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Kent Deverell, Jennifer Edmister, Dan Ferdelman Cy Gulassa, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk, Mike McDonald, Mike Taylor, Robert Wiles

By Dan Ferdelman

with 31 years of experience, will share some of her favorite techniques for renovating small lawns and gardens. With a nod to the Spring garden blooms in Rockridge. PHOTO: SUSAN MONTAUK by Dan Ferdelman, RCPC Chair Tcharacter of a bungalow community, Nancy enjoys designing beautiful alternatives to grass lawns, using ambling perennials and potted foliage. Nancy’s green thumb has left its mark at the Berkeley Rose Garden, among other proje...

By Dan Ferdelman

sion. In contrast, College Avenue today is Community Planning Council invites Rockridge residents to vote for can- didates for five board positions. See candidates’ statements, pages 4-5. Dan Ferdelman he April meeting is also a must for anyone who has ever been tempted to plant a 30-foot magnolia to block the view of his neighbor’s garage. Sam Bryant, owner of the Broadway Terrace Nursery, will stress the importance of selecting appropr...

By Dan Ferdelman

RCPC Seeks Vote to Expand Board From 11 to 14 Directors Suzanne Thompson Coronado Avenue by Dan Ferdelman, RCPC Chair T In my search for a new place to call home three years ago, I was drawn to Rockridge for its charming homes and rare mixed-use composition. Since then, my appreciation for this dynamic, pedestrian-friendly community has only i...

By Dan Ferdelman

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by Dan Ferdelman, RCPC Vice Chair I Former Safeway, t’s been nearly 20 years since the Safeway supermarket at 5354 Claremont Avenue closed its doors and left neighbors looking for another place to buy groceries. Since then, the public has rarely seen the i...

By Mike McDonald

by Mike McDonald Rhelped shape the expansion plans to reduce the impact on the neighborhood. In the end, CHO decided against the warehouse and dropped their lease. ockridge said a sad goodbye recently to Dan Ferdelman and family. Ferdelman, a former RCPC Board Chair and longtime community activist, moved back “home” to Ohio with his family early last month. Other projects that Dan was intimately involved with during his almost five years on the RCPC boa...

... group photo at a summer meeting. Front row, from left: Jessica Pitt, Theresa Nelson, Camille Reed, Susan Montauk, John Potis, Jennifer Barragan Edmister. Back row, from left: Deborah Weinstein, Mike McDonald, Hiroko Kurihara, Mike Taylor, Dan Ferdelman, Ehab Bandar. PHOTO: DAN FERDELMAN Curves Restaurant from page 2 from page 7 amounting to approximately $10,000 in lost revenue. Avenue, particularly around this location. RCPC, however, is not going to appeal the project. Instead, it is w...

By Mike McDonald

...ar on the board saw FROG park planned and built. He assisted in the building of Phase I of the park, and says: “FROG was and is the finest community effort I’ve ever seen. I am most proud to have been a part of it.” Former RCPC Board Chair Dan Ferdelman, wife Ronny and baby Rosa. PHOTO: CY GULASSA especially the Green Bean. He says, “I miss my morning coffee. Ohio could use some latte lessons from the Green Bean!” Dan’s work with RCPC focused on land- use. He presided over many highly cha...

A Tradition of Service from page 2 (Succession of chairs, cont’d) Theresa Nelson (1997-99) Chad Thompson (1999-2000) Susan Montauk (2000-02) Glen Tripp (2002-03) Dan Ferdelman (2003-04) Deborah Larson Weinstein (2005-06) Jessica Pitt (2006-07) Ronnie Spitzer (2007-08) Stuart Flashman (2008-12) Andrew Charman (2012-13) Zabrae Valentine (2013-15) Brendan Havenar-Daughton (2015 - ) Members of the RCPC Board of Dire...

...k, Susan Montauk, Bill Penney, Roger Mendelson, Mark Swingle, Carmen Borg, Kerry Compton, Cy Gulassa, Franz Seidelhuber, David Clover, Don Coelho, Marilyn Citron, Chad Thompson, Frank Giunta, Patty Brunn, Danielle Hawn Bluey, Janet Somers, Dan Ferdelman, Sally

riends, neighbors and RCPC board members gathered for beer and barbecue in FROGPark a weekend ago to wish farewell to Dan Ferdelman, RCPC board member and former chair (see arrow), and his wife Marina (to Dan’s right) and infant daughter Rosa, who are moving to Columbus, Ohio. Dan reports that although he hates to leave the Bay Area for his hometown, on the bright side...

Bart to Charge $1 Parking Fee at Rockridge Station Bby Justin Horner, Chief of Staff for Councilmember Jane Brunner, and Dan Ferdelman, Former RCPC Boardrmember I IGR Design, which completed a design for the bench and built a prototype. The design, according to Ferdelman, “is unique, versatile, easy to install in varying sidewalk conditions, and built for the urban enviro...

By Perry Riani

...ing and almost flipping, I began to realize that the condition of some of our sidewalks is pretty dangerous, especially at night.” It’s not clear whether the city is plan- ning to replace the trees. At a recent RCPC meeting, RCPC President Dan Ferdelman announced that the city’s proposal calls for simply putting in asphalt patches. City Council President Ignacio de la Fuente, however, was quoted in the Montclarion as saying that trees will be replaced. Even so, many residents are up in ar...

...igh in on the draft plan this fall prior to its adoption. Thank you to the hundreds of residents who have engaged thus far. As an organization and as a neigh- borhood, we’ve evolved over our 40-year history. I appreciated this excerpt from Dan Ferdelman (RCPC Chair 2003-04) reflecting on the organization’s legacy in the Rockridge News: “Has RCPC’s long struggle to preserve the neighborhood been worth it? I for one unequivocally say, YES. Is RCPC infallible in its posi- tions? NO. But rest...

...ubject to a $25 fine. Call BART Parking Division Manager Kevin Hagerty at 510/464-6196 with ques- tions. Also, check BART’s website at www. bart.gov for more complete information. Street bench set for installation on College Avenue. Photo: Dan Ferdelman Over the past 12 months, RCPC and the Rockridge District Association (RDA) have worked with Brunner to create a capital- improvements plan for College Avenue that calls for 50 new street trees and 100 new custom benches, all paid for by Br...

By Deborah Weinstein

RCPC Board of Directors, 2005-2006 Deborah Weinstein...........Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Adrienne DeAngelo..........Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer Kent Deverell, Jennifer Edmister, Dan Ferdelman Cy Gulassa, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk, Mike McDonald, Mike Taylor, Robert Wiles NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTIONS For annual subscriptions to The Rockridge News, send your check for $18, payable to Rockridge News Subscriptions, to: Rockridge N...

...forming and new side yards are: 2.25' and 3.2' at the east side, and 4.57' at the west side, whereas 5' minimum is ordinarily required for new construction). Case Planner: Ann Clevenger at 238-6980 or aclevenger@oaklandnet.com. Farewell to Dan Ferdelman F

RCPC Board of Directors, 2005-2006 Deborah Weinstein...........Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Adrienne DeAngelo..........Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer Kent Deverell, Jennifer Edmister, Dan Ferdelman Cy Gulassa, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk, Mike McDonald, Mike Taylor, Robert Wiles

...out RCPC Board of Directors, 2005-2006 Deborah Weinstein...........Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Adrienne DeAngelo..........Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer Kent Deverell, Jennifer Edmister, Dan Ferdelman

By Theresa Nelson

...s T RCPC Board of Directors, 2005-2006 Deborah Weinstein...........Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Adrienne DeAngelo..........Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer Kent Deverell, Jennifer Edmister, Dan Ferdelman hanks to Kate Runyan and Steve Mitchell, who are moving from Cali- fornia with their new son. They have made remarkable contributions during their five years on the committee. Steve has been a faithful maintenance captain for years, and Ka...

By Marilyn Citron

Proposed tree bench for College Avenue. PHOTO: DAN FERDELMAN

By Jacqueline Tasch

RCPC Board of Directors, 2002-2003 Glen Tripp............................Chair Dan Ferdelman...................Vice-Chair Deborah Larson.................Secretary Sally Fitzhugh......................Treasurer David Hatfield, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Eric Neville, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield

By Jacqueline Tasch

RCPC Board of Directors, 2002-2003 Glen Tripp............................Chair Dan Ferdelman...................Vice-Chair Deborah Larson.................Secretary Sally Fitzhugh......................Treasurer David Hatfield, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Eric Neville, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield

the special nature of our community and if re-elected I will work toward the preservation and enhancement of our neighborhood. Dan Ferdelman Claremont Avenue For the past two years I have served on the RCPC Board and the RCPC Land Use Committee. I have worked with residents, the city of Oakland, property owners and developers to foster a satisfying built environment and good co...

By Jacqueline Tasch

RCPC Board of Directors, 2002-2003 Glen Tripp............................Chair Dan Ferdelman...................Vice-Chair Deborah Larson.................Secretary Sally Fitzhugh......................Treasurer David Hatfield, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson,

By Jacqueline Tasch

RCPC Board of Directors, 2002-2003 Glen Tripp............................Chair Dan Ferdelman...................Vice-Chair Deborah Larson.................Secretary Sally Fitzhugh......................Treasurer David Hatfield, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson,

By Jacqueline Tasch

.....Photography Lauri Scharber....................Advertising Susan Montauk...................Business Manager Don Kinkead.......................Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of Directors, 2002-2003 Glen Tripp............................Chair Dan Ferdelman...................Vice-Chair Deborah Larson.................Secretary Sally Fitzhugh......................Treasurer David Hatfi eld, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Eric Neville, Jacqueline Tasch, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfi eld NEWSLETTER S...

By Jessica Pitt

oes Rockridge have a parking problem? What are the issues with parking in Rockridge and specifically on College Avenue and adjacent streets? by Daniel Ferdelman, RCPC Chair When you think of livable communities, what do you think of? Architect and urban planner Peter Calthorpe says Rockridge is a good example. At the January 15 RCPC General Meet- ing, City staff will present the Clean City Acad...

...es past and present, who PHOTO: CLAIRE ISAACS Remi Rubel and Jeff Norman cut cake to celebrate the Postmark Temescal dedication. If you agree and would like to contribute to the newsletter’s stellar record, please send a note and resumé to Daniel Ferdelman, RCPC Chair, 5245 Col- lege Avenue PMB 311, Oakland, CA 94618 or e-mail Dan at danielferdelman@yahoo.com. have contributed to the community’s vitality. Alongside is a sidewalk “creek” with a concrete bridge and a green metal sculpture i...

By John Potis

...to three lanes. Such a study might recommend some changes to signal phasing, but the location of traffic signals would not have to be changed. Mail statements to: RCPC, 5856 College Avenue, PMB 130, Oakland, CA, 94618, or e-mail RCPC Chair Daniel Ferdelman, danielferdelman@yahoo.com, with “RCPC BOD Candidate” in the subject line. Include

...eresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans...........................Photography Susan Montauk...................Business Manager Don Kinkead.......................Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Co-Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Co-Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Mike Taylor..........................Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer

Congratulations, Elected 2005 RCPC Boardmembers! Hiroko M. Kurihara Kent Deverell Adrienne DeAngelo Jennifer Edmister Jessica Pitt Daniel Ferdelman

...eresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans...........................Photography Susan Montauk...................Business Manager Don Kinkead.......................Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Co-Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Co-Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Mike Taylor..........................Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer

...y Planning Commission has approved lower impact uses for that space. It was the RCPC that encouraged me to share my concerns. I look forward to giving others a voice and helping shape the future of Rockridge. Hiroko M. Kurihara 62nd Street Daniel Ferdelman Claremont Avenue Kent Deverell Chabot Crest I’ve been lucky to live in Rockridge for the past seven years. Next September my daughter, Denali, will start Kindergarten at Peralta Elementary. My professional background is in community eco...

By Daniel Ferdelman

by Daniel Ferdelman, Co-Chair, RCPC Working together, City Councilmem- ber Jane Brunner, Rockridge District Association (RDA) and RCPC have come up with a plan to beautify College Avenue. The College Avenue Committee for Capital Improvements (CACCI, former...

...ksley kitchen where guests were greeted on the sidewalk by a full- sized cutout of a cheery toque-clad chef and ushered into a bright red kitchen splashed with those happy black and white California cows? RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Co-Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Co-Chair

By Marilyn Citron

Zachary Wald, Aide Office of Vice Mayor Jane Brunner Phone: 238-7013 zwald@oaklandnet.com Sara Wilson, President Rockridge District Association president@rockridge district.com Daniel Ferdelman Co-Chair RCPC Board of Directors Mobile: 415/385-1207 chair@rockridge.org 

 
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...eresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans...........................Photography Susan Montauk...................Business Manager Don Kinkead.......................Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Co-Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Co-Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Mike Taylor..........................Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer

By Claire Wahrhaftig-Isaacs

...eresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans...........................Photography Susan Montauk...................Business Manager Don Kinkead.......................Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Co-Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Co-Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Mike Taylor..........................Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer

RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Co-Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Co-Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Mike Taylor..........................Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer

By Gary Lippman

RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Co-Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Co-Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Mike Taylor..........................Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer

By Jessica Pitt

RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Co-Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Co-Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Mike Taylor..........................Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer

By Jessica Pitt

...eresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans...........................Photography Susan Montauk...................Business Manager Don Kinkead.......................Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Co-Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Co-Chair Jessica Pitt ...........................Vice-Chair Mike Taylor..........................Secretary Ehab Bandar........................Treasurer

By Jessica Pitt

...ndar Theresa Nelson ...ssessssssesen Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Ganns....sssssessssessnesessen Photography Susan Montauk......seceresers Business Manager Don Kinkead.....eresessssesenes Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Daniel Ferdelman............. Co-Chair Deborah Weinstein........... Co-Chair Jessica Pitt ......seccesssseeeresssen Vice-Chair Mike Taylor .....seccscsesesessensnens Secretary Ehab Bandar ...........ssecsseee Treasurer

...eresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans...........................Photography Susan Montauk...................Business Manager Don Kinkead.......................Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of Directors, 2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer

City Councilmember Jane Brunner: 238-7001; jbrunner@oaklandnet.com Rockridge Community Planning Council: danielferdelman@yahoo.com Rockridge District Association: 604-3125 Editor, The Rockridge News: editor@rockridge.org

By Lydia Gans

RCPC Board of Directors, 2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer Dulcy Anderson, Jennifer Edmister, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk,

RCPC Board of Directors, 2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer

RCPC Board of Directors, 2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer Dulcy Anderson, Jennifer Edmister, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk, Theresa Nelson, Mik...

By Jacqueline Tasch

RCPC Board of Directors, 2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Weinstein...........Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer

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By Jacqueline Tasch

RCPC Board of Directors, 2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Larson.................Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer

By Jacqueline Tasch

RCPC Board of Directors, 2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Larson.................Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer David Hatfield, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Chad Thompson, Micha...

By Jacqueline Tasch

...hotography Lauri Scharber....................Advertising Susan Montauk...................Business Manager Don Kinkead.......................Graphics & Layout David Hatfield................... RCPC Liaison RCPC Board of Directors, 2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Larson.................Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer David Hatfield, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Chad Thompson, Micha...

By Jacqueline Tasch

RCPC Board of Directors, 2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Larson.................Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer

By Jacqueline Tasch

RCPC Board of Directors, 2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Larson.................Vice-Chair Greg Yoch............................Treasurer David Hatfield, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Jessica Pitt, John Potis, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield

By Claire Isaacs

...res cities to ease restric- tions on secondary units at single-family homes: so-called granny units, in-law flats, or even separate structures. At the June 19 General Meeting of the Rockridge Community Planning Council, newly-elected chair Daniel Ferdelman introduced three expert panelists and mod- erated an at-times contentious discussion of the law. Third panelist Glen Jarvis is an archi- tect and former RCPC Board member who served for six years as a member and Chair of the Oakland Pla...

By Jacqueline Tasch

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At the June 19 General Meeting of the Rockridge Community Planning Council, newly-elected chair Daniel Ferdelman introduced three expert panelists and mod- erated an at-times contentious discussion of the law.