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VOL 34   •   NO 8   •   ISSUE 367   •   SEPTEMBER 2019

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Rockridge Kitchen Tour —
Coming Soon to a Street Near You
This dapper
kitchen is
one of nine
featured on
the Tour.
— by Leonora Sea, RCPC Board Chair
While cooking over an outdoor
fire pit in a metal cauldron is
no longer the norm, some long-time
residents remember their ancestors’
kitchens with Wedgwood stoves and
birdcage refrigerators. In the oldest
houses, the original stove most likely
was wood burning, and with no
refrigeration available, perishable
food was stored in a “cooler” — a
screened cabinet open to the out­
doors on the north side of the house.
Although one of the 2015
Tour kitchens had a clever mod­
ern version of the cooler, today’s
Rockridge kitchens have come a
long way. New colors, sustainable
materials, energy-saving
appliances, and ample storage and
workspaces are all features of the
kitchens on the 2019 tour. Yet, every
See Kitchen Tour Coming, page 10
Photo by Ken Rice
Rockridge News
Editor/Founder
Passes the Torch
Eat, Drink and Celebrate at the
Out & About Street Fair in Rockridge
The 13th Annual Rock­
ridge Out & About
street fair coming up on
Sunday, September 15. The
free, family-oriented street fair will
feature live music, dance, and circus
arts Groove to Blues, Jazz, Funk, Soul,
Rock and more in multiple staging
areas dotting College Avenue. Thrill
to aerialists at the Kinetic Arts Circus
Stage, let the kids romp in the carnival,
immerse yourself in art and artifacts,
learn about locally-made products,
businesses and community organi­
zations, feast on tasty eats from area
restaurants and vendors, shop fall
fashions and gifts at popular Rockridge
brick & mortars, and enjoy craft beer,
wine, and specialty cocktails.
Bank, Strahan Insurance
Services, Inc., Golden
Squirrel, Bay Wheels,
1st United Credit Union,
Beer Baron, Cole Hardware, The Henry
Levy Group, Farmers Insurance:
Ruth Stroup Agency, San Francisco
Sunday
September 15
— by Judith Doner Berne
Nnoon - 6pm
ewspapers across the country are
closing. But not in Rockridge.
Don Kinkead, founder of The Rock­
ridge News, is
stepping down
after spending
most of the
paper’s 34 years as its editor of both
content and design.
See Out & About, page 9
Stepping in are Anna Marks and
Valerie Knight. Marks, a 30-year res­
ident of Rockridge, is the new editor,
chosen from among a number of appli­
cants. Knight will do the layout, a job
she did for several years in the 1990s,
during which, she says, “I became very
familiar with how things flowed. It was
nice to be asked back.”
Clifton
Street
Regulars
From Claremont to Lawton Avenue,
the ever-popular festival traverses the
bustling district’s more than 100 street
level shops, galleries, food & drink
establishments, services and amenities.
For Marks, being named Rock­
ridge News editor “is like coming full
circle back to my roots. It’s local. I love
curating content. It’s my favorite thing
to do.”
Admission is free thanks to contri-
butions from the Rockridge District
Association, Market Hall, Fremont
See Eyes on Rockridge, page 6


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Residents Rally for Transparent
Redevelopment Process
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 non-
profit public benefit organization founded to:
preserve and enhancethe unique character
of the Rockridge neighborhood; promote
the health, safety and quality of life of its
residents; furnish a forum for community
involvement; and provide leadership and
representation of neighborhood interests.
— Submitted by UBA Steering Committee
Adozen people who currently
live and/or work in our beloved
Rockridge formed what is now known
as Upper Broadway Advocates (UBA).
Our mission is to promote a neigh­
borhood evolution that is a model of
beauty, sustainability, affordability and
density that reflects the diversity of
Oakland and the character of Rock­
ridge’s tree-lined streets.
about the proposed plan for 589 resi­
dential units throughout four buildings
that will be five to eight stories tall, a
five-story parking garage and a 19-story
tower, and we felt that community to
should have more input. As a result, we
recently hosted two community meet­
ings attended by over 200 neighbors to
share ideas and concerns.
Rockridge News Production
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Valerie Knight Design	�������Graphics & Layout
Opinions varied, but the vast major­
ity felt the project could be substantially
improved. The top five concerns were:
1) Traffic congestion, weak transit
infrastructure, and inadequate parking;
2) Aesthetics that reject Rockridge’s scale
and style; 3) Grossly insufficient afford­
able housing; 4) Re-zoning that would
severely increase density and encourage
other extreme height buildings; and
5) Questionable fire/life safety and ADA
access to the site. Comments, too numer­
ous to mention here, were discussed such
as loss of mature trees and open space,
and the demise of the historic Arts and
Crafts heritage of the site.
UBA’s first endeavor was a response
to the California College of the Arts
(CCA) and Emerald Fund/Community
Equity Partners proposal to develop the
RCPC Board of Directors, 2018-19
Leonora Sea....................... Chair
Ronnie Spitzer.................... Treasurer
Stuart Flashman................. Asst. Treasurer
Glenn Alex
David de Figueiredo
Susan Shawl
Larry Henry
Joel Rubenzahl
John Chalik
Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org
For information: info@rockridge.org
Planning Commission’s
August Meeting drew
a big crowd to speak
about multiple topics.
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These meetings proved an import­
ant exercise in understanding what
has been proposed for the site and for
counter-proposals that address these
major concerns. We distilled the com­
munity input, and support a project
that includes:
• 	 A planning process inclusive of
Photo by Dona Turner
main campus and Clifton Street dormi­
tory into a dense, primarily market-rate
housing complex. Our intention was to
leverage the collective wisdom of our
community to support a better plan­
ning process that utilizes smart growth
and density principles, and results in
more affordability at the site.
Articles and letters 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 for clarity
and brevity at the editor’s discretion and without
notice to the submitter. Views expressed in arti­
cles and letters accepted for publication do not
necessarily reflect those of The Rockridge News,
its editor, or the board of directors of the Rock­
ridge Community Planning Council. To reprint a
Rockridge News article, contact the editor.
meaningful neighborhood input
• 	 A formal application from CCA/
Emerald Fund to the City prior to EIR
scoping sessions and City Council
consideration as a protection against
surprise project changes (only pre-ap­
plication plans have been submitted)
The developers did not originally re­
spond to changes requested by residents
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Use Committee and the Board.
RCPC will also consider hiring a traffic
consultant to critique the EIR’s trans­
portation analysis.
The next Land Use Committee meeting will be held on Wednes­
day, September 25th, 7:30pm, at the Rockridge Branch Library.
The agenda will include updates on the Calif. College of Art
campus redevelopment proposal, the use of Safeway settlement
funds, and housing study.
RCPC Land Use
Committee
College Avenue Safeway
Community Enhancement Funds
RCPC Land Use Committee Update – September 2019
California College of Art
Oakland Campus Redevelopment
Proposal
There was further information
and discussion of how best to use the
$400K community “enhancement”
funds from the College Avenue Safe­
way settlement. The initial deadline of
January 2020 has been extended three
years in a revision to the settlement.
An Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) will be prepared, and public com­
ments (“scoping”) are being accepted
on what should be studied. The hearing
has been extended and rescheduled to
October, and the comment deadline
will presumably be extended as well.
With the California College of Art’s
pending move from the 5200-5276
block of Broadway to San Francisco,
the school has brought in a private
development team to redevelop the
site. While no formal proposal has yet
been filed, the project entails preserv­
ing the historic Treadwell Mansion
and carriage house, the entry gate
and staircase on Broadway, the origi­
nal CCA building on Clifton St., and
approximately 1.7 acres of publicly
available open space.
One requirement for the proposed
uses of these funds is that they must
address a problem created by the Safe­
way project, yet not already addressed
in the City’s conditions of approval for
the project. Thus, for example, a park
at College/Claremont would not be an
eligible use (not to mention that it has
a quoted price of $5 million).
RCPC submitted a scoping com­
ment letter, which, along with pre-
application documents downloaded
from the City website, can be found
at rockridge.org/news/california-
college-art-redevelopment-pre-
application-documents-available-line.
RCPC will almost certainly submit
a comment letter on the Draft EIR,
which will be reviewed by the Land
See Land Use, page 9
The current Clifton Hall dormitory
at Clifton and Broadway would be
remodeled into below market rate
artists’ housing, with studios and an
art gallery on the south side of Clifton.
The project would include a total of
nearly 600 residential units, the vast
majority of which would be mar­
ket-rate rentals. One of the residential
buildings would be 19-stories tall, and
include several floors for parking for
residents and guests.
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Battle for the Bay 2019: Join the
Challenge on Coastal Cleanup Day
Lend a Hand for Temescal Creek and Frog Park
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Library program details/hours: Calendar, page 15
On Saturday, September 21, San
Francisco Mayor London Breed
and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf are
leading volunteers from San Francisco
and Oakland in a friendly competition as
part of the International Coastal Cleanup
Day. The two cities will participate in the
worldwide effort to make our planet’s
waterways cleaner and healthier.
creeks, bay, and ultimately, the ocean.
Join our local team on Saturday
morning, September 21, at 9am, as we
cleanup Temescal Creek and Frog Park.
Led by the DMV Neighbors Associa­
tion and the Friends of the Rockridge
Temescal Greenbelt, we’ll weed, prune,
rake, sweep and cleanup trash to get the
parks ready for the fall season.
A NEIGHBORHOOD
for
EVERY LIFESTYLE
According to the mayors’ joint an­
nouncement, The Battle for the Bay is
in honor of the 30th anniversary of the
1989 “Battle of the Bay” Major League
Baseball World Series between the San
Francisco Giants and the Oakland A’s.
Look for sign-in tables at Cavour
and Redondo for creek and path main­
tenance between Clifton and Clarke,
and at Big Frog for pond and greenbelt
maintenance above Clifton. Coffee and
snacks will be available for volunteers.
Families and groups are most welcome.
The contest is being held to see
which city can have the greater impact
in the cleanup effort for our beautiful
bay. Much of the litter discarded on
land ends up in our waterways, so when
we clear trash and debris, our parks
look better, and it keeps litter out of the
For more information on how to
participate, contact Leonora Sea of
the DMV Neighbors Association at
LeonoraSea@comcast.net, or at info@
frogpark.org; or visit www.battlefor
thebay2019.org. n
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Letters to the Editor
RCPC Welcomes
New Board Member
Think Before You Burn
Dear Editor:
Opossums Are Our Friends
Dear Editor:
Michelle Boyd was appointed to
the RCPC board during the August
2019 meeting. She has been living in
Rockridge for
six years while
completing
a one-year
Americorps
fellowship, first
on Telegraph
Avenue. For the
past four years,
she and her husband have rented an
apartment in a 100-year-old converted
Arts & Crafts in Fairview Park, where
all her neighbors know each other,
and each other's cats, by name. On
the weekends, she enjoys tending her
front-yard garden and traveling to the
Sierras for backpacking and camping.
Fireplaces in the Rockridge area are
a luxury. We don’t need them for heat
or cooking. We surely don’t need fire
pits. Please, be aware of the health
effects these can cause on your neigh­
bors, as well as on yourselves.
Thank you for publishing Michael
Allaire’s piece on opossums. I found
it informative, well researched, and
full of kindness and concern. I too,
worry deeply about our urban wild­
life. Increased housing density has
destroyed much of the landscape
necessary to sustain our fellow crea­
tures, who, for the most part, are
invisible to us because they roam
and forage nocturnally.
If you are still burning wood in a
fireplace or using a fire pit, please
be aware that this produces micro-
particles of pollution. These are
harmful to our health because of
their size, which allows them to go
deeply into the lungs and from there
into the blood stream. They aggra­
vate any respiratory problem, particu­
larly asthma, and are associated with
heart disease.
My own garden has been habitat
to opossum mothers and their babies
for years now. I often leave small
snacks out or them — a few grapes or
orange slices, and a bowl of water.
I am pleased that they have found my
garden congenial and safe, and I am
honored to share it with them. These
sweet creatures have never been
destructive in any way, and my heart
goes out to them. They are quiet and
respectful, very shy, and often suffer
from near starvation. Their lives are
short, three to five years, and I hope
that others will notice their sweetness
and take care to protect them.
The smoke from these fires, which
usually burn over a period of hours,
can move quite a distance from the
source. In the evening after a hot
day, residents who don’t have air
conditioning may need to open their
windows to cool down their homes.
Smoke coming into your home from
someone’s fire is intrusive, aggravat­
ing and unhealthy.
— Mary Jane Makar
“As a younger person and a renter,
I think it's important to have our per­
spectives included in the conversation
about the future of our neighborhood,”
she told RN staff.
Michelle works as a Program Direc­
tor at UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for
Housing Innovation where she runs a
program to support entrepreneurs that
are designing new solutions for the na­
tional housing crisis. This is the nation’s
first innovation lab exclusively focused
on lowering the cost of housing. n
— Sharon Osmond

Editor’s Note:
Views expressed in articles and letters accepted for publication do not necessarily
reflect those of The Rockridge News, its editor, or the board of directors of the Rock­
ridge Community Planning Council. We welcome your comments and suggestions,
please send them to editor@rockridgenews.com.    — Anna L. Marks


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Eyes on Rockridge
from page 1
considered part of Rockridge. “For
years I would say I live in Temescal.”
She is married to Julianne Sherback, a
retired Kaiser pediatric hematology/
oncology nurse and now full time
gardener. They have two Chihuahuas,
Moo Moo and Cookie.
at which we had a memorable session
with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf
during her first year as mayor. And it
was the spot where he and others who
worked to shape Rockridge early on
would gather.
“Proofread everything,” was the
only advice Kinkead gave Marks and
Knight, saying both are highly experi­
enced. As background, “I did tell them
the approach the paper took to local
issues and the process. Anna has been
doing papers for years. And Valerie
is an accomplished graphic designer.
They have my support and backing.”
Knight, a freelance graphic design­
er, is a native Oregonian who holds a
bachelor of fine art from the Univer­
sity of Oregon. Her clients range from
small nonprofits to large companies.
She met her husband, Dave Pistoni,
a freelance multimedia producer, when
both worked for Bank of America/
Creative Services where “I learned the
ropes of layout design and production.”
They have two adult daughters, Hayley
and Abby, and “full disclosure, I live
in Montclair.”
Two Rockridge icons: Rockridge
News founder Don Kinkead
chose to have his photo taken
in front of the Rockridge Café—
a fixture on College Avenue
since 1973—despite renovations
to the building’s exterior.
He will miss working with people
who submit articles and stories, and
not miss the deadlines and recurring
pressure. His favorite part of the job
was layout. “It’s fun to take this blank
page and at the end of an hour you’ve
got stuff all over it,” he told me. In fact,
when he responds to people who com­
plain, it’s often: “Where were you when
the page was blank?”
Both women, whom I interviewed
in a shady corner of Marks’ eclec­
tic backyard garden, are dedicated
to helping “maintain the identity of
Rockridge” through its newspaper.
“It’s a pretty tight and very friendly
community,” Marks said. “There are a
lot of old timers, although there were
many more Italians when I first moved
here and a struggling commercial area.
Now, “I love the walkability, the access
to transportation, the climate.”
That’s because she spent 18 years
as founding publisher of the monthly
newspaper Bay Area BusinessWoman,
before moving first into digital media
and then, her current enterprise, video
graphics. Her company, Oaktown
Video, records, edits and hosts video
for business and nonprofits.
Kinkead has always downplayed
his role in the paper’s founding, insist­
ing it was a group effort. “There would
never have been a newsletter without
the distribution system,” the block-
by-block, doorstep-to-doorstep blue­
print co-developed by his wife Bobbie
Kinkead, and then-RCPC Chair
Barbara Anderson.
A native New Yorker, Marks relo­
cated to the Bay Area after studying
business and communications at
the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst. In 1989, when she moved to
a classic Boyd Street bungalow where
she still lives, that street was not yet
Kinkead Leaves a Legacy
Rockridge Café seemed a per­
fect venue for an exit interview with
Kinkead. We sat at the same back table
What were the paper’s most
important stories? “Well, they were all
See Eyes on Rockridge, next page


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7

Eyes on Rockridge
from previous page
important in their own way,” he said,
ever the careful wordsmith. When
pressed, “Probably those which cov­
ered large development plans drew a
lot of interest on both sides.”
land’s shortage of affordable housing.
“Through the years,” Flashman said,
“The Rockridge News has become the
voice of our neighborhood — informing
people on what’s going on and what they
can do. It focused on numerous land-use
struggles, including those over Market
Hall, the Dreyer’s Building, and the two
“Don deserves a lot of credit for The
Rockridge News’ continued vitality,”
Flashman said. “We got a lot of interest
when we advertised for his replace­
ments, and that’s a tribute to his work.
I’m sure that Anna and Valerie will
continue the job of keeping the com­
For specifics, I turned to Rockridge
Community Planning Council (RCPC)
board member Stuart Flashman.
munity informed and active.”
Valerie Knight
and Anna Marks
prepare for their
collaboration.
“Don was so much fun to work
with,” said Jo Ellis, assistant editor
and advertising manager, who along
with business manager Susan Mon­
tauk, will continue in their roles. “It
was a pleasure to watch him nurture
the paper until it matured and he was
ready to hand it off to someone else.”
Redevelopment
from page 2
• 	 Buildings no more than five to eight
stories tall
• 	 A minimum of 20 percent affordable
“I know Anna is going to do a splen­
did job,” Ellis said, “and Valerie, who I’ve
worked with before, is fast and creative. I
think the new collaboration will take The
Rockridge News proudly into the future.”
units — especially 2-3-bedroom
units for families.
• 	 Vibrant community space that
continues the artistic heritage of the
site and preserves the mature trees
and landscaping
• 	 A sincere attempt to plan regionally
“Anna lives on my block,” Montauk
told me. “It’s nice to have her nearby.
Both she and Valerie are super compe­
tent. But, I am going to miss Don. He’s
been the whole paper.”
with the empty lot at The Ridge
shopping center
• 	 Community benefits that mitigate
Safeway projects. It also helped organize
efforts to build the Rockridge branch
library and establish FROG (Friends of
the Rockridge Greenbelt) Park.
“Don is amazing,” Marks agreed.
“He’s really been a steward. We want to
honor Don’s legacy, continue in a similar
vein and see how things develop.”
traffic, parking and transit
congestion
UBA doesn’t claim to have all the
answers, and acknowledges that there
are a variety of interests to be heard and
taken into account, yet our communi­
ty meetings indicate that a majority of
people do not want what is currently
proposed.
Today, Flashman said, Rockridge
faces issues including traffic, pedes­
trian safety, crime, keeping College
Avenue retail vital and, most recently,
the California College of Art Campus
Redevelopment proposal and what
Rockridge can do to help address Oak­
“It was his baby,” Knight said.
“There’s integrity there.” n
Your comments on this column and sug­
gestions for future stories are welcome
by emailing judyberne@att.net.
The written comment period for the
public has been extended to October
18, 2019. A review of the project will be
completed by the Landmarks Preser­
vation Advisory Board (on September
23, 2019 – 6pm at City Hall); and at
the Planning Commission where it was
decided to table the item for discussion
until next month (October 16, 6pm, at
City Hall). The public is welcome and
invited to speak at both events.
We continue to meet with the City,
CCA, the developers, and the commu­
nity to ensure the best use of the site is
assured. And we welcome more com­
ments, ideas and volunteers. Please
join us at UBAoakland.org. n


September 2019
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Let’s Talk Trash — A Scenic Streets Tale

— by Robert Firehock
It’s not scientific, but your Scenic
Streets volunteers — the folks in
bright yellow vests who work to keep
the Claremont Avenue entrances onto
Highway 24 looking presentable —
do get a weekly glimpse into the bad
habits of the drivers using the on- and
off-ramps at Hudson and Claremont.
guess more people still
smoke than we thought,
or maybe the downturn
in useable ashtrays in
cars spurs pre-high­
way disposal? We’re
actually surprised we
haven’t seen a brush fire.
One-offs are just that,
from car fenders to seat
cushions to backpacks
and even an unexpend­
ed .38 caliber round (the
CHP came and picked
that up).
There’s always a beer bottle or two,
and often a mini-liquor bottle, but plas­
tic water and soda bottles still lead that
category. Styrofoam packing material
is, in fact, insidious. Getting the pieces
when they are still larger and ‘pickable’
is the key. Napkins are common, and a
variety of fast-food containers usually
make an appearance over the course of
several weeks. Odd little rubber bum­
pers and stray nuts and bolts testify
to gradually deteriorating vehicles all
around us.
Scenic Street
volunteers remove
trash and bottles
from on-ramp
Photo by Lee Patterson
It may be our imaginations, but over
the years it seems as if there is less trash
tossed along that ramp. Maybe seeing
us there Wednesday mornings on a
weekly basis, or just having the ramp
area cleaner, discourages some offenders.
have an hour or two to devote to that,
get in touch with Lee at lee.scenic­
streetsoakland@gmail.com. If not,
your Scenic Streets team will certainly
appreciate a grateful honk or two as
you pass by. And please use your car’s
ashtray, or better yet, quit smoking…
it’s bad for your health. n
Cigarette butts are far and away the
most common throw-away item. We
If you’d like to be a part of making
our neighborhood a bit nicer, and you
Tennis Anyone?
month with six completely resurfaced
courts, LED lighting, and an updated
clubhouse.
the color — blue courts surrounded by
a green border — is easy on the eyes.
It makes you feel good about going out
and playing tennis.”
— by Judy Berne
If you are a tennis player, you may
have noticed more action on the pub­
lic tennis courts throughout Oakland
from early July to mid-August. That’s
because the 260-plus members of the
Chabot Canyon Racquet Club (CCRC)
at 7040 Chabot Road in Rockridge,
fanned out to courts as remote as the
iconic Davie Tennis Stadium and as
close-by as Chabot Park while their
facility was getting a “court-lift.”
“We also recently invested in LED
light fixtures which not only use 70
percent less energy, but provide better
coverage and 1.75 times more light
per square foot,” said Stephen Squire,
club manager and head pro. “No more
dark spots in the corners or waiting 20
minutes for the lights to warm up.”
Squire encourages visiting CCRC's
website at www.chabotcanyon.org
where you can click on the webcam
to see the new courts as well as learn
more about the club. Or better yet,
stop by and see for yourself. n
“The courts are wonderful,” said
Wendell Pierce, College Preparatory
High School tennis coach, who has
been one of CCRC’s pro for more than
30 years. “The speed is just right. And
The member-owned nonprofit club,
which dates from 1973, re-opened last
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Out & About
from page 1
Out & About Highlights:

Live music and entertainment dotting
College Avenue including festival
favorites The Clifton Street Regulars,
Grand Avenue Soul, Floyd Pellom’s
annual Jazz stage, West Coast Blues
Society Showcase and new this year:
Dance performances with live band
presented by Oakland’s acclaimed
Shabnam Dance company.
Chronicle, Temescal Works, Goodlife­
roots, Oakland Magazine, East Bay Ex­
press, BART and the City of Oakland. n
— Rockridge District Association
Additional event details can be found at
RockridgeOutandAbout.com. Those interested
in sponsoring, please contact festival co-
producer Samee Roberts, samee@rockridge­
outandabout.com or call (510) 550-4804, ext. 1.
Land Use
from page 3
Rockridge Housing Study – Update
Members of the RCPC Board,
along with Rockridge resident and
housing consultant Darin Smith,
met with Council Member Dan Kalb
and his staff person, Diedre Moss, to
discuss the current status and plans
for analysis of the Rockridge Housing
Study. Dan was excited about the study
and promised to work on arranging
a meeting with the City’s Planning
Director and a representative from the
Mayor’s office to finalize the scope of
work for the study’s analysis. n
A study of cut-through traffic on
local residential streets identified only
one street where cut-through traffic
had increased significantly — Hillegass
Ave. (see post on https://rockridge.
org.) While there are already some
speed bumps on that street, more
could be added if local residents want
them. Another possible use remains
placing pedestrian flashers at the
crosswalks of Alcatraz and Hillegass
and/or Colby.
The committee discussed possible
uses, and agreed that pedestrian safety
was the highest priority. That recom­
mendation had already been approved
by the full board, and will be brought
to the next meeting in September
where all three community groups can
reach a decision.

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Kitchen Tour Coming
from page 1
kitchen on the tour still keeps alive the
Rockridge spirit of good food, warmth,
and hospitality.
New to the tour in 2019 are delight­
ful kitchens in two garden cottages.
ADUs (accessory dwelling units) or
in-law units, both of these kitchens are
prime examples that small kitch­
ens can be fully functional, beau­
tiful, and fun to cook in. If you’re
contemplating adding another set
of living quarters in your garden,
these two small dwellings are
brimming with ideas, and the Kitchen
Tour’s most compact ever full-house
tour will take you all the way through
one of them.
This Taft St.
remodel boasts
a sleek, modern
style.
Photo by Ken Rice
copy of the comprehensive Tour
Brochure, describing each kitchen a
nd listing resources for those con­
templating a remodel of their own.
Docents with extensive knowledge of
the remodels will also be on hand to
answer questions about each owner’s
goals and challenges.
for Sunday’s tour). The Expo, which
was well received in 2015 by both tour
guests and vendors, is back this year
to “highlight” the architects, design­
ers, contractors, and craftspeople who
designed, constructed, and decorated
the nine featured kitchens. Here’s your
opportunity to meet the creative talent
behind the kitchens you will see on
Sunday, and get a more in-depth look
at how these design professionals
approach kitchen renovations.
Challenges faced by many of these
homeowners were inefficient use of
space and placement of appliances, lack
of convenient storage, and cramped
work areas. Others felt closed off from
the garden or the rest of the house, and
wanted the kitchen to be more inte­
grated into the family living areas. One
solution common to several houses on
the tour was to rethink the interiors —
moving from the many small rooms
in a typical Craftsman to larger rooms
with smoother traffic between the
kitchen and the rest of the house.
In addition to the tour on Sunday,
September 22, from 12:30 to 5:30pm,
please check out the free Kitchen Tour
Expo on Tuesday, September 17,
from 7-9pm at the Rockridge Library
(where you can also purchase tickets
For more information, see the
website RockridgeKitchenTour.org. n
Last Call for Tour Docents

The RCPC Kitchen Tour committee needs more volunteer docents for the
Sunday, September 22nd Tour. Docents get tours of several of the houses
during orientation ahead of Sept 22, and on the event day get free entry to
the other Tour houses when not on your scheduled shift. To volunteer, contact
Robin McDonnell, Docent Chair, at seashelter@me.com.

Many of the kitchens on this
Tour function as display spaces for
art and the owners’ collections. Sev­
eral kitchens use highly-sustainable
materials, including one that features
a grey-water system in the adjacent
laundry room.

No Beer, No Wine, at College Avenue Safeway

This past July, the Rock­
ridge Safeway at 6310
College Ave had its liquor
license suspended by the
Alcohol Beverage Control
(ABC) for two months as a
result of selling alcohol to
minors three times over the
last three years. According
to ABC, sales will likely re­
sume in early October with
a three-year probationary
period thereafter. n
Story and photo by Anna L. Marks

Kitchen Tour guests will receive a


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Ice Cream No More
The new owners expanded the business
nationally, and, in 1995, it was the leading
packaged brand in the U.S. market. The
company became a subsidiary of Nestlé
in 1999, and completed a full buyout by
2002 for $3.2 million — becoming the
world’s biggest manufacturer.
years, and look forward to a new tenant
being announced.”  n
— by Anna L. Marks
Perhaps due to increased compe­
tition in the neighborhood from
shops like Smitten, Tara’s, or Scream, or
the current consumer expectations for
higher quality and organic ingredients,
Dreyer’s ice cream parlor, located on the
ground floor of the Corporate headquar­
ters on 6028 College Avenue, closed it’s
door this past July for the final time.
Kate Shaw from Nestle’s DC Corpo­
rate Communications office shared the
company statement, saying, “For more
than 20 years the Dreyer’s Ice
Cream Parlor has been a phe­
nomenal part of the Oakland
community. For a number
of reasons, the business has
decided to make some mod­
ifications and as a result the shop has
closed. We thank the customers who
stopped by for ice cream throughout the
Local neighbors
found the ice
cream parlor
was closed for
business.
Photo by Don Kinkead
The business has a long history here
in Rockridge, and has been based in
Oakland since its founding in 1928
—moving first into a small factory on
Grand Ave., and then to College Ave.
in 1946, where it built a manufacturing
plant the following year. Although the
ice cream parlor itself has been in op­
eration for over 20 years, the plant has
since moved its processing facilities to
Bakersfield, CA, and Laurel, Maryland.
Volunteers Needed
for Walking Tours
of Rockridge
explorations of Broadway’s Auto Row,
Haddon Hill, Chinatown, Montclair
Village, Uptown’s mid-century modern
architecture, and the Dimond district.
The company lays claim to the inven­
tion of Rocky Road, a popular flavor that
contains miniature marshmallows and
roasted almonds. (Note: this claim has
been disputed by local purveyor Fenton’s
Creamery on Piedmont Avenue who
claims it was Melvin Fenton, the grand­
son of its founder, who is responsible for
the recipe; and is also in contention for
its discovery by an Australian confec­
tion under the same name that was
concocted in 1853 and sold to miners
who traveled the “rocky road” to get the
gold fields nearby.) Dreyer’s also lays
an undisputed claim to the invention
of Cookies and Cream, created by their
official taster John Harrison, in 1982.
Rockridge hasn’t been on OHA’s
roster since 2012, according to Alison
Finlay, OHA’s vice president and imme­
diate past president. That’s when guide
Jane Powell, the Rockridge expert and
Oakland author of books on renovating
arts and crafts bungalows, passed away.
— by Judy Berne
Oakland Heritage Alliance (OHA)
is looking for volunteer guides to
resurrect walking tours of Rockridge,
one of which could be on its next sum­
mer’s agenda. As part of its mission, the
nonprofit membership organization,
dedicated to the protection, preserva­
tion and revitalization of Oakland, hosts
summer walking tours spotlighting
the city’s architecture, culture, natural
resources and neighborhoods.
Past walks have highlighted the
Fairview Park area, craftsman bun­
galow architecture, College Avenue,
and the Chabot Road area. “We have
some of the research (which she calls
‘orphaned tours’) that would be useful
to prospective tour leaders,” she said.
The two-hour tours take place
Saturdays and Sundays throughout
July and August at a cost of $10 for
OHA members and $15 for non-mem­
bers. This summer’s itinerary included
Anyone interested can contact Fin­
lay either at (510) 599-2379 or email
alisonfinlay@sbcglobal.net. For more
information, see oaklandheritage.org. n
When he retired in 1953, founder
William Dreyer passed the business along
to his only son, William Dreyer, Jr., who
sold the company in 1977 to T. Gary Rog­
ers and William F. Cronk for $1 million.


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12

Construction Underway at Frog Park
— by Carol Behr, FROG Chair
Coming soon to Frog Park:
•	Toddler swings
•	Two additional swings
and over the next three to four months,
construction will be ongoing.
Alot of work is going on behind the
fenced area at Frog Park, located at
the end of Hardy Street next to the dog
park. If your children enjoy seeing bull­
dozers, sand piles and site-prep, come
on down and see what’s happening. We
are pleased to announce more upgrades,
(one ADA compliant)
•	A 3-way seesaw
•	A climbing merry-go-round spinner
•	New play surfacing
•	One more bench
•	Some landscaping rocks
Contact info@frogpark.org with
questions, or if you would like to
volunteer. You can follow the con­
struction process and park updates on
Instagram at @FrogPark, or visit www.
frogpark.org. n
Rockridge News
Seeks Block
Captain Volunteer
Rockridge News has a brand new route
in the area just west of Claremont that
needs a Block Captain — just a cou­
ple of short blocks that would love to
get The Rockridge News. Are you just
that right person that lives nearby and
would like to volunteer to be the Block
Captain for our Route 22C2? The route
covers the 500 block of Forest Street
and the 500 block of Martin Street.
FROG (Friends of the
Rockridge Green­
belt) was organized
in 2001 and raised
more than $100,000
from the community
to create the green­
belt park.
Photo by Anna Marks
The newsletter is published the
first weekend of each month, with the
exception of August, and your route
bundle will be delivered right to your
doorstep. Call (510) 547-3855, or
email Susan at smontauk@gmail.com
to volunteer. n
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September 2019
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Claremont Middle School Garden Yields More than Veggies

— by Rachel Hart M.S., Speech-Language Pathologist, Claremont Middle School

Last fall, students at Claremont Mid­
dle School Special Day Class plant­
ed vegetables, fruits and flowers in the
garden outside of their classrooms at
the end of the school year. Now back
from Summer break, the students find
themselves walking into a green space
full of ripe-n-ready-to-pick produce.
grade students, Isaac, was so excited to
see that his onion plant had reached over
two feet in height, he exclaimed, “I want
to name it Mr. Onion!” While another
8th grader, Yamni, smiled large when he
saw a squash growing in the exact spot
he had the buried seeds.
staff turnover and inconsistent resourc­
es made maintaining the garden a low
priority over the years. It takes a certain
amount of planning and commitment
to maintain a garden, but seeing the
children benefit from having such a
beautiful space to food grow and practice
functional skills makes it all worthwhile.
All together, the students planted
three varieties of pumpkin, tomatoes,
zucchini, carrots, blackberry, sunflowers,
artichoke, calendula, mint, borage, green
beans and sage. One of the returning 8th
A special thanks to community
members Frankie Juarbe, Tom Branca
and Sukhjiven Dhesi for contributing
time and resources to this project.
Anyone interested in volunteering to
help maintain the garden is welcome
to contact Rachel Hart at rachel.hart@
ousd.org. n
Photos by Rachel Hart
Many of
the academ­
ic concepts
the students
are learning
in their day-to-day curriculum can be
applied to gardening and cooking. By the
end of the school year, they will have had
the opportunity to experience the whole
process from soil-to-plate, and apply the
insights and concepts they’ve learned
from the classroom to the real world.
Top: Rayna and Kylee
plant carrots;
Left: Jayla with a freshly
harvested pumpkin
Last year, the garden had been unused
and overgrown with weeds for as long as
anyone at CMS could remember. High


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Classifieds
RN

NCPC Bids Farewell to Patricia Rose

— by Karen Ivy, RCPC Secretary
She notified us when local groups
asked to address the NCPC meetings,
which has brought us some very com­
pelling, thought-provoking speakers.
She also sent us notices of new active
charitable solicitations in the area, as
well as new applications for alcoholic
beverage licenses.

List your 36-word message here
for only $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, 4123 Broadway, PMB
311, Oakland, CA, 94611. The next
deadline is September 19th. The
October issue will be out October
6th. For information: Email Susan
Montauk at smontauk@gmail.com.
Penelope’s Aesthetics presents
“The Pillowcase”
A pillowcase that helps control sleep
lines and moisture loss on sale now!
Specially designed to not stretch
or dehydrate skin, aiding nighttime
rejuvenation from the stress of day.
510/594-1552. penelopecalef.com

The Greater Rockridge Neighborhood
Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
bids a sad farewell to our long-serving
Neighborhood Services Coordinator,
Patricia Rose, who recently retired.
Rose accomplished a lot for the Great­
er Rockridge NCPC and the citizens it
serves, and attended nearly all meetings
– I can’t remember her missing one.
She publicized our bimonthly meetings,
along with other local events of civic
interest, to an email list composed of
Neighborhood Watch block captains in
Rockridge beats 12Y and 13X.
In short, she did a lot of work on our
behalf, and we appreciate her service
and dedication. Clearly, we will miss
her. We understand Neighborhood
Services will be hiring her replacement,
and we look forward to a new coordina­
tor who will continue her good work. n
COMMUNITY OFFICE HOURS WITH COUNCILMEMBER KALB

Every first Saturday of the month, Councilmember Kalb offers Community Office Hours at rotating
North Oakland cafes. Rockridge residents can sign up for a 20-minute slot by emailing Deidra Moss
at dmoss@oaklandca.gov, or calling (510) 238-3557. Please include the topic of your inquiry or issue
when you reserve a spot. The next available day is September 14, from 10am to noon.

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

When A Crime Occurs
If you see a crime in progress, call the police. Do not call 9-1-1. From a cell
phone, call 777-3211 which routes directly to OPD dispatch. To report a crime
that has already happened, call the non-emergency number at 777-3333, or fill
in OPD’s Online Crime Reporting form at www.oaklandca.gov/services/report-
a-crime-online. If you do need to call 9-1-1, be sure to only use a landline.
Use these numbers to send OPD an Anonymous Tip:
Crime Stoppers of Oakland:
(510) 777-8572
Homicide / Robbery Tip line:
(510) 238-7950
OPD Sexual Assault Hotline:
(510) 637-0298

Gardening Cleanups/Maintenance
Experienced team of 2, dedicated to
the care and maintenance of plants
and trees. Garden design and resto­
ration, pruning and vegetable garden
installation, affordable prices, free
estimate. Chris Rausch Gardening at
510/655 0157.
Hardwood Floors
Install, sand/refinish, repair, re-coat ex­
isting. Large jobs or small. 20+ years
in Piedmont Ave/Rockridge. Bruce
Williams Woodfloors. Call or text
510/652-8121. www.blwfloors.com
Handy Man for Hire
Multifaceted and well experienced.
Hauling and towing available. No job
too small. Reasonably priced. Lee Self.
707/223-1298-call and text.
Sept + October Zen Retreat at
Luxury Venue “The Land”
Ed Brown hosts students through
meditation, Qi Gong, and more, with
organic meals and luxury cabins
among redwoods. Bob: 415/830-1478
or www.the-Land.us/coming-home.


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Email Rockridge News Community Calendar items to: joellis1@hotmail.com, phone 653-3210
(after noon), or mail to: Rockridge News Community Calendar, 4123 Broadway, PMB 311,
Oakland, CA 94611. Deadline is the next to the last Tuesday of the month.
Wisteria Ways House Concerts
***New World String Project: Sun, Sept 22,
3pm (house opens 2:15pm). Celtic, Nordic &
American Folk Traditions. Aryeh Frankfurter, Lisa
Lynne, Stuart Mason and John Weed. See and
hear samples at newworldstringproject.com.
Outside venue; yard, not portapotty, is wheelchair
accessible. (Bring: something to sit on—blanket or
lawn chairs; hat, sunscreen and a picnic.)
***Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen: Sun, Oct 6,
2:30pm. Original songs, traditional Irish music,
Scandinavian fiddle duets, old-time fiddle and
guitar tunes from southern Indiana, and new
music that Cindy and Grey are inventing together.
See and hear samples at kalletlarsen.com. Inside
venue: not wheelchair accessible.
$20–25 donations for musicians (cash only, at
the door). 383 61st Street. More info and
reservations (highly recommended), RSVP to
info@WisteriaWays.org or 510-698-2456.
Bambino Thrift Shop's Semi-annual
Clearance Sale
Fundraiser for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Oakland. Begins Sat, Sept 14 thru 19, with 50%
off store wide (some exceptions). On Friday, Sept
20, clearance sale items will be 75% off. Sat, Sept
21, the sale concludes with a bag sale—purchase
as many bags as you want for $5 each and fill
each (shop provided) bag with as much clothing,
shoes, purses, belts and scarves as you can fit in.
Regular hrs. Tues thru Fri, 10am–3pm; Saturdays,
noon to 4pm (exception: Sat, Sept 21 sale
day, open noon to 3pm). No donations will be
accepted on sale days but donations of clothing,
household items, books, records jewelry and more
are gratefully accepted any Tues, Wed, and Sat.
5290 College Ave: more info at 510-658-7473 or
bambinothriftshop.com.
North Oakland Senior Center
5714 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Mon–Fri, 9am–4:30pm. Programs include: Arts/
crafts; health counseling; dancing and exercise;
trips, tours and theater outings; Alzheimer’s
support groups, computer classes/more.
•	 Voter Registration, Wed, Oct 2nd, 10am–Noon.
Compiled by Jo Ellis
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Rockridge Branch Library
5366 College Avenue, 597-5017
Tues, Wed: 12:30 to 8pm
Mon, Thurs, Sat: 10am to 5:30pm
Fri: 12 to 5:30pm
Closed Sun
gerontology, aging, and hospice. Each session
will focus on a different topic. Attend one or all
workshops. No registration required.
•	 Learn to Create a Monarch Butterfly Habitat
in Your Garden: Presented by Alameda County
Master Gardeners. Attendees will receive free
milkweed plants and planting instructions.
Sat, Oct 12, 11am–12pm.
FOR CHILDREN
•	 Family Story Time: Stories/songs/rhymes
UPSTAIRS ART GALLERY:
September: Paintings by Darril Tighe.
LIBRARY HOURS:
Mon, Thurs & Sat: 10am to 5:30pm.
Tues, Wed: 12:30 to 8pm.
Fri, 12 to 5:30pm.
Closed: Sun; also, Mon 9/9.
(for all ages); Saturdays, 10:30am.
•	 Toddler Story Time: Songs, active rhymes and
stories (for 9 months to 2 years), Thursdays,
10:30am, upstairs.
•	 Pre–School Story Time: Read-alouds, songs,
and rhymes (ages 2 to 5); Thursdays, 10:30am.
All story times followed by Play Time; parents
and caregivers invited.
•	 Chess Club: Learn the basics; Instruction
East Bay Booksellers
Book/Poetry Readings
FREE and open to the public.
•	 Tues, 9/10, 7pm. Carolyn Jung: East Bay
and chess sets provided. Best for ages 6 to 14
(all ages welcome). Fridays 3–4pm.
•	 Paws to Read: Sandy’s dog Scout loves to
Cooks: Signature Recipes from the Best
Restaurants, Bars, and Bakeries.
•	 Thurs, 9/12, 7pm. Marika Lindholm and Cheryl
listen when kids practice reading aloud. You
pick the book. All ages welcome. Thursdays,
3:30–4:30pm.
•	 Mix It Up Family Game Nights: All ages;
Dumesnil: We Got This: Solo Mom Stories of
Grit, Heart, and Humor.
•	 Sun, 9/15, 4pm. Matthew Zapruder: new
bring your favorite game or try one of ours.
Get to know other families. 1st, 3rd, & 4th Tues
evenings, 6:30–7:45pm.
Family Craft Night: 2nd Tues evening each
month. 6:30–7:45pm. 9/10; Robot Puppets. 10/8;
Papel Picado.
poetry collection; Father's Day.
•	 Tues, 9/17, 7pm. Sofia Grant: Lies in White
Dresses and R. H. Herron: Stolen Things.
•	 Wed, 9/18, 7pm. Sarah Broom: The Yellow
House: A Memoir.
•	 Sun, 9/22, 3pm. Poetry Flash: Jeffrey Thomas
FOR TEENS
•	 TeenScape: play video games, table top games,
Leung: Wild Geese Sorrow: The Chinese Wall
Inscriptions at Angel Island, and Brian Komei
Dempster: Topaz.
•	 Tues, 9/24, 7pm. Maria Tumarkin: Axiomatic.
crafts, and general after-school fun. Weekdays,
3:30pm–5pm (Wednesdays 1:30pm–5pm).
•	 DIY Stickers: Make stickers. Wed, 9/18, 3pm.
•	 Super Smash Bros. Preliminary Tournament:
In conversation with Ismail Muhammad.
•	 Wed, 9/25, 7pm. Nancy Au: Spider Love Song
Wed, Oct 2, 3pm. The top two finalists will
receive preliminary prizes and will get a
chance to compete in the Final Tournament
on Oct 12 at the Main Library’s TeenZone.
Check out new voting machines on display.
•	 Drug Collection Bin now available in the
and Other Stories; joined by Natasha Denner­
stein, Tomas Moniz, Kimberly Gomes, and
Carson Beker.
•	 Thurs, 9/26, 7pm. Local author J. D. Moyer:
Center. Put your old medications in a plastic
baggie to dispose safely. Do not flush or pour
down the drain. Sponsored by EBMUD.
Seniors age 55+ join for $12 annual dues.
Provides discounts, other benefits, and a sub­
scription to “The North Oakland Senior Times”
with full schedule of classes/events, lunch menus,
and volunteer opportunities. More info at
510-597-5085.
Temescal Farmers’ Market
Open Sundays, 9am to 1pm (all year). Sample
the goods; meet the growers. Live music. Bring
reusable bags. 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Telegraph)
at DMV parking lot.
FOR ADULTS
•	 eBook Help: Work one-on-one with a librarian
The Guardian.
•	 Tues, 10/1, 7pm. Local author Jasmine Guillory:
to download eBooks. Fridays, 2–3:30pm. Make
appt. online or call 597-5017.
•	 Second Saturday Book Club: 2nd Sat each
Royal Holiday.
East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave. More
info abt. the authors, books and other events:
510-653-9965 or info@ebbooksellers.com.
Book Signing, Tastings, and
Conversations
Allison Arevalo presents her new cookbook, THE
PASTA FRIDAY COOKBOOK: Let’s Eat Together,
joined by the culinary team at Market Hall Foods.
Sample recipes from the book; learn when and
why to use fresh or dried pasta and how to sauce.
Sat, Sept 28, 2 to 4pm.
Market Hall Foods at Rockridge Market Hall,
5655 College Ave. More info: 510-250-6005 or
rockridgemarkethall.com.
month, 3–4pm. Phone for details and book
selection: 597-5017.
•	 Writers Support/Critique Group: Bring 15
copies of up to 5 pgs. of any prose for on-site
reading/discussion (OK to come empty-handed).
3rd Sat. each month,1pm; wheelchair-accessible.
Info: 510-420-8775 or Writefox@aol.com.
•	 Conscious Aging; Fall Workshop Series: inter­
No NCPC Meeting
active workshop series explores ways of living a
vital and engaged second half of life. Mondays,
Sept 16 & 30, Oct 14 & 28, 10:30am–12:30pm.
Facilitator Janet Elaine Piggins: worked in
in September


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OResidential Sales

OIncome Property

OCommercial

OProperty Management
Ron Kriss, Broker
Lawton Associates
(c) 510-612-2547
RonKriss@JPS.net
“I know Rockridge”
“#1 in Rockridge Real Estate”
160+ Successful Sales in Rockridge
www.LawtonAssoc.com
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5353 College Avenue
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