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Chris Jackson from page 9 instrumental in pairing the Rockridge Masonic Lodge with Claremont’s Dad’s Club and the RDA for the annual Pancake Breakfast school fund-raiser. (This year it’s set for Saturday, April 6.) “Chris comes to all the Dad’s Club mee...

— Chris Jackson, Operations Manager more resources, from previous page hours of paid sick leave and expanded paid childcare leave when employees’ children’s schools are closed or childcare providers are unavailable. Employers with fewer than 50 employees ...

Chris Jackson of the Rockridge District Association (RDA) recently sent an email out notifying RDA members that three to five parking spaces would be lost at College and Bryant to the Ford GoBike program. We own a property in the 5300 block of College A...

Chris Jackson Is ‘About Having a Neighborhood’

By Judith Doner Berne

by Judith Doner Berne Your and my experience walking, biking, driving, browsing, shopping, eating along College Avenue in Rockridge is better and safer because of Chris Jackson. Jackson, a blunt, fast-talking, intense kind of guy, is the eyes, ears and voice – okay, and the face – of Rockridge’s Business Improvement District, known as the Rockridge District Association (RDA). Businesses along College Avenue and a...

By Theresa Nelson

Special thanks to Chris Jackson of the Rockridge District Association for organizing a team to plant grasses at the Rockridge BART Station. Photos/Anna L. Marks

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Operations Manager Chris Jackson

By Karen Ivy

Margitta Gardner, left, Chris Jackson, CRO Anthony Hutzol, Capt Darren Allison, Carolyn Burgess, Mary Boergers, and Olga Bolotina. Gardner is NCPC chair for Beat 9X, Piedmont Avenue neighborhood; Burgess is NCPC Crime Prevention Council chair, area 13Y and Public Safety Commit...

By Karen Ivy

...visory Committee are pictured above with. Darren Allison, Captain of Police, Area 2 Commander. Award presenter Ubell was called away from the ceremony before the photograph was taken. Rockridge District Association (RDA) operations manager Chris Jackson nominated CRO Hutzol for the award.

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by Chris Jackson, RDA operations manager On April 24, the Rockridge Masonic Lodge hosted the First Annual Pancake Breakfast to support Claremont Middle School. Working closely with the Masons were the Claremont PTA and the Rockridge District Association (R...

By Chris Jackson

by Chris Jackson, RDA operations manager The Rockridge District Association (RDA) is happy to bring ambassadors to College Avenue for the holiday season. RDA has contracted with V.M.A. Security Services, an Oakland company, to provide two security personne...

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by Chris Jackson, general manager of the Rockridge District Association

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RCPC Works With RDA on Tree Costs by Chris Jackson, RDA operations manager Thanks to a collaboration between the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) and the Rockridge District Association (RDA), we have been able to plant 14 new trees in our neighborhood. Just in time for the recen...

By Chris Jackson

RCPC Past Chair Zabrae Valentine, left, RDA operations manager Chris Jackson and RDA chair Susan Strahan of Strahan Insurance Services celebrate the planting of 14 new trees to fill vacant tree wells on College Avenue and some adjoining streets. RCPC contributed to funding arranged earlier by RDA.

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by Chris Jackson, RDA manager The Rockridge District Association (RDA) has once again hired V.M.A. Security to provide ambassador service to College Avenue during the holiday season. V.M.A., an Oakland-based company, will provide security ambassadors to wa...

By Chris Jackson

by Chris Jackson, Operations Manager, RDA Last spring, one of the managers from Zachary’s Pizza asked this writer, operations manager of the Rockridge District Association (RDA), for help in placing a street light at the intersection of Birch Court and Col...

By Chris Jackson

...r materials and instal-  An electrician installs the new 200 watt Cobra lamp fixture. In right foreground is one of two brick pillars at the entrance to Birch Court. Plans are being made to restore their historic lighting, as well. Photo: Chris Jackson illumination. The following organizations and business worked together on the project and are to be thanked for their support. Because of their time and effort, College Avenue is a little safer as a neighborhood

By Chris Jackson

Photo: Chris Jackson There will be no December NCPC meeting. Your NCPC wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Please visit at our Web site for important safety tips.  The new 2010 NCPC meeting schedule is the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., at t...

By Annette Floystrup

...ity staff will soon be walking on College Avenue. Back row, from left: Officers John Applegate, Anthony Vines, John Mayerhofer. Front row: General Manager Elizabeth Caprini, Market Hall Security Officer Chad Karli, Officer Khalil Poole. by Chris Jackson, RDA operations manager Once again, the Rockridge District Association (RDA), will be hiring V.M.A. Security to provide ambassador service to College Avenue during the holiday season. V.M.A., an Oakland-based security company, will provide...

... a pedestrian’s game of Frogger, to the extent that my children nicknamed it “the crossing of death”! Let’s hope this small addition will help keep College Avenue traffic in check and restore the pedestrian right-of-way balance. — M. Read /Chris Jackson by Chris Jackson, RDA operations manager After working four years with the city of Oakland, the Rockridge District Association (RDA) gained permission to bring College Avenue tree wells to grade. These wells have been a safety issue for ye...

By Natalie Mehta

...e a few hours to contribute to your community on October 2, please contact Nancy Sale at 510/655-4625 for more information about volunteering.  More on the Kitchen Tour, page 3 Residents to Give Neglected Off-Ramps Cleanup/Facelift Photo: Chris Jackson Strollers study a photograph from 1930s Oakland displayed on College. by Chris Jackson, RDA operations mgr. The Rockridge District Association (RDA) invites you to enjoy a window display of photos of the early days of Rockridge, North Oakl...

By Nancy McKay

...h, and adding new plants and bark. This starts at 10 a.m. 5. At Eddie’s Liquors, corner of Col- lege and Forest, we will also be weeding, planting and generally “spiffing” up the planter boxes. This project begins at 10 a.m. Come work with Chris Jackson here, too. On Earth Day 2010, meet your neighbors and help your neighborhood. The RDA will have Earth Day T-shirts and snacks for participants. Bring yourself, your gloves, a big smile and be ready to pitch in. Please go directly to the pr...

By Judith Doner Berne

➧➧Chris Jackson, page 12 $5 FREE DRYCLEANING with garment orders over $28 or $3 OFF orders over $15 Dry Cleaning only  Present with incoming order Garden Cleaners 5808 College Avenue, Oakland 601-1188 Mon – Fri 7 – 7 • Sat 8 – 6 Across from Trader Joe’s ...

By Judith Doner Berne

“What really makes Chris so good,” she says, “is that he has a vision of what it takes to make this a really viable business district.” “I’m about having a neighborhood,” Jackson told me, as he declines having his picture taken for this column. He feels more comfortable i...

...ing area to provide a more comfy spot to surf the web, wait for a friend, or enjoy a good library book? This thought set in motion a series of events we’re calling: It takes a village to provide a bench. FORL Co-Chair Carol Bieri contacted Chris Jackson from the Rockridge District which can mean that retail gradually gets displaced by other uses, such as office use.

... the officer commented. “Break-ins at the library parking lot are now way down,” he adds. “I’m super proud of that.” And he characterizes the overall drop in Rockridge crime as “double digit.” Rockridge Business District operations manager Chris Jackson attends Hutzol’s Coffees. I joined him at one on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the plaza outside Philz Coffee. Most people walking by may have had other things to do; but the gathering lured Lynn Wander, who asked about the best types ...

...been possible if not for the efforts of so many who volunteered their time and energy to make it happen. Special thanks must go to Chris Nowell and all of the Rockridge Masonic Lodge members who hosted the event and cooked the meal, and to Chris Jackson and the RDA for their generous support. 500 New Units from page 1 Entertainment/Creekside site at 51st and Telegraph, you’ve probably seen or heard a

perhaps a little less crowded than usual. “I’m very pleased to see the Safeway project coming to a finish,” said Rockridge District Association (RDA) operations manager Chris Jackson. “It’s nice to see the foot traffic back, which is good for all. The feedback I have received has been positive thus far. They still have a few things to work out but it’s open with more to come. Folks are saying we have the best Safeway a...

...will be fine, and directed to Claremont Avenue. So stop dragging your heels! Visit the North Berkeley renovated store; it’s awesome! — Rob Selover Was this the first snow day or is it a tradition? If not a tradition, it should be. Good job Chris Jackson, who brought the truck load of snow from Fremont. Use this link to read a story I wrote for the examiner.com site on the event: http://www.examiner.com/article/ christmas-snow-day-at-rockridge-bart- oakland-california-for-kids-and-dogs — C...

By Ronnie Spitzer

...n College Avenue and other commercial districts this summer for new on-street bike parking. Exciting times are here for bicycling advocates. © 2012 Christopher Chin - info@innerspace-media.com Construction begins at redesigned BART Plaza. /Chris Jackson Richard Oelerich, l., Jason Patton, and Dave Campbell spoke at the well-attended Town Hall meeting. Earth Day cleanup at Frog Park Ride for a Reason takes its message to Sacramento /Ken Rice /Sarah Mages 21 Town Hall AGENDA June 2012 RCPC ...

By Ronnie Spitzer

...thquake and disaster safety issues. We look forward to seeing you on June 21. RCPC Town Hall Meeting: Thursday, June 21 | 7:30-9 p.m. Tuning up for summer cycling Masons support Claremont MS Rockridge Branch Library 5366 College at Manila /Chris Jackson © 2012 Christopher Chin - info@innerspace-media.com

...ered their time and energy. Special thanks go to the following: Chris Ellis and the other Rockridge Masonic Lodge members who made this possible. Thanks also to Captain Jeff Jones of Trader Joe’s and their generous donation. Many thanks to Chris Jackson and the participating mer- chants of the Rockridge District Association (RDA): Agatha Rainford; Bosko’s Picture Framing; DHR Investment Counsel; Fit; Market Hall; Rockridge Cleaners; Rockridge Rags; Strahan Insurance;

By Kevin Keck

...t School. Photo: Kevin Keck Board Seeks Merchant Special thanks to: Chris Ellis and David Forsyth of the Rockridge Masonic Lodge; Julie Parker, Julia Marquez, Claudia Mills, Sam Martinez and Shona Armstrong, of Claremont Middle School PTA; Chris Jackson, from RDA; and participating local merchants, without whom the bounty would have been less generous: Strahan Insurance Services, Inc., Market Hall, Bosko’s Picture Framing, Rockridge Rags, Fit, and to Stauder Automotive Service, who will d...

Above: Patrick Zak (l.); Rick Wallenback; Susan Bernosky, Allstate Insurance; Nicholas- Lee; Chris Jackson, RDA and NCPC. Justin Horner and Violet Above: Carol Bieri (l.); Cathy Furtado (Terrace Street); Eric Warren; Jennifer Kaplan, Rockridge Home. Howard Ferrier Patrick Hoge, Jennifer Cooper, Barney Smits, Theresa Nelson, Tamir Scheinok Clint...

$0.68 of every dollar spent in Rockridge stays in Rockridge. According to Wilson, Copland and Jackson, Rockridge residents can expect to see changes on College that RDA believes will enhance the area’s drawing power. For example, Chris Jackson wants to remove parking meter poles and derelict meter heads left over when the parking fee payment kiosks were installed. The now unnecessary meters are a visual blight that attracts graffiti, he said, and they confuse drivers who think t...

food, traditions, and hospitality with you in our new home.” n Photo: Chris Jackson, RDA Rachel Perls has completed a new mural of matilija poppies, fondly called “fried egg flowers,” for the Enssaro family. “I love how their delicate paper white petals sway and dance in the breeze. Another in my series of temporary publi...

By Casey Farmer

...dscaping, to design consulting, to Rockridge pop-up, to a permanent storefront at 5931 College Avenue. Mack and Giles opened the pop-up last fall after closing their downtown Oakland loca- tion. Rockridge District Association (RDA) manager Chris Jackson saw the positive response to the pop-up, Rockridge CVP, see next page Fresh Finds, see page 3

By Kristen Belt

late Kevin Faughnan and the RCPC grant named in his honor for his inclusive vision to support artists and encourage women in leadership in Rockridge; Chris Jackson of the Rockridge District Association (RDA) for his support; and all the children of Rockridge — they are the future. Stern has operated the DecoArt Oakland Artworks studio on Claremont Avenue for more than 30 years. Follow her on Instagra...

...the trashcan at Hardy Park) Photos: Anna L. Marks Trash Cans, from previous page the drying of the grout, and con- tending with speeding traffic around the corners where she was working. Fortunately, Rockridge District Association manager, Chris Jackson, assisted with traffic control by providing orange cones to pro- tect the work areas. At one point, Fitz- Faulkner had to drape the panels and can with plastic to wait out a downpour, and the all-too-helpful Waste Management unknow- ingly ...

...ney 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-

...ics, send an email to: chair@rockridgencpc.com. broken into twice during NCPC meetings, although there was nothing of value. “Karen has been involved with NCPC forever, as far back as when I was chair, and that’s going 14 years plus,” said Chris Jackson, operations manager for the Rockridge District Association. “So, she certainly served her time and continues to do so.” The next NCPC meeting is Thursday, April 13, at 7pm, at the Rockridge Library. The agenda includes crime statistics, a ...

...rvice to the neigh- borhood is clearly on display. In 2020, Covid halted some of Rockridge’s favorite neighborhood traditions, but 2021 saw them resume. The Halloween Parade, this year on the big day itself, had the largest attendance that Chris Jackson of the Rockridge District Association, co-sponsor of the parade, could remember. While the annual Rock- ridge Out-and-About wasn’t held last year, the Rock-and-Stroll events January’s Town Hall meeting focuses on the Rockridge community. R...

...n order. Have a regular review with your insurance agent. Be sure that your replacement costs are based Hope from Hella Juiced (pictured above) at one of the many pop-up booths along College Avenue. Top photo: Anna L. Marks / Bottom photo: Chris Jackson neighboring businesses when needed — creating a pop-up concert vibe.

...r talked with an employee at Sukho Thai. Angela Moore, under the City Administrator’s office, coordi- nated the second phase of the OPD pilot project — walking through the community to meet business owners and residents. Myself, along with Chris Jackson, of the Rockridge Dis- trict Association, and some neighbors, accompanied the OPD patrol officers. During the three walks last month, the officers explained their duties as beat officers and listened to the community concerns and challenge...

with the local Community Resource Officer (CRO). As we walked, Chris Jackson pointed out the surveillance cameras on College from Manila to the BART station. The biggest problem was the unsheltered population, an increasing number of individuals who present a danger to themselves or others due to signs of mental il...

Message From the Chair, from front page and Chabot, Peralta, and Claremont Middle Schools are eerily quiet. In that same column from last January, Chris Jackson, Operations Manager of the Rockridge District Association, noted College Avenue’s low storefront vacancy rate and his hope that it would continue. While many stores and restaurants have been able to adapt, some beloved businesses have clos...

...de our most vulnerable populations with access to support services that help them find shelters and housing, and help to ensure that all Oakland parks, estuaries, and recreation centers are clean, safe, and well maintained. Endorsed by: 1. Chris Jackson, Sierra Club, SF Bay While use of our parks and recre­ ation centers has grown tremendously, the investment required to keep these areas clean and protect our water supply has not increased. Parks have

...llege and didn’t come back until the late 70s. My husband and I first rented, then bought in Rockridge, and raised our family. We feel so lucky to live here, wishing the houses had remained the affordable modest places we once knew and sad Chris Jackson, Rockridge Business District Association Operations Manager: Empty storefronts give a false perception of the true story — College Avenue has a very low vacancy rate. Our district continues to generate well over a million dollars in tax re...

... Bikeshare, Mayor Schaaf and two emails to Dan Kalb’s office. I’ve looked at the RCPC website to see whether I’ve missed meetings about the Bike Share program and I found one meeting on April 9, 2016. Did I miss other meetings? | know from Chris Jackson that the RDA did not notify any of the businesses.

Indeed, there have been complaints. Merchants along College Avenue are trying to get bike racks moved into red zones and onto sidewalk extensions. “It’s all about parking, that’s the issue,” says Chris Jackson, manager of the Rockridge District Association of local businesses.

ar break-in specialists made a busy night of it in Rockridge and environs on Thursday evening, October 19. According to Chris Jackson, Operations Manager for the Rockridge District Association (RDA), a total of 11 automobiles were broken into that night on College Avenue and in Piedmont and Temescal. In Rockridge, two of those break-ins occurred in ➧➧NCPC Report, page 14...

...sible without the efforts of so many who volunteered their time and energy to make it happen. Special thanks go to Ed Stevenson and all of the Oakland- Durant-Rockridge Masonic Lodge members who hosted the event and cooked the meal, and to Chris Jackson and the RDA for the ongoing support they provide to Claremont Middle School. Claremont Middle School is opposite the Rockridge BART station on College Avenue between Miles Avenue and Birch Court. The school has been educating Oakland youth...

...emiere Protective Service (PPS); the RDA and others – to help make this a safe holiday season. Our goal is to have as much coverage on College Avenue as possible, seven days a week and into the evening hours during the month of December. — Chris Jackson, RDA Operations Manager

..., Oakland, CA 94611 RCPC Voice mail: 510/869-4200 BART Plaza Area Spiffed Up With the backing and support of Rockridge-area BART Boardmember Rebecca Saltzman for concerns expressed by Rockridge District Association (RDA) Operations Manager Chris Jackson, BART maintenance crews have been at work, and

...appear with your letter. Letters to the Editor along College. In dramatic contrast, Cole Hardware is a terrific addition to College; a truly welcome one that fits the needs and sensibilities of the Rockridge area. Quoting RDA marketing man Chris Jackson’s approving comments further promotes hype over sound journalism. But maybe that is not what The Rockridge News is designed to provide. — Sara Hartley Rockridge News Glosses Over Safeway Impact on Local Shops Editor: On Determining Bicycle...

...major disasters was nothing more than hiding one’s head in the sand. “The Hayward Fault is on a 140-year repeat cycle,” said presenter Howard Cook of Bay Area Retrofit, “and it’s been 146 /Don Kinkead ➧➧November Town Hall: CORE, page 10 by Chris Jackson, RDA The Rockridge District Association is pleased to bring extra security to College Avenue for the holiday season. The Rockridge District Association (R DA) has contracted with Intervention

...on the Avenue to make this a happy holiday season. IGI will be with us seven days a week and into the evening hours during the month of December. Holiday Security, College Ave  Robert Taylor, IGI Security Services, left, and Chad Carlin. /Chris Jackson

By Adrianna Karp

...unbeatable customer service is rooted in this very attitude. Our goal is to provide what we like to Cole Hardware president Rick Karp, left, with daughter Adrianna, Housewares Buyer and Marketing, and son David, Inventory Manager. At rear, Chris Jackson, RDA Operations Manager. /Kevin Faughnan ➧➧Cole Hardware, page 9 8th Annual Out & About Fest Celebrates Rockridge Vibe The excitement is building as we approach the 8th Annual Rockridge Out & About. Attracting thousands of people from all ...

City Bike to Work Day: Goodies thanks to the members of the Rockridge Masonic Lodge for opening their beautiful facility to the public and cooking delicious food for all who attended. Credit also is due to Chris Jackson and the Rockridge District Association for helping to make the pancake breakfast a success. Local merchants that purchased tickets included FIT, a women’s fashion boutique just across the street from the school; First Federal Savings and L...

By Judith Doner Berne

...it would be easier since “fewer restaurants await us and, yes, we have already been to several.” But, who knew that what is said to be a record number of new restaurants – 10, count them, 10 – would open along College in 2013, according to Chris Jackson, Rockridge District Association (RDA) operations manager. Still another, the vegetarian Chinese restaurant, Great Wall, has a new owner, while retaining its name and chef; and Toast, the wine bistro with the popular front patio, more than ...

...tion, with a two-way center turn lane) ■ ■Adding bicycle lanes on both sides of the street ■ ■Adding high-visibility crosswalks ■ ■Keeping existing on-street parking ➧➧Broadway ‘Road Diet’, page 4 Security Ambassadors for College Avenue by Chris Jackson, Rockridge District Association The Rockridge District Association (RDA) wants our neighbors to know that we have started our security ambassadors program a little earlier this year. The RDA has contracted with VMA Security Group, an Oakla...

By Judith Doner Berne

...nd Groves didn’t want to re-invent the wheel. They used Liu’s model to inform their areas of Rockridge. That included using both the funding source and the security group, VMA, which he had vetted. Liu had done his homework. He talked with Chris Jackson, operations manager for the Rockridge District Association (RDA), that uses the VMA Security Group to patrol businesses along College Avenue. He also checked with OPD Capt. Anthony Toribio, commander of Area 2 which includes Rockridge, who...

...year marks the tenth biennial event since 1995, and continues to offer guests a personal look inside nine beautifully remodeled residential kitchens in our historic Rockridge neighborhood. ➧➧Tour Tickets On Sale Now, page 7 Gone! Totally. /Chris Jackson Safeway officials and Oakland city leaders, including Mayor Jean Quan, recently gathered in front of the old supermarket building, top left, to announce the official groundbreaking and inauguration of construction of the new store at Colle...

By Kevin Keck

event, and to Chris Jackson and the RDA for their generous support. Thanks as well to our local merchants, including Market Hall, Trader Joe’s, Bosko’s Picture Framing, Fit, Nathan & Co., Cutting Up on College, DHR Investment Council, Rockridge Cleaners, Tip Top Bike...

...emer, Co-Owner of DHR Investments and RDA Secretary; Mayor Jean Quan; Susan Bernosky, Principal of Strahan Ins. Svcs and RDA President; Dan Kalb, newly elected Councilmember; Rebecca Saltzman, newly elected BART Director, District 3. Rear: Chris Jackson, RDA Operations Manager, Hank Levy, Owner of Henry C Levy, CPA and RDA Treasurer. by Susan Bernosky, RDA president The Rockridge District Association (RDA), a Rockridge Business Improvement District, held its annual Holiday Breakfast for t...

...many topics, she touched upon the honors and the challenges of serving Oakland’s population, and discussed the city’s budget, the police department and potential investments and improvements in the city in the future. The RDA board honored Chris Jackson, RDA Operations Manager, who was hired in November, 2008. He has been very active

...In addition to the V.M.A. staff, Market Hall’s security officer, Chad Carlin, will be on the avenue, especially near the busy Market Hall/BART intersection. We also have assistance from OPD: a walking officer on College Avenue. RDA Manager Chris Jackson will help coordinate security services for the district.

... kick off the holiday shopping season, RDA will bring a big pile of snow and a load of entertainment to the Rockridge BART Plaza and parking area on November 24 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Bring your mittens and your kids. We’ll see you there. — Chris Jackson, Manager, RDA

...by Claremont parent Paul Kagiwada. The Masons have opened a street- level storefront in the lodge, providing a display area for a student art exhibi- tion. Stop by for a look as you walk along College Avenue. Masonic Hall, College Avenue. /Chris Jackson Coming Just Sold! Call Me! 10 Offers! Soon! Shafter Woolsey Boyd Ross Daniel Stea Rockridge Broker/Owner/ Attorney and beyond since 1997 510.867.4094 2907 Claremont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 N DRE #01452156

Claremont Avenue and Clifton Street. Wendy Lea, CalTrans crew chief, left; Peter Lund, Scenic Streets; Chris Jackson, Rockridge Business District; Marvin Alvarez, landscaper; Holly Dabral, Scenic Streets landscape designer; Sergio Arita, landscaper. /D. Kinkead “Based on evaluations of output from the HP Photosmart C5180 printer, inks from third-party ch...

...n- ramp work, signage to define the gateway, and landscaping the area’s center median. Corporate neighbors, commercial districts and real estate professionals will be invited to contribute to the modest costs projected for the proposals. — Chris Jackson, RDA Just Listed! CA Insurance License 0D34069 NV Insurance License 16154 5222 Shafter, Rockridge Shopping? Shop Oakland, First since 1997

By Peter Lund

by Peter Lund Three area residents, Holly Drabal, a local landscape architect and certified Master Gardener; Chris Jackson, opera- tions manager with the Rockridge District Association (RDA); and Peter Lund, local homeowner, have joined forces to landscape Highway 24 on- and off-ramps along Clare- mont Avenue at Hudson Street and at Clifton Street. Known as Sc...

By Don Kinkead

...i acknowledged damage and neglect evident in other racks on College Avenue and said he is considering further taggings. The city phone line to report damaged and dangerous news rack boxes and ganged assemblies is 510/238-3381, Gunari said. Chris Jackson, Rockridge District Association, contributed to this story. 482-2227 Seamus www.collinsroofing.com Quality Work • Free Estimates Lic # 695711 a cross-cultural congregation striving to partner with the Rockridge community in lifestyle and s...

...Thelma Harris Art Gallery. Middle: Sara Wilson, Immediate Past President, RDA – Market Hall; Susan Bernosky, President, RDA – Strahan Ins Svcs Inc; Veronica Bhonsle, board member – VERO; Liz Taylor, board member – Tootsies Rockridge. Back: Chris Jackson, Operations Manager, RDA; Henry Levy, Treasurer, RDA – Henry C. Levy & Company. Photo: Don Kinkead Start the New Year Right: Join the Rockridge News Team D Regency Antique Restoration Professional and Experienced ALL Furniture Repairs In-H...

Council (RCPC) coordinated planning and presentation of the event. In the spirit of the season for RDA, left to right above, were Susan Bernosky of Strathan Insurance Services, Inc., Andrea Griffith-Utne, formerly of Bernosky’s office, and Chris Jackson, RDA operations manager. (Find more parade pictures at www.rockridge.org.) Regency Antique Restoration Professional and Experienced ALL Furniture Repairs In-Home Services New finishes & waxing FREE ESTIMATES Pickup & Delivery 517-6280 Bruc...

...ears; this will involve mailing in a bill or other such evidence. Another benefit is that the new telephone system is more accurate regarding wait times and is more responsive, according to Pinto. Pinto said he would look into a request by Chris Jackson, operations manager for the Rockridge District Association (RDA), to increase the number of business RPP permits, even if this requires a higher price for these permits. Businesses currently pay $80/year for business RPP permits. Pinto als...

By Joan Martin

... haul a friend’s piano to the BART station at 5:30 a.m. to play for patrons. This was their second time (first was at MacArthur BART station) and, as John Steven Morgan said, “I think I’ll be able to pay my rent. Things are looking up.” by Chris Jackson, RDA operations manager Spring is here, and Rockridge is looking forward to extended daylight hours and

vice-chair. Four short months later, Chris Jackson stepped down as chair and I assumed the position on an acting basis. “My main focus now is to increase the number of Rockridge residents that attend these meet- ings. There is a wealth of knowledge presented at t h e m e e t- ings, ranging...

By Mike Mages

...eing supported solely by donations and grants. To support this amazing program, please go to the Claremont Web site at www.claremontms. org and click on the ‘Donate’ button. Then, select “Project Seven” from the ‘Designa- tion’ choices. by Chris Jackson To celebrate this national day dedicated to focusing on local, state and national environmental issues, the Rockridge District Association (RDA) is sponsoring five differ- ent projects to improve the College Avenue environment. RDA members...