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Eric Neville, Jacqueline Tasch, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTIONS Annual subscriptions to The Rockridge News can be obtained by sending a check for $18, payable to Rockridge News Subscriptions to: Rockridge News Subscriptions at the address below...

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by Jacqueline Tasch I Chimes Pharmacy, Then and Now In 1941, you could grab a shake or a sundae at Chimes Pharmacy’s soda fountain while you waited for owner Clyde Howes to fill your prescription. You could also take home a book from the circulating library a...

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ing prescriptions and other packages. Back then, there were half a dozen drugstores up and down College Avenue and on nearby thoroughfares. PHOTOS: JACQUELINE TASCH Chimes occupied the site located at today’s Ovation clothing shop; when he returned as pharmacist, the drugstore was in its present space, but twice the size. To cut his rent, John Today, John is the owner-pharmacist of Chimes, which he bo...

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ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY Around the Neighborhood by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News Spreading the Social Glue W

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Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Ortrun Niesar, Claire Isaacs...Writers Barry Kaufman...................Food Jo Ellis...................................Calendar Theresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans..............

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ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY Around the Neighborhood by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News

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Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Ortrun Niesar, Claire Isaacs...Writers Barry Kaufman...................Food Jo Ellis...................................Calendar Theresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans..............

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ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY Around the Neighborhood by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News

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Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Ortrun Niesar, Claire Isaacs...Writers Barry Kaufman...................Food Jo Ellis...................................Calendar Theresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans..............

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ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY Around the Neighborhood by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News

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Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Ortrun Niesar, Claire Isaacs...Writers Barry Kaufman...................Food Jo Ellis...................................Calendar Theresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans..............

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by Jacqueline Tasch Trow. After seeing how dark some of the early tiles turned out, the families who paid $25 to add additional tiles tended to go for lighter colors. A new spider web was installed at Redondo Park, which is designed for small tots from 2 to 5...

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...and play structures, sifting sand, sweeping sidewalks, and helping with the larger tasks of installing new tiles and a new spiderweb for small tots. College Prep students joined community volunteer workers on FROG fall cleanup day. PHOTOS: JACQUELINE TASCH The connection between the FROG parks and the stu- dents at College Prep dates back to the original build in 2001, when College Prep students dug postholes and did other heavy work. They returned for last year’s and this year’s fall cleanu...

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Around the Neighborhood by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News Secrets of the S’ters A

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Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Ortrun Niesar, Claire Isaacs...Writers Barry Kaufman...................Food Jo Ellis...................................Calendar Theresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans..............

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Around the Neighborhood by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News Odds and Ends (of Beginnings) S

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Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Ortrun Niesar, Claire Isaacs...Writers Barry Kaufman...................Food Jo Ellis...................................Calendar Theresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant Lydia Gans..............

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Around the Neighborhood by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News Wavy Gravy’s “Reverse Pot-Holes” A

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Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Ortrun Niesar, Claire Isaacs....................... Writers Barry Kaufman...................Food Jo Ellis...................................Calendar Theresa Nelson ....................Neighborhood Merchant ...

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Around the Neighborhood by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News College Avenue Merchants: Always the Core of the Neighborhood Y

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Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Margret Elson, Ortrun Niesar, David Hatfield Neil Getz, Claire Isaacs... Writers Barry Kaufman...................Food Jo Ellis...................................Calendar Theresa Nelson ....................N...

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Around the Neighborhood by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News A Weekend in Rockridge On the Home Front E

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Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Margret Elson, Ortrun Niesar, David Hatfield Neil Getz ........................... Writers Barry Kaufman...................Food Jo Ellis...................................Calendar Theresa Nelson ..............

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At the January RCPC General Meeting: Caldecott Tunnel Plans RCPC Says No to a Westbound Bore, Asks for Broader Study by Jacqueline Tasch A

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Around the Neighborhood by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News Counting on Everyone I

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Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Margret Elson, Ortrun Niesar, David Hatfield Neil Getz ........................... Writers Barry Kaufman...................Food Jo Ellis...................................Calendar Theresa Nelson ..............

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by Jacqueline Tasch, Editor, The Rockridge News “I sn’t it interesting how Rockridge is being taken over by women between, say, 45 and 60?” my host says from the head of the dinner table, appearing not at all dismayed by this situation. It’s easy to see how h...

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...unity involvement, and provide leadership and representation of neighborhood interests. Like my friend’s dinner table assumption, a lot of our ideas about the neighborhood may depend on where we go and who we see. Rockridge News Production Jacqueline Tasch..................Editor-in-Chief Margret Elson, Ortrun Niesar, David Hatfi eld

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...-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 SUBSCRIPTIONS Annual subscriptions to The Rockridge News can be obtained by sending a check for $18, payable

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...g issues such as rooming house conversions, pedestrian-oriented retail zoning on Col- lege Avenue, the construction of Market Hall, and the construction and proposed expansion of Dreyer’s International Headquarters. Community Enrichment by Jacqueline Tasch On the Second Friday of the month, the kids at the North Oakland Community Charter School (NOCCS) make the placemats and the salads. Their parents bring the lasagna. Together, the families serve dinner and—most impor- tant—sit down to shar...

By Daniel Ferdelman

JACQUELINE TASCH moved to our neighborhood in July 2002 and just a couple of months later, responded to the need for a new editor at The Rockridge News. New to the scene, Jackie was soon diving right into the base of neighborhood politics and handled it al...

Patty Brunn Danielle Hawn Bluey Janet Somers Dan Ferdelman Sally Fitzhugh Bryan Grunwald Glen Tripp Gregory True Claire Isaacs Wahrhaftig Eric Neville Deborah Larson Weinstein David Hatfield Michael Whitfield Jacqueline Tasch Hiroko Kurihara Jessica Pitt John Potis Greg Yoch Jennifer Edmister Mike Taylor Dulcy Anderson Ehab Bandar Mike McDonald Camille Reed Adrienne d’Angelo Kent Deverell Robert Wiles Stephanie Upp Steven Meyer Al Hussian Gloria Bruce Janelle C...

... Maria greet Jose Luis Larios, a retail supervisor. Joan picks up bags of donated baked goods and salads at Market Hall on Thursday and Friday. Other businesses in the Rockridge and North Oakland area also participate in the program. PHOTO JACQUELINE TASCH

By Susan Montauk

...ion series Law and Order advises us, the police are only half of the criminal justice system. It’s the prosecutors who are responsible for taking criminal charges to trial, getting convictions, and sending dangerous offenders to prison. by Jacqueline Tasch It would take 14 full-time police officers just to respond to the 34,000 or so false alarms referred to the Oakland Police Department (OPD) each year by companies that provide alarm services to commercial and residential customers in the c...

... euca- lyptus are not protected.  Many of Rockridge’s streets are sheltered under arching trees that provide a comforting, secure feeling. Some neighbors believe this has the added benefit of calming traffic in their neighborhood. PHOTOS: JACQUELINE TASCH endanger its growth, for example, by setting foundations too close to a tree’s roots. In such cases, neighbors must be advised of any tree-

City’s Zoning Proposal Would Affect Rockridge: Seeking a Balance Between Owners’ And Neighbors’ Needs by Jacqueline Tasch One of the biggest challenges the city faced in drafting new design review guidelines for one- and two-unit residen- tial structures was “striking a reasonable balance between allowing appropriate development and respecting neighbors’ view...

...d tens and twenties to celebrate Hallowe’en.   Heading north along Hudson Street, the ratio of caregiving adults to costumed kids was as much as 3 to 1 in some stretches.  Like some others, this little pumpkin wilted in the sun. PHOTOS: JACQUELINE TASCH Rockridge Hallowe’en Parade Changes Find Mixed Response The care and feeding of a successful community event What kind of community Hallowe’en celebration is right for Rockridge? The RCPC will be discussing that ques- tion early in 2004 an...

...ne Miles, Norma Miller, Sharon Miller, Nancy Morton, Annette Oliveira, Chris Orr, Mark Ringer, Kelda Rinklieb, Adela Rose, Mark Sgarzi, Nan Shorten, Cheri Smith, Virginia Sorgi, Lisa Spearman, Carol Strickman, Carol Studier, Gail Sullivan, Jacqueline Tasch Poster Underwriter: Ron Kriss Ticket Sales : Maison d’Etre/Fred Womack, Rockridge Realty/Jan Fougner Raffle Donors: À Côté, Cactus Taque- ria, Christensen Heller Gallery, Citron Restaurant, Crepevine, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Filippo’s Pa...

...ls on posters at the Rockridge Library and at Rockridge Kids store. Views and Sunlight at Stake In City-Proposed Residential Design Review Rule Changes At the September RCPC Meeting Evolving Kitchen Design Fitting Topic for RCPC Meeting by Jacqueline Tasch Only “picture postcard views”—not views of gardens, trees, and open sky—would be protected under proposed city rules governing new residential construc- tion in Rockridge. Similarly, sunlight entering outdoor patios would be protected but ...

... topics had pluses balanced by minuses. For example, while Rockridge has a very low rate of violent crime, it has the highest crime rate in the city when nonviolent offenses—from auto theft and house burglaries to vandalism of trees and by Jacqueline Tasch Tlive in Rockridge and those who come here only to dine out or shop. raffic safety and schools/youth programs are the top priorities in Rock- ridge as Oakland plunges deeper into a budget crisis that will bring more than $20 million in cut...

By Jennifer Edmister

Orr, Chris; Paquette, Judith; Phillips, Margaret; Reet, Claudia; Rinklieb, Kelda; Schwabe, Cathy; Spearman, Lisa; Tasch, Jacqueline; Taylor, Mike; Traum, Sheryl; Veza, Valerie; Villalobos, Rosa; Wikander, Sarah; Williams, Anne; and Williams, David POSTER UNDERWRITING: Ron Kriss /Lawton Associates TICKET SALES: Maison d’Etre TOUR REFRESHMENTS: Great Harvest Bread Co. P...