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By Susan Montauk

Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting the Rockidge News Are there community issues you’d lik...

By Aly Bonde

by Aly Bonde, RCPC Board Member L

Alysoun Bonde Lawton Avenue Greetings neighbors; I’m running to support our community to be inclusive, family- friendly, economically vibrant, and safe during these challenging times. I have served on past RCPC boards where I co-chaired the Rockridg...

...anager Judith Doner Berne.........................Senior Staff Writer RCPC Board of Directors, 2022-23 Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich,...

..., see next page Got Kitchen? Got Time? Join the Tour! David Beiser 15 by Star Lightner Congrats to the six winners highlighted above; please welcome them to the RCPC Board of Direc- tors. And a big THANK YOU to departing RCPC Board Members Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Ben Friedman, Robin McDonnell, and Kirk Peter-

By Annette Floystrup

...............Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting the Rockidge News Are there community issues you’d lik...

...............Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting the Rockidge News Are there community issues you’d lik...

...Donnell..................................... Vice-Chair Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Trash Cans, see next page Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Land Use Committee Meeting Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org The Rockridge community is encouraged ...

...............Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org

......... Vice-Chair Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Love Again Fabrics / 6030 College Avenue Shops, from front page Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Murasaki Futon and Fine Bedding / 6050 College Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org

Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Rockridge Community Planning Council’s Land Use Committee Meeting...

By Jody Colley

Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting the Rockidge News Are there community issues you’d lik...

By Star Lightner

Twenty-Year Update to City’s General Plan Moves Forward by Star Lightner and Aly Bonde, RCPC Board Members

By Carol Kasparek

RCPC Board of Directors, 2023-24 Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Za...

...anager 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,

RCPC Board of Directors, 2023-24 Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Za...

...ck 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 w...

Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer To run for election, prospective candidates must submit a statement announcing an intent to run no late...

...re. Then they have kids and I don’t see them again until the kids are RCPC Board of Directors, 2022-23 Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Rockridge Cafe’s 50th Anniversary

...ource neighborhoods like Rockridge doing to build affordable housing? RCPC Board of Directors, 2022-23 Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary

... Manager Judith Doner Berne.......................Senior Staff Writer RCPC Board of Directors, 2022-23 Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer “Let’s talk to the landlord. Let’s get a good project done.” Mark Aaronson, Louisa Bukiet, Andrew Cha...

Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Measure H, Parcel Tax Extension This School District measure seeks to extend the parcel tax supportin...

... Manager Judith Doner Berne.......................Senior Staff Writer RCPC Board of Directors, 2022-23 Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ashley Pandya, Ronnie ...

Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flash- man, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ash...

...kle decades of deferred maintenance of local roads while prioritizing locations based on equity indices such as priority neigh- borhoods and traffic safety. City Council Corner Oakland City Council Meeting: Updates Relevant to Rockridge by Aly Bonde, RCPC Board Member Street Maintenance On June 7, the City Council approved a resolution necessary to request almost $10 million from the State of California to fund local road maintenance during FY 2022-2023. These state dollars are part o...

Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flash- man, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ash...

...s shelters, “big belly” trash cans, and digital kiosks, to fully understand their associated mainte- nance and staffing costs. n Oakland City Council Meeting: Updates Relevant to Rockridge by Karen Ivy, Secretary, Greater Rockridge NCPC by Aly Bonde, RCPC Board Member Alameda County has invested more than $340 million to assist the nearly 8,000 residents who need a place to call home. Despite the pandemic, the rate of increase in the county’s homeless population from

... Manager Judith Doner Berne.......................Senior Staff Writer RCPC Board of Directors, 2022-23 Casey Farmer.......................................................Chair Robin McDonnell..................................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary

By Stuart Flashman

tested election. Incumbents (with vote counts): Robin McDonnell (176), Casey Farmer (146), Annette Floystrup (128), and Kirk Peterson (124) retained their seats. Two new mem- bers joined the board: Ben Friedman (123), and Alysoun Bonde (118). The vote tallies for the rest of the 2022 candidates were as follows: Diana Mitchell-Chavez (114), Brett Moyer (103), Eric Neville (72) votes. RCPC board member Ronnie Spitzer assists neighbors with the voting process. Congratul...