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District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours at the Temescal Farmers Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Telegraph) at DMV parking lot on the 3rd Sunday each month,10:30am- 12:30pm. For times and locations of other office hours and more information from Da...

Dan Kalb from page 9 District 1, they have more challenges. They are more diverse racially and economically and they have more crime. I have that responsibility.” “The Oakland City Council has been beset by so much conflict,” says Gretchen White, p...

By Judith Doner Berne

Meet Dan Kalb: Up Close and Personal by Judith Doner Berne I must say, I was super impressed with Dan Kalb after sitting down with him at Hudson Bay Café on a sunny afternoon a week after the election. The Rockridge resident still hadn’t heard for sure ...

= Dan Kalb: Rockridge resident and Oakland City Council Member rep- resenting District One, the council district that includes Rockridge. Kalb has been extensively involved in addressing issues of displacement,

District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours: Temescal Farmers’ Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Teleg.) at DMV parking lot. 3rd Sunday each month,10:30am-12:30pm. Times/locations of other office hrs. or more info: mmharris@ oakland.net or www.dankalb.n...

By Judith Doner Berne

looking for,” Kalb says. “Before that, you struggled to get a reporter to cover your views. It gave me an opening to talk about crime prevention,” he says. “It could have had an impact.” “I plan to be a full-time councilman,” Dan Kalb, District One's new Council- member and chocolate aficionado, stops by Bittersweet Café, one of his favored College Avenue haunts, after his interview with The Rockridge News. Kalb says. But he has no plans to take the city by storm. As on...

Violence Prevention and Intervention — by Dan Kalb, Councilmember, District 1 and working on the street. My staff and I meet regularly with the OPD Area Captain for North Oakland as well as DVP senior staff to discuss recent crime trends in North Oakland, OPD response and investi- gation, ...

Message From Dan Kalb, District One City Councilmember T The Dish, from previous page along with my colleagues continuing on as council members, and with Mayor Schaaf to address our serious challenges including important deci- sions on our FYs 2021-23 budget. T...

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Finally, Dan Kalb commented that the Legislature had become very active and interested in promoting housing development.

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CouNCILMEMBER DaN KALB RESPONDS TO A LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM JON GABEL, APPEARING IN THE RockripGce News, SepTemBer 2016.

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Vagrants Editor: I wrote to Council Member Dan Kalb about the vagrant problem at the underpass on Presley, and want the community to be aware of it as well: Recently, the vagrant who currently lives there came up to my house brandishing a brick and threatening to throw it through our window...

RCPC Town Hall: Meet Councilmember Dan Kalb

By Judith Doner Berne

importance of revitalizing the San Pablo corridor as an example of other plans he has. “The neighborhoods west of MLK have become the stepchildren of the city. Within ➧➧Dan Kalb, page 11

By Dan Kalb

by Dan Kalb, District 1 councilmember; adapted from his newsletter, October 24, 2015 Scenic Streets is looking for a new leader. Peter Lund, who successfully led Scenic Streets for the past five years, is leaving to pursue new opportunities. Under Pet...

...OPD. Meets on the 2nd Thurs, in even-numbered months, 7:30pm: Next mtg. August 11. Rockridge Library, 5366 College (at Manila). Confirm mtg. at: www. rockridgencpc.com or chair@rockridgencpc.com. See details, page 10. District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours at the Temescal Farmers Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Tele- graph) at DMV parking lot on the 3rd Sunday each month,10:30am-12:30pm. For times and locations of other office hours and more information from D...

...on the 2nd Thurs, in even-numbered months, 7:30pm: Next mtg. Apr 14. Note new meeting location: Seneca Center, 6925 Chabot Road (multi-purpose room). Confirm info at: www.rockridgencpc.com or chair@ rockridgencpc.com. District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours at the Temescal Farmers Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Telegraph) at DMV parking lot on the 3rd Sunday each month,10:30am- 12:30pm. For times and locations of other Office Hours and more from Dan Kalb: www....

...ublic safety with reps of OPD. Meets on the 2nd Thurs, in even-numbered months, 7:30pm: Next mtg. Apr 14. Rockridge Library, 5366 College (at Manila). Confirm info at: www.rockridgencpc.com or chair@rockridgencpc.com. District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours at the Temescal Farmers Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Telegraph) at DMV parking lot on the 3rd Sunday each month,10:30am- 12:30pm. For times and locations of other Office Hours and more information from Da...

...Discuss crime and public safety with reps of OPD. 2nd Thurs. every other month starting in Feb. (2/11) 7:30pm. Rockridge Library, 5366 College (at Manila). More info: www.rockridgencpc.com or chair@ rockridgencpc.com. District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours at the Temescal Farmers Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Tele- graph) at DMV parking lot on the 3rd Sunday each month,10:30am-12:30pm. For times and locations of other Office Hours and more information from D...

...trian improvements on College Ave. Rockridge Library, 5366 College (at Manila). Note: In 2016, NCPC will meet only in even numbered months (no Jan’16 mtg.) More info: www. rockridgencpc.com or chair@rockridgencpc.com. District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours at the Temescal Farmers Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Telegraph) at DMV parking lot on the 3rd Sunday each month,10:30am- 12:30pm. For times and locations of other Office Hours and more information from Da...

By Stuart Flashman

occupying it at any one An Interview With Dan Kalb by Stuart Flashman and Don Kinkead ‘I t’s a lot of work, about what I expected, but I’m a workaholic generally,” said Dan Kalb, characterizing his first months as the City Councilmember for Council District 1 which includes Rockridge. Kalb...

By Susan Montauk

contact Susan at 510/547-3855 or smontauk@gmail.com. n Thank You, Dan Kalb Dan Kalb, District 1 Councilmem- ber for the last 12 years, will not be seeking re-election this November. Running for the open seat is RCPC Board Member and Oakland firefighter Zac Unger, along with Edward C. Frank and Len Raphael. Before...

...letter on the Nautilus project has been posted at Rockridge.org, RCPC’s website Permit Parking Program Short- C h a n g e s N e i g h b o r s: P o o r Enforcement and Lack of Notice Editor: Ed. Note: This letter was forwarded to Councilman Dan Kalb for a reply to be included in this issue. Kalb reports that he has put in a request for additional information concerning administrative and enforcement costs and revenues from the Revenue Department and awaits an answer. Councilmember Dan...

By Stuart Flashman

18 AGENDA: RCPC Town Hall Meeting, April 18 Meet Dan Kalb RCPC Board Candidates’ Forum and Elections y y New District 1 Councilmember Dan Kalb is the featured speaker at the April RCPC Town Hall meeting. Come hear his views on Oakland and its future, and his thoughts about Rockridge and Council D...

...eets.org. One of the volunteer Scenic Street crews pauses briefly for a photograph during the August 20 cleanup. Kneeling, Robert Firehock. Standing, from left: Lee Patterson, Laura Schlichtmann, Betsy York, Brad Dickson, Margaret Pinter. /Dan Kalb Left column, above, Councilmember Dan Kalb waters a sidewalk tree next to DaVita Dialysis Center.

By Jon Gabel

...Works Park and Tree Services Division, contributed to the success of the project by permitting his staff to dig the holes at Chabot Recreation Area. On February 15, 45 volunteers arrived for the tree planting. London and City Councilmember Dan Kalb spoke to the crowd and planted the first tree. In all, over 100 trees were planted (chiefly redwood trees) at Chabot Recreation Area, Chabot Elementary and at residences located on Miles Avenue. The Rich Proulx is the director of The Lorax...

By Stuart Flashman

and budgets that will inspire our guests. If you know of a beautifully renovated or remodeled kitchen, please let us know soon. The committee makes its selections in May. Councilmember Dan Kalb /D. Kinkead of questions prepared by the RCPC board, discussing city-wide and Rockridge- centric issues with equal comfort and depth. He ➧➧Dan Kalb, page 13 ■ ■Spread the Word: Ticket sales are the primary source of the fundraising, and ea...

. Dan Kalb’s Annual MLK Da _ Blood Drive; Mon, Jan 15 american Red Cross Oakland Blood Ce 6230 Claremont Ave. To sign-up for a tre slot and for more information about the process, contact Coordinator for the Blood

...ree). Pre-register now in the office or call 597-5085. Lawyer in the Center: 3rd Wednesdays 9 to 11:40am. By appointment only. Sign up at reception desk. Oakland Community Orchestra: Free concert; Fri, May18, 10:30am. District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours: Temescal Farmers’ Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Teleg.) at DMV parking lot. 3rd Sunday each month,10:30am-12:30pm. Times/locations of other office hrs. or more info: mmharris@ oakland.net or www.dankalb.n...

..., 9am to 4:30pm. 5714 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way: 597- 5085 Programs include: Arts/crafts; health counseling; dancing and exercise; trips, tours and theater outings; Alzheimer’s support groups, computer classes/more. District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours: Temescal Farmers’ Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off

...uary Talk: Few people know about this “hotspot” for local and migratory ocean wildlife in the Marin/Sonoma coastal waters. See the photography exhibit in the Gallery. Tues, 8/21, 6:30pm. · American Red Cross Community District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours: Temes­ cal Farmers’ Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Teleg.) at DMV parking lot. 3rd Sunday each month,10:30am-12:30pm. Times/ locations of other office hrs. or more info: mmharris@oakland.net or www.dankalb...

y y Liz Maxwell: paintings prints and monotypes: 11am to 6pm. 5808 Chabot Road (not wheelchair accessible). Light refreshments. More info: 654-5741 or lizmaxwell@prodigy.net. District 1 Councilman Dan Kalb Drop-in Community Office Hours: Temescal Farmers’ Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Teleg.) at DMV parking lot. 3rd Sunday each month,10:30am-12:30pm. Times/locations of other office hrs. or more info: mmharris@oakland. net or www.dankalb.n...

Editor’s Note: Mr. Levinson also wrote to Councilman Dan Kalb about his concerns. The councilman is responding directly to Mr. Levinson, but offered the following general information about the necessary steps for suggested changes in street patterns. The Rockridge News is printing that information he...

...acing the neighborhood she once knew. /Judith Doner Berne Your comments on this column and suggestions for future columns about your Rockridge neigh- bors and/or neighborhood are welcome: email judyberne@att.net. To subscribe to Councilman Dan Kalb’s newsletter: http://www. dankalb.net/contactdan have you been away from your faith for a time? you are missed. st. augustine catholic church join us for mass on saturdays at 5 pm, or sundays at 8 am, 1030 am, or 6 pm. 400 alcatraz (betwee...

By Rachel Grossman

...600 words; must include the author’s name, phone number, e-mail address, and city or neighborhood of residence; and are subject to editing. To reprint a Rockridge News article, please contact the editor. ■ ■Contact District 1 Councilmember Dan Kalb: dkalb@oaklandnet.com ■ ■Contact Dan Pryor, Safeway’s vice president of communications: dan. pryor@safeway.com Newsletter Advertising/Deadline Publication date of the next issue is:  May 4, 2013  May deadline is April 18, 2013 Advertisin...

By Carol Kasparek

... meeting room, and 49 joined in online — more than any recent attendance for a Greater Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) meeting. Community Resources Offi- cer Nathanael Estifanos was joined by District 1 Councilmember Dan Kalb. Acting Police Captain Jeff Thomason was scheduled, but unable to attend. NCPC chair, Mike Ubell, used most of the evening for audience questions. Kalb began the meeting by detailing recent budget discussions and noted that the next two-ye...

development that maintains our area as a place where people want to live. High Rises In Rockridge? What can you do? Write Dan Kalb at dkalb@oaklandca.gov. Dan has said he has not gotten much opposition to the tower or the upzoning of College Avenue. Ask to meet with him. Planning department must approve the choice of consultant before the city reviews the consultant's...

...ts, samee@rockridge­ outandabout.com or call (510) 550-4804, ext. 1. Land Use from page 3 Rockridge Housing Study – Update Members of the RCPC Board, along with Rockridge resident and housing consultant Darin Smith, met with Council Member Dan Kalb and his staff person, Diedre Moss, to

...ders as well as youth before they get started in the criminal world also needs to be a part of the overall approach.” As to the result of crime reductions, Kalb said, “I hope that feeling safer and being safer end up being the same thing.” Dan Kalb had more to say on these and other issues. Join him and your neighbors at RCPC’s April 18 Town Hall meeting at the Rockridge Branch Library for a full discussion.

...rust in me. We’ve got a lot of hard choices ahead of us and I’m looking forward to putting in the work alongside all of you. Let’s go, Oakland! n Happy New Year, Rockridge My name is Zac Unger and I’m your new City Councilmember, replacing Dan Kalb who stepped down after three terms. I’m extremely

...ave ruled that adverse aes- thetic impacts are a valid legal ground for authorities to deny applications for wireless facilities. However, the owners of the www.oaklandca.gov/meeting/ planning-commission-meeting-6; or contact Councilmember Dan Kalb at DKalb@oaklandca.gov with the subject line “Appeal of Project PLN20080” immediately as the appeal will be scheduled soon and heard by the City Council. Alexis Schroeder

consecutive four-year terms in office. Councilmember Dan Kalb stated during the Rules Committee meeting that he is working on a similar ballot measure. The City Council would need to finalize and pass any ballot measures by its final meeting in July in order for them to appear on the November ballot....

...line activation of visitor permits on the same day we use them. To add your own concerns or comments, please email Michael Ford at mford@oaklandca.gov; Etonde Faoa (PCAC supervisor) at efaoa@ oaklandca.gov; and our District 1 Councilmember Dan Kalb at dkalb@ oaklandca.gov. Attention RPPP Residents DEAR EDITOR: The Parking Citation Assistance Center (PCAC) handles the Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) and is implementing license plate reader technology that will make our area ...

By Susan Montauk

Open Delivery Route for College Avenue by Susan Montauk, Rockridge News Business Manager J On December 21, 2021, the Oak- land City Council unanimously approved an ordinance, written by North Oakland representative, Dan Kalb, that prevents Oakland residents who are not fully vaccinated from accessing indoor restaurants, bars, coffee shops, clubs, gyms, fitness centers, yoga studios, concert venues, museums, senior care facilities and City Hall, among other est...

By Nadine Rosenthal

...orie, collaborated to bring pianos to Biafra. Photos: Evelyn Hoch Yunyi Ji, 26, M.M.San Francisco Conservatory, playing Chopin. chairs to sit on, and lots of hand sanitizer. Approximately 300 people passed through including Coun- cilmember Dan Kalb and his wife, Valarie, who came and schmoozed with Dan’s District 1 constituents.

...d numbers only)] ome homeowners and landscapers may not be aware that as of April 1, 2021, gas-powered leaf blowers have been banned throughout the city of Oakland (see April 2021 Rockridge News). A new ordinance, authored by Councilmember Dan Kalb, prohib- its these noisy, polluting machines in our neighborhoods. The City Council approved Kalb’s bill with a unanimous vote. Come October,

alert Councilmember Dan Kalb’s office as they are tracking some of these issues, (510) 238-7001; dkalb@ oaklandca.gov. n New Co-Chair Will Sheldon and volunteer Barney Smits load up the dumpster with trimmed branches. To learn more about BART’s Transit- Oriented Devel...

still in full force, we need all the assistance we can get from the federal government. To receive my newsletters directly, visit https://www.oaklandca.gov/ officials/councilmember-dan-kalb, or email me at dkalb@oaklandca.gov. n occupant at this location was Osman- thus, and long-timers will recall it as the home of the beloved Nan Yang. Yimm serves innovative and inex- pensive Thai food. My favorite go-to dish is the Green A...

By Don Kinkead

...submissions are subject to editing for clarity and brevity. To submit content, or for reprints of an article, contact: editor@rockridge.org. This event is nonpartisan, free, and open to the public. 6-7 pm – Oakland City Council Candidates: Dan Kalb* Tri M. Ngo Stephanie J. Dominguez Walton (*Incumbent) Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to RCPC with “Rockridge News” noted on the memo line. Mail payment to: RCPC, 4900 Shattuck...

College Avenue residents. The Rock- ridge District Assoc., representing local merchants, along with Councilmember Dan Kalb, asked to have the work delayed until Spring, but OakDOT said the contract had already been signed and delay would be too costly. Comments may be directed to OakDOT Director Ryan Russo, rrusso@oaklandca.gov, with copies to officeofthemayor...

...re buildings 6- to 14-stories in height, 586 apartments in total, is dramatically out of scale for the area. This latest eruption of sky­ scraper-itis underscores our concerns expressed in person to BART repre­ sentatives and Councilperson Dan Kalb at a public meeting about the MacArthur BART 24-story building. We suggested the BART tower would be precedent for other high-rises nearby. Kalb vociferously denied the claim, saying the tower there was a “one-off.” Of course, it wasn’t. C...

neighbors who collected petition names met with the director of the Oakland Department of Transportation, Ryan Russo, and Lisa Jacobs, an aide to Councilmember Dan Kalb. We learned that the city Transportation engineers had conducted a study of the situation, and would offer their conclusions at the end of October. Thanks to all the neighbors who signed the petition, called or emailed the Director of Tran...

Greater Rockridge N’hood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) Dec 12, 7:30 pm. Discuss crime and public safety with reps of OPD. District 1 council- member Dan Kalb will attend, along with the new District 1 rep for the Community Policing Advisory Board. Meets on the 2nd Thurs, in even-numbered months (next meeting on the 2nd Thurs in Feb, 2020) at the Rockridge Library, 5366 College (at Manila). If y...

...rt to strong opposi- tion): followed by rapid-fire short comments which spanned a wide range. A comment on the need for more housing drew applause, as did a comment on the need to focus on afford- ability. A representative of Councilmember Dan Kalb’s office said Kalb had not taken a position on the project, but he hoped to see more affordable housing than now proposed. Video of the program is posted on RCPC’s YouTube channel, along with a short presentation on a technical RCPC bylaw ...

I’ve sent one set of emails to Danielle Due. Michael Ford, Ryan Russo, City 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 th...

... proximity to public transportation and locally owned cleaners, restaurants, hardware stores and more, are the reasons people live here and will pay for the area. Editor’s Note: The following letter, written May 5 and sent to Councilmember Dan Kalb, was copied to The Rockridge News for publication: Dear Councilmember Kalb: Re: Town Hall Meeting (Article in Rockridge News, May 6, 2017), and a May 2017 Article in the Oakland Magazine, Page 25: The Real Cause of Gentrification. I’ve jus...

orth Oakland City Council Member Dan Kalb has been delivering The Rockridge News to his block of Manila for over seven years. As his wife put it: “He has a lot more on his plate now than when he first volunteered.” He does indeed. We thank Dan for being so neighborly all these yea...

However, once the rest of the center Opens, some neighboring residents fear cut-through traffic as drivers seek shorter, less crowded routes. Oakland ci) Council man Dan Kalb, who lives nearby, apparently isn’t one of them. “This is exactly the place in Oakland you would want to see a Safeway superstore,” he said at the low- key ceremony launching the new market. Kalb highlighted that “most all of your

By Jon Gabel

...ons. If anyone thinks that these cost estimates might be too low, note that even if they are multiplied by 5, the City would still have made a profit on RPP every year. And this was before the permit rates recently increased. Councilmember Dan Kalb stated in an article in the November 2015 Rockridge News that the City’s cost per year per RPP permit was $82. That statement is not consistent with this data. In my letter to the Editor of the Rockridge News published in December 2015, I ...

...arking (RPP) sales would be sufficient to meet program costs – even at the permit rates in effect in fiscal year 2010- 2011 – if the city efficiently and consistently enforced the RPP area time limitations. Informed of the December letter, Dan Kalb replied that he had put in a request for additional cost information. J. Lawrence’s June letter confirmed problems with inconsistent or non-existent enforcement, similar to those pointed out in the 2015 letter. The letter came too close to...

By Ronnie Spitzer

M C Haug, Don Kinkead, Mike Lin, Noah Rosen Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org by Ronnie Spitzer and Laura Schlichtmann Afull house turned out for a May 18 public meeting, sponsored by City Councilmember Dan Kalb, about the 5110 Telegraph multiunit residential project located on the northeast corner of Telegraph Ave. and 51st St. Attendees heard Nautilus Group developers, city of Oakland planning staff, and Councilmember Kalb provide information an...

grocery store and 6,000 sq.ft. of restaurant/ retail space. Councilmember Dan Kalb sponsored a community meeting on May 18 on the project (see article, page 2), where the applicant presented its plans, answered questions, and heard community comments. Oakland planning staff was also present. If you have comments on the p...

...suggested the proposed plans should also be discussed with RCPC’s Land Use Committee. See the RCPC Land Use Committee report, beginning page 3, for more information. ■ ■Residential Permit Parking In attendance at the meeting, Councilmember Dan Kalb was asked about ■ ■Report: Community Resource Officer Anthony Hutzol Officer Hutzol described a parking meter scam that is lucrative to its practitioners and annoying at best, costly at worst, to its victims. A driver feeding the meter may...

for Secondary Units received its second public reading at the January 19 City Council meeting. An amendment proposed by Councilman Dan Kalb was included. Owing to an administrative error, the complete proposed ordinance was not submitted to the Council, and it was unable to take action. The final adoption was rescheduled to February 2. For each parcel with a secondary unit, th...

...rs of sunlight, as measured in the winter solstice, must reach each apartment is already in existence in Qinhuangdao, China. The December 9, 2015, RCPC meeting with the city’s Planning Department staff and District 1 Council Representative Dan Kalb regarding easing restrictions on building secondary units and the abolishment of their attendant parking requirements raises the ever important central issue: Just how shall we build a better city? Is ever-increasing density and congestion...

...idered by the Zoning Update Committee during February. Learn more at the RCPC Special Town Hall Meeting, Thursday, January 21, 7 p.m., Rockridge Branch Library, upstairs meeting room. Be sure to make your opinion count: email Councilmember Dan Kalb (dkalb@ oaklandnet.com) and City planner Neil Gray (ngray@oaklandnet.com). from page 1 parking requirements to 50 percent of the normally required amount for new residential housing construction. The reductions would be “by right,” i.e., t...

...ch of Rockridge is no spaces, is met on the site. A public hearing will be held by the City Council on January 5, with a final hearing expected later in January. Please consider voicing your opinion on the proposed changes to Councilmember Dan Kalb – dkalb@oaklandnet.com – and

... to use remote off-site parking to satisfy their off-street parking requirement. There are additional proposals not listed. Learn more at the Wednesday, December 9 RCPC Special Meeting. Be sure to make your voice heard: email Councilmember Dan Kalb (dkalb@ oaklandnet.com) and City planner Neil Gray (ngray@oaklandnet.com). ORTRUN NIESAR 510.326.2161 Realtor® | CalBRE #01161032 ortrun.niesar@sothebysrealty.com baysir.com Local with Global Reach. Specializing in the East Bay. Discreet a...

...g a Proposed Home Depot at 51st/Broadway In partnership with two other local organizations, RCPC opposed the Home Depot project and advocated for housing at the long-vacant and often blighted site. More than 100 residents and Councilmember Dan Kalb held a rally with signs that read, “No to Home Depot. Yes to Housing.” 2023: RCPC Supports Upzoning The Board advocated for increased housing density along College Avenue and urged the City to include several neighborhood sites in its Hous...

By Aly Bonde

ast month, the Oakland City Council considered elements of the General Plan 2045 Update, giving preliminary approval to many of the housing components. Councilmember Dan Kalb, representing Rockridge and North Oakland, introduced an amendment to the proposed height limit for potential future development at Rockridge BART, from a height of 175 feet to 100 feet (~ten stories tall), while increasing height limits i...

THE page 10 OCTOBER 2023 New City Council Resolution Prioritizes Public Safety by Dan Kalb, District 1 Councilmember