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Pe oS, OR” 8 Hd At Se Porta, ‘4 ‘, ~ @e.f ere Le ol ws LL eS ee nn ee a Rockndge Kitchens sckrid: VOL. 34 g@ NO.3 wm ISSUE NO. 362 ce News MARCH 2, 2019 CIRCULATION: 5,800 RESIDENCES; 200 BUSINESSES Sponsored by the Rockridge Community Planning Council * 4123 Broadway, PMB 311 * Oakland, CA 94611 NO March Town Hall; In April: RCPC Board Elections e Rockridge Community Planning Council’s (RCPC) annual election of boardmembers will be held at the April 18 Town Hall. What's that all about? RCPC boardmembers promote commu- nity projects in Rockridge; help represent Rockridge to the City on matters of zoning and development, traffic and transportation, and public safety; and contribute to strength- ) by Michelle Quinn @Ularemont Launches Fundraising Campaign f lor After-School Sports ening our community. Its directors are elected by its members, the residents of Rockndge who live within its boundaries. (See www. rockridge.org/boundaries.) A full RCPC board would have 14 active members. Lately, the board has operated with as few as nine members following retirements due to illness, family needs, and relocation. With the appoint of new boardmember Casey ¢ Communications * Fundraising ¢ Land Use ¢ Parks and Open Space RCPC Welcomes New Boardmember Casey Farmer appointed to an open seat asey Farmer joined RCPC in Janu- ary, seeking to support the neighbor- Farmer (see below), the count is now up to 10. In the end, it comes down to how you feel about your neighborhood and your city and how strongly you feel about helping. As stated in the second paragraph, “RCPC boardmembers promote community projects, represent Rockridge to the City, and contribute to strengthening our community.” Don’t be left behind; Get on (the) Board. Don’t Be Left Behind... Get on (The) Board Here Are Your Tickets to Ride... RCPC Committees ¢ Public Safety ¢ Schools ¢ The Rockridge News ¢ Transportation POOF VS VO OL ye a Lr ROTOR RE ey Ate er weer u).’ Ou see them running in the neigh- borhood, you hear their shouts and cheers in the afternoon: Clare- mont Middle School (CMS)students taking part in after-school sports. Under Principal Jonathan Mayer, sports are a big part of life at Claremont Middle School, a way for students from all grades to get to know each other. Now, the school’s PTA is launching a fundraising campaign to support the school’s athletics program. The PTA’s campaign aims to » Claremont Sports, page Il Rockridge Kitchen Tour a Chance to Celebrate Achievement hood she loves and has called home for eight out of the past eleven years. Pro- fessionally, she is the Executive Director of Alameda County’s Complete Count Committee for Census 2020 where she manages communications, community engagement, and the outreach grant to ensure every Alameda County resident is counted. She previously served as Campaign Manager, and later Com- munications Director to Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley). Prior to her work 6 RCPC Appoints Boardmember, page 3 I: time to sign up to celebrate your newly remodeled Rockridge kitchen on the 2019 Kitchen Tour. It’s a chance to share, show off, and rejoice in the wonderful cooking/ living space you've created with your tal- ented team of architects, contractors, and sraftspeople, or all on your DIY own. The biennial Kitchen Tour is the Rock- ridge Community Planning Council’s major fundraiser. It allows RCPC to administer the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Grants program, host Town Halls and the Halloween Parade, and conduct other activities that benefit the quality of life in Rockridge. The Tour presents selected kitchens reflecting a variety of design styles, family sizes, and space considerations: Large or small, we want to see them all. A substan- tial number of Tour guests live in or near Rockridge, many looking for ideas for their own projects. Past Tours have featured ren- ovations relevant to homeowners wanting to plan a more family-oriented cooking, dining, and living space. The 2019 Kitchen Tour committee is on the lookout for a variety of inspiring kitchens. Is having a kitchen on the Tour a lot of effort for the homeowners? No. The Tour committee keeps home visits and inter- > RCPC Kitchen Tour, page 3 ' ; . : : | : | : eee ee March 2, 2019 2 a Rdckridge News Soe ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY Impact of CCA’s Proposed Tall Building 5366 College Avenue Can be Offset by Pro pose c Open Space at Manila | 597-5017 @ Library program details/hours: Calendar, page 15 4 by eshiley cnuz. Rockridge resident, rdmember, aa prrre pelo nd the Rockridge News, founded March 1986 one a Landscape Architect i oe of sibs hodeth _ the statemen ’ cork Ce cil by Don Kinkead, is published monthly (except ore not necessarily shared Boc Rockridge Community Cou . . in August)and is sponsored by the Rockridge by ashley cruz by highlighting parks within a l-mile radius) = Community Planning Council (RCPC), a am writing in response to the proposed of the Library. Rockndge currently has three —_ nonprofit public benefit organization founded | eared zt California College of the parks within its boundaries: Frog Park and ye Oe eee a to: preserve and enhance the unique character of the Rockridge neighborhood; promote the Arts (CCA) lagree,a new 19-story building will bea shock to the neighborhood. I also belneve that we, the community, will begin to accept its presence. Perhaps it is my nature, but I tend to look to the bright side of things, and, for me, there is 2 major benefit of this project, committed to creating a community gather- ing space. aka a public park. Rockridge 1s lacking public open spaces for recreation: my article in the August 2018 issue of The Rockridge News pointed to that Greenway; Chabot Recreation Center, and Colby Park. Parks promote physical activity, relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety and enhance well-being. A POPOS (privately owned public open space) at the CCA site would benefit residents within a half- mile radius of the site, and others well beyond. This is an opportunity for all of us, as a community. Of course, we can voice our opposition to the proposed residential tower or we can voice our > Benefits of Open Space, page !3 NCPC End of Year Report: Crime in 2018 NCPC Notes _* NCPC does not meet in March. The next meeting will be Thursday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. We expect it to be held in the Rockridge Library upstairs meeting room but that cannot be confirmed until next month. After April |, see https://www. rockridgencpc.com for meeting location. « The search continues for a community volunteer to become the NCPC vice chair. Interested persons should email chair@rockridgencpc.com for more information. — G A A [ E # $5 FREE DRYCLEANING with garment orders over $28 or $3 OFF orders over $15 Dry Cleaning only @ Present with incoming order 5808 College Avenue, Oakland Across from Trader Joe’s and Zachary’s Pizza [os report covers beats 12Y (Rock- ridge) and 13X (upper Rockridge, above Broadway) in calendar year 2018. The biggest crime problem in 12Y was auto-related property crimes (auto break-ins and thefts), followed by general property crime (burglaries and thefts). Beat 12Y We saw 277 auto-related crimes in 12Y in 2018, with monthly incidents ranging from 9 (May) to 33 (December). For the record, in January 2019 there were 44 incidents, so it’s an ongoing trend. There were 181 general property crimes in the beat during 2018, ranging from 8 (May again) to 23 (February). We don’t know why May was so slow. At the last NCPC meeting, Captain Chris Bolton expressed deep concern about this, especially the auto break-ins, and his department is working hard to reduce it. » Crime Report: NCPC, page I4 Garden Cleaners 601-1188 Mon — Fri 7-—7* Sat 8-6 health, safety and quality of life of its residents; furnish a forum for community involvement: and provide leadership and representation of neighborhood interests. Don Kinkead......-.-.----------- Editor ey = Asst. Editor Judith Doner Berne anu EVes ON Rockridge Jo Elis -aneanennneneene Advertising & Community Calendar Susan Montauk...-..--....------ Business Manager Don Kinkead__......----------- Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of Directors, 2018-19 Leonora S€a...----<-----++-—-+ Chair Alden Conner .......---------- Vice-Chair 0 ee cchaeeeeee OCT Oa Y Ronnie Spitzer-...........----- Treasurer ashley cruz, Casey Farmer, Stuart Flashman, 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 2 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 April issue is: @ April 6, 2019. @ Submission deadline: March 21, 2019. Advertising rates are $26/column inch. Six- month pre-pay rate available. For display ads call Jo Ellis at 653-3210 (after noon), or email joellis1@hotmail.com. RCPC reserves the right to refuse any display or classified ad it deems inappropriate. (Classified ad contact, page 14.) sti Loar a Bae Nn ok Ph ag VE IE yet Oh a i a March 2, 2019 Rdckridge News J $$$ * 5 + Committee’ PY ‘ F * The February Land Use Committee meeting was held Wednesday, February 27, after The Rockridge News went to press. Check at https://rockridge.org —the RCPC website—for a posting of the meeting’s record and for information about the April meeting. RCPC Kitchen Tour, from page | ne ruptions to a minimum over the summer preparation period. On Tour day, commit- tee-trained docents guide guests to and around the kitchen. Signage, shoe covers and similar materials are provided for each home. With two shifts of two docents for each kitchen, plus one or two extra docents at the fully open house, Tour guests are never in a house unsupervised. Staying home or leaving during the Tour is optional for homeowners. Several homeowners on In Rockridge since 1997 Yes we do offer: Pet Insurance Susan Bernosky 510-450-9050 INSURANCE SERVICES, INC ae) CA License 0034069 www.strahaninsurance.com last year’s Tour stayed home, chatted with guests, and enjoyed being present while their kitchens were on display. Others took the Tour themselves, using the two compli- mentary tickets given to Tour homeowners. Still others, with young children, went off to do something more child-oriented. If putting your kitchen on the 2019 Tour intrigues you, or if you know someone who would enjoy opening their new kitchen for the Tour, the Committee invites you to submit it now for the September 22, 2019 Tour. Still a work in progress? No problem if the work is expected to finish by August 2019. Contact Leonora Sea or Ronnie Spitzer, Kitchen Tour co-Chairs: kitchentour@rockridge.org. Kitchen Tour’s Docents a Big Part of Tour Successes reparations for the 2019 Rockridge Kitchen Tour are underway, and the Kitchen Tour Committee is calling for helpful volunteers, especially docents. Volunteering for the Tour is a great way to get to know more about the neighborhood and about first-rate kitchen design. It’s also a chance to give back to the Rockridge neighborhood. The biennial Kitchen Tour is the main fundraiser for the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC). Since the first Tour in 1995, proceeds have gone to such worthy causes as completing the home for the library branch, the design and building of the play structure and other amenities at Frog Park, supporting the work of the Friends of the Rockridge Library; and establishing the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Commu- nity Grants program which supports local projects to benefit Rockridge, among many other such programs. Becoming a Tour volunteer is ideal for someone who wants to help the Rockridge community, but can’t make a long-term commitment to our neighborhood boards » Be a Tour Docent, page [2 RCPC Appoints Boardmember from page | in the Legislature, she served as Policy Analyst and Community Liaison for Oak- land City Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney, whose campaign she managed in 2012. Casey has also worked in philanthropy for The Rogers Family Foundation and as a high school teacher for students with learning disabilities at Youth Empowerment School (YES) in Oakland. She earned her under- graduate degree from the University of San Francisco in Sociology and Public Service and also holds a Master’s degree in Educa- tion. She also serves on the DreamCatcher Advisory Board, which serves homeless youth in Oakland, and as Political Director on the East Bay Women’s Political Alliance. She owns a home on Hermann Street with her husband and college sweetheart, Galen Wilson, and their dog Misty. Comfort in style 5933 College Ave. (next to Dreyer's ice Cream) 510.823.2290 www.shoesonsolano.com A AMATO ARCHITECTURE WWW.AMATOARCHITECTURE.COM §10 420 0210 ~~ ae a ee i > "es eee ie ae — - Rockridge News he Rockridge News welcomes posted letters and emails to the editor. Your name, address, phone number, email address and city/neigh- borhood must be included in either for verification. Only your name will appear with your letter. Letters may be edited for clarity and brevity at the editor’s discretion. Views expressed in any letter are the writer’s own, and may not necessarily be shared by the editor or by RCPC. March 2, 2019 EpDITOR: I have noticed that my baby’s caregiver loves going to the little “parkette” between Rock- ridge Place and Rockridge Boulevard. Has there ever been any push by the community to add a couple of toddler swings and/or a slide? Maybe a picnic table? I’m sure there are lots of little ones who would appreciate a few amenities there. Is the space owned by the City of Oakland? Any info you have on the park would be great. — Ellen Denham THERESA NELSON ReEPLIEs: When I was head of the RCPC Parks Com- mittee in the late 1990s, we looked at many possible locations for a children’s park in Rockridge. Rockridge is a densely devel- oped area, and open spaces are few and far between. The very nice triangular park on Rockridge Boulevard, owned by the City of Oakland, was one of the places we looked at as a possible site. In the end, we selected the current Frog Park and Green- way settting. We learned a lot as we went along. For example, swings require a fairly sub- stantial “fall zone” under state law, about six feet all around. This is an area of resilient surfacing where, if a child falls, s/he will not be seriously injured. Swings might or might not fit in the Rockridge Place site, given the space. For more details, see this website for detailed regulations: https:// ers.fpg.unc.edu/sites/ers.fpg.unc.edu/ files/playground%20revised%2010-28-1 0. pdf. A picnic table is different, and requires relatively little space. You might first want to contact your neighbors to see how they feel about this idea, and then contact the Public Works Department to see if they would consider installing a picnic table there. Likely you would have to raise private funds for this, as we did to build Frog Park. The FROG Committee is currently obtaining bids for the installation of toddler swings and an ADA-accessible swing at Big Frog in lower Rockridge, so that should be available for your child this summer, we hope. — Theresa Nelson No BENEFIT TO RESIDENTS FROM Permit PARKING PROGRAM EpiTor: I wrote last month to present my objec- tion to planning and building housing that meets only the needs of the growing number -of tech workers and neglects the needs of Oakland residents such as teach- ee ot Te ha te . . 11." 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. >, See ao ENA Se A private high school for grades 9-12 The College Preparatory School 6100 Broadway Oakland, CA94618 510.652.4364 college-prep.org | a Letters to the Editor ers, writers, artists and nurses now being priced out of the area. I mentioned parking in my letter, and want to emphasize current problems with that important element r } well. Residential parking ts at a premiu ‘n Oakland, especially in neighborhoods near BART. Although most residents pur- chase parking permits, the permit stickers do no good: Restrictions are not enforced at all -EVER-— by the City. Because the driveways of many of our houses are of- ten too steep and narrow to accommodate current vehicles, many of us can only park on the street. We are at a disadvantage in our own neighborhoods without adequate enforcement of that parking protection. — Sharon L. Osmond | 7 fi = Es ; J : _ es 5408 BRYANT AVENUE This overhauled Craftsman celebrates modern upgrades and a highly functional floorpan — for the discerning buyer who wants move-in ready Rockridge! Contact me for showing appointments. - 3++ bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms - 2,359 sa ft. (per tax records) - Sep family room & office spaces - Level-out garden - Off-street parking Offered at a transparent price of $2,250,000 MAXI LILL The Rockridge Realtor” with A Designers Eye 510.919.8997 maxi@redoakrealty.com RED OAK REALTY es Car Pat? cease" Gaerne, eee er BB RP OSA Pe nares March 2? ne | , 2019 Rdckridge News & R . rm a) ; —_ ms ‘ € ta) . ~< J j Z ir » ° | a! . - 4 7 ; ' 4 ” : ‘ ey TELEGRAPH! © 4 _ a - i i * . —. sv —- ; a LO DR Eee ew as ew _— & > ae / —_ rh be | FY AVE More infornsatin . ‘ ~ ae ont m4 ; i y | 7 ‘ » at. RepavetTetograph.org “ ss 7 . Part eT ‘10 Years of Neighborhood Organizing Get Promise of a Paved | n Spring 2018, a campaign to get the City to recognize, finally, te paving needed on Telegraph Avenue founc receiving Over 600 petition signatures, massive numbers of calls and emails and the overall support for the campaign, the City decided it was time to take action and put Telegraph on the paving list. The Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) initiated the Qe sicsign of Telegraph Avenue in Summer 2018. For five months, OakDOT collected input on community and business priorities Telegraph for the street and evaluated strategies to improve safety, equity and vibrancy along the corridor. In December 2018, the finalized design was approved by the City Council, ensuring the repaving of Telegraph Avenue in the summer of 2019. Between 42nd and 52nd Streets, the project includes a road diet, parking protected bike lanes and a pedestrian plaza on Shattuck Avenue between 45th and 46th Streets. Adapted from the Temescal Telegraph Business Improvement District (TTBID) website. success. After And, in other good news from Temescal, the | Oth Anniversary of Taste of Temescal is set for Tuesday, March 19, 6 — 8:30 p.m. Taste of Temescal: A unique experience that only Temescal can provide. Food, Beverage, Music, and Family Fun...A great way to spend an evening while supporting local schools and non-profits. Each of our 29 participating restaurants offers a bite or small plate to each ticket holder, with 29 bites in total if you visit all the restaurants. Buy tickets here: https:// tasteoftemescal20 1 9.bpt.me/ Scintillate your palates with this culinary crawl (like farm-to-table trick or treat), one of Temescal’s most delectable annual events. Enjoy an evening of food, drink, live music and fabulous prizes (including gift certificates to your favorite local eatery), along Telegraph Avenue ! from 40th to 52nd Streets, Temescal | Alley, and Claremont Avenue. This is a green event. Proceeds will benefit the following schools/organizations: ¢ Claremont Middle School Emerson Middle School Morning wake-up Calls Social network modeling Curling up with a good book Gardening together Making lots of biscuits Local caregivers who want to help make great memories. © Oakland Technical High School ¢ La Clinica de La Raza OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK. ———— Cee eee SS 28 46 SB SUSE ADs FE OG FLT OE 6 EE RF OD Be OS PE BO Fe ACT RR OE ONE. RES Me BNE RED ER er ee OD NR RE Eee 6. Early Bagel Outlet Granted ‘mily Winston, whose New York-style bagels have already garnered acco- lades from the East Bay Express to Bon Appetit, plans to open Boichik Bagels in Rockridge this spring. Her shop will be located on College Avenue just past Alcatraz, in the original Noah’s Bagels location. Rockridge resident and writer Ben Friedman interviewed her for The Rockridge News. by Ben Friedman The Rockridge News: Why Bagels? Emily Winston: Bagels are one of those foods that you grow up with and you have a deep emotional connection to. Every culture has foods like that. For certain people, especially Jewish people, bagels hold that place. RN: Tell us a bit more about your path to opening Boichik Bagels. EW: I moved out here nine years ago (Emily grew up in suburban NJ), and couldn’t find good bagels. I only ate bagels when I went home. When bagel royalty H&H Bagels in New York City went out of business in 2012, I knew I had to take matters into my own hands. RN: How has living in California, here in the East Bay, influenced you as a baker? EW: Well, there’s no shortage of foodie culture here in California. There’s also a huge culture of amazing bread baking, and the community has been very helpful. I took classes at the Food Craft Institute in Oakland. I also took a course at the San Francisco Baking Institute, where fellow students were making pilgrimages from across the world, and I was lucky to have it in my backyard. The design of the shop is influenced ockridge Dental. 510.653.6677 rockdent.com March 2, 2019 Sti: RickridgeNews New Life by my time in California too. The whole place will be open: You'll be able to see the dough, the baking process, everything. RN: Your shop will be in the original Noah’s loca- tion. Coincidence? EW: The location 1s amazing. The building was brand new when Noah Alper opened his first store there in 1989. That space has only been bagels. I met Noah a year-and-a-half ago, and he dug my bagels and offered sage wisdom. Soon after, he called and said Noah’s Corporate had closed the original store and encouraged me to investigate. Eventu- ally, I met the owner of the building and his son, who loved the bagels and encouraged me to move in. It felt like a calling; I didn't have a choice. RN: Any bagel myths you can share? EW: Well one great bagel myth of course is the water — that it’s the water of New York City that produces the best bagels. I’m too much of an environmen- talist to consider shipping water, but I’ve heard of bagel places in Florida that ship water from New York! I’ve developed my bagel here in the East Bay using EBMUD water and I’m quite pleased with the result. RN: What is your vision for Boichik Bagels? 3rd Floor Market Hall Ste. 312 Bruce D. Fong, D.D.S. Filippo Cangini, D.D.S, M.S. Advanced Preventive, Restorative, Periodontal Gum Care, and Dental Implants. "vas ee ee | ’ EW: I hope it’s an instant classic. I, of course, hope for there to be crowds and for the business to do well. More than that, I hope it holds a cultural niche — where I could imagine my grandmother being a surrogate Jewish mom to my patrons. Community is such a precious resource around here. /Photo: Ben Friedman COMING SOON! 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March 2 was our big Bench Building day, where we built several new benches for bipedal visitors and new, permanent, Hardy Dog Park Continues Improvements newspaper bag donation bins. Thank you to our generous supporters who donated all the materials for the new equipment. You can donate clean newspaper bags at either entrance to the dog park, located at the corner of Hudson and Claremont. Please be sure the bags have not contained food, as that can attract rodents. Come check out our new collection bins and benches, and say hi. Questions? 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We are a volunteer organization that commits time and energy to maintaining various Rockridge/Temescal sidewalk plant- ings and the Highway 24/Claremont on and off ramps. We are currently transitioning to plants that are more drought tolerant and native to the area so we’re in need of knowledge, ideas, and creativity in addition to time and energy. If you’re interested or just need more information, contact Lee Patterson at lee.scenicstreetsoakland@ gmail.com. Scenic Streets Crew On Scene. You can join them: Contact lee.scenicstreetsoakland@ gmail.com. /Scenic Streets woe ee Fe Ete Fl OS TSO rt Orem Vie Rockridge News er rk ee ee | RR er eee March 2, 2019 8. Byes or ° ‘She Loves Belotti; ° I like c Ben ’n Nick’s’ by Judith Doner Berne Kies Debro and Kelly McDonald could, if they so choose, walk to work from their 1911 Rockridge bungalow that he bought in 1981. He’s a case manager and special edu- cation teacher who has taught for 17 years at Oakland Technical High School, from which both his mother and son graduated. McDonald has been a fixture behind the cash register at Cole Hardware weekends since it opened four years ago on College Avenue. She does have to drive to various locales for her weekday job as a court reporter, but even then her ®RKRDGE license plate announces her sense of place. The two met and fell in love “over the outdoor carousel” as baggage handlers at Los Angeles International Airport in the 80s. They had each been transferred there, she from the Seattle-Tacoma airport (SeaTac) and he from San Francisco’s airport (SFO). Debro was first to return to his home base at SFO. “He loved the spinach croissants at this Manhattan Beach restaurant,” McDon- ald said, so she would regularly put a box of them at the door of the baggage compartment on planes headed from LAX to SFO. “Every- one knew who it was for,” she said. When she was able to join him at SFO, she lived in a couple of apartments before finally declaring: “All right, I’m moving in” to his Rockridge digs. They married in 1992 and have a 23-year-old son Drew, a graduate of Chabot Elementary, Claremont Middle School, Oakland Tech and the University FISHMAN of Hawa. 3 Both held on to their baggage jobs while completing their educations. Debro already had a B.A. in government from St. Mary’s College, then got his master’s in special education from National University, an online, veterans-founded, nonprofit col- lege. McDonald trained to become a court reporter, then added her job at Cole’s after leaving the airlines, “They (the airline) had a buyout which included medical benefits,” she said. “We still have flight benefits.” The couple carry out their sense of “community” in different ways. In 2008, Debro began and has headed a “Community Engagement” elective at Tech that gives students credit for volunteering at nearby Emerson and Piedmont elementaries. It started with one of his special edu- cation students helping out after school at Emerson, Debro said. When Susan McWil- liams, an Emerson special education teacher, told him “‘I need 10 just like him,’ I sent a couple of my favorite kids.” And then it dawned: “We should be doing this during the school day. It just kept growing and grow- ing.” This year, more than 100 students, both from special ed and other school programs, are enrolled. It’s a win-win program for both her class of autistic students and the students from Tech, McWilliams told me. Some Tech students “can write this up for their college essays and all of them are learning Fw" § SEGLE J ¢ 3 -, 4 AGO A . - — o s i 1 ] ’ o Ld ’ - . j ,- Peas - To = . é 4 ¥ "g se : LL Mid CREEK Reverse = Cell 510-435-8572 510-528-2255 Financial Group Incorporated David Herrenbruck david@fishmanfinancial.net Mortgages Re-Fi Pre-Approval NMLS# 1384117 ALL PHOTOS: JUDITH DONER BERNE pre-vocational skills. They get great expe- rience being treated with respect and given responsibilities.” 7 “My kids get some fun-loving young adults who will play with them and draw pic- tures with them,” she said. ‘We (the teachers) get extra bodies — [ have a girl who creates a lot of materials for me — it depends on their skill set. And they are all tech savvy. It takes a lot of coordinating, but Keith 1s amazing and he’s always so relaxed about it.” Debro, I also discovered, often pays for field trips for his students out of his own pocket and attends every Tech Parent Teacher Students (PTSA) meeting. “I’m just there to speak whenever I feel they are excluding special ed kids,” Debro said. “It’s the largest department in the school.” As for McDonald, her community ‘nvolvement is non-stop during her Fri- day-Sunday stints at Cole's checkout counter. She enjoys seeing friends and neighbors meet by chance in the store. “People are hugging and kissing.” In between her chatty interactions with customers, she may peek at “a little book” in which she keeps notes on the regulars. Items may include: Grandchild | is Theo: their dog is Jake; bone spur, ask b Living a Sense of Community, page 9 (ORHOOD LIFESTYLE ‘N/NEIGH EVER March 2, 2019 ee Living a Sense of Community | Rom page 8 about foot. “It’s bad news if I ever lose it. I can't go anywhere on College Avenue with- out a “hello, hello.’ It’s time I ran for Mayor.” “I met Kelly at the counter.” said Wendy Hurley. “She’s so adorable. She knows everybody.” Hurley soon discovered they were neighbors and “hard-core Warrior fans. Keith has season tickets.” So when he offered us a pair, Hurley said, and we tried to pay him, he suggested making a dona- tion to the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) instead. “They are sweethearts.” For fun, Debro plays tennis at Chabot Canyon Racquet Club in Rockridge but is no doubt the only member who uses a wood racquet. He tried an early version of a metal racquet but didn’t like it, he told me. So he plays with any one of six “operable” wood racquets he owns including a Wilson Pro Staff and a Jack Kramer. “The feel of the wood Is better,” he insisted, “just like a wood baseball bat.” He also bikes, participating ~ the annual Ride For A Reason to raise oney for Oakland schools. “We ride 109 miles from the steps of Tech to the steps of the state capitol.” For her part, McDonald collects toilet paper (unused!) from other countries. She showed me a baggy packed with several pieces that retired Federal Judge David Crockett Lee, also a Rockridge neighbor, had recently dropped off at Cole’s for her from Athens, Crete and Corsica. Another Réckridge News ——— rece eee ee OO eee SS neighbor brought her what she terms “my most exotic: a leaf used as TP from Jeju Island, South Korea. People know ‘Bring Kelly toilet paper.’ I’ve got tons of it wrapped in bags in the basement” and she one day plans to display it. “I’ve given thought to this. Maybe some toilet paper company will want it.” “She doesn’t cook. She’s a grazer. We eat very differ- ent things,’ Debro said. “She loves Belotti; I like Ben ’n Nick’s.”” McDonald rides a unicycle mostly up and down their driveway — and is an avid knitter. “I do scarves and afghan blankets,’ pointing out several draped over a living room couch. 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(Photo: Katie Garrett) The 2018 Claremont Boys Flag Football Team (Photo: Claremont) to stay involved in academics and stay active As many as 100 students, nearly one- pee | fourth of Claremont’s student body, are f involved in winter sports this year. There le is a boys and girls soccer team plus four yu basketball teams (a boys team for each grade \ + and one girls team). However, winter sports | in middle schools in Oakland were put on hold during the labor dispute. & “The same lessons in sports are the essons you need in life,’ said David Dou- bley, the restorative justice facilitator at Claremont and the coach for both the 8th grade boys basketball team and the girls basketball team. “Competition, hard work and teamwork: My goal is to set students up for the future.” Sports at Claremont have played a big part I> Claremont Sports, page 12 ee - LAW OFFICE OF DAVE KARLINSKY 725 WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 313. 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OT PE Ea BT EY) FUE AB Oa 4s SK 12S Ot 6 Ow Oe we ee OE A . | /_—eas ——- «> <= —_ —_—— oo eee ee a> 14. Rdckridge News Crime Report 2018: NCPC from page 2 Crimes against the person include robberies, assaults, and homicides. There were fewer of these, a total of 78 for the year, ranging from 3 (December) to 13 (October) monthly incidents. In the last four years (2015 — 2018), beat 12Y has never had more than 13 incidents of crimes against the person in a month. Beat 12 had only one homicide in 2018 (which may have been in 12Y or 12X, Temescal). Our other crime category is quality of life, mainly vandalism (largely graffiti), and alcohol and drugs. We had 81 incidents, between | and 10 per month. Beat 13X Beat 13X, in general, has much less crime than 12Y, largely because it’s harder to get into and much harder to get out of this area in a hurry. Beat 12Y has many more convenient freeway exits as convenient escape routes. 13X saw 49 incidents of auto-related crime in 2018, ranging from zero to 8 per month, and 44 incidents of general property crime, ranging from 2 to 7 per month. The worst month for this in 13X was better than the best month in 12Y. There were even fewer crimes against the person, |1 incidents total, ranging from zero to 2 per month. Quality of life crimes were a little higher, 16 incidents in all, ranging from zero to 3 per month. Both Rockridge beats have substantially lower crime rates than most of the city of Oakland. City of Oakland [ January 2019, Chief Kirkpatrick reported substantial decreases in crime rates for the city at large in 2018; you can find the report at http://tinyurl.com/yypo7jun, with a link to the full city-wide crime report for 2018. In 2018, Oakland had the lowest number of homicides (68) since 1999, Department staff believe the Ceasefire program is work- ing. 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