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RCPC / JCC East Bay:
TOWN HALL MEETING
by Anna L. Marks
Please join the Rockridge Com-
munity Planning Council and
the Jewish Community Center on
Tuesday, February 7, from 6-7pm
for an RCPC Town Hall meeting on
the JCC’s plans. At the meeting, JCC
East Bay representatives will share
their current plans for the campus,
highlights from the community
survey (see page 9 for a few of them)
and important findings from the
recently conducted traffic study.
This event will take place at the
Rockridge Library and will be
simulcast via Zoom, webinar-style.
A link will be available a few days
before the meeting at www.jcc
eastbay.org/community campus. n
McNally’s current owner
Tobias Hampton
William Joseph McNally emigrated from Ireland in the early part of the last
century. He is pictured here with his son and others during a St. Patrick’s Day
celebration held shortly after the pub opened in 1933.
T
RCPC Board Elections in April
Wednesday, March 1, 2023, is
the deadline to declare your
candidacy for the 2023 election to
the Rockridge Community Plan-
ning Council’s Board of Directors.
The Annual Meeting and election
will be held on Thursday, April 20,
with alternate polling on Saturday,
April 22.
Six board seats will be up for
election. Any person 18 years or
older whose principal residence is
within the RCPC boundaries (see
Rockridge.org) is eligible to stand
for election. Candidates will be
asked to provide documentation of
eligibility (a driver’s license or util-
ity bill with a Rockridge address
will usually suffice).
The pub originally opened in 1933
and Hampton believes it was the first
bar in Oakland to get a liquor license
at the end of Prohibition, much to the
dismay of the church across the street
at the time that fought its opening
(hence the bar’s church-like windows)
— and they have been serving one of
the best Irish coffees ever since.
Over the years, there have been four
owners. First, it was Bill McNally,
then Pat Burmingham, “a real
imposing man, real tough. He passed
away last year, unfortunately. I always
really loved him; he was a great guy,
and I know his kids,” says Hampton.
Burmingham sold it to Sean Cahill,
and Hampton and Young took it over
from him.
Board Elections, see next page
he holidays are over, but there are
still many things to celebrate here
in Rockridge, including the upcoming
90th anniversary of McNally’s Irish
Pub at 5352 College Avenue. Tobias
Hampton purchased the bar 16 years
ago, at age 40, with business partner
Max Young. The two began working
together in the mid-1990s at the High-
ball Lounge in San Francisco. After
working his way from bartender, to
manager, to general manager, Hamp-
ton knew his next step was ownership
and started looking.
Young took him for a drive over the
bridge in February 2007 to check out
McNally’s when it was up for sale. “We
pulled up, it was stormy, windy, rain-
ing, and we walked in. The fireplace
was going, it was warm and cozy, and
I thought, ‘this could work.’”
Avenue Updates, see next page
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older. Now the kids come in. We want
to be that place where people can
come and feel at home, enjoy the fire-
place in the winter months, and enjoy
themselves,” says Hampton.
RCPC
Board Elections in April
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The Graduate’s 60th Anniversary
Another local bar, The Graduate,
turns 60 this year. Owner Javad
Parsa, who is also co-owner of the
building, bought the bar 15 years ago.
“People who come have known this
place a long time, they know we will
take care of them.”
Parsa, originally from Iran, was also
the previous owner of the Claremont
Diner that he operated for 10 years.
The diner was sold five years ago and
was replaced by series of new restau-
rants under four different owners.
The now 84-year-old is happy that the
current owners are doing well.
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Tobias commutes from San
Francisco every day from his
rent-controlled apartment in the city
and thinks Rockridge is “a hidden
gem in Oakland.” There is an apart-
ment upstairs that Bill McNally used
to live in, but the old building has no
heat other than the fireplace, so now
it serves as an office.
The venue has a bumper pool table
from the 1950s (look up “bumper
pool” in Wikipedia and you’ll see it),
dart boards (experts should bring
their own darts), a back room that
hosts a comedy show most Tuesdays,
and an outside “smoking shed.”
Old-timers recall when John F.
Kennedy stopped by during his pres-
idential campaign in 1960, ordered
a beer (rumored to be a Budweiser),
and talked to the crowd. “Most of the
stories have been passed down from
person to person.” Hampton still has
the stool Kennedy sat on and plans to
hang it on display at some point.
The pub opens every day at 2pm,
or earlier for specific sporting events.
Originally from Seattle, Hampton
opens early for any of the Seahawk
games, and at 10am on NFL Sundays.
The pub participated in Rock-N-
Stroll by hosting a dog rescue where
several dogs got adopted, and, on
a recent Saturday night, they held
a “Rock-the-Ridge” rock-and-roll
performance.
“I’ve seen a lot of regulars, I’ve seen
a lot of people meet here, get married
here. Then they have kids and I don’t
see them again until the kids are
RCPC Board of Directors, 2022-23
Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair
Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair
Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary
Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer
Rockridge Cafe’s 50th Anniversary
Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman,
Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Kirk Peterson,
Ken Rich, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger
The Rockridge Café is also cel-
ebrating a milestone anniversary
— 2023 marks its 50th year on Col-
lege Avenue. Owner Bill Chung and
his wife Jean (Jean passed away last
May) opened the restaurant in 1973,
and the cafe has been a staple in the
neighborhood ever since.
“I want to express my deep appre-
ciation for my dedicated staff who
supported the business over the years,
including during the pandemic. Espe-
cially to my late wife Jean who worked
alongside me and brought up our two
wonderful kids but could not be with
me to celebrate our 50th anniversary.”
Chung always loved to cook, and
was trained in Chinese cuisine in
Taiwan where he first met his wife.
His family left Taiwan when he was
25 years old and moved to Berkeley.
After leaving graduate school in the
early ’70s, his friends introduced him
to College Avenue.
The cafe has served as a meeting
place for local politicians and as a de
facto office for this newsletter in its
early days… and over the years, it
has become a neighborhood hangout.
Chung feels honored to have contin-
ued to serve the community.
“Small business takes hard work
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The Year Ahead in
Housing and Land Use
by Ken Rich, RCPC Land Use Chair
Happy New Year to all. In 2023, the
Rockridge Community Planning
Council Board will be continuing
its efforts to promote dialogue and
education around the hot topics of
housing, affordable housing and devel-
opment. The development proposal at
the California College of the Arts site
will be going through approval hear-
ings sometime later this year. We will
also be staying very involved in what’s
next for “The Ridge” site at Broadway
and Pleasant Valley after the recent
withdrawal of Home Depot’s proposal.
In addition, the Jewish Community
Center’s (JCC) proposal for the Drey-
er’s site will continue to involve the
community in its planning process.
RCPC Town Hall Series –
First quarter tentative schedule:
On January 25, from 7:30pm to 9pm
(see Rockridge.org for link) we will be
expanding our monthly RCPC Land
Use Committee meeting into a virtual
town hall to kick off efforts to create a
community vision for The Ridge. Join
us to discuss a future that includes
housing and other uses for this critical
site, and how we can get there.
On February 7, from 6pm to 7pm,
we will host a Community Town Hall
to discuss the JCC development at the
Dreyer’s site.
March Community Town Hall (time
and date TBD). Learn from experts
how we can make sure that new hous-
ing built in Rockridge is affordable to a
wide range of Oakland residents.
Visit rockridge.org for up-to-date
meeting locations, Zoom links, and
other information on these events. n
— Dogs of Rockridge —
Meet Bodhi, a 7 to 9-year-old
pittie, who lives on Lawton. He
was found on the BART tracks,
delaying the morning commute
on September 27, 2017 (his story
was picked up by the AP). Adopted
by Todd and BethAnn, who didn’t
know about his “BART dog” fame,
Bodhi quickly learned to be a family
dog — gentle, goofy, and always
ready for a treat. You can find him
on daily neighborhood walks or
hiking in the hills.
Does your pup live in Rockridge? If so, send a photo of your four-legged friend
with a short commentary to: editor@rockridge.org.
CollegePrep
A private high school in Oakland
Tucked into a glen in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland, College Prep’s
informal and welcoming campus provides an educational home for a lively and
talented community of students in grades 9-12. Guided by inspiring teachers
and mentors, they create a vibrant community that is rooted in shared values of
kindness, respect, and a willingness to learn from the perspectives of others.
We invite you to visit us and experience College Prep first-hand.
CORRECTION:
Our apologies to Stuart Swiedler
who was mistakenly given credit for the
photos of the Sacramento Northern trains
pictured running down Shafter in last
month’s column, Eyes of Rockridge
(pages 8-9). The top photo was taken by
Tom Gray, ca. 1950, the bottom photo by
Reginald McGovern in 1948.
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and patience. Someone once said, ‘one
has to like food and people to open a
restaurant.’ I try to make a living and
enjoy it at the same time. The cafe
strives to provide decent food, rea-
sonable prices, and excellent service.
I have lived in Rockridge for over 45
years and look forward to many more
happy years to come,” says Chung.
Barney’s 45th Anniversary
Barney’s Gourmet Hamburgers first
opened in 1978 on Piedmont Avenue.
Since then they’ve opened nine other
burger restaurants, including the shop
at 5819 College Avenue, which opened
in 1988. “Our menu has expanded so
that everyone who walks in can find
something they’ll love,” says owner
Hamed Mohammadbagher, “We are
grateful to still be winning awards,
but we are most proud of becoming a
tradition for the families and friends
in our communities. You can have
delivery, or pick up and enjoy Barney’s
anywhere you go.”
This photo was taken of founders Zach Zachowski and Barbara Gabel
shortly before they opened Zachary’s pizza parlor on July 25, 1983.
stronger because of what we went
through,” says owner Emily Winston.
Customers continue to line up down
the block, partly due to a lack of room
inside the store, as Boichik plans
for expansion. A new plant will be
opening soon at the Town & Country
Shopping Center in Palo Alto. Once it
opens (hopefully this February), the
bulk of the operations and equipment
will be moved there, including a new,
larger mixing machine and new rolling
machine that will turn out up to 12,000
bagels an hour.
Upon completion of the plant, Win-
ston plans to revamp the interior of
the College Avenue shop to allow for a
bit of internal seating as well as room
for a small event space — and bring
back the pastry program (black &
white cookies, rugula). She is actively
looking to open at least five more loca-
tions around the bay.
Much of this expansion has been
made possible through a crowdfunding
campaign with over 400 people par-
ticipating. “We raised over one million
dollars in loans, and the investors
get an interest payment every month.
Instead of borrowing money from a
bank and paying a bank 7.5 percent
interest, I’m paying my customers,”
says Winston.
found themselves in the Bay Area
with the dream of opening their own
Chicago-style pizza restaurant, with a
California twist.
In their search for a location, they
came across a funky little lampshade
shop in Rockridge. As luck would
have it, the lampshade shop owner
was ready to retire, and soon their
vision became a reality. After much
planning and a lot of jackhammering,
Zachary’s opened its doors on July 25,
1983, at 5801 College Avenue.
In 2003, the two owners sold the
pizzeria to their employees. “We are
now 100 percent employee-owned
with decades of experience on
our team, and continue to carry the
love set by our founders for making
delicious pizza and providing a warm
easy-going restaurant vibe for our
customers,” says Schuler.
“We don’t like Rockridge, we love it.
It’s been our home for 40 years now.
We appreciate the lively mix of neigh-
boring businesses and the residents
and we have come to know — and
we’re proud to have earned over 225
Best Pizza Awards.”
Zachary’s 40th Anniversary
Leandra Schuler, the current COO
of the employee-owned establishment,
loves to share the story of how Zach
Zachowski and Barbara Gabel made
their way west from small-town Wis-
consin. The two spent several years
in Chicago where they developed a
love for deep-dish pizza, and in 1983,
Merchants in Motion
Boichik Bagels Expands
Boichik opened its flagship store
at 3170 College Avenue only a few
months before the pandemic hit,
yet remained open throughout by
adding delivery and online ordering
with pickup, and by quickly moving
into wholesale. “We’re actually much
GoldenBug Moves Across the Street
Emily Goldenberg, who opened her
children’s shoe store more than five
years ago, moved her shop across the
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Raise the Roof:
House lifting
by Casey Farmer, RCPC Chair
YOUR LOCAL
REFILL SHOP
over the past 20 years. His Oak-
land-based firm, Medium Plenty, has
designed a current project on Miles
Avenue.
Read describes the restoration
process as a “chiropractic adjustment
to erase decades of movement.” Since
many of the homes in Rockridge are
1920-era bungalows, when they are
lifted, doors or windows often no
longer open properly, or following a
lift, they magically open again — this
is a common issue.
As homes naturally shift over the
course of 100
years due to
earthquakes or
naturally from
the differing
weights of the
materials, all
house lifts require
adjustments once
construction of
the new first floor
is complete, such
as plaster cracks
in corners. Read has seen projects like
his endure harsh weather just fine,
and even earthquakes with only mini-
mal movement.
Have you ever come across a
home like this and wondered
what on earth is underway (see
photo below)? It is the process of
house lifting, and it starts by taking
the existing main floor of a home,
inserting two steel beams below the
full length of the house, and setting
the beams onto
stacks of 6x6
lumber called
“cribs,” which are
then hydraulically
jacked up to add
an additional
story to the
home. The house
remains intact on
the stacked cribs
while the founda-
tion and framing
are being completed. The cribs and
beams are then removed to allow the
rest of the work to continue.
House lifting is a method of
preserving a home’s features versus
tearing it down and stripping away
its unique qualities. Some traditional
Craftsman characteristics are difficult
to recreate due to the lack of avail-
ability of skilled craftspeople or the
lack of materials needed to match the
original features. Elements like trim
from old-growth trees, built-ins, orna-
mental plaster, and similar details are
difficult and/or expensive to recreate.
This process allows the front of a
home to maintain its original aspects
such as bay windows, porches, and
entryways, and thus, upholds its com-
monalities with neighboring homes.
At the same time, the rest of the home
can be modernized to accommodate a
newer, open-layout concept.
Ian Read, an architect and former
carpenter, has worked on house lifts
since 2001. He is an expert, and, in
addition to completing one of his own
such projects in downtown Oakland,
he has designed and constructed a
handful of home lifts in Rockridge
House lift underway in Rockridge
Why lift your home?
According to Read, “It allows you
to add space to your home while
maintaining its character.” Many
projects can double the usable space,
allowing homeowners to grow their
families while remaining in their pre-
ferred walkable neighborhood. Some
homeowners need additional space to
work from home, or to accommodate
in-laws or guests when their lot size
won’t allow for an addition of an
Accessory Dwelling Unit.
Prop. 13 also factors into the value
of lifting a home versus moving. Pur-
chasing a new home can often mean
an increase in property taxes, which
may be more than the cost of lifting
a home for renovation. Some homes
have been raised to create multiple
units, such as a small condo project
with an upper and lower unit (it
should be noted that the cost of
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ACRE Restaurant is
Now Open for Business
19, Jacobson’s birthday.
“The opportunity kind of fell out of
the sky. Over this past summer, I won
the grand prize at the Real California
Milk Pizza Contest. Soon after, I
catered a party at an acquaintance’s
house and a friend put me in touch
with Dirk (the owner). It feels like I’m
part of the generation pioneering our
own identity in the pizza world.”
Jacobson noted that most pizza
places that call their dough “slow fer-
mented” do a 72-hour fermentation.
At ACRE, he is doing a super-long,
100-hour slow fermentation, so “it
tastes less like flour and more like
beer.” He tailors his recipes to work
with the same stone hearth that previ-
ously existed in Oliveto.
“I’ve been playing with several
different flours from Central Milling.
We wanted the crust to get some crisp
and structure so you can easily pick it
up and eat it like an East Coast style,
have it retain its softness on its inte-
rior, similar to a Neapolitan style, and
have the flavor of a slow fermented
by Anna L. Marks
A
CRE Restaurant is now officially
open for business at Oliveto’s old
location at the corner of College and
Shafter Avenues. When we profiled
the restaurant in our September 2022
Rockridge News, we did not know
that their pizza program would be
led by Rockridge-born David Jacob-
son (see photo on right), who grew up
only three blocks away. Auspiciously,
the restaurant opened on December
dough characteristic of the West
Coast. I think we got all three. I’m
a pizza dough nerd at heart, but the
chef in me takes fresh, high-quality
ingredients seriously, especially in an
area where they are so abundant and
accessible,” says Jacobson.
ACRE is open upstairs daily, from
5pm to 9:30pm (with a 4pm happy
hour). The Cafe is open daily from
11am to 9:30pm. n
reinforcing before lifting), moving
overhead wires, allowing for variances
due to the proximity of a neighboring
property, or other factors.
If you’re thinking of lifting your
home, you’ll need to consider where
you want your main living space to
be. If some rooms are shifted to the
second story, be sure you are okay
with the living quarters now being on
the first floor. Or, maybe you’ll want
to upgrade your kitchen as well as
remodel the entire home.
House lifting is not a new phenom-
enon. “People have been moving and
lifting homes for over a century,”
said Read. “It’s a great option, but
do your research to make sure it’s
right for your home and your desired
improvements.”
You can you see house lifts in Rock-
ridge on Colby Street, Miles Avenue,
Canning Street, and elsewhere around
the neighborhood.
Have you lifted your home and
want to share your tips with interested
homeowners? If so, send an email to
editor@rockridge.org. n
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purchasing a condo unit is signifi-
cantly more affordable to first-time
homebuyers than purchasing a sin-
gle-family home).
For homeowners needing to
upgrade their foundations, there are
definite cost savings in the form of
the “dried in shell” of a new first
floor — a minimal cost on top of
foundation improvements. However,
this would not include the cost of
upgrading utilities or the finishing
costs of adding a new story. How
long does this type of project take? It
depends upon the home itself and the
extent of the upgrades being made.
On average, homeowners can expect
six months for design work, and one
and a half years for construction.
Homeowners seeking to get a
house lift should get estimates from
a general contractor who will work
in partnership with an architecture
firm on the design. Costs will range
depending upon the state of your
home (which may or may not require
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street to 5520 College (the ground
floor of the recently renovated Clover
apartment building). Twice the size of
the old store, there is now more inven-
tory, including kid’s clothing. They
will continue offering in-person shoe
fittings for children.
“I love how friendly the Rock-
ridge folks are,” says Goldenberg.
“We’ve had so many people, from
neighbors, to customers, to fellow
shop owners, stop in and congratulate
us on our new space. We love the
connections we have here and feel very
rooted in this community. All told,
GoldenBug will be a one-stop-shop for
children’s shoes and apparel.”
40 years
Pavé Fine Jewelry, 4596 College Ave.,
was founded in 1983 by award-winning
designer, Michael Endlich.
Cuttin’ Up on College, 5811 College
Ave., is a family-run beauty/barber
shop, and owner Maryanne has been
cutting hair since 1983.
45 years
The Burrito Shop, 5359 College Ave.,
currently owned by Jose Ortiz, has
been on College Avenue since 1978.
Devan Gregori of DG Collective
designs affordable clothing for
diverse lifestyles.
New to the Neighborhood
Market Apparel
Rockridge bids a sad farewell to
the following establishments:
next door, her plants are also for sale.
Her husband is building all of my
garment racks.”
All the clothes in the store are her
own designs, and the leather goods
and jewelry are from other local
designers. “It’s a place to let local cre-
ativity thrive. As I expand, I’d love to
do more collaborations with artists.”
Market, a “fashion destination,”
has recently opened at 5914 College
Avenue. It has been owner Jennifer
Rego’s lifelong dream to provide
affordable designer clothing to meet
the lifestyles of a diverse audience,
and offers a curated lineup of ready-
to-wear designs.
“Rockridge has always been a
favorite spot for me to come and
shop. The neighborhood is adorable,
and the fantastic restaurants and
strong sense of community really
appealed to me. If you are looking
for just a great new pair of jeans or
a special cocktail dress, Market has
something for everyone,” says Rego.
The Great Wall Chinese Food
Smitten Ice Cream
Noodle Theory
Happy Trails
“We are looking forward to becom-
ing part of the Rockridge business
community. We’re counting down the
days and excited to meet our neigh-
bors,” says Wood. They are also hiring
for the bakery and have both full and
part-time positions available. Inter-
ested potential employees can send a
note to info@starterbakery.com to get
the process started.
Coming Soon
Starter Bakery
The company’s first bakery and
cafe is slated to open at 5804 College
Avenue towards the end of this month,
according to owner Brian Wood.
The pastry team is in the process of
finalizing the menu, and they are busy
creating new and enhanced items that
will only be available at the cafe.
DG Collective
Devan Gregori opened her clothing
shop in December of 2022 at 5540
College Avenue. Gregori was born in
San Francisco and moved to Rock-
ridge two years ago after graduating
from U.C. Berkeley. While living in
the neighborhood, a chance encounter
at the Rockridge Improvement Club
(RIC) led her to find retail space in the
newly-renovated Clover building…
and the support didn’t stop there.
“It’s been heartwarming — it’s com-
munity driven,” says Gregori. “The
person who built my retail counter, I
met at the RIC too. My dear friend,
Jen, who owns Westwind Succulents
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Love + Chocolate
Kristy and Kent Lincoln will soon
open Love + Chocolate at 6309 Col-
lege Avenue, next door to Southie’s.
The family-owned business already
has a shop in Walnut Creek. “My
husband, Kent, and I opened the shop
five years ago after we quit our jobs to
try to find something to do together.”
Customers can expect to see Leo-
nidas Belgian chocolates and a wide
variety of other European treats like
toffee, shortbread, marzipan, and petit
fours. “We have gorgeous gift boxes
and all our chocolates are made with
all-natural ingredients. There are no
artificial colors, flavors, or fillings in
any of our chocolates.”
Popups during November and
December gave neighbors a taste of
what’s to come. They hope to be open
by March. Follow them on Instagram
@loveandchocolateshop to stay up to
date on their progress.
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Poppy Bagels
The space vacated by Doña Tomas
in Temescal will soon be occupied by
Poppy Bagels, assuming all goes well
with the permitting process. Accord-
ing to owner Reesa Kashuk, the shop
will offer counter service along with a
handful of tables and stools for people
who would like to stay and enjoy their
food and drinks at the shop.
“Poppy Bagels was born out of a
combination of homesickness and des-
peration; I began daydreaming about
owning a bagel shop within about two
weeks of moving to the West Coast
(from NYC) when I couldn’t find any
bagels that reminded me of home.
I am not a trained baker, so I just
started experimenting with recipes
when I wasn’t working, and one thing
led to another.”
Undeterred by two bagel shops
located within a mile radius, Kashuk
feels she brings something new to the
table, and says all the bagels will be
rolled by hand and boiled in malt.
“We will stick to the classics, but
also have more fun with our toppings
— inspired by all that California has
to offer. We source our cream cheese
from a nearby dairy, purchase many of
our toppings from a local spice shop,
and will rotate seasonal specials.”
Bring your kids…they plan to give
away free mini bagels to youngsters. n
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Preparing for Earthquakes, One Block at a Time
by Carol Strickman
Jewish Community
Campus: Survey Update
by Melissa Chapman, Chief
Executive Officer, JCC East Bay
As of December 16, 2022, 81 neigh-
bors had filled out the Rockridge
community survey. Following is a
small sample of the responses so far:
• 71 percent are most excited about
having a values-based community
organization in the neighborhood.
• 85 percent would like to attend
cultural events on the new campus.
• 74 percent would like to attend
adult education classes or lectures.
• 69 percent said they would like to
attend health and wellness activities.
Neighbors on 62nd hold a meeting on earthquake preparedness.
Lquestionnaires to give us important
information such as out-of-area con-
tacts, names and ages of children and
their schools, and pet descriptions, as
well as special skills or needs. Finally,
we will continue organizing group
activities. Last year, we had a block
gathering to go over earthquake pre-
paredness basics.
This month, our First Aid team will
be offering a disaster first aid class to
our block, and we’re hoping to hold
a practice exercise in the spring. We
are basing our activities on Oakland’s
CORE program materials and train-
ings, which many of us have attended.
Experts tell us that there will be a
major earthquake in the Bay Area;
it is just a matter of time. Here in
Rockridge, we are within a mile of the
Hayward fault. We can all prepare for
the inevitable, one block at a time.
Have questions or need assistance
with organizing your block? Email
carol.strickman@gmail.com. n
ooking for a New Year’s resolution?
How about resolving to do some-
thing in 2023 to better prepare
yourself and your family for an
earthquake? You could tackle a big
project like retrofitting your home, a
medium-sized project like installing
an automatic gas shut-off valve, or
a low-cost do-it-yourself project like
storing adequate water or taking a first
aid class. The block on 62nd Street
between Colby and Hillegass has
rededicated ourselves to such efforts
now and into the new year.
For one thing, we are forming teams
to respond to a serious earthquake.
Our First Aid Team is scouting out
locations for a pop-up first aid station.
We’ve gathered boxes of first aid
supplies and equipment — and we are
developing protocols to provide urgent
medical care to injured neighbors.
Our Search & Rescue team is gather-
ing equipment for our first responders
and developing a training for its mem-
bers. Our Hazard Reduction/Utilities
team is updating our block map that
shows the location of each home’s gas,
electrical, and water shut-off valves.
We will be making sure that everyone
knows how to turn off these utilities.
Other teams include a Communica-
tions Team, Child Care, Psychological
First Aid, Food, and an Incident Com-
mand Center team.
We have also distributed family
Many respondents expressed con-
cerns regarding traffic mitigation.
We’ve been working with transpor-
tation experts Fehr & Peers to study
traffic and parking patterns, and are
exploring possibilities and solutions.
We hope to share these findings and
more at February’s Town Hall.
The survey will remain open until
Friday, January 20th at 1pm at www.
jcceastbay.org/communitycampus. n
Oakland Tech PTSA
Seeks Auction Donations
by Leslie Ayers
Oakland Tech’s annual auction is
the biggest fundraiser of the
year and supports activities beyond
the school budget including athletics,
the arts, and field trips. The PTSA
relies on the generous donations from
local businesses to fill its auction
catalog with an array of products,
services, and experiences that appeal
to the 300-plus bidders who partici-
pate each year. Local businesses are
encouraged to donate by the first
of February using this link: https://
oaklandtech.schoolauction.net/auc-
tion2023/donate_items/new.
Learn more at auctionsponsors@
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JANUARY 2023
A Mighty Landmark
Felled by Disease
by Skip Fogarty
Sthe 1991 firestorm.
“It’s difficult to capture the sense
of place and permanence that the
tree gave to the neighborhood,” says
longtime Golden Gate resident Louise
Comfort, who lost her home in the
firestorm. “The big
tree was a poignant
symbol of survival.
Damaged, yes, but
still standing and
reassuringly famil-
iar to all who were
struggling to cope.”
Dan Scannell
remembers that, “In the ’70s, the tree
was where the Oakland Tribune would
drop off newspapers for the afternoon
paper routes. Mine was on Acacia. Sad
to see the landmark tree go. After the
firestorm everyone put up notes on
the tree about lost and found pets,
trying to get hold of relatives, and so
on. The tree was the only thing left in
the neighborhood besides chimneys.”
tanding sentry for well over a
century at an Upper Rockridge
intersection, the “Big Tree” was
brought down last month. The tree
was located in the middle of where
three streets converge — Cross Road,
Acacia, and Golden Gate Avenues.
Locals are saddened, but a neighbor-
hood group has mobilized to explore
a suitable replacement on the site,
including a potential memorial to the
venerable eucalyptus that meant so
much to so many.
Best estimates are that the blue
gum eucalyptus was about 120 years
old. It has served as a landmark,
Halloween gathering place, a meet-up
spot for local kids, a bus stop, and a
beacon of hope and renewal following
Days before its demise, and what
remains of the venerable eucalyptus.
“I loved this tree and the ‘restored
and renewed’ message that was on it
for a long time after the fire,” recalls
Marisa Holland Kelley. “As a survi-
vor, I found the message empowering
and the tree to be a cornerstone as the
community rebuilt itself.”
Following the fire, City arborist Tod
Lawsen took inventory of damaged
and dead trees throughout the burn
zone and found that the eucalyptus
was seriously scorched but very much
alive. He has kept a careful and caring
eye on it ever since, periodically driv-
ing by and assessing its health.
Lawsen recently observed several
large orange-colored blooms known as
“sulfur fungus” growing near the base.
This fungus indicated the tree was
Landmark Tree, see next page
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Landmark Tree, from previous page
afflicted by brown cubical rot, making
it brittle and susceptible to decay and
failure. The damage fom the 1991
firestorm created an open wound,
making way for disease to take hold.
This diagnosis was subsequently con-
firmed by two independent arborists.
Once notices were posted that the
tree would be removed, a group of
neighbors petitioned the City’s public
works department and organized a
meeting with City councilperson Dan
Kalb to discuss new possibilities for
the site. City staff initially suggested
leaving an 8-foot stump in the street.
Neighbors pushed back and asked
that the tree be cut to ground level to
make way for something new on the
site. The transportation department
then proposed placing plastic traffic
barriers to guide vehicles through the
complicated junction.
Given those choices, neighbors said
they’d prefer the stump, and asked the
City to leave more height and more
of a tree-like structure. What is left,
temporarily, is about 15 feet high and
includes remnants of several limbs.
“I think what remains has a cer-
tain nobility,” says neighbor Sophia
Wang. “It’s sculptural in its own
majestic way.” For now, the stump
serves as a visual divider, marking
the several intersecting avenues.
The transportation department’s
ultimate engineering solution for the
intersection remains undecided. In
the meantime, Wang and other con-
cerned neighbors have distributed a
survey that has elicited about 60 sug-
gestions, including a memorial bench,
an artistic carving of the stump, a
boulder with plaque, and a mature
native tree.
“We were told that there is no
money in the City budget for an
immediate replacement,” reports
neighbor Rhita Williams. “But Dan
Kalb said a new budget cycle in April
might offer some funding. That gives
us time to explore more permanent
solutions.”
Email rockridgeterraceneighbors@
yahoo.com with questions or sug-
gestions about the intersection. n
Our beloved founder of The
Rockridge News, Don Kinkead,
is resigning his position as Marshal
for one of our lower Rockridge areas
for a well-deserved rest. We need
someone to take his place as soon as
possible. Here’s what being Marshal
entails: You pick up your box at the
bundling venue (always at a conve-
nient house in lower Rockridge) the
first Friday or Saturday of the month
and deliver the bundles to your dis-
trict or block captains.
ing a good part of the year in Chicago
to be with her new grandson, so, we
are looking for a volunteer to take
over her route beginning in February,
2023. Let us know if you will be able
to sign up to be Block Captain for:
• Route 05A: From 5850 Birch Court
to College Avenue
Block Captains deliver newsletters
door-to-door. The Route 05A bundle
will be delivered to the Block Captain’s
front porch. Newsletters are delivered
to front porches the first weekend of
each month except August.
• MARSHAL: 5200 Blocks – 8 drops
Thanks go to Ellen Koch for her
service as Block Captain of Route
05A/Birch Court. Ellen will be spend-
To volunteer, contact Susan
Montauk at smontauk@gmail.com;
510/547-3855. n
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JANUARY 2023
Report from the
Neighborhood Crime
Prevention Council
important point: don’t leave “live”
electronic devices (laptops, phones)
in your car — the thieves now have a
device that can detect and find them,
even if they’re hidden from sight.
DeVries laid out the 2023 plans for
Neighborhood Services, which has
moved from Oakland Police Depart-
ment to the City Administrator’s
office. Since much of what Neigh-
borhood Councils do is not directly
related to local crime, he sees this
move as very positive.
Neighborhood Services has lost
some people to retirement and others
to promotion. Two promotions have
been approved by HR, so DeVries now
plans to fill three Neighborhood Ser-
vices Coordinator (NSC) vacancies in
this fiscal year, and another in fiscal
2023-24. With these new personnel,
they hope to expand NSCs to more
districts; they’ve been so short-handed
that they focus on those districts
with the most violence (which do not
include Rockridge). Two new super-
visors include Araina Richards for
East Oakland, and Angela Moore in
North and West Oakland (Moore was
formerly Rockridge’s NSC).
Neighborhood Council participa-
tion has been very uneven citywide
during the pandemic. To improve
this situation, Neighborhood Ser-
vices plan to have a staff retreat this
month to establish goals, the biggest
of which is to increase participation.
They’re currently working with a
device called the “Meeting Owl Pro”
that should allow for hybrid meetings
— some people attending in person
and some via Zoom. We hope their
plan to buy these devices and loan
them to neighborhood meetings
The Greater Rockridge
Neighborhood Crime Prevention
Council Meeting Notice:
by Karen Ivy, Secretary, Greater
Rockridge NCPC
L
The NCPC meets on
the 2nd Thursday of even
numbered months.
The next meeting will be held
at the Rockridge Library:
February 9, 2023, at 7pm,
(pending further notice)
ast month, the Greater Rockridge
Neighborhood Crime Prevention
Council (NCPC) held its last public
meeting for 2022. Our speaker was
Deputy City Administrator Joe
DeVries, head of Neighborhood
Services. To start the meeting, OPD
Sergeant Alain Manguy answered
questions in lieu of Community
Resource Officers, who, under Chief
Armstrong’s crime plan, are still
assigned to Violence Prevention.
Sergeant Manguy made one especially
7pm to 7:10pm:
Introductions
7:10pm to 7:30pm:
Oakland Police Dept. (OPD) Status
Reports, beats 12Y and 13X
7:30pm to 8pm:
Neighborhood discussion and
Oakland Police Q & A,
including new priorities
Zoom link (if Owl App works out):
https://tinyurl.com/y7r5qmbz
To suggest meeting topics,
send an email to:
chair@rockridgencpc.com.
survives the recently disclosed bud-
getary problems.
The Greater Rockridge NCPC is
very interested in getting back to
in-person meetings and has reserved
the Rockridge Library conference
room for February 9, its first meeting
of the new year. We hope to set up
the Owl program soon, but until that
is in place, we’ve asked our email list
members which type of meeting they
prefer. We’ve also asked for opinions
on meeting start times. For years our
meetings began at 7:30pm, but a few
years ago, the City asked us to move
the time a half hour earlier.
If you would like to voice an opinion
on either of these issues, please email
secretary@rockridgencpc.com.
Visit https://tinyurl.com/y7r5qmbz
for the full report of NCPC’s December
2022 meeting. n
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JANUARY 2023
Rockridge Authors
Abound
by Carol Kasparek and Gary Fine
Her daily routine found her
reflecting over a mocha at Hudson
Bay Café, the Rockridge Café, or the
Edible Complex. “I love going deep
…staying in that mode and realm to
write.” Jacobson knew she had found
her happy ending when her son said
he felt lucky to have grown up with
his parents and their perspective of
the world.
Denise has just finished a manu-
script focusing on her first summer at
Camp Jened. Her working title: And
Then I Found Myself. “Growing up,
people saw only my disabilities, they
never saw me.” As she stated at the
end of the film, “Could you ever have
imagined where we would go?”
(Editor’s note: David Jacobson is now
running the pizza program at ACRE
Restaurant, see article on page 6.)
Rockridge in late 2017, and loved the
walkable neighborhood. Pines did
not love the “realtor’s sod” backyard.
Native vegetation and pollinator
favorites gradually filled the space,
so he chose plants that attract a wide
variety of pollinators — soon discov-
ered by insects, birds, and squirrels.
During the pandemic, a friend
began an Indie Press house and asked
Pines to be its first author, saying, “I
know you’re creative, I know you can
write.” Pines chose the intentional
transformation of his neighorhood
patch as his subject to inspire children
and their parents to explore their
immediate environment, because
“You don’t need a national park or
botanical garden to view the world
around us with wonder.”
He partnered with illustrator
Tiffany Everett to produce bright,
scientifically accurate images that
would educate young people and
adults. In the book, the children dis-
cover the power of gardening for all
forms of life and convince their par-
ents to “bring a little nature to their
backyard. A tiny garden can make a
big difference.”
Signed copies of The Garden Next
Door are available at East Bay Book-
sellers and Mrs. Dalloway’s. Pines
recommends Oakland Pollinator
Posse and Master Gardeners for
insights on how to transform your
own piece of the neighborhood.
Rockridge is home to a diverse
group of authors. Below, we fea-
ture several writers whose books
describe their work to create open,
nurturing spaces, and an awareness of
the beauty around us. Meet the authors
down the block.
The Question of David
Denise Sherer
Jacobson is the
author of The Ques-
tion of David: A
Disabled Mother’s
Journey through
Adoption, Family
and Life. She and
her husband, Neil,
were both born
with cerebral palsy. You may have seen
them whizzing around Rockridge in
their electric wheelchairs.
Their journey to the neighborhood
began on the other side of the country.
Denise was born in NYC. At age 16,
she attended Camp Jened (aka Crip
Camp) in upstate New York. The
summer camp created a free-spirited
environment for teenagers with dis-
abilities, empowering them to work
together, organize, and take action.
Several campers moved to the West
Coast, worked for disability justice, and
prompted the passage of the American
with Disabilities Act. The Academy
Award-nominated documentary “Crip
Camp” depicts this history in which
Denise and Neil are featured (see Rock-
ridge News, May 2020).
Re-united after they both moved to
Berkeley, they got married and bought
a house in Rockridge in 1983. They
did not think they would have the
opportunity to adopt an infant until
one fateful day when a phone call
came telling them about a 6-week-old
boy seeking adoption. Denise’s book
tells a deeply personal story about the
adventures and challenges of a disabled
couple raising a child. “I wanted people
to understand that what I feel is what
everyone else feels,” she says.
The Garden Next Door
The roots of Collin
Pines’s book, The
Garden Next Door,
came from various
life experiences.
Pines developed
his children’s book
by using “trees as
tools” after a stint
with the Cameroon Peace Corps. He
went on to receive an Environmental
Science degree from Allegheny Col-
lege and found himself connecting
neighborhoods in San Francisco as a
journalist through an innovative blog.
He and his husband moved to
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also will provide valuable direction
on how to sleep overnight in a park in
the Florida Keys surrounded by light-
houses and a lagoon. As readers of
the book have learned, if they wander,
“you can find things.”
Authors, from previous page
Tomato Chases Waterfalls
“We’re all walk-
ing around with
a story”, says
Kania Edelberg,
co-owner of
Funky Furni-
ture at 5391 College Avenue. Part
of her personal story is displayed in
her children’s book, Tomato Chases
Waterfalls, with lush illustrations by
Andrea Rodriguez.
The title came from a nickname
for Edelberg’s mother, “Hot Tomato,”
and the importance of water in her
life. Her father was a park ranger in
Hawaii, interweaving time on the land
with time on the water as he surfed
the waves on Maui. Her mother
showed her she could find her voice in
the stillness of mountains, rivers, and
lakes. Edelberg studied environmental
science and set a goal to visit every
national park… she is on number 56.
Edelberg wanted to bring the inspi-
ration and wonder she felt outdoors
to others, most importantly, children.
Rodriguez used her daughter as the
model for Tomato, and made it come
to life. The book came out “better
than I envisioned,” offering readers
a vision of what they would discover
outside. “The more you walk, the
more you see,” she says.
Visit Edelberg at Funky Furniture
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2016 (see June 2022 Rockridge News).
With common objects including
blocks, buttons, and string, they guide
groups to access early memories to
articulate their desires for their dream
neighborhood. In this childlike state,
participants collaborate to produce
imaginative designs and environ-
ments that meet the needs of the
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Planners using the method said
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of the best planning books of the year.
Rojas explains, “being childlike can
create an experience that is fair and
fun. We want to give people tools to
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strong voices, deep compassion, and the
skills and confidence they need to have a powerful impact
on the world. We are proud to be the most diverse all-girls
school in the Bay Area, and our diversity includes the full
socio-economic spectrum, race and a multitude of cultures
that reflect our local community.
Holy Names High School
4660 Harbord Drive, Oakland, CA 94618
hnhsoakland.org
THE
6960 Paso Robles Dr | Montclair
6960pasorobles.com
SALE PENDING! Located in one of
Oakland’s most popular neighborhoods, this
beautiful two-story Montclair home with
approximately 1,681 square feet of living space
combines mid-century architecture with many
modern updates and features wonderful indoor
and outdoor living spaces.
3 Bedrooms | 2.5 Baths | 1,681sf
Kevin Brown, Broker
Better Homes Realty, Rockridge
510.593.4780 | dre# 00644175