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Fourth Bore Coalition 2930 Domingo Ave., #139 Berkeley, CA 94705 o OR to the Fourth Bore Coalition (not currently tax deductible) Acknowledgement and Communications Choices: o Please recognize the individual(s) named below:

Submitted by Fourth Bore Coalition The final list of projects to be funded through the city of Oakland’s $8 mil- lion Settlement Agreement with Caltrans over the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore EIR was released March 23. These projects are intended to ameliorate the impacts to...

...construction work is underway, the community will be asked to participate in the development of projects farther down the list. You will be directly notified of opportunities to participate in the design of these projects. In addition, the Fourth Bore Coalition will continue to track this process at www. fourthbore.org, as will the RCPC at www. rockridge.org. All material in this report, and additional infor- mation, is available at http://www.fourthbore.org/ featured/oakland-settlement-final-pro...

Association, and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition as the Fourth Bore Coalition in opposition to the Caldecott Tunnel 4th Bore Project when Caltrans refused to address impacts along the Hwy 24 corridor. Flashman, with Rockridge resident Antonio Rossman as co-counsel, sued Caltrans, arguing that Caltrans had violated t...

levels, the planned fourth bore of the Cladecott Tunnel will indeed invite an increase in traffic that will make things worse. RCPC and the Fourth Bore Coalition are to be commended for having filed suit against Caltrans for its failure to consider wider environmental impacts, and all citizens should rally in support of this effort. Such things as lounging outdoors, listening to the calls of birds,...

By Jennifer Vetter

Co-Chair, Fourth Bore Coalition On May 12, Caltrans released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the planned addition of a fourth bore to the Caldecott Tunnel. Five years of 24/7 construction is slated to begin as early as 2008. Public hearings will soon be ...

By Jennifer Vetter

...on the Board has to take on a project.” Nancy chose the library as her project and volunteered to help with a survey of library users. No one knew that the fortunes of the library were about to change dramatically. Since February 2005, the Fourth Bore Coalition, a group of neighbor- hood associations, businesses, and local citizens on the western side of the tunnel, has worked with politi- cians and organizations to ensure that the project is environmentally, economically and socially respon- The...

Caldecott Tunnel Project Update Fourth Bore Coalition Seeks Funds, Support for Tunnel Mitigations

Letters to the Editor RCPC, the Fourth Bore Coalition and Livability Editor: One of the many things most Western European visitors to America find particularly startling is the experience of driving along our freeways and being able to look directly at nearby residential buildings. In Europe,...

...our potential improvement projects with neighborhood leaders occurred in early June. Next, one-page sheets will be created, describing the location, purpose and estimated cost of each. These sheets will draw heavily on data provided by the Fourth Bore Coalition as well as information conveyed during the walk audits and collision and traffic data for each location. Using criteria developed in conjunction with Council President Jane Brunner’s office, the public, including Rockridge resi- dents, wil...

By Stuart Flashman

¤ by Stuart Flashman, attorney for the Fourth Bore Coalition After two three-and-a-half hour sessions of oral argument, the Fourth Bore Coalition’s lawsuit challenging Caltrans’ Caldecott Improvement Project has been submitted to Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch for a decision. With ...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, attorney for the Fourth Bore Coalition After two three-and-a-half hour sessions of oral argument, the Fourth Bore Coalition’s lawsuit challenging Caltrans’ Caldecott Improvement Project has been submitted to Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch for a decision. With ...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, attorney for the Fourth Bore Coalition Governor Schwarzenegger’s demand that the Caldecott Improvement Project – also known as the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore Project – move forward, plus the intervention of the legislature’s Democratic leadership, pressured the Caldecott Tunn...

...e neighborhood, including Claremont Middle and Chabot schools, the city of Oakland Transportation Services Depart- ment, RCPC, Rockridge District Association (RDA), East Bay Bicycle Coalition (EBBC), North Hills Phoenix Association (NHPA), Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC) and consul- tants participated in the Oakland mitigation walking tour early in June. The tour was to determine mitigative measures that would help offset impending noise and traffic expected to result from construction of the new tun...

Project and Fourth Bore for the entire Bay Area results. * What is a Decibel (dB)? A CPC and the Fourth Bore Coalition do not want to stop construction of the Fourth Bore project. Both RCPC and the FBC do want to ensure that serious negative impacts from the project are adequately mitigated. But, Caltrans did not include any part of Rockridge within the st...

By Jane Mason

...ttlement Has Money for Rockridge Schools On behalf of the Oakland Unified School District, and especially the students at Claremont Middle School and Chabot Elementary School, many thanks to the Rockridge Community Planning Council and the Fourth Bore Coalition. Your relentless advocacy for Oakland’s children has resulted in $3 million to help mitigate noise and air quality problems associated with the Fourth Bore. I also want to thank State Senator Loni Hancock and her staff for their critical r...

...s into Rockridge. Pollution will be ever-increasing. Traffic impacts on Rockridge streets and intersections were not evaluated in the Caltrans study, and no mitigations offered. Current status: by Ellen Peterson, RCPC representative to the Fourth Bore Coalition Background: The California Depart­ ment of Transportation (Caltrans) has proposed building an additional tube, or bore, in the Caldecott Tunnel, presently three separate bores. Caltrans prepared environmental reports to analyze project

By Ronnie Spitzer

by Ronnie Spitzer, Fourth Bore Coalition D 1 through 4 lie completely in the North Hills area. Projects 5 and 6 lie partially in Rockridge. The city is reviewing public comments, and is hopeful these projects will be under construc- tion by summer 2013. Project Number and Descrip...

...g $420 million, would be $42 million, considerably more than the possible $6 to $8 million offered to the City. Although the Coalition and Caltrans continue settlement discussions, the Coali- tion is preparing for trial. Volunteers for the Fourth Bore Coalition have almost finished preparing the Record, a necessary precursor to trial, and a court date is set for October 24. Pre-trial and trial costs are expensive. The Coalition is seeking community support in this effort. Please consider contribu...

ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY 5366 College Avenue 597-5017 HOURS: Mon, Tues: Weds, Thurs, Sat: Friday: Sunday: Library program details: See Calendar, page 15. 12:30 – 8 p.m. 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 12 – 5:30 p.m. CLOSED by Ann Smulka, Fourth Bore Coalition chair Planning for construction of the fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel is well underway. Designed and managed by Caltrans, the project is expected to be noisy, to create vast amounts of dust and debris, and to increase long-term noise,...

...n addition, there will be major construction impacts on those living near the tunnel, including literally thousands of truck trips off the eastbound Broadway exit. All this, if not prop- erly mitigated, will impact Rockridge residents. The Fourth Bore Coalition is saying only that impacts need to be acknowledged and mitigated, something Caltrans has refused to do. Congratulations to Rockridge-Temescal merchants Editor: A recent issue of Diablo Magazine, based in Contra Costa County, named its “be...

impacts and to determine mitigations for the impacts. RCPC and other community planning groups pointed out evident defi­ ciencies in the report. RCPC subsequently joined with the Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC), an organization of neighborhood groups and residents on the west side of Caldecott Tunnel, in a suit to invalidate the environmental reports. Below, Ellen Peterson writes of the concerns leading to the suit. Rconstruction will cause...

... (For dB comparison, birdcalls have a sound level of 44dB; conversation is 60dB; run­ ning a vacuum cleaner creates 70dB; and a garbage disposal generates 80dB.) Traffic impacts and air pollution could increase long-term: At this time, the Fourth Bore Coalition, including the RCPC, is entering negotia­ tions with Caltrans to settle the suit. It is hoped a better Caldecott Improvement

In November 2007, six neighborhood and environmental groups – including the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) and FROG – known collectively as the Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC), filed suit against Caltrans based on its failure to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. The lawsuit argued that Caltrans failed to adequately address serious noise, health, and traffic issues that would result from...

By Senator Steinberg

...ements, current and projected noise levels at the Rockridge BART station platform, and reducing other major impacts of the highway including traffic, noise, and air pollution. However, it provides no funds to implement the study’s results. Fourth Bore Coalition negotiators were unable to prod Caltrans to do much more to alleviate major construction impacts on

...ort on sufficient studies of potential negative impacts, adequate mitigations may become available to Oakland and Berkeley. The question remains whether the fourth bore should be con- structed at all. Ellen Peterson is co-chairwoman of the Fourth Bore Coalition, a group of concerned Oakland and Berkeley neighborhood organizations, including RCPC, that are monitoring the proposed fourth bore project. Celebrate Creek to Bay Day Saturday, September 15; Temescal Creek Clean-up ☛ 9 a.m. ’til noon Join...

By Don Kinkead

...acks will be able to withstand a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. Proceding in stages, the retrofit work will first reinforce the In My Opinion Governor Calls for 4th Bore CEQA Exemption Rockridge Mitigation Efforts Trumped? by Ann Smulka, chair, Fourth Bore Coalition Governor Schwarzenegger has used the current state budget crisis to add one more brick to the wall of distrust between Californians and their government lead- ers. He has told the Legislature that he’ll veto any budget bill that doesn’t ex...

By Jane Brunner

Temescal Begins Neighborhood Planning Process by Jane Brunner, District One Councilmember Aby Kent Deverell, RCPC Board Member Co-Chair, Fourth Bore Coalition Wof the tunnel, including Claremont Elmwood Neighborhood Association (CENA), RCPC, FROG Park, the North Hills-Phoenix Asso- ciation, Parkwoods (a housing association on the north side of Highway 13 near the Oakland side of the tunnel entra...

By Stuart Flashman

...uld be feasible would be transparent plastic ones that don’t block light or views, as pictured above on a portion of I-580. The soundwall petition and information about soundwalls and the petition process are posted as PDF documents on the Fourth Bore Coalition website at http://www. fourthbore.org/documents-2/. (See QR codes at end of article. Find the free Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader at http://get.adobe. com/reader/.) If you are not sure you are in an eligible area, a map showing the streets invol...

By Carol Behr

■ ■Two baby swings ■ ■Two more regular swings ■ ■Some exciting additional play features that may fit into the budget. FROG is working closely with the city, and has met with MIG, Fourth Bore Coalition members, RCPC and others to secure funding sources, minimize project management costs, and begin planning. Fourth Bore settlement funds will be used for park improvements, though possible additional funding may be needed. Coming: Share You...

By Shona Armstrong

...ent to alleviate construction effects, exhaust fumes and an expected increase in traffic noise on Highway 24 resulting from construction of the new fourth bore in the Caldecott Tunnel, the Rockridge Community Plan- ning Council (RCPC), the Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC), and other groups ensured that Chabot Elementary and Claremont Middle School, both abutting the highway, would receive funds from CalTrans Urban Forestry and the Air Resources Board to pay for mitigating projects at the schools. Impr...

By Ronnnie Spitzer

...ging remarks, guest speaker Wlad Wlassowsky, Oakland Trans- portation Services Manager, reported on Rockridge-related transportation topics at the January RCPC Traffic, Pedestrian, and Bicycle Safety (TPBS) committee meeting, held with the Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC) meeting. Wlassowsky’s topics included: Oakland’s candidate Caldecott ■ ■ Improvement Project (CIP) projects for surface street improvements (intersection-, pedestrian-, and bike-related) AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) ■ ■ impacts...

... Weds, Thurs, Sat: Friday: Sunday: Library program details: See Calendar, page 15. by Ellen Peterson, RCPC boardmember As discussed in the May 2008 issue of The Rockridge News, the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) has joined the Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC), a group of local civic and neighborhood organizations that have banded together to improve the Caldecott Improvement Proj- ect (the fourth bore) by protecting nearby communities from the increased noise, pollution, and traffic probl...

...l had lights installed.) Photos: Kennedy Tunnel; courtesy of the Lafayette Historical Society. Caldecott Tunnel today; Don Kinkead Armed with a map of Wild Weather, page 5 ¬¬ by Ellen Peterson and Kent Deverell, RCPC representatives to the Fourth Bore Coalition Tmembers of the coalition and sup­ port the legal action. Changes, New Staff for Jane Brunner’s Office The inadequacies of Caltrans’ environmental impact study were documented during the initial comment period in July 2006. Organizations a...

that does not include impacts on surface streets and sensitive recep­ tors [schools, residential areas and he Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC), an organization of neighbor­ hood groups and residents on the west side of the Caldecott tunnel, has filed suit against Caltrans to invalidate the environmental impact study associated with the $420 mil­ lion fourth bore project. Th...

...the Caldecott Tunnel project is preparing its response to the project’s Draft Environmental Assessment/Envi- ronmental Impact Report (EA/EIR). The RCPC board of directors appointed board member Ellen Peterson as its representa- tive to the Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC), an association of neighborhood groups created in response to the potential project impacts. The FBC will compile a list of mitigations over the summer, prior to the anticipated release by CalTrans of the final EA/EIR in October. The...

...od from College Avenue restaurants. 1987–1996: 4th Bore Negotiations and Community Benefits RCPC advocated for the needs of Rockridge residents when CalTrans proposed expanding the Caldecott Tunnel. Through the work of the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore Coalition, the neighborhood gained significant community benefits, including improvements to Chabot Elementary (located just below the tunnel), traffic mitigation projects, park improvements, and more. 1992–1998: Rockridge Area Specific Plan (RASP) ...

I have served as vice-chair and chair of the board, liaison to the Friends and Neighbors of College Avenue (FANs), a neighborhood group concerned with Safeway’s expansion plans, Fourth Bore Coalition representative, and chair of RCPC’s Transportation Committee, which addresses issues concerning traffic, transit, and pedestrian and bicycle safety. I hope to continue to serve in these capacities. Bill Kaufner Taft Avenue I would like to ...

...ance for mitigation efforts. RCPC, along with the FROG Park Com- mittee, other community groups in the area and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, sued Caltrans over its approval of the project. The plaintiffs, now called the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore Coalition, insisted that more attention be paid to the project’s impacts and project alternatives that would promote transit and actually improve transportation on the Highway 24 corridor. To support the lawsuit, thousands of dollars were donated an...

manufactured for the project. In exchange for these items, Oakland agreed not to carry through with legal action. The Fourth Bore Coalition, including RCPC, is moving forward with its lawsuit. The Coalition feels the items accepted by Oakland in mitigation are woefully inadequate to protect the surrounding neigh- borhoods – and particularly local schools, parks, and recreation...

245(A) • assault with a deadly weapon The Coalition is grateful for Brunner’s work in shepherding this request to coun- cil. January 10 6 9 6 1 1 February 18 8 4 3 0 2 To get involved with the Fourth Bore Coalition, please contact Kent Deverell at deverell@fluid.com. March 14 4 13 2 0 1 April 17 6 15 5 1 2 — CO and MP, Oakland and Lafayette “J eff has handled 6 transactions for us and remains our trusted real estate advisor.” G R E A L T O R S The GR...

...tinue advocating for its inclusive and vibrant character. I’ve served on the RCPC Board over several terms and in various capacities including Chair, Vice Chair, and Treasurer; as a liaison with Friends of the Rockridge-Temescal Greenbelt; Fourth Bore Coalition representative and Vice Chair; Kitchen Tour Co-Chair; and member of the negotiating team for the Safeway project. Zack Walton My family has lived in Rockridge for 18 years. My vision for our community includes housing, safe streets, and a ...

transportation improvements. My activities have included: RCPC Treasurer and past Chair; past Transportation Committee Chair; Fourth Bore Coalition Vice-Chair; Halloween Parade organizer; and Kitchen Tour Co-Chair. I hope to continue my service for the neighborhood for another term. Myrna Walton Rockridge Blvd Ken Rich Manila Ave Rockridge was my first home when I came to California i...

By Stuart Flashman

rently Treasurer of the board; Fourth Bore Coalition representative and Vice Chair; Halloween Parade organizer; Kitchen Tour co-chair; and past chair and current vice- chair of the RCPC’s Transportation Com- mittee, which addresses issues concerning traffic, transit and pedestrian and bicycl...

(1) Excludes $100,000 of Fourth Bore Coalition settlement funds towards FROG's playground improvements

...lin, Laura Schlichtmann Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org Ribbon-cutters included District 1 Council Member Dan Kalb; Oakland’s first Department of Transportation director Ryan Russo; Bike East Bay executive director Renee Rivera; and Fourth Bore Coalition chair Ann Smulka. The event kicked off Please contact Oakland’s Caldecott projects coordinator, Victoria Eisen: victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220 with any questions. — Victoria Eisen, Caldecott projects coordinator For information:...

During my past RCPC board term, | interfaced with the city, the community, and Caltrans on numerous Rockridge develop- ment projects and transportation improve- ments. My activities include: RCPC Treasurer & Transportation Co-Chair; Fourth Bore Coalition representative and Vice Chair: Halloween Parade organizer: and Kitchen Tour publicity Chair.

(1) Excludes $100,000 of Fourth Bore Coalition settlement

bids on these projects – most are expected by this fall – an updated Oakland Caldecott project list will be available. This list will reflect the generosity of the Fourth Bore Coalition, which contributed $200,000 of its Caltrans settlement agreement funds to the city so more projects on the list can be funded. For more information, contact the city’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen: victoria@eisenletunic.co...

...crossing to Keith Avenue, and pedestrian improvements from Golden Gate Avenue to Lake Temescal. 3. Projects failed petition process needed to show support. 4. Includes $417,000 grant, $18,000 BART contribution and $50,000 contribution from Fourth Bore Coalition. 5. Found to be infeasible. 6. Projects #24-37 hidden to allow notes to be seen. Please see earlier list versions for projects farther down list. 7. Cost reduced by the portion of the project that will be covered by AC Transit’s Route 51 i...

By Stuart Flashman

The city mailed a courtesy letter to all 481 identified eligible property owners on March 12, 2013, advising them of the petition process. The petition was subsequently posted on the Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC)website. In the intervening year, soundwall studies advocates wrote their own letters to property owners eligible to sign the petition, emailed and phoned them, and used old fashioned door-to-door neighborhood visits to collect the ne...

...itional information and materials or to arrange to submit signed petitions. Comments and ideas for future columns are welcome by contacting judyberne@att.net. california college of the arts Summer 2014 QR code, Tribune article URL QR code, Fourth Bore Coalition URL Stuart Flashman is a member of the RCPC board of directors. The views expressed in the article are his own and not necessarily those of RCPC. for high school students! art architecture design writing cca’s beautiful oakland campus is w...

...ct of petition process that will conclude 3/12/14. 3. Current estimates are lower for projects #s 11 and 15 and higher for #s 10 and 20. 4. Includes $417,000 grant (finalized 1/2014), $18,000 BART contribution and $50,000 contribution from Fourth Bore Coalition.

Past funding constraints kept us from adding more swings and play features, a situation that continued until the Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC) provided $100,000 toward Frog Park improvements from its New Park Features from page 1 attraction. Families hold picnics, birthday parties and “run-off-some-steam” excursions throughout the year; children play happily on the unique p...

...ect will be planting trees in the Chabot R e c r e a t i o n Area and the edge of Chabot Elementary. Trees pictured are g rowing on the Miles Avenue side of Claremont Middle School. by Jon Welch As part of its settlement with Caltrans, the Fourth Bore Coalition proposed planting trees along Highway 24 to mitigate the effect of the newly expanded Caldecott Tunnel. Caltrans balked. “We picked up where the Caldecott Settlement ended,” said Rich Proulx, director of the Lorax Project, a local tree pla...

park equipment; coordinated with city and community groups. • Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC): work with city and community to review Oakland settlement project issues and designs; oversee FBC settlement agreement provisions and projects. • Transportation: Responded to concerns about Rockridge transportation issues, e.g. AC T...

...0,000 per study – to the price tag of each soundwall study. Matching funds from other sources could help offset some of these overruns. The city is applying for a county-wide Safe Routes to Transit grant to help fund some projects, and the Fourth Bore Coalition, with its own settlement from Caltrans, is considering helping to fund one or more of the projects.

...lobally, act locally. He has a big heart and I greatly admire his dedication to our community.” Stuart Flashman from page 11 interest between his land use practice and community work. In the only instance, when the RCPC was involved in the Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC) litigation on the Caldecott Tunnel and Flashman served as the FBC attorney, he recused himself from RCPC board discussions related to the litigation. In his role as land use committee chair, Flashman has been intimately involved in t...

next September. INTERIOR-EXTERIOR LEAD CERTIFIED PAINTERS Professional preparation. Many local references. All work Guaranteed (510) 654-3339 Information from the meeting will be available on the Fourth Bore Coalition or RCPC websites. Shopping? Shop Oakland, First

By Stuart Flashman

Soundwalls: What are they? What can (and can’t) they do? Do we want them? If so, how do we get them? If not, what should we do? by Stuart Flashman, RCPC chair emeritus, and Ronnie Spitzer, Fourth Bore Coalition vice-chair The possibility of the construction of soundwalls along Highway 24 through parts of the Rockridge-Temescal area has

from page 3 is important work to continue. I am looking forward to continuing as the Board’s Liaison to the FROG committee, and contributing as the RCPC Board’s alternate representative to the Fourth Bore Coalition. If elected, I will work to effectively represent the concerns of Rockridge with particular attention to my neighbors “above” Broadway. Thank you. Laura Schlichtmann Clifton Street Land Use Update as of March 28 ■ ■Rockridge Montessori Sch...

...oss of on-street parking spaces in the section of Broadway between Brookside and Golden Gate, which could put addi- tional pressure on parking spaces on the residential streets. Fact sheets on the 6 projects are available for review on the Fourth Bore Coalition’s web site via: http://tinyurl.com/7yncyak. Council Member Brunner’s office also announced it would host a meeting later in the spring to begin the public process for considering whether soundwalls are war- ranted for some portions of High...

...llent food and restaurants, and unique shops and small businesses. I have served as vice-chair of the RCPC Board, liaison to the Friends and Neighbors of College Avenue (FANs), a neighborhood group concerned with Safeway’s expansion plans, Fourth Bore Coalition representative, and chair of RCPC’s Transportation Com- mittee, which addresses issues concerning traffic, transit, and pedestrian and bicycle safety. I will soon begin neighborhood outreach and education about soundwalls along SR-24. I ho...

...nesses. Throughout the During my past two RCPC board terms, I interfaced with the city, the state Legislature, the community, and Caltrans on numer- ous Rockridge development projects and transportation improvements. My activities include: Fourth Bore Coalition representa- tive and Vice Chair, 2010 Halloween Parade organizer, RCPC webmaster, and FROG liaison. If re-elected, I will continue work- ing to better the community.

...the Rockridge Shopping Center Proposal 3 RCPC Election, Vacancy n RCPC Board issues first call for applicants for the April board of directors election n RCPC Board Vacancy to be filled by appointment. Interested? 2 D. Kinkead Anne Smulka, Fourth Bore Coalition chair. D. Kinkead

drinks and snacks for all volunteers. FROG’s lease renewed As part of the Fourth Bore Coalition settlement, the City of Oakland’s FROG Park lease with Caltrans was renewed for another 10 years. FROG Park lies on City of Oakland, Caltrans right-of-way, and Alameda Flood Control land.

modern look. Art and photography works will complete the process. Thanks to the Fourth Bore Coalition lawsuit settlement, we expect new landscaping and ventilation systems to be in place by spring. RN: What do you see as your big- gest challenge this semester? KC: Raising student and teacher expec- tations will be an ongoing task. We want ...

By Ronnie Spitzer

RCPC Town Hall Meeting AGENDA May 2009 Note mtg. start time by Ronnie Spitzer, RCPC board member Memorializing the settlement reached in January between Caltrans and the Fourth Bore Coalition, state Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley, and Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, presented a check for $3 million to Oakland Unified School District officials in a ceremony held April 17 on the Chabot Elementary School baseball field. Wi...

...o important. I interfaced with the City, State Legislature, community, and Caltrans on numerous Rockridge development projects and transportation improvements during my 2007-9 RCPC board tenure. My service includes Traffic Committee chair, Fourth Bore Coalition representative, and RCPC Vice-Chair. If re-elected, I will continue working for the community. Bill Kaufner Taft Avenue A R o c k r i d g e resident since

By Stuart Flashman

...CPC 17,449 FORL 20,329 FROG1 44,539 Whistlestop 442 Locksley Gardens 499 Other Assets FROG: Balance of de la Fuente Funds2 26,607 RCPC CDs 35,978 FORL CDs 30,000 FROG CDs 10,023 Total Assets 185,865 Liabilities & Equity RCPC: Commitment to Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC) FROG: Commitment to FBC Equity 185,865 Total Liabilities & Equity 185,865 (1) A portion of these funds are restricted gifts towards specific items planned for frogpark development. (2) Includes remaining balance of the $100K pledge i...

...ebris and a passenger, catapulted from the truck when it hit the railing. Badly injured, the passenger was hospitalized but expected to recover. This event emphasizes the need for the debris barrier at FROG Park negotiated with Caltrans by Fourth Bore Coalition attorneys. Story, page 1.

...oject is a prime example of what’s wrong with this approach. It is precisely because Caltrans failed to address the impacts this project will have on the communities and environment along the Highway 24 corri- dor that the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC) filed a legal challenge under CEQA. The Governor wants a complete CEQA exemption for this and other major construction projects, with no attempt to address the environmental damage that would result. Using the budget crisis to elimin...

Instead, Oakland and Caltrans agreed to extend the deadline for filing suit and to engage in settlement discussions. (Caltrans refused to offer this option to the Fourth Bore Coalition.) In mid-June, the City Council voted to accept a Caltrans settlement offer. Council- person Nancy Nadel abstained, stating that the project was flawed and would encour- age the use of private vehicles rather than supporting public transpo...

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Happy Holidays! Fourth Bore Coalition Sues Caltrans Over Tunnel Study No Town Hall Meeting in December An Evening of Water And Wild Weather the globe, Chris demon­ strated that there were large geographical differences in the effects of global warm­ ing between the northern an...

...ttorney Stuart M. Flash- man was appointed to fill a vacancy on the RCPC board of directors at the June 7 board meeting. A Rockridge resident since 1992, he’s currently a solo land use law practitioner. Stu co-chairs the legal team for the Fourth Bore Coalition, protecting Rockridge from the impacts of that enormous Caltrans project. He also is the attorney for the petitioners on the Oak to Ninth project. A past member of the Sierra Club executive committee, he currently serves on the Bay Chapter...

By Jane Brunner

...mments on the project to Caltrans by July 12, the close of the official public comment period. Comments can be submitted via e- mail to Caldecott_Public_Comments@dot. ca.gov or mail to: Speaking on behalf of a number of groups, Ann Smulka, Fourth Bore Coalition Co- Chair, said, “We have members with decades of experience in these types of projects, and their overwhelming consensus is that