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VOL 38   •   NO. 6   •   ISSUE  NO. 409   •   JUNE 3, 2023                       CIRCULATION: 5,800 RESIDENCES; 200 BUSINESSES

Sponsored by the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC)  •  4900 Shattuck Ave., PO Box 22504, Oakland  94609

Rockridge Residents Unnerved by Increase
in Daytime Attacks, Car Break-Ins
by Judith Doner Berne

A Summary of RCPC’s
May Town Hall
Home Sharing and
Renting Units to
Essential Workers
by Casey Farmer, Chair, RCPC
Board of Directors
On Monday, May 15, the Rock-
ridge Community Planning
Council (RCPC) hosted a virtual
Town Hall about home-sharing
services and programs which support
homeowners seeking to rent out a
bedroom or ADU. This Town Hall is
part of an RCPC series on the topic of
housing. Below is a summary of the
programs discussed (see Rockridge.
org for links to slides and video).
Photo:  Anna Marks
More than 100 Rockridge residents turned out for a street-side meeting
to discuss the recent uptick in neighborhood crime.
N
Karl was out for a walk on an early
May morning, holding her newborn
baby in a front-facing carrier. At about
8:30am, she was heading up Lawton
toward the Hudson Bay Café for a cup
of coffee and planning to return a bag
of books to the Rockridge Library.
Two teenagers, a boy and a girl,
ews that the Oakland Police
Department (OPD) arrested
nine suspects, ages 12 to 17, for a
recent assault and robbery spree that
hit Rockridge and 13 other Oakland
neighborhoods had to give Rockridge
resident Amanda Karl some hope.
Despite that, as of this writing, it’s
unclear whether her assailants were
among those rounded up.
Oakland Housing Authority’s
Housing Choice Voucher Program
Eyes on Rockridge, see page 8
Cole Hardware
Tenders a Rare, Old-
Fashioned Brand of
Customer Service
by Skip Fogarty
and that’s been a killer for many small
businesses.”
The original store opened on Cole
Street in San Francisco in 1920, hence
the name, Cole Hardware. The busi-
ness was purchased by David Karp
in 1961. Now overseen by Dave’s son
Rick, Cole has four locations in the
city (the SoMa store on 9th Street
closed late last month), plus the Col-
lege Avenue location that opened in
2014. Rick’s son, also named David, is
a third-generation owner and serves
as company president.
Rick, who worked at the original
store as a teenager, tells Cole history
this way: “My dad was aiming to
retire, but he saw a chance to open a
Mission: To assure the availability
of quality housing for low-income
persons and to promote the civic
involvement and economic self-suf-
ficiency of residents and to further
the expansion of affordable housing
within Oakland.
How it works: Property owners get
their properties approved (adhering to
Housing Quality Standards) and exe-
cute a Housing Assistance Payment
(HAP) contract with Oakland Hous-
ing Authority (OHA). A large portion
of the rent is paid directly by OHA to
the property owner.
The public health emergency may
be over, but a stroll along College
Avenue reveals a few too many empty
storefronts.
“Foot traffic and business results
along the avenue have been trending
downward each of the last three
years,” reports Rick Karp, the
second-generation proprietor of
Cole Hardware. “Covid triggered a
mass migration to online shopping,
RCPC May Town Hall, see next page
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What’s included: housing inspec-
tion, platform to connect with
Housing Choice Voucher participants,
and ongoing technical assistance.
Service fees: NO cost to landlord or
prospective tenant.
wish to age-in-place, optionally
helping with household activities in
exchange for a small reduction
in rent (note: caretaking is not per-
mitted).
What’s included: Housing inspec-
tion, intake process, background
checks, sample lease agreement,
income verification, providing home-
owners with potential match tenants
(selection is solely made by the par-
ticipants) and ongoing support.
Service fees: NO cost to home pro-
vider or home seeker.
Website: https://frontporch.net/
community-services.
Contact Rachel Matthews, Program
Manager at RAMatthews@frontporch.
net.
The Rockridge News was founded in March
1986 by Don Kinkead and is published
monthly (except August). It is sponsored by
the Rockridge Community Planning Council
(RCPC), a nonprofit public benefit organization
founded to: preserve and enhance the unique
character of the Rockridge neighborhood;
promote the health, safety and quality of life
of its residents; furnish a forum for community
involvement; and provide leadership and
representation of neighborhood interests.
Bonuses:
• Up to $2,250 in apartment repair
reimbursement in order for the unit to
meet Housing Quality Standards; paid
after the Housing Assistance Payment
(HAP) Contract is executed.
• $1,000 leasing bonus (once lease is
signed with tenant and HAP contract
is executed with the OHA).
• Re-rent bonuses for landlords
who re-rent to new participants after
a move-out (two months of OHA
rental assistance is paid if re-rented
to a Housing Choice Voucher holder
within six months).
Website: http://www.oakha.org/
PropertyOwners/Pages/Becoming-a-
Section-8-Landlord.aspx.
Contact: Teela Carpenter,
Assistant Director of Leased Housing
at TCarpenter@oakha.org.
Rockridge News Production
Anna L. Marks .........................Editor & Layout Artist
Jo Ellis......................... Assistant Editor & Ad Manager
Susan Montauk......Business & Distribution Manager
Judith Doner Berne.........................Senior Staff Writer
RCPC Board of Directors, 2023-24
Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair
Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair
Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary
Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer
TRiO Plus (Teachers Rooted
in Oakland Plus)
Mark Aaronson, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup,
Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich,
Zac Unger
Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org
For information: info@rockridge.org
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Mission: Confronting educational
inequity by securing housing that is
more affordable for Oakland teachers
so our kids stop paying the price
for our broken housing system. We
believe a marketplace for discounted
housing can institutionalize affordable
housing not only for educators, but
also other underpaid public employ-
ees, and not just in Oakland, but
statewide. So we built it: The TRiO
Plus Affordable Housing Marketplace.
How it works: Property owners
connect with staff for a briefing and
housing inspection, then list their
property on the TRiO Plus Mar-
ketplace, then match with teachers
seeking housing. Ongoing technical
assistance is available.
Service fees: NO cost to landlord or
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Home Match is a shared housing
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How it works: Home matching —
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living areas such as a kitchen.
• Share your home: Turn an
available room in your home into
an opportunity to earn income, save
money, and create new social connec-
tions. Your home can make all the
difference to a fellow community-
member facing a difficult housing
market.
• Find your home: Benefit from an
affordable home in the community
you love. As a supportive homemate,
you can often empower people who
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with Per Sia, at 10:30am. And, the
new Love + Chocolate shop will be
celebrating its soft opening after
months of teasing us with free sam-
ples (see article on page 14).
a band called Spill the Wine. The
Yoni Temple will host pop-up vendor
From Fayeeza with high-tea boxes,
picnic boxes, and creative pastries and
sweets. And you won’t want to miss
Cole Hardware’s storewide sale of 20
percent off, or the Rockridge Library’s
“Kids Go Mandarin” Storytime for
kids ages 1 to 6 at 10:30am.
Celebrate Summer
at Rock-N-Stroll
by Jody Coley, Rockridge District
Association
The Rockridge District Association
is currently accepting applications for
artist pop-ups. The deadline is June 10.
All ages are welcome to showcase their
visual art. For info and details, visit
www.RockridgeDistrict.com. n
This summer, Rockridge Rock-N-
Stroll continues its free live music,
store sales, and fun-filled themes on
the second Saturday of each month
along College Avenue. The events take
place between Noon-4pm and show-
case local bands as well as dozens of
attractions for both adults and kids.
Art Bizarre
Coming on July 8th, Rock-N-Stroll
once again brings neighborhood and
local artists to the sidewalks and
shops of College Avenue for an Art
Bizarre — showcasing creative works
to view and for sale. This
art event is the brainchild of
Rockridge resident, Marcy
Reed.
“In my wedding vows, our
officiant talked about ‘grav-
ity,’ about bringing the people
into your life that give it
weight, depth, and substance,
and about actively building
the community in which you
want to live. I notice gravity
daily in our neighborhood’s
beautiful plants and yards, in
the little libraries full of art
and books, in the gifting of
garden bounty across fences,
and in the coffee and home-
baked goods alongside stories
shared on porch steps.
“As an event producer and theatrical
stage manager who is passionately
rooted in this neighborhood, I felt
compelled to volunteer with the Rock-
ridge District Association and to help
bring the gravity seen in our streets
every day. It is an exciting opportu-
nity to uplift our community and let
it shine. I can’t wait to see you there,”
said Reed.
Market Hall Foods commemorates
Bastille Day with a big, French-
themed food festival and samples
of a large spread of French cheeses,
charcuterie, and prepared foods from
their kitchen and bakery —
plus French pantry items for the
home cook.
Once again, the Rockridge Library
will host a special Storytime for all
ages, and a Drag Queen Storytime
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Remaining Dates in 2023:
July 8: Art Bizarre
August 12: Pup Promenade
September 9: Scavenger Hunt
October 14: Fall Fest
Photo: Rockridge Market Hall
All events are free, all ages are welcome. 
Visit RockridgeDistrict.com for schedule.
Rockridge Market Hall celebrated Bastille Day
with cheese tastings at last year’s event.
At Rock-N-Stroll’s Taste of Rock-
ridge event on Saturday, June 10,
visitors can sample foods and bever-
ages, enjoy pop-up vendors, and find
specials for dining out at select restau-
rants and cafes. For example, Belly
(with balloons for kids) will have free
taco samples, and several bars will
offer tastings including The Golden
Squirrel Pub’s margarita sampler.
Market Hall Foods will hand out sam-
ples of delicious cheese, charcuterie,
prepared dishes from their kitchen,
and Spanish specialty products — all
available for sale.
Even retailers are getting into the
theme… The DG Collective is hosting
a Sip ‘n Shop with wine and snacks
and an in-store raffle for gift certifi-
cates to a local business. And the new
Soma Art + Space will be hosting


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high school 14 years ago. “It’s
a great company and provided
a career path for me. I love
the camaraderie and everyone
I work with.”
Sepulveda outlined some
of Cole’s hidden perks that
might surprise you: Happy
hours with wine and choc-
olate. Sidewalk barbeques.
Knife sharpening. Key
cutting. Paint matching.
“We’re also part of the Happy
Returns program,” says Sepul-
veda. “Customers can drop off
their returns to other retailers
and we pack and ship it.”
Another neighbor, Gloria
Valoris, carries on about
Cole’s services. “It’s a
fascinating store with an
eclectic stock, but it’s so much
more. Their staff must be
the best-trained group I’ve
encountered — anywhere.”
She also noted that Cole
offers disaster preparedness
resources and referrals to local con-
tractors, and will recycle batteries,
light bulbs, and old paint.
Adding even more value to Cole’s
business model is their Nonprofit of
the Month program. Customers can
choose to make micro-donations to
selected organizations by allowing
cashiers to round up their purchases
to the nearest dollar.
How do they choose recipients?
Karp explains, “We get input from
everyone, and tend toward envi-
ronmental causes and pet-related
agencies. It maybe amounts to a few
thousand dollars a month, but for a
small nonprofit that can be a signifi-
cant boost.”
Looking ahead, Karp says: “If we
can convince more folks to quit scroll-
ing on the couch and start strolling
into our stores, we’ll be OK.” Please
clip their generous coupon and give
the Cole team a chance to exceed your
expectations — and bring your dog in
for a treat!
Skip Fogarty is a freelance writer
and editor who’s lived in Rockridge
for 25 years. Got a story idea for Skip?
Email editor@rockridgenews.org. n
Cole Hardware, from front page
second location in the city.” Rick was
in grad school, but his father decided
to leave the decision about expanding
the business to him — provided he’d
come help run things. “So that’s how
I got roped into the hardware business.
It’s been 50-some years now.”
About the Rockridge location, Karp
says: “We never intended to cross the
Bridge, but we were pitched a lease
opportunity that we couldn’t pass up.
The business district association and
a community-minded landlord con-
vinced us that a hardware store would
be a great addition to the neighbor-
hood. So, we dove in.”
Neighbor Emma Bilsky recently dis-
covered the store. “We just moved to
the area and Cole has already become
a staple for us. They carry everything
and have such a neighborly vibe. We’re
big fans.”
Karp says the store is “holding
up pretty well” compared to their
other locations. But sustaining their
unique set of customer services and
personable staff is threatened by
declining in-person shopping. That’s
a shame because Cole offers a rare,
old-fashioned brand of service.
“We hire smiles,” Karp explains.
“We look for friendly, conversational
folks.” Several of the 20-some Oakland
employees have been there since the
store opened. “We encourage what I
call ‘positive dinnertime conversation’
with our customers. We want everyone
who comes in to walk out happy.”
Indeed, that seems to be happening.
Seeking testimonials about Cole on
Nextdoor and Facebook, well over 100
replies came back and 98 percent were
glowing positive reviews.
Photo: Cole Hardware
Cole associates Dave, Tamara and Thirsel gather
under founder Dave’s favorite motto.
Regular customer Carrie Sullivan
says, “I’ve been shopping at Cole
Hardware since I moved to the Bay
Area almost 30 years ago. It’s the
best. Fantastic, personalized service,
great selection, always friendly and
welcoming.”
Speaking to staffers, one gets the
sense they support one another, enjoy
their jobs, care about customers, and
typically stay with the company for
years. (Thank you, Jonathan, Kia,
and Dave.) It probably helps that the
company offers full benefits to its
associates.
Store manager Leo Sepulveda
started as a cashier at the Mission
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RCPC
Prominent Rockridge
Development Site for Sale
by Ken Rich, RCPC Land Use Chair
Alarge piece of land located in the
center of our community at 6230
Claremont Avenue has come on the
market. This former American Red
Cross location, directly across Clare-
mont Avenue from Safeway, is about
one acre in size, and the site currently
includes an existing building with
offices, including medical, and a sur-
face parking lot.
The offering touts residential as
the most likely use, saying, “The site
benefits from being both close enough
and far away from the U.C. Berkeley
campus to attract a multitude of
renters.” Current zoning permits
“rooming units” which essentially
describe dormitory housing, along
with more traditional apartments.
The site certainly does seem to offer
an opportunity for housing develop-
ment in the heart of the community
in a transit-rich location. It will be
interesting to watch the progress of
this sale, and the Rockridge Commu-
nity Planning Council will monitor it
closely and stay abreast of input from
the community.
I would note that while most tradi-
tional residential development projects
don’t “pencil out” financially at the
moment, a student housing project,
if that is what is ultimately proposed,
may have better economics because
student housing tends to be more
densely occupied, providing more
rental income per square foot for the
developer as compared to traditional
apartments. Stay tuned. n
Land Use Committee Meeting
RCPC’s Land Use Committee
Meeting will be held:
Wednesday, June 28, 2023,
at 7:30pm, via Zoom.
The meeting is open to the public.
Use Zoom link: bit.ly/3c0r6X0
or email: landuse@rockridge.org.

Dogs of
Rockridge
This is Olive, a four-year-
old labradoodle. She is an
old soul. This is her favorite
library for her studies. Olive
loves popcorn, she’s happy
to eat anything given to her,
but her favorite is popcorn.
You can find Olive searching
for libraries, going to Lake
Temescal, and playing with
her family. She loves calling
Rockridge her home.
Does your pup live in Rockridge? If so, send a photo of your four-legged friend with a short
commentary to: editor@rockridge.org.


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Deep Medicine
Circle Rooftop Farm
Cultivates Food Justice
by Judith Doner Berne
say, “reframes farmers as ecological
stewards whose care directly supports
human and planetary health.”
“Our purpose is to address food
insecurity and heal the land,” says
farm harvest manager Meredith Song.
The agency’s two farms — this one an
urban rooftop, and the other 38 acres
in rural San Gregorio — are both
located in territories once held by
indigenous peoples.
Both sites are staffed by farmers
whose practice of caring for soil,
people, seeds, and water is led and
informed by people impacted by
colonialism, according to DMC. “The
organic food grown through these
practices is liberated from the market
economy to address the manufac-
tured crisis of hunger, which was
unknown in these territories prior to
colonization.”
Up on the roof, row upon row of
what appear to be perfectly planted
organic vegetables emerge from the
soil in two long, rectangular plots
that span either side of the building’s
rooftop. Song recited their extensive
list of crops: lettuces, mustard greens,
chard, kale, spinach, bok choy, cab-
bages, tomatoes, peppers, and squash.
She followed with the root crops:
turnips, beets, carrots, leeks, scallions,
and shallots. Herbs are grown as
well. Although they concentrate on
vegetables, a strawberry patch broke
that barrier. “Last year we tried water-
melon. It did surprisingly well.”
Wednesdays are harvest days,
and in spring that means 100 to
300 pounds of the garden’s bounty
are delivered to its food partners,
says Song. In summer and fall, that
bounty increases to between 500
to 800 pounds. The harvesting and
but it fulfills a very public purpose:
growing healthy food that is donated
and delivered to area food hubs and
partner agencies serving minorities in
Oakland and San Francisco.
In Oakland, that includes POOR
Magazine’s Sliding Scale Café in
East Oakland, Moms 4 Housing and
People’s Programs in West Oakland,
and the UCSF Children’s Hospital
Food Farmacy (located just down the
street). It also donates to Wahpepah’s
Kitchen at the Fruitvale BART Plaza,
which specializes in indigenous
cuisine.
The Deep Medicine Circle views
farming as medicine. That’s its reason
for being, according to founder, Rupa
Marya, a UCSF physician, activist,
writer, mother, and composer. Her
husband, Ben Fahrer, a farmer and
educator, designed the roof-top
garden. The farming program, they
If you have a couple of hours and
want to help combat food insecurity,
you could volunteer to plant, mulch,
weed, transplant, or harvest —
whatever is needed — at the Deep
Medicine Circle (DMC) Rooftop Med-
icine Farm. It grows atop the Logan
residential/retail building at 51st and
Telegraph, anchored by, but not affili-
ated with Whole Foods Market.
Volunteering is pretty much the
only way to see this inspirational,
one-acre roof farm with expansive
views east over Rockridge, south to
downtown Oakland, and west to San
Francisco. It’s not a public garden,
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The Rooftop Medicine Farm features row upon row of organic veggies
and herbs as soil appears to meet sky.
Photos: Judy Berne

“It’s a beautiful view,” says farm
co-manager Meredith Song, with
Rockridge and the Oakland Hills
as her backdrop.

Rooftop Farm, from previous page
unteers. Claire Elizondo, a DeAnza
Community College student who
arrived from Sunnyvale, was there
for credit toward her political science
class. Tom Boisvert, a techie who
recently moved from San Francisco to
take a job in Emeryville, didn’t have
as far to come. “I live in the building.
I literally came right upstairs. I don’t
even miss San Francisco,” he says.
“Plus, I can see it from here.”
Public volunteer hours are
Thursdays from 1pm to 4 pm. To
sign-up for the seven spots available
each week, visit their website at www.
DeepMedicineCircle.com. n

distribution are the rewards for Song,
field manager Victoria Chavez, and
two full-time crew members.
“A lot of people who volunteer here
live close by,” says Song. “We also hold
volunteer events for companies. We’ve
hosted Apple employees a couple of
times.”
Song, who lives close enough to the
garden to walk to work, is a native
Minnesotan who got involved in food
justice during her college days, then
worked at several Midwestern farms.
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to call a meeting, influenced by other
reports of local crimes that were mul-
tiplying on Nextdoor. “We as citizens
should be informed. We’re not getting
an accurate picture.” They hoped for
solutions since “We’ve got a lot of
smart people in our neighborhood.”
“These are all your neighbors,” she
told the crowd of more than 100 resi-
dents who showed up despite the raw
weather (for the Bay Area) and a War-
riors playoff game that evening. “In
the end that’s what we’ve got — each
other. The City and police can’t keep
us safe, so we need to come up with
solutions we can present to the City.”
Neighbors came because they
said they want to feel secure in their
homes, to park their cars without fear
of a break-in, and to walk Rockridge
streets in safety. As one resident put
it: “It’s like a candy shop right now.”
Although she was referring to the car
break-ins, it could just as easily apply
to the assaults and robberies. Both
types of crime continue to plague
Rockridge, along with other parts of
Oakland, as of this writing.
According to sentiments expressed,
added security will require more 911
operators to answer calls as they come
in; more immediate police response
to ongoing crimes; and an ongoing
police presence, both in the neighbor-
hood and along College Avenue.
Several people spoke about the
importance of pressing the district
attorney to implement restorative
justice. That would require juveniles,
who often aren’t prosecuted, to face
the person(s) they assaulted, provided
the victim(s) agree.
Two veteran OPD officers, Rock-
ridge business district operations
manager Chris Jackson, and District
1 Councilman Dan Kalb spoke and
answered questions. Each stressed the
importance of reporting every crime
since police are assigned to neighbor-
hoods based on those statistics.
Kalb noted Oakland’s difficulties
in hiring and retaining 911 operators
and recruiting and training more
police, but he said he would suggest to
OPD that police sit in their cars in the
brought Karl inside. “I just wanted to
know what I could do for her.”
Karl borrowed a phone to call her
husband, at home with their pre-
schooler. Camargo then drove her
home. “I’m pregnant right now,” Cam-
argo said. “It’s still jarring. I’m going to
be more careful. My husband ordered
pepper spray.”
What further infuriates Karl is that
the assailants used her credit cards for
fast food, one order delivered by Door-
Dash. “I’m focused on two individuals
willing to pepper spray a three-week-
old baby so they can eat from Taco Bell
and McDonalds (on Telegraph).”
“It was reckless,” said Karl, an
attorney who represents employees,
including sexual assault survivors,
against business corporations. “There
needs to be some accountability.”
She’s grateful to supportive neigh-
bors and the OPD officer, who came
within a half hour. “I felt taken care
of,” she said. But it took persistence to
re-contact OPD to pass on the credit
card information that she still hopes
will tie them to the assault.
You might think that incident
triggered the neighborhood meeting
initiated by Nancy Morton at the
corner of Manila and Clifton the next
night. Or, maybe it was the assault and
robbery of a young couple near that
very intersection the previous Sunday
afternoon, when they were reportedly
jumped by four people in two cars.
But Morton, with her neighbor
Vennessa Hasten, had already decided
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came up from behind and knocked
Karl to the ground. When she
attempted to stand, they grabbed her
purse, containing her credit cards,
phone, and the bag of books. As they
held something up near her face, “I
thought it was a gun,” Karl said. It
turned out to be a pink pepper sprayer
which, luckily, malfunctioned. It
would have affected her baby as well.
“I’m horrified whenever I think of it. I
didn’t struggle,” Karl said. “The baby
slept through it.” But as the teens took
off, running toward Clifton, she began
to scream.
“I heard screams outside,” said Celia
Camargo, who had just walked back
from a swim in the Temescal Pool.
“Are you okay?” she asked as she
Greater Rockridge Neighborhood
Crime Prevention Council Meeting
Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 7pm,
 in the Rockridge Library’s upstairs
conference room. It will be a hybrid
meeting, so those who prefer to
attend remotely can do so. 
For Zoom link, visit:
https://www.rockridgencpc.com/
To suggest meeting topics, email:
chair@rockridgencpc.com.

 
		

		
   
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At the block meeting, neighbors
agreed to take common-sense mea-
sures such as turning on porch lights,
installing cameras, and reporting
every crime. They created a code
word, Carlson said, to say if someone
needs to run to the nearest house in
case of trouble. And it was suggested
that, “If you see something happening
from your house, make a bunch
of noise.” They also have created a
website to match any neighbor who
wants an escort, to College Avenue for
instance, with someone who can walk
them there and back — and they are
investigating hiring a security service
for their block.
By coincidence, as Carlson was
walking to her house, “loaded with
groceries from Trader Joe’s, a woman
stopped me on the street. ‘You should
be careful,’ the woman warned.” It
turned out to be Karl, who doesn’t
want others to experience what hap-
pened to her. “Most days,” Carlson
said, “I go walking at 6am. I carry
a personal alarm on a lanyard and
pepper spray in my pocket.” n
Eyes on Rockridge, from previous page
Safety Tips from Neighbors
neighborhood while writing up their
daily reports. He dismissed one resi-
dent’s proposal that the current private
patrol be armed. “I’m against armed
security. It can have unintended con-
sequences.”
“I found the meeting insightful
and revealing,” said Beth Johnke.
“I was not aware of the muggings.
I thought we were meeting because
of the broken car windows and
catalytic converter thefts. So, it was
eye-opening and disturbing to me —
especially since I often walk by myself.”
Morton is working on forming
neighborhood committees to answer
the prevailing question: “What can
we do now and go about getting it?”
But along Boyd Avenue, one block
has already acted. “We’ve had a lot of
car break-ins and catalytic converters
stolen,” Claudia Carlson said. “It’s
escalated and now they are taking our
insurance and registration informa-
tion,” which she fears may be used for
identity theft.
Report ALL crimes. High-crime areas get
more attention from the police.
Emergency Numbers:
	 Call 911 from cell
	 Call (510) 777-3211 from landline
Non-Emergencies, call (510) 777-3333
Fire & Medical Emergencies: (510) 444-1616
• Carry pepper spray and a whistle (or other
loud noise device) at all times. Cole Hardware
on College has ordered more whistles and
pepper spray (thank you, Brooke Levin).
• Leave your porch lights on when you go out,
or, if at home, sit on your porch and stay alert.
If you hear a whistle, respond by making lots of
noise or intervening in any way you can while
staying safe.
• Stay alert while walking in the neighborhood
— don’t wear earbuds or talk on the phone.
Don’t wear lots of bling. Leave your purse
at home and keep personal items in deep,
preferably hidden, pockets. Keep an expired
credit card and a minimum amount of cash on
hand to give to any potential mugger.
Vennessa Hasten compiled a list of those who
signed up at the May 4th gathering at the
corner of Miles and Clifton. To get on this list
and receive further information, register with
NorthOaklandNeighbors@gmail.com. n
alarm response (IGI serves as the ini-
tial point of contact), and occasional
escort (e.g., BART to home during
patrol hours, currently Mon-Fri, 3pm
to 10pm).
Safer Rockridge is in urgent need
of volunteers and financial support
to respond to the historically high
levels of crime in the neighborhood.
Its board has received considerable
feedback since May 1st indicating that
the community wants Safer Rockridge
to play a larger role. In response,
the nonprofit would like to expand
patrol hours, and potentially, to help
coordinate with neighborhood watch
groups; however, the board needs
more support to make that happen
and is asking volunteers and financial
contributors to step forward.
Josh Aycock is a local resident,
father, and volunteer board member
at Safer Rockridge. For information,
on how to contribute, volunteer,
or provide feedback, please visit
www.saferrockridge.org or email
saferrockridge@gmail.com. n

Ten Years On: “Safer Rockridge” Needs Your Help
by Josh Aycock
I

n September 2013, a brazen mug-
ging of 20 people standing at
the casual carpool line took place at
Hudson and Claremont. This event
catalyzed a grassroots campaign that
led to online crowdfunding by 650
residents, and the creation of the
local nonprofit Safer Rockridge. The
organization collects donations to
fund a private patrol service and to
support public safety in the neigh-
borhood. Currently, the organization
draws financial support from 200
households (most donations are at
the suggested $30/month level) as
well as area businesses.
The patrols, which are unarmed,
aim to provide a visible presence
that deters crime, and do not racially
profile. They primarily serve as “eyes
and ears” but have enabled several
arrests and helped residents disrupt
or de-escalate crimes in progress.

A statistical analysis conducted
by economist and Safer Rockridge
founder Paul Liu found that the
patrols decreased robberies and bur-
glaries by as much as 30 percent.
Since 2018, Safer Rockridge has
partnered with Intervention Group,
Inc. (IGI), a local, African Ameri-
can-owned business serving many
neighborhoods in Oakland. IGI
uses highly visible, branded, black
patrol vehicles staffed by unarmed
professionals with experience in
neighborhood patrolling.
Any neighbor within the patrol
area (contributor or not) can call
the IGI dispatch center 24/7/365
at (877) 272-8765 to request that
a vehicle be dispatched to provide
support. Financially contributing
members can access additional ser-
vices including vacation watch (extra
attention while you travel), home


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Pat Nolan — A Life
Across the Decades
By Edward Guthmann
F
Bud, who died in 2005, could top that:
He was born in 1930 and grew up
around the corner at 5455 Boyd Ave.
Except for two years in the Army,
he lived his entire life in a one-block
radius.
“When Bud was growing up,
College Avenue was the place,” Pat
said in a tape-recorded conversation
in 2005. “I mean, it was a great place.
The only time you went to downtown
Oakland to shop was to get school
clothes, because everything else you
could buy on the Avenue.”
Pat and Bud remembered the Key
System streetcar that took commuters
down Claremont and across the Bay
Bridge to San Francisco. They remem-
bered the Chimes Theater where the
double bill changed twice a week;
the eight-lane bowling alley where
East Bay Booksellers is now located;
a Woolworth’s in the Cole Hardware
building; and a U.S. Post Office where
Sukko Thai now stands at College
and Lawton.
And they remembered the mid-
1960s when hundreds of Rockridge
and Temescal homes were demolished
to make room for the Grove Shafter
Freeway and BART tracks.
“It had such a horrendous impact,”
Pat said. “It was kind of like being in
a war zone when they started tearing
down the houses. For blocks and
blocks, there were just foundations
left. The businesses on College Avenue
went down the tubes. It was a real
feeling of loss.”
Hundreds of families fled the
neighborhood, many relocating to
the Contra Costa suburbs. Only in
the late ’70s, Pat said, did Rockridge
start to thrive and sparkle again. And
yet, “There wasn’t the variety of shops
that there’d been before — bakeries,
a stationery store, just kind of homey
things. It became more upscale.”
Pat was tall, 5'10." She had a soft
voice, an easy manner, and a talent
for accepting and welcoming people
exactly as they are. She was a devout
Catholic who sang in the church choir
for decades, an excellent cook, an
avid reader, and a skilled artist who
created custom greeting cards on her
computer.
She was born Patricia Havey on
May 22, 1931, and raised in St. Paul,
MN. She graduated from the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, and in 1953, feeling
curious and adventurous, she and a
friend took a train and moved to Cal-
ifornia. They rented an apartment in
San Francisco and Pat quickly found
work at Capwell’s department store in
downtown Oakland. That’s where she
met her husband, Bud.
“I was in women’s sportswear and
he was in the boys’ department,”
Pat recalled. “I saw this fellow in the
employees’ lunchroom and I thought,
‘I wonder who that is.’ And then he
finally got up his courage and came
over and asked me to go out with him.
I said, ‘But I live in San Francisco.’
And he said, ‘That’s ok.’”
Pat and Bud were married in 1957
at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church,
or 35 years, I had the best next-
door neighbor on Earth. Pat
Nolan, who died February 18 at the
age of 91, was one of the gentlest, most
generous people I’ve ever known.
Always a smile, a friendly wave and a
chuckle. Each Christmas she’d make
me a Christmas wreath for my front
door and share some holiday desserts
she’d baked. If my washing machine
broke down, she’d volunteer hers —
and always told me that in doing so
she felt a lot better.
Pat moved to 5426 Shafter Avenue
in 1960, and for three years before that
she and her husband, Bud, rented an
apartment in the fourplex next door.
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faith, Mike said. “That was the core
of her existence. She really resonated
with the church.” Every Sunday, Mary
Ellen King, Pat’s close friend of 60
years, came by her house and drove
Pat to the 10am service at St. Augus-
tine’s Catholic Church on Alcatraz
Avenue.
“We just had a very loving relation-
ship over many years,” Mary Ellen
said. “I don’t know that people have
those kinds of friendships anymore,
and I don’t know that people live as
long as we did.”
When I saw the televised 90th
birthday tribute to Carol Burnett
recently, it occurred to me, not for the
first time, that Pat resembled Carol
Burnett. She wasn’t funny that way,
but she looked a tad like Carol and
had the same unaffected air and lack
of pretension — a genuine warmth
and essential goodness.
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where Bud had been an altar boy in
the 1940s. When their son Mike was
born in 1961, Pat quit Capwell’s and
became a full-time mom. She volun-
teered on school councils and various
committees, and organized field trips
and events.
“Our house was like a hub when I
was growing up,” said Mike, who lives
today in San Leandro with his wife,
Hillary. “There were lots of kids in the
neighborhood and my mom thought
nothing of loading up the car with 10
kids and taking us all to the beach or
Pee Wee golfing.” 
To a lot of Mike’s friends, Pat was
like a second mom. “I remember kids
would be distressed and come over
to our house instead of going home,”
Mike said. “I realized after a while, ‘I
guess I’ve got to share my Mom…’”
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AC Transit Wants to
Hear from You
by Jean Walsh, AC Transit Director,
Ward 2
G
TAKE THE SURVEY
Robust public transportation is
essential for our community, our
economy, and our environment.
Take the survey and
learn more about how to get
involved, visit:
www.actransit.org/realign
reetings, neighbors. My name is
Jean Walsh and I am proud
to serve as your representative on the
AC Transit Board of Directors, where
I represent more than 300,000 people
in Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, and
Piedmont. 
Like other transit agencies, AC
Transit saw a huge drop in ridership
because of the Covid pandemic. But
ridership is on the rise; we are cur-
rently approaching 70 percent
of pre-pandemic levels. 
One thing we know is that travel
patterns have changed. That’s why AC
Transit is conducting a full-service
redesign.
The Realign project is an opportu-
nity to analyze current bus services
from top to bottom and to understand
the habits, needs, concerns, and pri-
orities of community members so we
can update the bus network with the
goal of better serving riders.
The first phase of Realign, through
June 2023, involves an online survey
to help us understand what’s import-
ant, identify priority destinations, and
weigh key trade-offs. Later this year
we will gather additional community
feedback on different scenarios, with
a new service plan expected to launch
in August 2024.
Whether you’re able to take a
survey, join AC Transit at an upcom-
ing event, participate in a workshop,
or attend a public hearing, your
feedback is critical. It will help us
understand how well our bus service
is meeting travel expectations, and
to realign service to better meet the
needs of the community. n
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OUSD Ends Teacher
Strike and Walkout
by Carol Kasparek
O
Now the Work Begins
by Robert Firehock
Tn Monday, May 15, at 1:20pm, a
bank of television cameras lined
up at the podium in the McClymond’s
High School Library for the formal
announcement of the end of the eight-
day Oakland Unified School District
(OUSD) teachers’ strike.
School Superintendent Kyla John-
son-Trammell described features of
the settlement between the district and
the Oakland Education Association
(OEA), characterizing the results as a
boon to students, teachers, and their
families. The agreement must still be
voted on by the OEA, reviewed by the
Alameda County Office of Education,
and then go back to the OUSD for
final approval.
The $70 million package includes
salary increases and funding for new
positions. Teachers will receive a 10
percent raise retroactive from Decem-
ber 1, 2022, with a one-time $5,000
stipend. Wage freezes have been
removed, allowing for increases up to
22 percent. “Common Good Agree-
ments” were included as a separate
part of the settlement.
Counselors and performing arts
instructors will be hired. John-
son-Trammell says that the district
wants to “drive families into schools
with enriching programs and sup-
port.” All agreed that mental health
investments that fully serve students
needs be implemented.
The District and the OEA commit-
ted to allocate resources for unhoused
students, explore granting reparations
through the formation of a task
force, and re-examine the impact of
closed schools. Johnson-Trammell
addressed questions about paying for
these features and acknowledged that
tough decisions will have to be made
in light of declining enrollment. “The
math needs to make sense; we need
to remain solvent.” She emphasized
a commitment to stability, ongoing
engagement, and building trust with
staff and parents. n
he return of wet weather affected
Scenic Streets’ work in two differ-
ent ways. Trash pick-up was down
and pruning was up. It appears there
is less trash during rainy periods, and
there is certainly more robust growth
of the landscaping.
Our theory on the trash is that
people keep their windows rolled up
on rainy days, deterring them from
littering — now that the rain is over,
we expect our trash load to go up. The
growth spurt surprised us a bit since
the soil is rather poor on the ramp,
but it’s real and noticeable. In the
end, it means more pruning and weed
whacking to keep the ramp orderly.
For those of you who don’t know
us yet, we are Scenic Streets of Oak-
land, a loosely organized group of
volunteers operating as a nonprofit
association under the auspices of
the Oakland Parks and Recreation
Foundation. Our mission is to make a
small but hopefully meaningful con-
tribution to community beautification
in our own Rockridge neighborhood.
We meet on Wednesday mornings
at the Claremont/Hudson on-ramp
to Hwy 24 and spend an hour or so
picking up litter and spiffing up the
plantings. We operate under a permit
from CalTrans for the ramp work that
includes an approved landscaping
plan. We dropped our prior efforts on
the Claremont off-ramp due to com-
Photo by Lee Patterson
Carol and Robert after a recent
Wednesday’s ramp clean-up.
plications from the adjacent homeless
encampment.
We also wander over occasionally to
the trees around the De Vita site (next
to the DMV) and to Vicente Street
where the City of Oakland has given
us permission to attend to several
street tree plantings.
We need your help. While Wednes-
day morning volunteers are always
welcome, we’d also love to enlist a
few people willing to contribute fresh
ideas and commit to sharing leader-
ship responsibilities.
If getting your hands in the local
dirt and engaging with a nice group
of neighbors on mutual projects
suits you, and you have some time
to contribute to your neighborhood,
please get in touch with Lee at lee.
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Chocolate Shop Plans
To Open in Mid-July
hiring,” says Lincoln. “It’s a great job
for locals of any background who are
looking for flexible part-time hours.
We will teach you everything you need
to know — it’s such fun to work in a
chocolate shop.” (See job announce-
ment on next page for details.)
The store will be open Monday
through Saturday from 10am to 6pm,
and Sundays from 10am to 5pm. Once
open, it will offer a wide variety of
fresh Belgian chocolates made with
all-natural ingredients and 100 percent
cocoa. Customers can come in and
buy just a few pieces off the chocolate
counter or build a customized gift box.
Kent and Kristy also plan to hold sev-
eral free community chocolate tastings
once they are officially open.
Sign up for their e-newsletter at
www.loveandchocolateshop.com. n
June 2023 Events at
the Rockridge Library
Love + Chocolate is happy to report
that their new Leonidas Belgian
chocolate shop is on track to open in
mid-July. This family-owned business
will be opening at 6309 College Avenue
and is currently undergoing a complete
transformation from the former tap-
room into a proper European chocolate
shop. Kristy Lincoln, who owns the
shop with her husband Kent, says you
can look for them to have a soft open-
ing by the July Rock-N-Stroll event
scheduled on July 8th.
“We are so excited to be coming to
Rockridge. The community has been so
welcoming at our pop-ups and now we
are very close to opening and actively
For Children:
Storytime Thursdays and Saturdays; 10:30 am
Chess Club: Wednesdays, 6/7-7/26; 4pm
Build, Make, Play: Drop-in crafts Thursdays,
6/1-7/20 at 4pm
Read to a Dog: Thursdays at 4pm
Summer Reading Program
Special Events: Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm.
Firelight Shadow Theater 6/6.
Insect Discovery Lab 6/13.
Unique Derique Music & Stories 6/20.
Ricky Roo Puppets 6/27.
Other Special Programs:
Kids Go Mandarin Music and Stories;
Saturday, 6/10 10:30 am.
Little Explorers Farm Animals;
Thursday, 6/22 2:30-4:30 pm. 
Kamishibai-Making Workshop: For people
ages 8 and up who like to write, draw, and tell
stories; Fridays, 3:30-5 pm in June & July.
Contact Erica to register for this series of 6
weeks of hands-on work at esiskind@
oaklandlibrary.org.
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For Teens
Practicing exclusively in the area of trusts and estates:
Teen Advisory Board: Wednesday, 6/14; 4-5
pm. Join the Rockridge Branch Library Teen
Advisory Board (TAB) and take an active
role in creating, planning, and implementing
programs and services you want to see at your
local library. Every 2nd Wednesday in the
TeenZone. New members welcome.
• Estate planning

• Probate / trust administration

• Dispute resolution
• Special needs trusts
Henna for Teens: Wednesday 6/7; 3-4 pm,
ages 12-18. More programs over the summer!
Please contact me during regular business hours to
      schedule an appointment.
For Adults
Rockridge Book Club every 2nd Saturday.
Please call 510-597-5017 for more info and to
get a copy of the book.
Summer Reading Program
Please check our calendar online for events
throughout the city, and stop by to find out
more about prizes.

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Summer Volunteers
Rockridge Library needs volunteers ages 11
to 16 to help with our Summer Programs in
June and July. Please contact Stanley at slam-
ontagne@oaklandlibrary.org or stop by the
Children’s Reference Desk.
All Oakland Libraries are closed
Monday, 6/19 for Juneteenth, and
Tuesday, 7/4, for the Fourth of July. 
Find more information at www.
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Address                                Original price         List price
DOM
Selling price
         5/2/2023
3
3

168 Cross Rd                            $1,899,000         $1,899,000
40
$2,200,000
           5/4/2023
3
1

361 Alcatraz Ave                      $1,625,000         $1,495,000
28
$1,575,000

5/5/2023
2
1

488 Clifton St                            $795,000
        $795,000
28
$1,000,000
           5/5/2023
2
1

427 61st St                                $1,095,000         $1,095,000
11
 $1,860,000

5/8/2023
3
1

5767 Mendocino Ave              $1,399,000         $1,399,000
10
$1,935,000
           5/12/2023
3
2

6236 Rockwell St                      $2,095,000         $2,095,000
0
$2,250,000

5/15/2023
3
2

5768 Vicente St                        $1,195,000         $1,195,000
11
$1,641,000
           5/16/2023
4
3

5822 Buena Vista Ave             $2,995,000         $2,795,000
33
 $2,750,000

5/16/2023
3
2

5408 Bryant Ave                      $1,895,000         $2,000,000
32
$1,975,000
           5/18/2023
2
1

5876 Birch Ct                           $1,195,000         $1,195,000
16
 $1,575,000
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Private entrance. Low HOA Dues.
www.Temescal-LoftLiving.com
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