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By Elisabeth Jewel

Day, November 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at 5951 College Avenue. /Elisabeth Jewel by Elisabeth Jewel, AJE Partners The opening of the new Safeway store has been delayed to mid-December due to multiple factors. Safeway, at the direction of the city of Oakland, was required to install new storm drains, water pipes, sewer ...

By Elisabeth Jewel

by Elisabeth Jewel, AJE Partners Construction at the College Avenue Safeway building site is moving along on schedule, with lots of activity all around the site. In the next few weeks you’ll see lots of cement trucks come through as the loading dock on Clare...

...ity design and engagement. The energy and commitment of Rockridge residents inspires me, and I plan to work on implementing many of the creative ideas we generated. As always, please contact us with questions or concerns about the project: Elisabeth Jewel. Office: 510/849-4811; Cell, 510/914-5211. Ed. note: Elisabeth Jewel is a partner AJE Partners (Aroner, Jewel and Ellis), government and public affairs consultants. Zabrae Valentine Benvenue Avenue Incumbent I have had the honor of serving...

By Dennis Swanson

...Not Enough Signatures, page 11 n Land Use Committee n April Meeting Notice Topic: A café proposed for Broadway just north of the College Avenue intersection. Date: April 23, 7:30 p.m., Rockridge Library. ➧➧Permit Parking, page 13 /Courtesy Elisabeth Jewel Note: Mayor’s OPD Area 2 Safety Meeting Rescheduled by Elisabeth Jewel Construction of the new College Avenue Safeway store is well underway. Concrete trucks have poured the walls that will form the ramp from College Avenue to Mayor Jean Q...

By Safer Rockridge

they work again. Sometimes it rains. To help keep people up-to-date, Stuart Flashman, an RCPC boardmember who along with other neighborhood group members negotiated with Safeway on project and construction design, has arranged with Elisabeth Jewel of Aroner, Jewel and Ellis (AJE) for regular construction site updates. AJE “provides local government lobbying, community outreach” and other services to its clients, according to its web site. Here is a general look ahead for what to exp...

...re and Trader Joe’s a few blocks away is going to create nightmarish conditions for local residents. No amount of public input can or will change that. — Spencer Selby Editor’s note: The Rockridge News erred in not more clearly identifying Elisabeth Jewel’s association with Safeway consultants Aroner, Jewel and Ellis. Dreyer’s Ice Cream Parlor to Re-open Editor: Similarly, we take some umbrage at being referred to as the “gateway to Rockridge,” grand though Rockridge may be. Temescal has it...

By Adrianna Karp

... i i n n d d i i Redistricting Reform y y Measure FF: Minimum g g The League of Women Voters friends friends o o e e J J . . o o and other experts will discuss the pros and cons of local and statewide ballot measures, including: r r g g by Elisabeth Jewel, AJE partners The construction of the new Safeway at College and Claremont has reached a fevered pitch. October will be an intense month of completing street improvements such as sidewalks and storm drains; finishing the plaza and entrance...

Safeway/College Update Interior of Safeway, looking out on College Avenue from where the checkstands will be. /Elisabeth Jewel from page 1 construction. Casual carpool may be shifted occasionally in the next six weeks on Claremont between Alcatraz and College. There will be a worker posted there from 7-9 a.m. on weekday mornings to help keep everyone safe as they ...

...re is coming together quickly. The concrete floors are being polished, the ceiling and lighting are going up, the refrigerator cases are being installed, stock room and employee areas are being framed, and the wall finishes are going on. — Elisabeth Jewell Rockridge

...y List Best Charity in 2011. Klein’s most recent tribute is as Oakland’s 2014 Mother of the Year. She will be honored at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, when her name is added to the permanent plaque on a special walkway in the Morcom Rose by Elisabeth Jewel, AJE consultants The precast columns and roof structure have arrived on-site and are being erected with the help of a large crane. Once the roof is in place, parking deck preparation begins with waterproofing. At the same time, crews will ...

...o of the concrete form for the ramp to the parking deck. Your comments and suggestions for columns about your neighbors and neighborhood are welcome by emailing judyberne@att.net. Serving Rockridge since 1992 5400 College Avenue at Manila /Elisabeth Jewel law office of dave karlinsky MAXI LILLEY THE ROCKRIDGE REALTOR® WITH A designer’s eye 725 washington st., suite 313 oakland, ca 94607 (510) 788-5700 www.davekarlinskylaw.com Practicing exclusively in the area of trusts and estates: • Estat...

...l enter from and exit off of Claremont. Construction hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Weekly construction updates can be found at www.safewayoncollege.com For more information, call Safeway’s community affairs consultant, Elisabeth Jewel, at 510/306-2126. one of College Avenue’s continuing problems is the multiplication of street frontage non- retail uses on the avenue. This runs counter to the intent of the C-31 – now redesignated CN-1 – zoning, which requires a condition...

...y founders and Rockridge residents Susan Shawl and Nancy McKay, also made an introductory state- ment, noting their group’s concern about the proposed project’s design and troublesome traffic patterns it could introduce. Safeway presenters Elisabeth Jewel and Todd Paradis then described the revised design proposal after which the meeting was opened to comments from the audience. The revised design, which includes the development of the adjacent Union 76 sta- Safeway Plans, page 10 ¤ ¤