 Hardwood Ave $1,595,000 $1,595,000 20 $1,700,000
09/17/2018 3 2 5223 Boyd Ave $1,075,000 $1,075,000 13 $1,645,000
09/24/2018 2 2 434 North St $799,000 $799,000 16 $950,000

09/27/2018 2 1 477 Hardy St $1,025,000 $1,025,000 15 $1,200,000

Specializing in Rockridge | 510.459.4338 | MotleyTeam.com

Want the highest possible price? Call us and we will show you how we will get it!

wWsnse at Manila | 597-5017
Library program details/hours: Calendar, page 15 |

Rockridge News

The Rockridge News. founded March 1986 by Don
Kinkead, is published monthly (except in August)
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
lvement; and provide leadership and

community invo
representation of neighborhood interests.
Rockridge News Production
Don Kinkead.......-scerereren Editor
Pe =| | Asst. Editor
ludith Doner Berne...........Eyes on Rockridge
ey EWES ccoucceeocnsseeceservevecsersensecs Advertising &
} Community Calendar
Susan Montauk.....-.. Lanes Business Manager
Don Kinkead.....--:s0-rsGraphics & Layout
RCPC Board of Directors, 2018-19
LeONOLa SCA ...+-r--ceecevenrernenes Chair
Alden Connor. ..vc-scs-rsereeen Vice-Chair
Sally Smyth ...-.---00- ase @Cretary

Ronnie Spitzer... Treasurer

Ashley Cruz, Stuart Flashman, Eduardo Gutentag,

M C Haug, Don Kinkead, Andrew Masalin,
Courtney Welch

Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org
For information: info@rockridge.org
NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTIONS
To subscribe to The Rockridge News,
send your check for $20, payable to RCPC with
“Rockridge News Subscription” on the memo
line. Mail to the address below.

Contacting The Rockridge News
Are there community issues you'd like to see
covered in The Rockridge News? « Do you have
questions about newsletter distribution? * Want to
volunteer to be a Rockridge News block captain’
* Would you like to write a letter to the Editor?

Contact us at one of the following:
Editor: editor@rockridge.org;

www.rockridge.org;

The Rockridge News,4! 23 Broadway, PMB
311, Oakland, CA 9461 |

Articles submitted for publication may be
emailed to the editor or sent to the address above.
Submissions are limited to 600 words, must include
the author’s name, phone number, email address, and
city or neighborhood of residence, and are subject
to editing. Views expressed in articles accepted for
publication do not necessarily reflect those of The
Rockridge News, its editor, or the board of directors
of the Rockridge Community Planning Council. To
reprint a Rockridge News article, contact the editor.

Newsletter Advertising/Deadline
Publication date of the November issue is:
™@ November 3, 2018.

@ Submission deadline: October I 1.

Advertising rates are $26/column inch. &

month pre-pay rate available. For display ads,
call Jo Ellis at 653-3210 (after noon), or email
joellisi@hotmail.com. RCPC reserves the right
to refuse any display or classified ad that it

deems inappropriate. (Classified ad contact,
page 14.)

re

ee

Ree eerie eee EEE eee

Réckridge News

“es - =a oF OS

3.

The October Land Use Committee meeting will be Wednesday, October 24, 7:30 p.m. at the
Rockridge Branch Library. The agenda includes an update on the housing study and a presentation of
proposed plans to redevelop 5346 College Avenue (next to McNally’s Irish Pub). Check at https://rockridge.
org — the RCPC website — the previous week for updates.

RCPC Land Use Committee Update —
October 2018

he Land Use Committee met on

September 26. A quorum was not
Present, so no recommendations were made.
However, committee members and interested
residents heard a presentation about
updated plans for redevelopment/reuse of
California College of Art’s Oakland campus.

@ Redevelopment/Reuse Plans
for California College of Art
(CCA) Oakland Campus; east
side of Broadway north of Shops
at the Ridge (aka Rockridge
Shopping Center).

Representatives of Emerald Fund and
Equity Community Builders, the two
developers chosen by CCA, presented their
updated plans for redevelopment/reuse of
CCA’s Oakland campus, located along the
t side of Broadway adjacent to Rockridge.

6: plans had been presented at an RCPC

Town Hall (as well as other community
forums) a year earlier. (See article in
November 2017 Rockridge News.)

The current plans focus on three areas of
the campus:

¢ First, the most visually prominent
element is a 19-story 190-foot residential
tower, which would contain the bulk of
the project’s 554 market-rate residential
apartment units. The majority of the units
would be one- and two-bedroom, and there

COMPLETE TREE CARE

Proudly serving Rockridge since 1965!

(510) 562-4000

www.treesculpture.com
Fully Insured | Certified Arborists | Lic #655977

would be structured parking for 374 to
449 (exact number yet to be determined)
vehicles in the base of the building. The
developers showed several depictions of
views from nearby areas, stating that the
tower would be visible, but not overwhelm-
ing in its visual impact. In addition to the
tower, there would also be several smaller
3-4 story residential structures.

e A second focus would be the reuse of
three historic structures on the site: the
Treadwell Estate Mansion; its associated
carriage house; and the 1920s structure
that was the first building constructed for
the California College of Arts and Crafts,
CCA's predecessor campus. Plans are that
these buildings would house offices for
area nonprofits and exhibits on the site’s
and CCA’s history. The preservation area
would also include some of the historic
landscaping and publicly accessible open
space, with part of the space to be devoted
to an outdoor sculpture garden.

e A third focus would be for a continued
arts presence on the site. This would include
reuse of the student dormitory on Clifton
Street at Broadway to provide 35 afford-

able housing units for artists, art studios,
including perhaps some affordable live-

work spaces, across the street on the south
side of Clifton, and a community building
including a café, shops, and perhaps an
artist display area.

A more formal presentation will be made
at RCPC’s November Town Hall (November
15, 7:30 p.m.).

®@ Technical assistance sought for
Rockridge Housing Study

The Land Use Committee has now put
together five alternative scenarios for how
Rockridge could help address the need for
additional housing in Oakland. However,
the Committee needs technical assistance
in evaluating the feasibility of some of the
proposed incentives intended to promote
development of affordable units. The ability
to work with computer models is a necessity.

Outreach to students at the U.C. Berkeley
campus has, thus far, been unsuccessful. If
readers know of any students or professionals
who might be interested in helping out with
this evaluation, please have them contact
the Committee at landuse@rockridge.org.

310.653.6677

Reckridge Dental.

rockdent.com

Bruce D. Fong, D.D.S.
Filippo Cangini, D.D.S, M.S.

Advanced Preventive, Restorative, Periodontal Gum Care, and Dental Implants.

3rd Floor
Market Hall

Ste. 312

“ea < awe |

October 6, 2018

Rockridge News

4. ___ Rockridge News

NCPC to Meet October 11; Plus, Board Vacancy

he Greater Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
invites you to join us at the OPD Neighborhood Services Community Meeting
7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 11, in the Smith Room at The College Preparatory
School, 6100 Broadway, Oakland. (The Smith Room is located off the parking lot

goOTOOD Oy under the Gym, the first building on the left in the parking lot).

Our Neighborhood Services Coordinator, Patricia Rose, will host
ERe the meeting.
OAK AND

NCPC

NCPC Has a Board Vacancy

dBc Greater Rockridge NCPC has an open Vice Chair position. If you
are interested in crime and public safety in the community, consider
volunteering for this position. Our bylaws say the Vice Chair “will assist
the Chair as needed.” In practice, this means attending meetings (7 p.m.
at the Rockridge Library on the second Thursday of even-numbered
months — February, April, June, August, October, and December); chairing the meeting if the
Chairman can’t attend; and possibly attending the bimonthly Area 2 Commander's Meeting
(second Mondays as announced) if the Chairman can’t attend that. The Vice Chair also assists
in making decisions on programs and directions for the NCPC with other members of the
steering committee. If you are interested, email us at chair@rockridgencpc.com to discuss It.

Greater Rockrid9®

Karen Ivy, Secretary, Greater Rockridge NCPC; RECT elaT WVOCHTIAEEECRE. com

Rockridge Library Group Seeks Directors

he Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) is seeking volunteer directors to join the
nonprofit’s board. FORL collaborates with library staff to fund programs and materials
not covered by the city budget. The board meets approximately nine times per year on Tuesday
evenings to discuss ways to support to the branch and its dedicated staff. Candidates interested in
offering some of theirtime and talent can contact outreach@rockridgefriends.org to learn more.

Report: September Town Hall Meeting

by Alden Connor, Vice Chair, RCPC
he September Town Hall focused
on transportation issues including
traffic changes, electric scooters, the
BART station bike share docks, and
bike lanes on College Avenue.

Traffic Changes

MARVIN
GARDENS

REAL ESTATE

TWO FABULOUS
3+BR/2BA LISTINGS

Bay View Midcentury
with Level Yard in North eee

eee reeaeevenrrtee

Victorian Row House w/Updated
Open Kitchen near Temescal

Ruth Goldstone
510.418.7191

eastbayprop@gmail.com
DRE# 01300164

For more information, or if you're thinking
of selling or buying, contact Ruth.

Neighbors of the Broadway/Lawton
intersection expressed their concerns about
the changes to that intersection, including
confusing pedestrian crossing signals and
the inability to make a left from northbound
Broadway onto Lawton. Many residents are

b Town Hall Report, page !I4

| Piedmont dental

~ Dre Jat A Martenson. DDS

Thanks Newsletter
Volunteers, Seeks
Replacements

hanks to the Camerons and the
A saeulion for their time delivering The

Rockridge News to the neighborhood.

James Cameron is retiring from his
route and his wife, Joan, has asked us to find
someone to replace him. Thank you both
for covering this 63rd Street route for many
years. We wish you the very best.

Earl Hamlin has been both a district
captain who delivers bundles to volunteers
and a block captain who delivers newsletters
door-to-door. He, too, is retiring. We wish
him well and thank him for his many years
of service.

Who will step into the shoes of these
long-time volunteers?

Pick a route, please!

» Block Captain/Route 21L: Both sides
of 63rd Street between Colby an
Hillegass, then even numbers )
6300 Colby between 63rd and Alcatraz.

» District Captain/Route 05A-K. Makes
10 bundle drops to block captains on
Chabot Road side streets.

* Block Captain/Route 24B: Woolsey,
South side, from Benvenue to Hille-

gass,both sides of 6400 Hillegass, up
North side of Alcatraz to Benvenue.

Call 510/547-3855 or email Susan at

smontauk@gmail.com to volunteer. The
newsletter is distributed the first weekend

of each month except August.

BY DESIGN

>198

NEW PATIENT EXAM
gum § 350 VALUE! é&z™/!

1331 GRAND AVENUE PIEDMONT CA .94610

-t' 810 652 2911

f 510.652 0772

-pledmontdentaibydesign.com

Coe... eee «eae aan eg

wee aD Se Oana © eee” ee esses

eee ees se Do

"Oem oC, Os
SO PE Oe o>

Sl a aaa OS OA Eee

—

an Ge oe So? =

=a «2a

[_—
\

oe ae = —
Eee se oO eee Oe 2 eet eae oO QE ees lc
-

October 6, 2018
LL +

Réckridge News

rg FTP eer ree eee

. eu b es ear 28S Yad = , » ¥ ¥
SE ER REY Rees DIOP DISD OE ROE OSL EA A ID ee

2:

@ Park Day School and Studio One Ho

fi PiesFie Annual East Bay Mini Maker
Faire will happen in Temescal at Park
Day School and Studio One Art Center
Sunday, October 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
East Bay Mini Maker Faire continues to be
a largely volunteer-driven event, with well
over 100 parent volunteers from Park Day
School making this amazing event happen
for over 120 makers and 6,500 visitors.

The first Maker Faire was held at Park
Day School and Studio One in 2010 as a
community event and fundraiser to help
to fund the school’s financial assistance
program. Today, the fully interactive event
is a reflection of the school’s hands-on,
project-based classrooms. The one-day,
family-focused Faire brings together potter’s
wheels and robotics, circuits and origami,

music, dance, pedal-powered carnival rides,

and 3D printing in a hands-on celebration
of creativity, artists, engineers, crafters, and
urban farmers from across our local East Bay
communities.

The East Bay Mini Maker Faire is “mint”
only because it’s smaller than the 100,000-
»erson, three-day flagship Maker Faire Bay

East Bay Mini
Maker Faire’

Sunday, October 21st - 10am-—Spm

Park Day School & Studio One Art Center
360 42nd Street, Oakland

C CF aereieis mos
Et Tickets. + info at eastbay. re com

ORTRUN NIESAR
510.326.2161

Realtor ®
o.niesar@ggsir com
GoldenGateSIR.com
Lic. #01161032

EXPERIENCE THE UNIQUE

Local with Global Reach | Specializing in the East Bay | Discreet and Professional

Golden
Gate

Sotheby’s

INTERNATIONAL REALTY

ie Se Saca 3: a ae

<< ae

“BROADWAY PET t OSPITA

AGE Aes

Morning wake-up calls
Social network modelina
Curling Up V vith a ei 90d book
Gardening together

Making lots of biscuits

Local careaivers WNOo want

tO alcile make oreat memories.

st Mini Maker Faire

Area held in May at the San Mateo County
Fairgrounds. The Oakland event is one day
and attracts more than 6,500 people of all
ages, and makers from around northern
California.

The Faire’s variety of booths allows
Faire-goers to be as hands-on or hands-
off as they want. The outdoor stage offers
dance battles and performances, while
other makers show off their solar vehicles,
and sound-responsive LEDs. Anyone can
get their hands on a soldering iron; shape
alabaster by hand with sandpaper; or take a

ride on a Frankentrike.
Exhibits last year included a human-

scale hamster wheel, youth-hosted
bubble experiments, a BMX quarter pipe,
competition robots, origami lessons, a

homemade race-car simulator, quilting,
ceramics, leather work, and ham radio

operations.
More information at eastbay.makerfaire.
com. /By PARK Day SCHOOL STAFF

Martin Coyle 510-655-8717 Mike Tracy
5221 James Ave. Oakland Ca. 94618

www.coylehomeremodel.com

, 4

—__ —™ + “w+

or ee “eee ere eee <a

Ree eee eee eee, ee Ee eeeeeeeeeeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeeEeEeEEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeeeeeeeeeeeEeeeeeeeEess

VISE BS ee Ue 1 Bw ee THM OF Ws 1 £1) SSG TF Oe "sl 2

rt et ee ee ea ok ee? le Ok a ee

Réckridge News

October 6, 2019

by Judith Doner Berne

he lead headline in the September

17 East Bay Times read: “Did you
buy a home in 2012? Congratulations.”

My answer: “Well, no. We bought in
2011. But the congratulations still apply.”

That’s because house prices, including
ours, have reportedly more than doubled in
value over that period. The latest research,
according to the real estate website Trulia,
claims that Oakland home values have
increased by 108 percent — third highest in
the country behind San Jose (122 percent),
Las Vegas (114 percent) and ahead of San
Francisco (101 percent).

“The stars were aligned,” said my
neighbor Beth Johnke, who did buy the
house she had rented for 17 years in 2012,
when the bank foreclosed on its owner. At
the time, “I was a reluctant buyer — but we
were so entrenched in the neighborhood.”

“It’s easy to calculate the price of your
house,” said real estate agent and Rockrid ge
resident Ron Kriss. “Just multiply your
square footage by $1,000. We used to hear
that about San Francisco a few years ago.”
Now, here in Rockridge, “You'd better have
cash or a really good job.”

Although home values ebb and flow and
obviously always go up after a recession,
“We're definitely dealing with home prices
that historically increased the most between

tile = countertops = flooring

4336 Broadway
Oakland
510.547.8288

www.arttiieoakland.com

recessions percentagewise,” Kriss told
me. “They’re in new territory of a price
advance.”

Comparing June of 2018 to even a year
ago, prices have skyrocketed 30 percent.
The average selling price this past June
was $1.85 million compared with $1.42
million in 2017. In addition, 25 homes sold
in June of this year compared with 15 a
year ago. June closings showed two houses
on Manila sold for more than $2 million; a
home on Cavour listed at 1,188 square feet
went for $1.6 million; only two homes sold
below the listing price. Average days on the
market were 16.

So who is buying and who is selling in
Rockridge?

Buyers: To find out for myself, I spent
a half-hour at a recent Sunday open house
for a newly listed home below Broadway.
Would-be buyers included two families with
kids in tow and:

Judi Washington, an Oakland resident,
who was seeking a bungalow or duplex
with minimum steps to accommodate her
80-something parents who would live there
with her brother, his wife and son. She has
looked at 25 houses over the last six to
nine months in Rockridge, Elmwood and
Fairview. So far, she hasn’t made a bid. “I
haven’t found the right place and I was too
late for the one house I would have bid on.”

OneRock-ridge

Fueled by Tech Industry Buyers, Rockridge
Home Prices Go Through the Roof

Bert Erml, a San Francisco COOk
transplant from New York City, who has
spent a year looking for a house to share With
his fiancée. She works at the Internationa]
High School in Temescal. He has not yet
made a bid.

Ravi and Anu Arora, Rockridge
grandparents, who have spent every weekenq
over the last two months at open houses jp
Rockridge, Upper Rockridge and Elmwooq
in an effort to have their new granddaughter
nearby. “We’ve given up our social lives”
Anu said. “I can’t believe what the houses
are going for. It’s frustrating.” The single
bid they made wasn’t accepted.

Buyers, according to Kriss, generally
fall into three categories: Thirty-something
millennials involved in San Francisco and
Silicon Valley’s new economies; newly-
minted empty nesters who raised their
families in Lamorinda (Lafayette, Moraga
and Orinda) or Marin and want out of
the suburbs; and grandparents already
living here who want their children a
grandchildren nearby and have the mon
to make that happen.

Another Rockridge-based Realtor, Maxi
Lilley, put it this way: “Over-55 down-sizers
selling larger homes in the hills and through
the tunnel (and buying smaller 2-3 bedroom
bungalows) who want smaller, more
walkable neighborhoods and a close-to-
services-and-transit lifestyle; San Francisco
folks who want to take advantage of the
easy commute, urban lifestyle, and cheaper

cy

> Home Prices, page 7

Experience * Knowledge * Performance

Coming soon: 5849 Virmar - 3 blocks to College Ave, 3 bed 1 bath craftsman. sunny yard, Chabot district

Did you know? Prop 10 coming on the ballot in November would remove rent control protection of
your own single family home and new construction, limiting creation of needed housing. It would

also allow cities to limit the amount of rent you ask for your home even aft
owner occupied multiunit rental property that isn’t newer construction is
in Oakland. The proposition provides no additional
stanford Economists predict it will further constrict availability of rental pr
those looking for housing. Good intentions, but actually further restricts

er it becomes vacant!! Non
already subject to rent control
affordable housing incentive. UC Berkeley and
Operty and provide no help to
housing supply. ;

Mark your calendars for 11/4, end of daylight savings time and 11/6, election day!!!

Perry Riani, Senior Associate

“2016 Realtor of the Year”

1900 Mountain Blvd Oakland, CA 94611
1625 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94709
C: 510.813.3799 perry@pacunion.com

PACIFIC
UNION

INTERNATIONAL

License # 01402540

R

e

Seka. ews

~~ ws oo me er eee ee ee ee

October 6, 2018 Rdckridge News

want Oakland Tech,” Stea said.

Sellers: Why people sell comes down to
the three D’s, Kriss told me: death, divorce
and disemployment, meaning either a job
transfer or losing a job. Fewer homes, these
days, come on the market for other than
these reasons “because we have a graying
economy in Rockridge.”

Older residents are staying put for
the same reasons both young and old are
moving in: Rockridge’s walkability and
public transportation alternatives. And, for
seniors, the easy access to nearby medical

@lome Prices

from page 6

prices here; and first-time home-buyers
typically buying the smaller, two-bedroom
bungalows.”

“The buyers these days are different,”
said Realtor Daniel Stea, whose home
and office are in Rockridge. “Many are
| young, tech-related buyers for whom urban
walkability and schools are paramount.
This was not how it was
five years ago. It was
more middle class — a
professor, a journalist, a
nurse couple.”

“Below Broadway,
you're seeing the higher
prices per square foot,”
Stea said. “People used to
consider upper Rockridge
better because of schools,
bigger homes, garages,”
riss said. But these days,
uses there are being
sold for less money per
square foot than the rest

—_— aE SO Ea

et
b," « ; 1 .
ron 8 = .- gies Fr Bak SS yk
; ‘ ie Se mee ae Be :
. e + Tay {FOS

. io

2013 «2014 2015. OIG 2014 2015 2016

COURTESY OF STEA REALTY GROUP

2018 (yTD) 2013

instead of moving.

That is true of Ethan Andelman and
Laura Mytels, whose addition was completed
in 2016. “Laura made clear that we could
move anywhere so long as it was within
four square blocks of our house,” Andelman
explained by email. “Even so, we took a look
at some other locations in Oakland, but given
the prices and crazy market (which is even
crazier now), we realized that it was a better
financial decision to add on to our existing
house. That also gave us the ability to design
the house that worked best for our family.

“We're not alone,”

he emphasized, “It
seems over the past five
years, every block in our
neighborhood has had
at least a house or two
undergoing significant
renovation at any given
time.”

“The market is still
more a sellers’ market
than a buyers’ market
but we are lately seeing
a swinging of the

pendulum,” Lilley said.

2017 2018 (To) ;
“Overall, the market ts

of Rockridge.

Oakland Technical
High School is becoming
a draw to the area,
according to both Kriss
and Stea. “I had my first couple move to
Oakland to make sure their kids could go
to Oakland Tech,” Kriss said. (They bought
in somewhat less pricey Temescal.) “We are
getting people moving here because they

map at https://www.rockridge.org/boundaries for details.

care and hospitals looms large. “The ones
moving out, in Stea’s experience, “are
usually going to Oregon and Washington,
if they are young, or to the wine country, if
they are older.”

The clamor of construction is ample
evidence of Rockridge residents with
growing families who are adding second
stories to their classic one-story bungalows
and turning garages into living spaces —

‘f° "s x
a ve
eee | et

oe
me A

a o owns
ae

eee

a
_———— oe ees
= Ss so
————— ao ee ow eee
. a a ~ -
- «=~ ee
+ .
—_—
we
—

wi fads pan Tee

- » ~~ > “ -
ee

eee e Exterior
Lead-Certified Painters

7 ~ "
pe ay Bom
a y 2 |
“ ; ' ‘ 4
= * > ;. 4
se * r 7 ss”
i NG “~< ,
. ty oo i
4 “e » os) ef.
ws * . ’ 4 . >
; ON NT pelt Bp aan L
‘. ° . ree ; . _ =
- . \“
. «@# LA
- _ wv. Tt 2 ay <
: ~~ ed . ws - re te :
m ue a s » 7 . Lae? “—
. ‘ ; ae: é ‘ »* ei
. a | > :
‘ . . 7
a "
eee Li “4
'

wo a ; 7 ste 4 ar ily
tg Fo ; «+. NSoasah 6 f my RS Vs CN

For a free estimate
call Cydney

510° 652 * 4034

www, buttrickprojects.com

slowing down,” Stea

The chart above clearly shows Rockridge’s steady beat of fewer houses athigher prices from caid. But, in his view,
2013 to 2018 (year to date). These figures reflect only the market in The Rockridge News
circulation area — which does not deliver to much of Upper Rockridge. See the RCPC boundary
— Eyes on Rockridge

“Rockridge hasn’t been
affected very much.” »
“All of this couldn't
happen were it not for the tech money,’
said Terry Kulka, a retired real estate agent
who sold homes in Rockridge and environs
for 35 years. “The real heartache is the
parents whose kids can’t afford to stay in
the neighborhood. That’s what makes up a
neighborhood — its institutional memory.”

To comment and/or suggest topics for columns

on you, your neighbor(s) or neighborhood, please
email judyberne @att.net.

College Avenue

Presbyterian Church |
5951 College Avenue | 94618
(510) 658-3665 | www.capcoakland.org

Safe | open | real J+
Oe eloveniel BOD

—————

— ee — 9 Qa ee li i

SA Fe OEE aa EeEe_ee oy

October 6, 2018
$2 “018

8. Rédckridge News =
Current Land Use and Transportation Projects in Rockridgep,

mmi
Design, Review and Comments by Stuart Flashman, Chair, RCPC Land hs ttee
Prepared for Display and Discussion at Rockridge Out & About, September !9,

- " Ze The map at
left shows the
%,. : boundaries of
The Rockridge
Community
Planning Council
(RCPC). The
numbers on the
map indicate
the location of
Tay each project

~~ discussed. The
“ projects are,
GE. in general,
| within those
A boundaries.

Those outside

6 Os Wet the boundaries
“ are noted as
such and have
been included
because of thei
proximity to or
their influence
upon Rockridge
and Rockridge
residents.

-s

Amey

cp,

wn J .
- ‘ _—
*
™
-

Wo

pg

~!
*
é
e Ch out here

>

is ime

*
ey
J si 3 A
pckridgs-Temescal

eenbelt » ob

ty
C aY ~~ A
wir) Live

G8
= <
a
= es

gg EH

= te St Mary Cemetery

7!

~ TEMESEAL :

. Oakland Technical ’ 2 %
oe BC's) . gle My Mans co Laeciatain Wie Caomeatarni

J eae! ae
- » ~*

I | “Kingfish” (Idora) Condos/Apartments
I | CS -tory (4 stories residential over retail) on Claremont Avenue
above Telegraph. Condo map recorded, but currently rental

apartments. Just outside of RCPC borders. Completed in 2017.

4. Lot at Corner of College & Claremont

No application submitted. Project will apparently be 3 stories
(maybe 4 with affordable units). Retail/office on first floor,

residential above, underground parking.

Land Use Poster, page 9

Cee I Aataaes ee eee Se eee

October 6, 2018 Réckridge News 2.

Rockridge
Optometry

Larry Sarver, OD

Scott Yokoi, OD

Cindy Sakai, OD
Jasmine Junge, OD

"oct mA 4 . 25
a “a . 7 .

-
—* +
. ’
7 ¢
owe
: ‘ -*
- = “~ — -
e é.
a = -
7 ae ~ - ee “ > bow . c 4% - _ _ 4
, ol B See ee ee 7 a" , — . 7 om
-* Sg” “ : . ; ‘
_s ae an . » _ - _
. - - - ‘ — wane Mn. on Oye Def oti
> be . - WE , "e 54 Ciara A -
ie ey . ~ ‘ Oe ES ats = Se ae -.
~ - * % a Pry, aes ofr >A t; 2 eo” - .
> — — - 3 ae, oe £ oV-, 14 ey m Sy ae . ‘
: *. : ; OF " i, Rh” Ap :

2321 College Ave., Oakland

(510)655-3797

rockridgeoptometry.com 3. “Nautilus” mixed-use project, west side of Telegraph at 5Ist Street.

6-story (5 stories residential rental over retail (grocery store)). 204 units; 16 very-low
income units. Commercial roof greenhouse. Under construction (est. completion in 2019).

OE &, ORF oe re oe Se OF, »
r? SLSR st Oe

Le

_

pe eee :

le a a ae eee a, ae se eee PLAAD IDI Nee fr OE ao BY SO 2 eri de® “OKs G88) 1 7a. FO

COMING IN OCTOBER!

5811 LAWTON AVENUE
Brown Shingle Craftsman on Rockridge's
Finest Block! 4 bed, 2 bath, a true forever

home. Inquire for more details! —

~~ @ “~ —

4. Baxter on Broadway Apartments, west side, Broadway and 5Ist
Street. 5-stories (4 stories residential [130 market-rate units] over retail) plus
townhouses on Desmond Street. Just outside RCPC borders. Nearing completion &

currently leasing.

WRATH SSeS | ; » | iY i teil
MT Sid

:
ms
;
4 = - —- —- —————
rt as : - a a , .
re, ee I ey uF ‘7 ‘ M.S : hp Te 5‘
y fr re 4» 24 5S ee 7 A 2 ra et hg os x
“a ae Pint ; . . = a : 4 - ae as — + . .
i . Oe. ry * A as ~ + . ut y ; a ” : J pt Ke y aa a* Dee ey i. 7 Sak Lae “
« < o a, . P ’ ' - " oy ‘ ve * : sd _-* : wie? e * ,
qe ay PA Fake Aer a” yy tae et ES aan eee. <a." 2 ope oe i nO Pa eae Sie
; é o4 - é . . . — NS t r'
Pate, * as Foe Tes 7 tnt. P<] 4 av ie
a Abs _ ‘ . = : hy
Fs oe ’ >
*

339 GLENDALE AVENUE TI ; wr aie
Bright and renovated 2 bed, 1 bath
Craftsman bungalow with HUGE

detached 2-car garage (ADU potential!)

PRESENTED BY #01919653

MAXI LILLEY

The Rockridge Realtor”
| with A Designers Eye

510.919.8997
axi@redoakrealty.com

i_ ? f
TN Se
- - a
‘ -
rt. * Oa o a
psy
.
: ‘
-

2 i a
- 7 all .
. et eS ae We
af : #
os -

as * ’ v “ . a
ee A yo aD eae ee a) cee ae

a

5. Merrill Gardens Senior Housing
5-stories (4 stories market rate senior housing rental over retail) along west side of

Broadway between 5Ist Street and Coronado Avenue at eastern RCPC border. Com-
pleted in 2017 and fully operational.

Land Use Poster, page 12

NE CL eee

Réckridge News

A). G H Ap PARTNERS Fe" Questions About
a Wills, Trusts, |
and Probate?
™ BUYING? Me
Kyle M. Johnsto
SELLING? | Yeats Attorney :

fet ME HELP YOU

5315 College Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
510.527.1880

JASON KALDIS ANNE D. BRANDON, REALTOR
35+ YEAR ROCKRIDGE RESIDENT AND HOMEOWNER
A\ RC H ITECT DRE# 01877719 | 510.682.6644
INCORPORATED ANNE@THEHIGHLANDPARTNERS.COM

910.549.3584

WWW.JKALDISARCHITECT.COM LUXURY In Rockridge since 1997

Can you stay in your home
when you need long term care?

fe FISHMAN Havarce Yes we do offer:
#4) Financial Group Mortgages Long Torm

Incorporated
Care Insurance

David Herrenbruck Re-Fi
Pre-Approval

david@fishmanfinancial.net
Cell 510-981-9799 na ee eae Susan Bernosky

510-528-2255 510-450-9050

iB LISTED!

(

ba ,* ~
: a “f > Pad
ae ;
: > <e -
GE A 3 wile , oo
ae oy Z

: sie}
ee
ri

510.843.6400 INSURANCE SERVICES, INC
CA License 0D34069

408 63: RD Si RE eT. CM for delete! www.strahaninsurance.com

rT a Le ew eee eee eee ee I Wel ee ee he ee ee en  —————

—————— ee

Historic Keith Avenue Building Ravaged by Fire

by Annalee Allen, Oakland Tours Program coordinator and 1960s it was converted into multiple units, according to city records.
former Tribune landmarks columnist. Anthony McMillan was born in Scotland and came to the

he historic McMillan house on Keith Avenue was heavily U.S. in the 1870s. In 1898 he was in California and had started

damaged when it caught fire on September 10, The fire’s cause investing in creating levees along the Sacramento River to increase
is still under investigation. Information on the Victorian style  tillable farmland (a very lucrative activity). With his profits,
house can be found on oaklandwiki.org. The property belonged McMillan moved to the East Bay and built a large home, north
originally to Anthony McMillan (1852-1921) and his family. Inthe of downtown, in what was then the unincorporated area we now
know as Rockridge. In 1911, the district was annexed to Oakland,
and street names and addresses were assigned to the few estates
located there. Streetcars began running up College Avenue, and
the blocks surrounding the early estates filled in with bungalows.

Anthony McMillan was married twice, and some of his descen-
dants still live in the area. There is a McMillan plot in Mountain
View Cemetery.

As more information comes to light, it will be added to the
oaklandwiki website. There is an obituary for Mr. McMillan,
: 2 Re who died in 1921, and photos of the fire damage on the website,
| es f Names baits | Ra. | fool Heel ee HRA so check back for new developments.
oa | bot § —iicie| As several firefighters open holes in the roof to
release smoke and heat, others tend to the hoses and

hydrants at street level. /D. KINKEAD

October 6, 2018 Rdckridge News 11.

_ “
Ne ee

Darin J. Worm
BROKER
510.504.4960

djworm@)centurioninsurance.net

\
“ he ,
Fe” Pad wy
VY

PER Sy Centurion Insurance Agency

, Serer: : Commercial + Personal + Life + Health
CollegePrep

An Independent Insurance Brokerage
providing cost effective, comprehensive
Insurance products and services
since 1947.

ee ap Oe

A private high school for grades 9-12

College Prep is a home for ideas, discovery, and engagement—intellectual pursuits
that our students treasure. Led by exceptional and caring teachers, mentors, and coaches,

our students grow into their best selves. www.centurioninsurance.net

The College Preparatory School 6100 Broadway Oakland,CA 94618 510.652.4364 college-prep.org

Rdckridge News

Land Use Poster trom page 9

6. Shops at the Ridge - Phase Two

story retail development with structured
parking. Plans currently under reconsider-
ation by long-term master tenant, TRG, Inc.
(a southern California developer). The old

12.

Approved by the City in 2013 as a multi-
|
|

7. California College of Art reuse plan
for Oakland Campus beginning ~2021. Planned:
Preservation of historic areas; affordable artist housing;
high-rise, market-rate residential. Previewed at September

RCPC Land Use Committee meeting.

Chase building at the corner of Pleasant
Valley Road and Broadway was demolished
in January 2018. Possible Phase 3 residential
option (unapproved).

October 6, 2018

=

(| |The GRUBB Co: |

pening

OF OUR NEW
RESOURCE CENTER

100 GRAND AVE, SUITE 108
Stop by and say hello!

UPTOWN | DOWNTOWN

8. 5353 College Ave. (“Better Homes”) Redevelop current ®
story craftsman bungalow previously converted to office use. 4 storie

stories residential over retail), one affordable unit and re-use of bungalow
as penthouse unit. Currently under review.

SE

m

Land Use Poster, page 13

7
ad =

te i” ll

enn Use Poster _

for the east side of College

a

October 6. 2018

rr

from pagel...) 225.

9. Repaving of Shafter Avenue
with three mini-roundabouts to
facilitate use as bicycle boulevard. Repaving
currently in progress. Roundabout
installation in progress; photo at right.

40. Install bicycle lanes (or
sharrows) on College Avenue
between Broadway and Claremont Avenue.
likely including repaving. (A sharrow is a
shared-lane street marking placed in the
travel lane to indicate where people should

preferably cycle.)

: —a

c i
a %
rs —
wh;
.
"
+

&
_~

-
4
:

_ Avenue and the Berkeley

i ee i a eT a i ie

Réckridge News

ef © &

13.

Sharrows are proposed

iN downhill lanes from
Broadway to Bryant Avenue
and between Claremont

border. (Discussed at

September Town Hall
meeting.)

11. Improvements [oem
at the intersection : ae
of Miles Avenue and [eee
Shafter/Keith Avenue |
with College Avenue.

Improvements will
include “bulb-outs,”
replacing the “porkchop”*
turn lane from College to Miles with a
mini-park; installation of count-down lights
at the Miles intersection; and re-striping
Streets with designated turn lanes on
Shafter and Miles Avenues.

[*Pork chop islands are triangular raised
islands placed between a right-turn slip

a
7

7 ~ -
>
~
2 —
*,

© met ~

>
=

Installation of the Shafter Avenue mini-
roundabouts is underway. After the outline
of the eventual circle is cut, the inner area

is excavated.

/D. KINKEAD

lane and through-travel lanes. They channel
vehicular traffic and provide a refuge for
pedestrians crossing a roadway, where they
can wait for a suitable gap in traffic or for

the WALK phase of a pedestrian signal.
Their shape is reminiscent of a pork chop.

(Wictionary)] -

baie Ph a

a

Bay Area built, Bay Area focused.

Visit us at College & Claremont Avenues.
6300 College Avenue, Suite 160
(510) 851-7741

{2} Equal Housing Lender

| Member FDIC | NMLS #478471 | PR-0976-0218

_ Out & About on Colle

ge

-

eT BPN RO i EY PT EE I Le Pe ee I ee A Bae a Ba aw

14.

RMeiassifieds

Your Message Could Be Here
Your 36-word message is $22. (Phone number
counts as one word.) Make check payable
to RCPC and write Rockridge News
Classified Ad on the memo line. Mail to:
RN Classifieds, 4/23 Broadway, PMB 31],
Oakland, CA 946I|. The classified ad
November issue deadline is October
18. The November issue will be out on
Novembe 3. For information: Email Susan
Montauk via smontauk@gmail.com

Penelope’s Aesthetics
Fall Special!

Halloween can be ghoulish :|) Explore the
masks. After a ghoulish mask, receive a
rejuvenating mask. Enjoy an express anti-ag-
ing facial and experience the results! Only
$59! Call for an appointment! 510/594-1552
www.penelopecalef.com

Town Hall Report

from page 4

worried about the safety of both drivers and
pedestrians in the new configuration. The
transportation committee will contact Dan
Kalb’s office to express these concerns.
Scooters

Attendees discussed their experiences
with rental electric scooters and learned
about an ordinance passed by the City that
makes the rental companies responsible for
maintaining customer safety and ensuring
scooters are parked properly. Contact OAK
311 to report improperly parked scooters

or other complaints.

BART Bike Docks
Earlier in the week, the City and BART

had informed RCPC and others that the
Rockridge BART bike share station would
not be moved to a new location but would
be reconfigured from a U shape to an L
shape to move the bikes farther from the
memorial. Brooke Levin and Annalee
Allen, involved in creating the memorial,
expressed their disappointment with the
City’s decision. Attendees discussed the
possibility of asking the City to improve
lighting, signage, and maintenance of the
location.

a

Réckridge News

Your Rockridge Specialists-
Judith Glass & Sheila Sabine-—
The Grubb Company
Now may be the right time for a move.
Your home says a lot about you and we are
here to listen. Call 510/326-5055 or email
SSabine@Grubbco.com

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. Chris

Rausch Gardening. Chris @ 510/655-0157.

HOUSE REPAIRS &
REMODELING,
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

Plumbing, tile work , decks, dry rot, drain-
age, walls, termite damage, doors, windows,
kitchen & bath remodel. Professional work
for affordable prices. Local references avail-

able. Juan 510/692-6399 or Jbahena.info@
gmail.com

aaa as aa

October 6, 2018

Intimate sails on the Bay
For 6 people aboard a lovely 45 r®

comfortable seating. Also available: Gra
Banks motor yacht. Ash scattering services
offered. Reasonable prices. Capt. Lee Self
@ (707)223-1298; email: moonshadowsail@

yahoo.com

Wendy’s Cleaning
Services
Reasonable rates and flexible services.

Licensed. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly. ”
Offices, homes, apartments, town houses.
Call 510/506-1311 or Email: MarquezwI2@
gmail.com for free estimates and excellent

references.

Lovely, Well-Established

Salon in Rockridge
Looking for a receptionist, a skilled hair-
stylist and an esthetician. Join our friendly
team in our spacious, inviting salon. Call
Carole@510/652-5431 and send resume to

elizabethH7@gmail.com.

Many people donated their time and
energy on Creek-to-Bay Day to clean [Reman
Frog Park and the Greenway. > ee ae

College Avenue Bike Lanes

College Avenue will be repaved in 2019,
and bike lanes will be added from Broadway
to Claremont, while the section between
Claremont and Alcatraz is to be painted
with “sharrows” rather than full bike lanes.
(See definition of sharrows, item 10, page
13.) Rockridge resident Ryan Schuchard
presented a plan to request that the City
change these to full bike lanes for that
stretch. Local residents and representatives
from Bike East Bay discussed the pros and
cons of the proposal and the best ways to
improve bicycle safety in that corridor.

LAW OFFICE OF

DAVE KARLINSKY

725 WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 313. OAKLAND, CA 94607
(SIO) 788-5700 WWW.DAVEKARLINSKYLAW.COM

Practicing exclusively in the area of trusts and estates:

¢ Estate planning

¢ Probate / trust administration

¢ Dispute resolution

¢ Special needs trusts

Please contact me during regular business hours to
schedule an appointment.

ae

October 6, 2018

er noon), or mail to: Rockridge News Comm
GP si: Deadline is the next to the last Tues

Rockridge Branch Library
5366 College Avenue, 597-5017
FOR CHILDREN

. Family Story Time: Saturdays, 10:30am.

» Toddler Story Time: (for 9 months to 2 years),
Thursdays, 10:30am, upstairs.

y » Pre-School Story Time: (ages 2 to 5); Thurs-

days, 10:30am.

« Allstory times followed by Play Time; parents
and caregivers invited.

SPECIAL EVENTS: all ages welcome.

« Stretching for Caregivers: bring children to
free basic stretching session Wednesdays,
10:10am.

« Chess Club: Instruction and chess sets
provided. Best for ages 8 to 12. Wednesdays
(10/3 through 11/7) 3:30-4:30pm.

« Mix It Up Family Game Night: Bring your
favorite game or try one of ours. Every 4th
Tues, 6:30-7:45pm.

« Family Craft Night: Every 2nd Tues, starting
Oct 9th, 6:30-7:45pm. Oct: make Luminarias.

@«« what craft to do in Nov & Dec.

« Pumpkin Stories & Craft: Halloween-themed,
not-scary stories for kids ages 0-6; decorate
trick-or-treat bag (all ages). Sat, 10/27, 10:30am.

« Creepy Stories in the Dark: Come in cos-

tume; spooky but not scary stories. Tues,
10/30, 6:30pm.

« Young Writers NaNoWriMo: Finish a novel
by writing a little EVERY DAY all month. Meet
with us the last Thurs in Oct, 10/25, to set your
goals, then come every Thurs afternoon (call
597-5017 to find out time) in November (thru
11/29). Best for ages 8 to 13.

FOR TEENS

« Rockridge Teen Advisory Board (ages 14-18):
Help advise the library how to better serve teens;

a Le ee

get community service credit for school. 2nd
Sat. each month, 1 to 2pm.

» Teen ‘Scape Program: Play video games and
make craft; every Tues, Thurs, and Fri, 3:30 -
5pm; Wed, 1:30 - 5pm (during school days).

* Study Room Hours: High school tutor available
for homework help. Tues, and Thurs 4 - Spm;
Wed, 2:45 - 4pm (during school days).

* Shrinky Dinks Calaveras: draw and color
Calaveras in plastic sheets; shrink in oven.

Oi 2pm.

OR ADULTS
*** eBook Help: Work one-on-one with a
librarian to download eBooks. Fridays, 2 -3:30pm.

Make appt. online or call 597-5017.
* Second Saturday Book Club: 2nd Sat each

unity Calendar, 412
» 4123
day of the month. 7

C OM MUN ITY CA END by Jo Ellis

"wae & Fae “weed a = : >

R&ckridgeNews

res © F

. Email Rockridge News Community Calendar items z

adway, PMB 311, Oakland,

NDAR

month, 3 - 4pm. Pho ion:
507-5017 ne for book selection:
Writers Support/Critique Group: Bring 15
copies of up to 5 pgs. (double-spaced, MS
Margins) of any prose for on-site reading/dis-
Cussion (OK to come empty-handed), 3rd Sat.

ssh month,1 to 5pm; wheelchair-accessible.
Info: 420-8775 or Writefox@aol.com.

Lawyer in the Library: Free legal info and
referral. 1st Tues each month: 6pm-8pm. Sign-up
for lottery Starting Spm; lottery at 5:45 pm.
. Knitting Meet-Up: Third Sat. each month, 3pm.
Bring your knit and crochet project; all levels.
. NaNoWriMo: Launch & Mixer with founder
Chris Baty. Prep for National Novel Writing
Month. Snacks; raffles. Tues, Oct. 30, 6:30pm.
* Making Sense of Medicare: Medicare open
enrollment runs from Oct. 15-Dec.7. Latest
updates on Medicare presented by Denise
Lombard. Sat, Nov 3, 10:30am.

ART EXHIBIT: Upstairs Gallery

Oct: Sarah Stricherz: Bay Area cityscapes
and seascapes in oil, acrylic and gouache.

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

Become a Volunteer Story Reader in

Oakland Pre-schools

Foster a life-long love of reading. Sign up now
for Library’s volunteer program Books for Wider
Horizons. Annual training series starts early
October at Rockridge Library. Learn how to present
engaging storytimes to a pre-school class. More

info/sign up: www.oaklandlibrary.org/bwh.

East Bay Booksellers Book/Poetry

Readings

FREE and open to the public.

¢ Sun, 10/7, 3pm. Poetry Flash with Terese
Svoboda: Anything That Burns You: A Portrait
of Lola Ridge, Radical Poet.

« Wed, 10/10, 6:30pm. Freud’s Bar: upcoming
theme: Tickling the Unconscious. Mtg. topic:
Freud’s ‘Seduction’ Theory- Renaming the
Concept. Presenter: Charles P. Fisher, M.D.

» Fri, 10/12, 7pm. Kai Carlson-Wee: Rail (Poulin
#41), poems. Joined by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
and Taneum Bambrick.

Tues, 10/16, 7pm. Hope Ewing: Movers and
Shakers: Women Making Waves in Spirits, Beer
& Wine. In conversation with Maggie Hoffman,
Martha Stoumen, Araya Andersen, & Andie

Ferman.

* Thurs, 10/18, 7pm. Poet Erica Dawson: When
Rap Spoke Straight to God. Joined by local poet
James Cagney.

- Sun, 10/21, 3pm. Julie Kaderabek, RN and
Laura Wolfe, RN: Surgery Day (for parents
and kids).

- Fri, 10/26, 7pm. Anissa Helou: Feast: Food of
the Islamic World.

» Sun, 10/28, 3pm. Poetry Flash: Sixteen Rivers
Press 2018 anthology: America, We Call Your
Name. Featured readers: Chiyuma Elliot,
Susan Griffin, Forrest Hamer, Dawn Mcguire,
Peter Dale Scott, Donald Stang and Matthew

Zapruder.
* Tues, 10/30, 7pm. Jasmine Guillory: The
Proposal.
¢ Tues, 11/6, 7pm. Wayetu Moore: She Would
Be King.

East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave. More
info abt. the authors, books and other events:

653-9965 or info@ebbooksellers.com.
Book Signing, Tastings, and

Conversations

Meet Dorie Greenspan, 5-time James Beard
Foundation award-winner. New cookbook:
EVERYDAY DORIE: The Way | Cook. Recipe
samples and ingredient tastings. Fri, Nov 9,
4-6pm.

Market Hall Foods, 5655 College Ave. More info:
rockridgemarkethall.com or 250-6001.

Wisteria Ways House Concert

Nuvo Jazz Quartet: Re-constructions of late-Ro-
mantic classics by Faure, Gershwin, and Rach-
maninoff, Ladino folk music, plus original Brazilian
and Turkish style compositions. Michael Smolens,
Justin Luellet, Aaron Germain and Marlon
Aldana. Sat, Nov 3rd, 8pm. Inside venue; not
wheelchair accessible. $15-20 donation for
musicians (cash only at the door). 383 61st Street.
More info and reservations (highly recommended),
RSVP to info@WisteriaWays.org or 655-2771.

Temescal Farmers’ Market

Open Sundays, 9am to 1pm (all year). Sample the
goods; meet the growers. Live music. Bring reus-
able bags. 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Telegraph)
at DMV parking lot.

oo =e oo,

Fe ee NO OLE AE I hNSCs eh ae Ba AAA € Ofer oD OM OFS Oe Os Fi Eo FS. es) BS LL eee on
t

NN ee ee er te ere ee a an Fa 8 I err eee ~~

THE ; October
16. | Réckridge News 6, 2018
NEW LISTING Mortgage solutions tailored to
you and your family.
ROCKRIDGE Local. Knowledge. Integrity
0 oS 4780
. 54-8707 or 9
5876 Ocean View Dr Perera * alien —
$1,855,000 NMLS #1020834
3 : . 925 743.3512 PROVIDING
+ Beds /i+ Baths smurray@rpm-mtg.com Profes ; a]
a , rofessi1onal,
¢ Traditional Shingle Home am Won. Www.rpm-mtg Com/srriteray | Service
¢ Spacious Rooms mete 2740 Stone Nalley Road Wes Full servi wa
¢ Upgraded Kitchen BMI hs wertgage Inc ~ NMLS#9472— Licensed Real Estate Brokerage
* A “Real” Family Room wd rrehipr ee oo To Rockridge Clients

e Work at Home Office Space
¢ Hardwood Floors, Fireplace
e Yard with Patios, Gas Fireplace,

SPECIALIZING IN
« Residential Sales

Great Play Space for Everyone Vi N | “+ Income Property
FULTS ot Commercial
ROCKRIDGE HOME PRICES HIT PAINTING & WATERPROOFING Inc. “» Property Management

OAL EEO LTD RAIN TL TOG
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL

$1,000 PER SQUARE FOOT! tter H
INTERIOR-EXTERIOR LEAD ne Realty
Valuing your home might be easier CERTIFIED PAINTERS 5353 College Avenue
sen you-Snink. Try muitiplying the Professional preparation. Many local Oakland

size of your home by $1,000 per
square foot and you will be close.
Of course, I can get you closer.

Call Me!

references. All work Guaranteed.
(510) 654-3339

Celebrating 3 6) in Business!

“I know Rockridge”

COLLINS ROOFING

Family Owned & Operated

Ron Kriss, Broker

Con Lawton Associates
-™~ direct 510-612-2547

RonKriss@JPS.net

(510) 444-2220
www.collinsroofing.com
Quality Work ¢« Free Estimates

Lic # 695711

Award Winning Contractor

Kitchen & Bathrooms
Foundations & Additions ADU projects

Frank Silver: 415-722-9805

j }

“#1 in Rockridge Real Estate”
ASSOCIATES 160+ Successful Sales t=}
REAL estate| in Rockridge =
BROKERAGE www.LawtonAssoc.com

Find it in Rockridge! is - png? Fin wad. ee i

eee oseeseeegeee#ees#ese s*e

f Js ~/ eX a ; A , j ay a | / os f ; Ms : . ° Cz. + ’

. "
2226) \A laine te . {Nn + he, iy if_wy “4 a as
aren) YVEDISH es . aK) ) , . JAKI-S Wf <! Ba. @ af ; a ‘ena af,
- Any - : . “ , 4 He . J -. V7? is Wt « wl = ¢ *
| ; , Oakland's real estate market is complex |
RSS
’ ; 43 _— ‘ D 4% "
a ~ oy “
; e ~ b "
* te **

Sewer Srablenis?
Pipe Spy Can Help!

Trenchless Sewer Pipe : a es
Replacement co > Fe Ask Claudia.
Camera Pipe Inspection | ie nS SN
Sewer Diagnostics Bo 2 iii ROU ate ae
. ; er & aS hee? al Eat Bay Agent 2015-2017
Sewer Service & Repair em See So! ,
15 off camera inspections A eee a *
+ P a” gee Claudia Mills |

910-465-3000 a a Partner & Top Producer
www.pipespy.com = | 210220819

Your first question may be the most important.

!
'

cmills@meguire.com

ClaudiaMillsRealEstate com MCGUIRE

tt eye | I Financing Available
s i’ o Cee ay
— Rue ; t lic #: 154966 DRE# 01881482

REAL ESTATE