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And then there was Greg Pasquali, a former RCPC board member and local builder, who brought his small! daughter, Eleanor, to meet Schaaf. “I want to show her that it’s completely normal to have a

By Ray Perman

Andrew Charman, Kevin Faughnan, William Kaufner, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Samantha Weaver Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org A Key System electric rail car on an Oakland street. From the files of the Western Railway Museum at Suisun City near Fairfield...

By Rachel Grossman

Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali, Ronnie Spitzer, Zabrae Valentine, Ann Winterman Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to Rockridge News Sub...

By Greg Pasquali

New Features, More Benefits for RCPC Kitchen Tour by Greg Pasquali, RCPC boardmember There is a lot of new development proposed and underway around Rockridge right now. Whether you noticed the demolition underway at the Merrill Gardens site on Broadway north of 51st in the last few weeks, are wondering wh...

By Zabrae Valentine

...bbie by Zabrae Valentine, RCPC chair The April 16 annual RCPC members’ meeting managed to be three great meetings rolled into one. First, RCPC held its annual election of boardmembers which resulted in the reelection of Jennifer Daskal and Greg Pasquali as well as the election of new board member Noah Rosen. Jennifer is co-chair of the 2015 Rockridge Kitchen Tour and board vice chair. Greg is co-chair of the Land Use Committee. Noah is fairly new to Rockridge, and we welcome his willingne...

...nagh Ellen Peterson Peter St. John Jeff Small RCPC Board of Directors 2015-16 Jennifer Daskal, left, Ronnie Spitzer, Stuart Flashman, Brendan Havenar- Daughton, Leonora Sea, Laura Schlichtmann, Kevin Faughnan. Inset, top: Zabrae Valentine; Greg Pasquali; Gabe Kleinman; Noah Rosen. Shawn Hooks Beryl Shore Leigh Trivette Cliff Cline Ginny Palmer Meredith Kaplan Maya Byrne Nissanka Ronnie Spitzer (*) Dan Pitcock Susan Montauk

By Victoria Eisen

➧➧Land Use Update, page 15 Call for Board of Director Applicants RCPC Wants You! While RCPC’s April elections chose four board of director members, two board seats remained unfilled. Now, boardmember Greg Pasquali is resigning to attend to a new family member, (congratulations, Greg!), making a total of three seats is available. Under RCPC bylaws, the current board appoints members to fill vacancies. RCPC depends on community volunteers to represent...

Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) board member Greg Pasquali. They are the parents of Eleanor, age one- and-a-half, and are expecting her baby brother in early February. But within her already full life, “I like Gig,or Sharing, Economy Expands as Neighbors Cook for Neighbors by Judith Doner Berne I ...

m Greg Pasquali: A Rockridge resident and former RCPC board member who has worked as a planner on affordable and on market-rate housing projects in the East Bay and owns a number of Oakland rental properties.

This article discredits not just the author but also the Rockridge News in my mind. — Greg Pasquali

...ts and elect officers. Chair Stuart Flashman, Vice Chair Kevin Faughnan, and Treasurer Ronnie Spitzer were reelected to their positions. Rekha Rao was elected secretary. The recent resignations of boardmembers Brendan Havener- Daughton and Greg Pasquali leave the board with four vacancies it can fill by appointment. Find out more about working with the RCPC board of directors. E-mail chair@rockridge. org with a statement of your interest and experience; you will be contacted.

...ectors, 2016-2017 Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Kevin Faughnan ������������������Vice Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Brendan Havenar-Daughton, Don Kinkead, Mike Lin, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to Rockridge News Subscriptions, to: ...

...ectors, 2016-2017 Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Kevin Faughnan ������������������Vice Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Brendan Havenar-Daughton, Don Kinkead, Mike Lin, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions

By Edward Guthmann

Open ������������������������������������Vice Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Kevin Faughnan, Stuart Flashman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions Catherine Griffing, RR resident 1957-present: Oh, it was great. Lots of kids lived around here. We’d hop o...

By Stuart Flashman

... Directors, 2015-2016 Brendan Havenar-Daughton...Chair Jennifer Daskal �������������������Co-Vice-Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Kevin Faughnan, Stuart Flashman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions ■ ■Should College Avenue continue to be a retail center or are the days of “brick and mortar” retail over,...

... Directors, 2015-2016 Brendan Havenar-Daughton...Chair Jennifer Daskal �������������������Co-Vice-Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Kevin Faughnan, Stuart Flashman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea

Jennifer Daskal �������������������Co-Vice-Chair Zabrae Valentine �����������������Co-Vice-Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Kevin Faughnan, Stuart Flashman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions by Ray Perman Too many Oakland and Rockridge residents today are unprepared for a major earthquake on the ...

By John Gussman

... Daskal �������������������Co-Vice-Chair Zabrae Valentine �����������������Co-Vice-Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Kevin Faughnan, Stuart Flashman, Don Kinkead, Gabe Kleinman, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org

...baldo Michael Kan Jennifer Kaplan Melinda Frey Alex Naughton Ashley Etling Robert Orenstein Matthew Edling Christopher Chin James Kachelmeyer Laura Schlichtmann Bernard Baltaxe Douglas Oliver Zabrae Valentine Virginia Hamilton Lisa McNally Greg Pasquali Jennifer Daskal Kevin Faughnan Gabe Kleinman Samantha Weaver Brendan Havenar- Daughton Noah Rosen Leonora Sea from page 1 of the Caldecott Tunnel. Construction on Broadway between Keith and Brookside Avenues is expected to begin this winte...

......Chair Jennifer Daskal �������������������Co-Vice-Chair Zabrae Valentine �����������������Co-Vice-Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Kevin Faughnan, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions accessibility for walking on streets near the BART station and to provide cyclists dedicated space on Coll...

......Chair Jennifer Daskal �������������������Co-Vice-Chair Zabrae Valentine �����������������Co-Vice-Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Kevin Faughnan, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann

By Karen Carlson

...on Chair Jennifer Daskal �������������������Co-Vice-Chair Zabrae Valentine �����������������Co-Vice-Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Kevin Faughnan, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann

By Erica Siskin

...r Jennifer Daskal �������������������Co-Vice-Chair Zabrae Valentine �����������������Co-Vice-Chair Noah Rosen ������������������������Secretary Open �������������������������������������Treasurer Kevin Faughnan, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions Town Hall from page 1 To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to Rockridge News Subscripti...

Michael Kan ������������������������Secretary Jennifer Daskal �������������������Treasurer Andrew Charman, Brendan Havenar-Daughton, Kevin Faughnan, William Kaufner, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Samantha Weaver Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions Noah Rosen Lawton Avenue Candidate The son of a low- income housing consultant and an environmental pl...

...s, outdoor seating); gain a deeper understanding of my neighbors and neighborhood. To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to Rockridge News Subscriptions, to: Rockridge News Subscriptions at the address below. Greg Pasquali Lawton Avenue Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? • Do you have questions about newsletter distribution? • Want to volunteer to be a Rockridge News block captain? • Woul...

...McNally ������������������������Co-Vice-Chair Michael Kan ������������������������Secretary Jennifer Daskal �������������������Treasurer Andrew Charman, Brendan Havenar-Daughton, Kevin Faughnan, William Kaufner, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Samantha Weaver Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions

...McNally ������������������������Co-Vice-Chair Michael Kan ������������������������Secretary Jennifer Daskal �������������������Treasurer Andrew Charman, Brendan Havenar-Daughton, Kevin Faughnan, William Kaufner, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Samantha Weaver Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions Energy Savings now at www.RockridgeKitchenTour.org. Here are some more fun facts and energy tips you c...

...n January, the venerable Kingfish pub – in this location since 1922 – was moved to a vacant lot on Telegraph Avenue next to the Temes- cal Branch Library. The now-vacant Claremont Avenue space will be filled with a town house development. /Greg Pasquali

By Paul Liu

Andrew Charman, Brendan Havenar-Daughton, Kevin Faughnan, William Kaufner, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Samantha Weaver Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions Safer Rockridge Security Patrol Area list at SaferRockridge.org/mailing. To request assistance during ...

...erve as chair for the next four years. He continued to serve on the board through the end of his third term last April, and while no longer on the board, he continues to serve as co-chair of the Land Use Committee with current board member Greg Pasquali. Flashman has said he feels most proud of progress made during his tenure in raising RCPC’s visibility in Rockridge and with the city. We are indebted to him for his work representing the interests of the community on a variety of local la...

Andrew Charman, Brendan Havenar-Daughton, Kevin Faughnan, William Kaufner, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Samantha Weaver Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions Stuart Flashman, plaque in hand, and RCPC Chair Zabrae Valentine. /D. Kinkead the technical expertise ...

...McNally ������������������������Co-Vice-Chair Michael Kan ������������������������Secretary Jennifer Daskal �������������������Treasurer Andrew Charman, Brendan Havenar-Daughton, Kevin Faughnan, William Kaufner, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Samantha Weaver Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions Board appointee Brendan Havenar-Daughton. /Brendan Havenar-Daughton To subscribe to The Rockridge News...

...�������Co-Vice-Chair Lisa McNally ������������������������Co-Vice-Chair Michael Kan ������������������������Secretary Jennifer Daskal �������������������Treasurer Andrew Charman, Kevin Faughnan, William Kaufner, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Samantha Weaver Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions The next Land Use Committee meeting is Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 p.m. in a meeting room at the Rockr...

...�������Co-Vice-Chair Lisa McNally ������������������������Co-Vice-Chair Michael Kan ������������������������Secretary Jennifer Daskal �������������������Treasurer Andrew Charman, Kevin Faughnan, William Kaufner, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Greg Pasquali, Laura Schlichtmann, Samantha Weaver Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org The next Land Use Committee meeting is Wednesday, September 24, 7:30 p.m. in a meeting room at the Rockridge Branch Library. To...

...e-Chair Laura Schlichtmann �����������Secretary Open �������������������������������������Treasurer Andrew Charman, Jennifer Daskal, Kevin Faughnan, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Gabe Kleinman, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali, Samantha Weaver Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org

By Edward Guthmann

Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Jennifer Daskal, Kevin Faughnan, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Mary Martin’s signature in the concrete in front of Le Kube, once the studio of voice teacher Judy Davis who helped Martin. /Don Kinkead Davis created a series of v...

...nn �����������Secretary Bernard Baltaxe �����������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Jennifer Daskal, Kevin Faughnan, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org

By Stuart Flashman

...nn �����������Secretary Bernard Baltaxe �����������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Jennifer Daskal, Kevin Faughnan, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Transparent soundwalls on I-580 at the Estudillo Overcrossing in East Oakland, a roadway similar to portions of Highway 24 in Rockridge spanning open

By Theresa Nelson

...nn �����������Secretary Bernard Baltaxe �����������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Jennifer Daskal, Kevin Faughnan, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org “It's pretty sad. I have a lot of fond memories of bringing my boys to that place when they were younger, playing with the Brio trains on the train table, changing ...

By Laura Counts

Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Jennifer Daskal, Kevin Faughnan, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to Rockridge News Subscriptions, to: Rockridge News Subscriptions at t...

By Edward Cannon

Andrew Charman, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to Rockridge News Subscriptions, to: Rockridge News Subscriptions at t...

...������Vice-Chair Laura Schlichtmann �����������Secretary Bernard Baltaxe �����������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org

By David Lori

...������Vice-Chair Laura Schlichtmann �����������Secretary Bernard Baltaxe �����������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions

...������Vice-Chair Laura Schlichtmann �����������Secretary Bernard Baltaxe �����������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org over the Bay Area. Help us publicize the event by sharing the event date and details with your networks, family, and friends. Kitchen Tour Opportunities Be a Kitche...

RCPC Election Puts Board Near Full Complement In the RCPC election held in April, the following persons were elected to two- year terms on the board: Andrew Charman, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Lisa McNally, and Greg Pasquali. At the next meeting of the board, these members were selected as officers: Zabrae Valentine, Chair; Christopher Chin, Vice-

...������Vice-Chair Laura Schlichtmann �����������Secretary Bernard Baltaxe �����������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali

By Ann Kasdin

...her Chin �������������Vice-Chair Laura Schlichtmann �����������Secretary Bernard Baltaxe �����������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali, Zabrae Valentine Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to Rockridge News

...he fabric of our community and bring the issues necessary to the enhancement and preservation of our community to our neighbors. If re-elected, I would work to continue my efforts with the RCPC board to best serve our community. Thank you. Greg Pasquali Lawton Avenue I am running for the RCPC board because I am excited to help make this ➧➧Board Candidates, page 9

By Howard Ferrier

...nity on how it’s dealing with this and other important issues before it finalizes and issues the final EIR and moves ahead on considering project approval. At the moment, the city says it expects to publish the final EIR early this summer. Greg Pasquali, cont’d great neighborhood even better. Since my wife and I moved to Rockridge a year ago, we’ve been really happy with the strong sense of community, great events, and beautiful neighborhood. I’ve worked for progressive urban planning and...

By Natalie Mehta

...ning group such as RCPC allows me to stay informed while actively contributing to my community. I believe that space informs a sense of place, with our environment affecting how we interact with others and shaping our personal development. Greg Pasquali: I’ve worked for progressive urban planning and development organizations in Oakland that focus on making cities and neighborhoods more livable and sustainable by building buildings that positively impact their neighborhoods, making public...

...rs, 2012-2013 Andrew Charman ��������������Chair Christopher Chin �������������Vice-Chair Laura Schlichtmann �����������Secretary Bernard Baltaxe �����������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Virginia Hamilton, Greg Pasquali, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Ronnie Spitzer, Zabrae Valentine, Ann Winterman Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge New...