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VOL 38   •   NO. 3   •   ISSUE  NO. 406   •   MARCH 4, 2023                    CIRCULATION: 5,800 RESIDENCES; 200 BUSINESSES

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Coming in April:
RCPC BOARD ELECTIONS
j  SAVE THE DATE: MARCH 14  j
TOWN HALL: The Economics of Housing Affordability
by Casey Farmer, Chair, RCPC Board of Directors
Oby Ben Friedman, RCPC Election Officer
of Oakland’s Housing Community
Development, and Chris Norman,
Chief of Staff, City of Oakland’s
Housing Community Develop-
ment. This will be followed by an
illustrious panel of experts.
Questions for the panel:
• What makes affordable housing
“affordable”?
• How it is financed? Overview
of local tax measures, State funds,
federal funds, and Oakland Impact
Fees (funds collected for the City’s
Affordable Housing Trust Fund from
new housing developments).
Tn Tuesday, March 14, the Rock-
ridge Community Planning
Council will host an online Town Hall
to take a deep dive into how housing is
financed and how affordable housing
can be built in Rockridge specifically.
Due to the regional housing crisis and
recent changes in State law to promote
the building of housing, the topic has
widely surfaced here in our neighbor-
hood. We hope all residents will take
the opportunity to educate themselves
on this pressing issue.
The Town Hall will begin with
a welcome by City representative
Emily Weinstein, Deputy Director
of Community Development, City
he Rockridge Community
Planning Council (RCPC) will
be holding its annual Board of Direc-
tors election next month. There are
six seats up for election. The “Call for
Candidates” closed on March 1, and
Candidate Statements will be pub-
lished in next month’s edition of the
Rockridge News.
The election is scheduled for
Thursday, April 20 from 7-9pm
and Saturday, April 22 from 1-4pm.
Rockridge residents are encouraged to
come out and vote (see Rockridge.org
Board Elections in April,
see page 2
March Town Hall, see page 2
What’s Next for Long-
Term Rockridge Renter?
by Anna L. Marks
Photo/Anna Marks
In 1974, Bruce Parry, now 79, moved
into a cottage on Lawton Avenue
where he still lives today. He believes
his home to be one the oldest in
Rockridge, dating back to 1889; it
served as the gardener’s cottage for
the large estate at the time. According
to Parry, it was built from a single,
first-growth Douglas fir harvested in
Mendocino County. The the property
hosts a 100-year-old plum tree in his
backyard that was planted by local
Italians for making prunes.
Parry has been able to live on his
Social Security income (~$900 per
month) largely because of his low
rent. When he moved in, his landlady,
an art instructor at UCLA, agreed
to allow him to live there as long as
Bruce Parry has been renting his Rockridge cottage for the past 49 years.
daughter, also a resident of Southern
California. She continued to honor
the agreement until a year and a half
ago, when she sold the home to local
developer Kenneth Er for $750,000.
Now, after 49 years, Parry is looking
for a new place to live.
he wanted for only $65 per month in
exchange for doing home improve-
ments. Parry picked up carpentry
skills while designing sets for live
theater and he has since made many
upgrades — he intended to live in the
cottage for the remainder of his life.
When his landlady passed away a
while back, the home was left to her
Bruce Parry, see page 4


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RCPC
Tuesday, March 14
7:30-9pm on Zoom
Register via QR code or
at Rockridge.org
March Town Hall
continued from front page
The Rockridge News was founded in March
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(RCPC), a nonprofit public benefit organization
founded to: preserve and enhance the unique
character of the Rockridge neighborhood;
promote the health, safety and quality of life
of its residents; furnish a forum for community
involvement; and provide leadership and
representation of neighborhood interests.
• What pencils out? A Case Study
in reviewing a pro forma of a local
housing project.
• Do “affordable or nothing” proj-
ects pencil out here in Rockridge?
Why or why not?
Note: The meeting
will be recorded
for future viewing
on our YouTube
page, accessible
via our website at
rockridge.org.
Panalists Include:
Rockridge News Production
Anna L. Marks ........................ Editor & Layout Artist
Jo Ellis........................Assistant Editor & Ad Manager
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Judith Doner Berne.......................Senior Staff Writer
• Jeff Levin, Policy Director, East Bay
Housing Organizations
Street Level Urban Impact Advisors.
He serves as a strategic advisor to
Grounded Solutions Network, a
national initiative focused on building
more inclusive communities.
Ben Metcalf currently leads both
the expansion and deepening of
Terner Center’s work solving housing
affordability challenges through
policy, practice and innovations. From
2015-2019, Metcalf was appointed by
former Governor Jerry Brown to lead
California’s Department of Housing
and Community Development (HCD).
Time permitting, we will take addi-
tional questions from the community.
To share your questions, email
Chair@Rockridge.org or submit them
through the Zoom Q&A feature during
the meeting. n
• Rick Jacobus, Economic Consultant to
East Bay municipalities on housing
RCPC Board of Directors, 2022-23
Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair
Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair
Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary
Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer
• Ben Metcalf, Managing Director of the
U.C. Berkeley Terner Center for Housing
Innovation
Jeff Levin worked for the City of
Oakland’s Housing Department before
becoming Policy Director for East Bay
Housing Organizations, a post he has
held for nearly a decade. He has been in
the weeds of city housing production,
advocating on behalf of increased
funding for affordable projects and for
major efforts li the Housing Element.
Rick Jacobus, a national expert in
inclusionary housing and affordable
homeownership, is the principal of
Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman,
Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Kirk Peterson,
Ken Rich, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger
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Board Elections in April
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Before the election, RCPC will
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and will post the video on the
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candidates will submit statements for
publication in the Rockridge News in
which they discuss three important
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RCPC Land Use Update
    — by Ken Rich, LUC Chair
Dogs of
Rockridge
On January 25, RCPC sponsored
an online town hall to help us
begin creating a vision for what might
be built on the Ridge site. As most of
our readers know by now, the Ridge
is the name for the large empty lot at
the corner of Broadway and Pleasant
Valley which was originally supposed
to be Phase Two of the Safeway shop-
ping center. This was one of the most
highly attended RCPC meetings in
recent memory, with 83 attendees!
The intent behind this program
was to collect people’s hopes and
dreams for this site as a beginning
to an ongoing conversation. We did
not try to rank, evaluate or prioritize
these ideas. That will come later.
We started from the premise that
a primary objective for the site is
development of new housing, since
that has been the stated position of
RCPC and our neighboring groups
for some time now.
To guide the discussion, we divided
participants into several breakout
groups and asked them to discuss
two broad sets of questions. Our first
discussion session asked, “What type
of housing and for whom should be
developed on the Ridge site?,” raising
topics like housing affordability, unit
size, rental vs. ownership. The second
round focused on other aspects of
potential development, asking
“What should that housing look
like?,” and, “What other amenities
might accompany it?” This was
intended to spur discussion around
retail, open space, parking, height
and density, and the like.
The subject of affordable housing
clearly dominated the “what type of
housing and for whom?” discussion.
Most participants wanted to see
development at the Ridge empha-
size affordable housing, though
ideas varied widely about how to
accomplish this, given the high cost
of construction and scarce public
resources. Clearly, our residents care
about making Rockridge more afford-
able and diverse, and want to see
This is Cooper, a three-year-old
energetic Australian Labradoodle,
enjoying his backyard. Cooper
loves people and dogs; he is kind
to squirrels, but avoids cats. He
loves his daily walks with Jan in his
Rockridge neighborhood. He is great
at obedience; he loves hide-and-seek.
He will retrieve a ball or Frisbee for
as long as you want to toss it.
Does your pup live in Rockridge? If so, send
a photo of your four-legged friend with a short
commentary to: editor@rockridge.org.
a place, not a development.”
Please keep watching this space and
rockridge.org for more information as
we explore this significant underuti-
lized space in our community. n
potential large new developments like
the Ridge reflect these values. Luckily,
our next Town Hall, on March 14, is
going to focus on this very subject (see
announcement on front page).
On the second discussion question,
the conversation focused on retail:
How much? What type? Is it feasible?
Are we concerned about competing
with College Avenue? Parking was
also a frequently mentioned topic
along with the ways in which a project
at the Ridge should fit in with devel-
opment at the CCA site next door.
Perhaps summing up the discussion,
one participant said, “Make it feel like
Land Use Committee Meeting
RCPC’s Land Use Committee
Meeting will be held:
Wednesday, March 22, 2023,
at 7:30pm, via Zoom.
The meeting is open to the public.
Use Zoom link: bit.ly/3c0r6X0
or email: landuse@rockridge.org.
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moving back there should he be able to
convert their garage into an additional
living space, but he has reservations.
“Putting three 70-year-olds together
could be problematic. We are all pretty
set in our ways. To move in with my
brother and sister would just be too
much for them.” His brother recently
lost his son who died unexpectedly of
liver cancer at the age of 36.
Parry also explained that he can
no longer do construction work since
contracting long-term Covid, and
now has heart disease. He recently
had a stent placed in his heart.
When neighbors heard about his
dilemma, they planned to start a peti-
tion. They hope this action will help
him stay in his home.
“Most of us have been here for at
least 15 to 20 years and are concerned
for his wellbeing. We’re hoping to
change the landord’s mind and let
Bruce just live his days out there as
a resident. It seems a pretty heartless
thing to do when there are multiple
other properties or investments that
don’t involve evicting a 79-year-old,”
says Christian Luxton.
“We plan on inviting Er to a forum
where neighbors could ask him some
questions, on Zoom, or at the Rock-
ridge library. That’s our hope — to
circulate this petition and invite the
landlord into a larger conversation
with the neighborhood.”
Er explains, “I would like to work
with the community or whoever has
resources to help relocate him so
we can come to a happy medium.
Until we can find him someplace to
live that is subsidized in some way, I
think any amount that we give him
short of hundreds of thousands of
dollars, he would still run into finan-
cial issues.”
Parry is currently getting legal
advice from the Oakland Tenants
Union. The City of Oakland declared
an eviction moratorium as part of its
Covid-19 state of emergency; but the
moratorium has exceptions, and how
much longer it will remain in effect is
unclear.
“I’ve told Bruce I don’t want to evict
him, even if it’s within my rights; it’s
the last option,” says Er. n
the mind of a suburban housewife to
carry out its plans.”
“That was 20 years ago, and in
that one, I won an award for spe-
cial effects, including creating an
earthquake. We built a replica of a
Victorian house, set it on fire, blew
it all to hell, including the dog. Oh,
no… but we managed to save most
of them,” he laughs, remembering.
Parry was surprised in late January
of this year to find a public notice
posted on his property, including
an application for a tree removal,
indicating his property would be
demolished for a new residence.
“I came home one day and found a
note on the door saying that Mr. Er
would be by to examine the property.
And when he came by, I said, ‘who
are you?’ He said, ‘I’m your new
landlord.’”
Bruce Parry, from front page
As a young man, Bruce Parry
wanted to be an artist and actor. He
came to the Bay Area with a group of
friends from his hometown in Nevada
to check out the local art scene. He
fell in love with the area, and went on
to study at the California College of
Arts and Crafts. He graduated with
a degree in Design and Construction
and eventually completed a Master’s
in Media Arts — the first student
to graduate from that program (in
a twist of fate, his surrogate nephew
was the last student to get that same
degree before the school closed its
doors in Oakland last spring).
In the early 70s, he and some
other actors, including Sam Shep-
herd, became founders of the San
Francisco Magic Theater, which
performed at New York’s Summer
Stock and on Broadway. “Quite a
jazzy thing for a 26-year-old kid
from the high-mountain desert,” he
remembers. Parry eventually started
his own company with some friends,
called The Thieves Theater. Their
slogan was “we steal nothing but
hearts and admiration.”
Parry continued to work as an
actor, landing roles in several under-
ground films. He is listed on IMDB
for his acting and special effects work
in Alone in the T-Shirt Zone (1986),
The Last Roommate (1985), and, most
notably, Wayne Wang’s The Devil’s
Gift (1984) “where an evil demon that
inhabits a monkey doll takes over
“And when he came by, I
said, ‘who are you?’ He said,
‘I’m your new landlord.’”
When interviewed for this article,
Er said he has not yet given Parry any
sort of timeframe to vacate, and that
he also has not offered him any mon-
etary assistance outside of moving
expenses. He insists he will wait to go
forth with any new construction until
Parry is resettled elsewhere.
Parry has a brother and sister who
still live in Nevada, both of whom are
also in their 70s, and has considered


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RCPC/JCC Joint Town
Hall Meeting Continues
the Conversation About
the Jewish Community
Campus Project
by Melissa Chapman,
JCC’s Chief Executive Officer
More than 50 community mem-
bers took part in Rockridge
Community Planning Council
(RCPC) and the Jewish Community
Campus (JCC) Joint Town Hall Meet-
ing on February 7 — some came in
person and some attended via Zoom.
The JCC is extremely thankful to
the RCPC and the project task force
(which also includes neighbors on
Chabot) for their partnership and
guidance over the past six months.
The presenters, who included prin-
cipals from the JCC East Bay, Equity
Community Builders, Siegel & Strain
Architects, and the Libitzky Family
Foundation, gave an overview of the
project goals and guiding values;
shared findings from the Rockridge
community survey; showed updated
plans and renderings for the site; and
discussed the ways in which the JCC
has worked (and will continue to
work) with Fehr & Peers, the project’s
transportation consultant, on traffic
and parking mitigation concern.
There was a high level of overall
support and enthusiasm for the Jewish
Rendering of the newly-planned entryway in the rear of the building.
Community Campus. As the survey
also revealed, community members
are most excited about having a com-
munity and values-based organization
occupying the campus. Folks are
excited about the variety of opportu-
nities and offerings the campus can
provide, including serving as a refuge
in emergencies.
In addition to the JCC East Bay,
there are four organizations cur-
rently on campus alongside Nestle/
Dreyer’s, which continues to lease
the main building at 5929 College
and the former Yoshi’s at 6028
Claremont. These include the Jewish
LearningWorks (works to elevate
Jewish education); Base Bay (a sub-
sidized home for a Rabbinic couple
offering hospitality, service, and
learning); Moishe House (subsidized
housing for young adults offering
community programs); and Keshet
(an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization).
RCPC and JCC will continue to
keep Rockridge neighbors updated as
we learn more and plan accordingly.
If you have thoughts or questions,
or want to request a recording of the
meeting, please reach out to the JCC at
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budget by cross-subsidizing them
from the market-rate units, or they
can seek government subsidies that
allow them to include more and more
deeply affordable units. The most
well-known program for this is the
Low Income Housing Tax Credit
(LIHTC).
Since the Ridge site is located in a
“Highest Resource Area” (access to
jobs, school, and other community
resources) as defined by the State,
this project would be a shoo-in for
tax credits if the affordable units were
for families (50 percent of affordable
units would have to be two- and
three-bedroom units). These tax cred-
its would pay for about half the cost
of constructing the units and would
provide a financially feasible route to
include affordable housing units. If
the LIHTC route is too complicated,
the developer could build fewer
affordable units to satisfy the state
density bonus requirements.
These two options are the most
financially and technically feasible
and require no additional subsidy
from the City of Oakland. Oakland
has very few units of affordable
housing in high opportunity areas,
and building affordable housing at
the Ridge is an important way to meet
our federal obligation to affirmatively
further fair housing.
If the City of Oakland chooses to
become more involved in this site,
another alternative would be for the
developer to sell or lease a portion
of the site to a nonprofit affordable
housing developer, such as the East Bay
Asian Local Development Corporation
(EBALDC), Satellite Affordable Hous-
ing Associates (SAHA), or Resources
for Community Development (RCD).
That developer could then seek fund-
ing from the City of Oakland or the
California Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) in
combination with tax credits to finance
a 100 percent affordable development.
Due to funding application deadlines
this process can take two to six years
just to begin construction and would
require additional support. However,
this would likely provide the most
affordable units on site. This is only
a viable option if the City of Oakland
can offer zoning incentives in exchange
for a portion of the site, or offer funds
to purchase a portion of the site.
Overall, I caution neighbors to be
realistic about the costs and complexi-
ties of building affordable housing and
the funding sources that are needed
to accomplish different types of afford-
able housing projects. As a community,
we should support zoning for as many
affordable units as possible, alongside
market rate units, at the Ridge site.
This is a valuable opportunity to
welcome more neighbors at all income
levels into Rockridge, and we must
advocate for housing at this centrally
located site. n
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Feasibility of Affordability
Editor: The Piedmont Avenue and
Rockridge neighborhoods are united
behind the idea that the Ridge site
at Pleasant Valley and Broadway
should be housing. Beyond that, as
many units as possible should be
deed-restricted as affordable housing.
However, setting rents below market
rates generally requires a subsidy
or other incentive to make it pencil
financially for the development.
The most feasible option would be
to build a market-rate development
with some deed restricted affordable
units. This means that a portion
of the units would be available to
households making 80 percent or less
of the area median income. “Afford-
able” means that rents would be set
at no more than 30 percent of the
household’s income and that the units
would remain affordable to house-
holds of those income levels even after
the original household moved out.
Developers are incentivized to include
these units by the State Density
Bonus, which provides concessions
like additional height and density in
exchange for including affordable
units.
Developers can either pay for these
units out of the project’s overall
William Wilcox
41st street
Buying ?  Selling?
Mr. Wilcox holds a Master of Public
Policy degree from the Goldman School
of Public Policy at U.C. Berkeley and
has worked in affordable housing
finance and homeless services for the
past eight years in Northern California
and NYC. He lives near the proposed
development site.
Let me help you!
Anne D. Brandon
Realtor
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Peralta Elementary Holds Spring Auction
By Maggie Pickavance

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Rockridge Does Its Part
Editor: I’m writing to express my
appreciation for the RCPC board for
lobbying hard against, and defeating,
Home Depot at the Ridge on the
corner of Broadway and Pleasant
Valley. It’s heartening to see the mem-
bers of this community come together
to support housing Rockridge so
desperately needs.
I’ve lived in Rockridge for 18 years,
and during that time Oakland’s
unhoused population has increased
to more than 5,000, and space for
low- and middle-income people has
dwindled. Our lack of housing versus
demand and its astronomical cost is
pushing longtime residents down and
out, creating a cycle of homelessness
and increasing exclusivity.
It’s time for Rockridge to do its part
and I’m encouraged by these recent
efforts to demand more, and more
affordable, housing in our neigh-
borhood. Rockridge has a wealth of
resources, access to public transit, and
excellent schools. It’s wonderful to
see members of the community come
together in support of affordable
housing options, especially for fami-
lies and working people. If Oakland is
for everyone, let’s make it so. n
Ahoy! Spring is in the air and
Peralta Elementary parents are
celebrating the season with their
annual auction on Saturday, March
18, at the Lake Merritt Sailboat
House. As a nod to the waterfront
location, the evening will have nau-
tical-themed decor and dress. Guests
will enjoy cocktails, dinner, and live
music, followed by a live auction. 
The Peralta community has been
collecting donations from local
businesses and individuals, and has a
treasure trove ready for the bidding to
begin. From pizza gift cards to Airbnb
stays, there will be a range of items to
suit any interest and price point. Fam-
ilies from each classroom are working
together to create different themed
gift baskets — full of gardening sup-
plies, or movie-night-in-a-box — to be
bid on at the event, as well. 
Funding for our school has never
been more important as we are facing
steeply increasing costs for staff and
supplies and an unprecedented level
of need from our students, who are
struggling to readjust to school life
after the pandemic. All money raised
from the auction will support enrich-
ment programs, including art, music,
PE, and gardening, as well as for
hiring teacher’s aides. 
Because the school district does not
provide these essential components
of elementary education, parents step
in to fill the gaps. Thanks to the gen-
erosity and hard work of the school’s
Artwork by Jenny Wehrt
families and the greater community,
organizers anticipate another success-
ful auction event.
There’s still time to help. If you have
an item, service, or skill that you can
donate to the cause, send an email
to auctiondonations@peraltaschool.
org and let them know what you’d
like to offer — an IOU for a basket of
summer tomatoes, an experience at
your business, or a handmade craft. 
The parents of Peralta are grateful
for the support of our neighbors and
community. n
Earth Day
Beautification Projects
Rockridgers:
Share your ideas!
• Tree plantings
• Landscaping
• Other beautification ideas...
…trash can mosaicking in May,
individuals picking up litter on
neighborhood streets (we will
provide bags and gloves), etc.
Stephanie Dominguez Walton
Rockridge Boulevard, South
Email your ideas to: Chair@
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Local Centenarian Looks Back… and Ahead
by Judith Doner Berne
Taccording to a recent report in the
Washington Post.
Born of Czech descent in Wilber,
Nebraska, billed as the Czech capital
of the United States, Kassal grew up
in Omaha. “My dad had a grocery
store and butcher shop,” she said, so
that even during the Great Depres-
sion they had enough to eat. “It also
helped that my dad was a bootlegger
and my mother was a frugal person
who always had money we didn’t
know about.”
Kassal waited for her younger sister
to graduate high school, then they
enrolled together at the University of
Nebraska. “It was fun getting out of

hrowing up her hands, Anna
Kassal answered “I have no idea,”
when asked how she has lived to be
102 and counting. But then, the long-
lived, long-time Rockridge resident
mused, “We ate food before they
started adding so many chemicals.”
And, as for genetics: “I had one
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the house. We had a good time.” She
left after two years because, “I didn’t
really know what I wanted to study,”
and, with World War II underway,
followed her boyfriend George to his
military post in Sacramento, where
they married.
“It also helped that my dad
was a bootlegger and my
mother was a frugal person
who always had money we
didn’t know about.”
It wasn’t until 1955 that Anna and
George, who died in 2008 at the
age of 91, moved to Rockridge. She
remembers when College Avenue
hosted a Woolworth’s, an Armenian
restaurant, a movie theatre, a bowl-
ing alley, and she “loved the Chimes
Market,” located where Cactus
Taqueria is today.
“We had everything we needed
right here,” daughter Barbara Kassal
said. She and her brother, named for
his dad, attended Chabot Elementary
and Claremont Junior High School,
and Barbara, who now lives in Mont-
clair, graduated from Oakland Tech.
They picked Rockridge, Anna said,
for its easy access to public transpor-
tation (although there was no BART
at that time), with Key trains to San
Francisco and, most importantly, bus
service to downtown Oakland, where
she and her husband owned Duo, a
record store. “He loved records. We
lasted longer than any other Oakland
record store — from 1954 to 1980.
We were nice people.”
Being a one-car family, George
would take the bus to the shop,
first located on Broadway and then
around the corner at 14th and Frank-
lin. She would drive there later in the
day, where she worked the counter,
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Her mom’s daily routine includes
browsing the local newspaper, doing
crossword puzzles, and setting
aside an hour in the afternoon to
read — mainly mysteries. “I always
remember what my mother used to
say,” Anna recounted, “You have to
have something to keep your mind
going.”
Next up is her 5pm glass of wine,
which she dilutes with ice cubes and
imbibes with a side of crackers. That’s
followed by a refill at 5:30pm while
she watches the television news. “I
can only watch the news with a glass
of wine, and even with that glass of
wine, I sometimes can’t watch.
“I never even voted when I lived
in Nebraska,” Anna acknowledged.
But that was way back when. “Every-
body these days is doing everything
wrong. To me, it seems as if they
don’t want a democracy. If they just
get smart people in the government,
I still have faith that good things will
happen.”
“She’s a unique personality in a
changing world,” said her neighbor
and founding editor of the Rockridge
News, Don Kinkead, “and she’s
keeping up with it.”
If you have questions or suggestions
for future columns, please email
judyberne@att.net. n
Photo by Judy Berne
“You always need something to look forward to,” said Anna Kassal,
including discussing books with daughter Barbara Kassal.
that the couple traveled, gardened,
and helped raise their grandson, Ben.
Although now confined to a
wheelchair and dependent on a care
worker to get her going each morn-
ing and settled at night, Anna is in
control. “Grocery shopping was my
delight,” she said. She directs family
members who shop for her on what
to buy and where to store them.
Grandson Ben, who lives in Berkeley
with his wife and Anna’s two small
great-granddaughters, takes out the
trash, but she handles the indoor
recycling.
“I want to be busy,” Anna said. “It’s
still my house. I won’t let anybody
run over me.” “She’s feisty,” Barbara
seconded. “To me, she was a super
mom before we even knew what
Super Moms were.”
Eyes on Rockridge, from previous page
and he did the ordering. Laughing,
she explained why they settled on
the name Duo. “The more words, the
more expensive the sign.”
“Mostly, I remember the real
cross-section of customers,” she said.
They ranged from Golden State War-
riors basketball players to 11-year-old
Bill Thompson, now known as Bill
Dudley, who frequented the store
all through his teen years. He went
on to open, and later close, a string
of record stores in Portland, and six
years ago, he and a teenage neighbor
opened one in Torrance.
“Anna and George became friends
of mine,” Dudley said. “She’s kind
of like my mom. I talk to her at least
twice a week. She’s sharp as a tack.”
As they were closing Duo, he was
opening his first record shop and
bought their cash register, a Led
Zeppelin balloon, and a record rack
that George had built that Dudley
still uses.
But Anna wasn’t content to retire.
“I love to clean,” she said. So, for the
next 20 years, until she was 80, she
cleaned other people’s houses as well
as her own. “Whenever I left a house,
I always looked back at its clean
kitchen.” But retirement also meant


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Friends of the Oakland Tool Lending Library:
Donations and Sale
by Jack Soares, Friends of the Oakland Tool Lending Library

Oakland Tech’s Online
Auction Is Now Live
by Leslie Ayers, Oakland Tech
Auction committee
Oakland Tech’s 2023 online auc-
tion is now live, and community
members are invited to check it out
and bid on any of the 200-plus items
in the catalog, through Wednesday,
March 8.
A huge thank you goes out to all the
local businesses who donated to or
sponsored the auction. If you are the
high bidder for any items, stay tuned;
you will be advised of the pickup loca-
tion in Rockridge.
Visit https://oaklandtech.schoolauc-
tion.net/auction2023 to peruse the
catalog and bid. Or, if you prefer, you
can support the school by making a
monetary donation.
Questions? Email auction@
oaklandtech.com. n
Is it possible to have too many tools?
Ty Yurgelevic, a volunteer with the
Friends of the Oakland Tool Lending
Library (FOTLL) believes at least
some people think so, and that’s a
boon to FOTLL’s Tool Sale — the
tiny nonprofit’s primary fundraising
activity. FOTLL is always soliciting
tool donations. “Nothing ever goes to
waste,” says Yurgelevic.
The Tool Sale, held on the first and
third Saturday of every month, 10am
until 2pm, at the Temescal Branch
Library, 5205 Telegraph Avenue, is
fueled by all sorts of donated tools.
“It’s not unusual for us to get an email
saying something like, ‘Uncle Louie
died and left a garage full of tools. If
you don’t want them, they’re going
to the dump.’ Sometimes a potential
donor is moving, or downsizing, or
just doesn’t need the tools anymore,”
continues Yurgelevic.
“Tools that aren’t popular, like
gas-powered chainsaws, lawnmowers,
and weed whackers are shared with
other nonprofits that work with
FOTLL.” Recently, From the Ground
Up Farms, a tiny nonprofit in Concow
(Butte County, near Chico) picked up
a load of tools for their tool library.
Most of the small community was
burned to the ground in the Paradise
Fire several years ago.
What happens with the sale pro-
ceeds? “The money FOTLL raises,”
says Tucker Bowen, another FOTLL
volunteer, “helps underwrite our free
DIY workshops like the Junior Car-
penters’ Club, programs in schools,
and participation in community
events like Chabot Space & Science
Center’s Tinkerfest (scheduled for
May 20). We help pay for repairs to
the Tool Library’s collection of over
5,000 tools, and sometimes buy tools
or supplies that aren’t in their budget.
And we’re currently working with the
Oakland Public Library on the first
major expansion of the Tool Library’s
space in over 20 years.”
Interested in donating tools,
volunteering, or have a question?
Email friendsoftheotll@gmail.com, or
visit www.FOTLL.org. n
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Interview with Ray Craun, District Captain for
The Rockridge News
by Susan Montauk, Rockridge News Distribution Manager

Susan Montauk: Ray, how long
have you been a volunteer with the
Rockridge News?
Ray Craun: I volunteered when the
newsletter first started back in the
late 1980s. When I moved to Rock-
ridge in 1976 the freeway had just
been built, leaving the neighborhood
in shambles. Many stores along
College Avenue were closed and the
neighborhood had organized to try
to protect Rockridge going forward.
I was on several committees orga-
nized by the Rockridge Community
Planning Council (RCPC) to discuss
options for community revitaliza-
tion. When the RCPC established
the Rockridge News in 1986, I vol-
unteered to be a block captain and
deliver it door-to-door.
Rockridge News volunteer, Ray Craun
Ocean View. It takes about 30 minutes
and it’s a natural thing to do — to fill
an important need. Now that I am
older, I’m ready to pass the job on to
someone who has the time and volun-
teer spirit to take it on.
Susan Montauk: What do you like
best about your current job as District
Captain?
Ray Craun: Well, it’s really easy
since my bundle drops are primarily
on three blocks, Keith, Lawton and
Susan Montauk: Thank you for your
decades of volunteer work! It’s people
like you who make this neighborhood
such a wonderful place to live.
If you are interested in volunteering
as a District Captain to replace Ray,
call Susan Montauk at (510) 547-3855
or email smontauk@gmail.com. n
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Local Chef Pairs
Haute Cuisine with
Craft Beer
LOOK AROUND
Oxalis pes-caprae
by Kirk Peterson
We’ve been looking up at trees
that grace our neighborhood;
now let’s look down at the ground.
It’s high season for sourgrass, Oxalis
pes-caprae, a low-growing perennial
that shows up in the wet winter and
disappears when the ground dries
in spring. Oxalis, or wood sorrel, is
a prolific genus of small flowering
plants. This variety, sometimes called
“Bermuda buttercup,” is widespread
in California, though native to South
Africa.
By Skip Fogarty
For 30 years, Bruce Paton has been
something of a fixture in the
neighborhood. I first spotted him at
the former Barclay’s pub on College
Avenue enjoying a pint at the bar.
Turns out, Paton and beer have a
deeper affinity than simply sipping
and socializing.
After earning a degree in culinary
arts at the California Culinary Acad-
emy in 1988, the San Francisco native
moved to Oakland in 1992 for an
opportunity to work as a chef at the
Claremont Hotel.
“It was banquet work with long
hours,” he remembers. “I was com-
muting from the city at first, but that
was a grind and I moved to a place
near Alcatraz and Telegraph. I discov-
ered Barclay’s as a good place to hang
out and I casually got to know the
owner, Gene Bromstead.”
When there was a sudden opening
for a head chef at the pub in 1994,
Bromstead offered Paton the gig.
“Although he didn’t know me well, he
needed someone to keep things run-
ning. So I decided to jump in.”
As luck would have it, that decision
set the course of Paton’s career. It was
at Barclay’s that he first conceived
the notion of inviting local breweries
to showcase their product alongside
his culinary creations. “We did four
events at Barclay’s which we called
Dinner with the Brewmaster,” he
recalls. In fact, when we met for
this interview, he brought along his
complete portfolio of past Brewmaster
menus, now numbering nearly 100.
Paton believes that for many cui-
sines, beer can offer a better pairing
than wine. “Beer has so many facets
— yeast, malt, hops — with so many
different parameters and flavor
profiles, you have more options to
complement or contrast with the food.
Drawing/
Kirk Peterson
The stalks of bright yellow flowers
rise around a foot above the bright
green shamrock-shaped leaves. The
entire plant is edible in small amounts.
Kids chew the lemony-tasting juicy
stems for a burst of sour flavor, due to
the oxalic acid.
Many a gardener loathes sourgrass.
It is an invasive species that, unfortu-
nately, seems intent on covering the
earth. It spreads rapidly and is nearly
impossible to eradicate. Its many tiny
bulbs are very difficult to ferret out
of the soil. If any readers have had
success in killing off your sourgrass
please share your methodology!
Apparently, weeding repeatedly when
the plant is activly growing, or smoth-
ering them under plastic sheeting, are
both good ways to get rid of them.
Meanwhile, don’t forget to enjoy
the daffodils, tulips, paperwhites,
hyacinths, and other bulbs that are
blooming now. n
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Bruce Paton, from previous page
The Beer Chef’s Penne Pasta
with Corn, Fennel & Wild
Mushrooms
(serves four)
The concept of pairing beer and food
was almost an accidental discovery.
“In my first job at the Claremont
Hotel, I often got requests for an off-
menu vegetarian dish. So I created
a pasta dish with fennel, corn, and
garlic. I made that an occasional spe-
cial at Barclay’s too. I was preparing
the dish for our very first Brewmaster
dinner, which showcased the Moon-
light Brewing Company. They were
introducing a bitter ale called Twist of
Fate.” Indeed, it was fate. Tasting his
pasta sauce alongside the ale, Paton
had an epiphany.
“The ale is very dry and heavily
hopped. It balances the bitterness
of hops with a sweet, malty flavor.
Combined with the pasta’s toasted
garlic, sweet corn, earthy mushrooms,
and chili flakes, I immediately sensed
the beer was a perfect complement.
Everyone at the event agreed.”
Beer blogger Jay Brooks (brookston-
beerbulletin.com) once said of Paton’s
ingenious style: “I have been per-
suaded by extensive testing — better
known as eating — that beer and
food go together far better than wine,
especially for heavier flavors, potent
seasonings, and meat dishes. There are
many to thank for this [beer-pairing
trend]… including Bruce Paton.”
It was another beer journalist
who coined the term “beer chef” in
reference to Paton. “When I saw that
I knew it was a great brand, so I trade-
marked it for myself!”
After a few years at Barclay’s,
Paton moved on to become executive
chef at the Clift Hotel and later at
the Cathedral Hill Hotel and Jack
1/2 Pound Pasta
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
Dash of Crushed Red Pepper
2 Tablespoons Minced Garlic
1 Small, Diced Fennel Bulb
(reserve fronds for garnish)
3/4 Cup Fresh Corn Kernels
(approx. two ears)
1/4 Pound Shiitake Mushrooms
Bruce Paton, The Beer Chef
1/4 Pound of Diced Chanterelle
or other Wild Mushrooms
Tar Bar in San Francisco. He’s been
pictured on the covers of publications
such as the Beer Advocate and Cele-
brator Beer News. He also served in
leadership roles for the San Francisco
Professional Food Society, the Chefs
Association of the Pacific Coast, and
the San Francisco Chapter of the
American Culinary Federation.
Before I met Paton, he was already
a familiar face. Then one sunny after-
noon at the Rockridge Out & About
street fair, I recognized him on center
stage doing a cooking demonstration.
With deadpan humor and his charac-
teristically gruff voice, Paton shared his
recipe for deviled eggs. He also showed
a neat trick of altering a wire slicer so
his eggs stood tall when served, rather
than sliding all over the platter.
These days, the Beer Chef is taking
things a little slower. He still cooks
for friends and special events, but he’s
more usually found in his sunny spot
on the patio of — where else? — Beer
Baron on College Avenue.
Asked about his other favorite
1 Cup Cream
1/4 Diced Red Pepper (garnish)
Roasted Corn (garnish)
Cook pasta, al dente, drain, and set
aside. Heat oil in a large saucepan
over medium heat. Add crushed red
pepper and garlic, stirring for two
minutes. Add corn and fennel. Cook
for five minutes. Add mushrooms and
salt and pepper to taste. Add cream
and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and
simmer for 20 minutes. Add pasta to
the sauce.
Garnish with red bell pepper, roasted
corn, and chopped fennel fronds.
pubs nearby, Paton cites the recently
remodeled Ben & Nick’s and the
Golden Squirrel, which now occupies
the former Barclay’s space. As far as
other breweries around the area, he
favors 21st Amendment in the city
and Fieldwork in Berkeley.
Paton recently took over a Rock-
ridge News route, delivering it to
neighbors on Birch Court where
he’s lived for many years. He scores
Rockridge high on walkability,
eschewing a car completely. “I fell
in love with this neighborhood as
soon as I left the foggy city behind —
the people, the weather, the vibe. A
friend recently said to me, ‘you’re the
unofficial mayor of Rockridge.’”
Unofficial or not, the Beer Chef is a
Rockridge icon. Give him a nod if you
spot him at the pub. n


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Greater Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council Meeting

by Carol Kasparek
T
Three Ways Citizens Can Aid
Law Enforcement:
he NCPC meeting held on Febru-
ary 9 came to order in a hybrid
format. Attendance at this meeting
was evenly split between those on
site at the Rockridge Library and
those online. Chair Michael Ubell
announced that future meetings will
be held in person and via Zoom.
Sergeant A. Manguy introduced
the newest officer for Area 2, Officer
Nathaneal Estifanos. Officer Estifanos
has been patrolling Rockridge for
a year and a half. He continues to
connect with merchants as well as
residents. With OPD coming out of a
period of very limited resources, Ser-
geant Manguy announced that the six
beats of the area will soon have four
officers on patrol, including walking
patrols. Attendees were clear that
Rockridge needs police coverage and
consequences for lawbreakers.
“I feel scared and sad” declared one
merchant who has been on College
Avenue for 30 years. Past experiences
for some people have led them to
believe that theft and break-ins were
not a priority for the police. “I’m
afraid lower-level crimes are going to
lead to more violent acts in our neigh-
borhood,” offered another attendee.
Some residents asked for more
resources for police. “How do we
change the situation so we can
help the police help us?,” asked an
attendee. The “no pursuit policy” was
also cited as a possible reason for sus-
pects not being apprehended.
Meeting participants noted the
parking lot behind the empty restau-
rant at Chabot and College is being
used as a drug dealing area and needs
further investigation. Officer Manguy
committed to addressing that area, as
well as other areas that were brought
to their attention.
NCPC’s April meeting will feature
a representative from the Office of
the Inspector General to comment
on the negotiated settlement with the
OPD. Secretary Karen Ivy will present
a summary of the past 60-day crime
statistics.
Since the meeting, two crimes have
• Call 510-777-3211 from your cell
phone, which routes directly to
OPD dispatch.
• File a report online with as many
details as possible: www.oaklandca.
gov/services/report-a-crime-online.
• Email Sergeant Manguy:
amanguy@oaklandca.gov.
tragically affected our community.
The owner of Angel Cakes died from
injuries she sustained while trying
to apprehend those who had broken
into her car. Jen Angel’s family seeks
restorative justice, support them by
contributing at https://www.gofundme.
com/f/love-and-support-for-jen-angel.
Recently, incidents of cars following
and “dooring” bicyclists sent at least
two riders to the hospital. This type
of assault is exactly what the OPD
is asking residents to report, by any
of the methods listed in the sidebar
above. Officer Manguy emphasized
that reports and ongoing communi-
cation from residents are needed for
the OPD to be most effective. If crimes
were fully reported, the department
would be able to present more accurate
statistics to the City Council, justify-
ing more funding. n
The Greater Rockridge
Neighborhood Crime Prevention
Council Meeting Notice:
The next meeting will be held
at the Rockridge Library:
Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 7pm,
 in the upstairs conference room at the
Rockridge Library. It will be a hybrid meeting
for those who want to attend remotely.
For Zoom link,
visit: https://www.rockridgencpc.com/
To suggest meeting topics,
send an email to:
chair@rockridgencpc.com.


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6960 Paso Robles Dr | Montclair
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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