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Jeff Small Hudson Street A Danica Truchlikova Manor Crest Ms a 10-year Rockridge resident and Oakland business owner, it is a privilege to run for a position on the RCPC board. From attending recent planning meetings, I learned of something that I th...

Ellen Peterson Jeff Small Ronnie Spitzer Peter St. John

By Jeff Small

me, been in an abusive marriage in which she was expected by family and friends to stay. She was so badly and regularly beaten that Author Jeff Small feels the burn on a climb during the AIDS Ride. Photo: Courtesy of Jeff Small. Combine that with outrageously decorated pit stops, complete with themes and often times scantily clad food servers, and you get one thing – magic. I was remind...

By Jeff Small

morning on Sunday, June 3, we were ready. Jeff Small is an RCPC boardmember. But what I actually experienced on the journey had little to do with the cycling. I began to realize the magic of the ride about 10 miles into the first day. We had just ridden out of the Cow Palace toward Highway 3...

By Jeff Small

by Jeff Small, RCPC boardmember When Dreyer’s closed its retail ice cream parlor on College Avenue more than a year ago, the community responded pas- sionately. The RCPC received letters and phone calls from kids and parents alike, with a number of ques...

By Jeff Small

¬ Dreyer’s Ice Cream Parlor on the Way DESIGN GRAPHICS COURTESY OF TESSER-SF by Jeff Small, RCPC boardmember When Dreyer’s closed its retail ice cream parlor on College Avenue more than a year ago, the community responded pas- sionately. The RCPC received letters and phone calls from kids and parents alike, Dreyer’s Parlor, page...

By Jeff Small

by Jeff Small, RCPC Boardmember Fordinances and a bit of salesmanship, as well as TJ’s cooperation and good faith. Below is a partial list of project changes: Landscaping in the Parking Lot: RCPC convinced TJ’s to replant the inner lot area and are in n...

By Jeff Small

Tale from the AIDS Lifecycle by Jeff Small Mbefore show- ing her how to change the flat tire, gave her a hug. Min- utes later, they were laughing together like old friends. her doctors thought she would have permanent brain damage. She was completely alone and had to depend on chur...

By Jeff Small

Lights, Camera… Rockridge? by Jeff Small O

Jeff Small, Richard W. Smith, Danica Truchlikova, Margaret Wahlberg Contact the Board: rcpcchair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org

By Theresa Nelson

...as curious, and walked up behind him to see what he was painting. Her neighbor came out and said, “He’s nice, he’s the painter guy.” Indeed, he is. A few years ago, John Hauser, a Rockridge neighbor for more than 20 years, and his husband, Jeff Small, sold their business Cityleaf, and embarked on new ventures, John into painting, Jeff into teaching math in public schools. John always wanted to paint, was turning 60, and felt this was the time. He follows the colorist approach of the Ca...

By Stuart Flashman

Gloria Bruce.......................Secretary Susan Montauk...................Treasurer residents. The month- long program, run jointly Jennifer Edmister, Stuart Flashman, Cy Gulassa, Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, by the Sierra Club and Jeff Small, Richard W. Smith, Danica Truchlikova, Margaret Wahlberg Contact the Board: rcpcchair@rockridge.org PG&E under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission A reminder: while CFL use is good for the environment (and your pocke...

...is 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 Cavanagh 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. Sha...

By Vivek Bhatia

...tzer....................Chair Annette Floystrup ............ Vice-Chair Gloria Bruce.......................Secretary Susan Montauk...................Treasurer Jennifer Edmister, Stuart Flashman, Don Kinkead, Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Jeff Small, Danica Truchlikova, Margaret Wahlberg Contact the Board: rcpcchair@rockridge.org

..., and the RCPC board appointed Stuart Flashman to be his replacement. The board also voted to change the committee’s name back to the Land Use Committee. Based on applications received, the board appointed two new members to the committee: Jeff Small and Bill Garcia. Unless otherwise noted, meetings will now be held the 4th Wednesday of each month

...evised plans to the RCPC board. The revisions reduce the overall size somewhat, but the store is still proposed to be larger than 50,000 sq.ft. The store would have two street-level entrances off College Avenue, and the auto entrance to by Jeff Small, RCPC boardmember, and Stuart Flashman Pharmica, a new subtenant of Trader

...tzer....................Chair Annette Floystrup ............ Vice-Chair Gloria Bruce.......................Secretary Susan Montauk...................Treasurer Jennifer Edmister, Stuart Flashman, Don Kinkead, Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Jeff Small, Richard W. Smith,

By Gloria Bruce

...itzer....................Chair Annette Floystrup ............ Vice-Chair Gloria Bruce.......................Secretary Susan Montauk...................Treasurer Jennifer Edmister, Stuart Flashman, Cy Gulassa, Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Jeff Small, Richard W. Smith, Danica Truchlikova, Margaret Wahlberg Contact the Board: rcpcchair@rockridge.org Multiple studies have shown that affordable housing has no negative impacts on surrounding property values. What’s more, occupants tend to ...

...itzer....................Chair Annette Floystrup ............ Vice-Chair Gloria Bruce.......................Secretary Susan Montauk...................Treasurer Jennifer Edmister, Stuart Flashman, Cy Gulassa, Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Jeff Small, Richard W. Smith, Danica Truchlikova, Stephanie Upp, Margaret Wahlberg The chief architect and planner for Kaiser Permanente Oakland, Craun has over 30 years’ experience in architecture and design, with emphasis on master planning and com...

By Ellen Peterson

Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Jeff Small, Richard W. Smith, Danica Truchlikova, Stephanie Upp, Margaret Wahlberg Other comments suggested that a fourth bore would not eliminate traffic backups at the MacArthur Maze and the Bay Bridge toll plaza, but would instead merely move traf...

Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Jeff Small, Richard W. Smith, Danica Truchlikova, Stephanie Upp, Margaret Wahlberg

By Gay Ducey

...07-2008 Ronnie Spitzer....................Chair Annette Floystrup ............ Vice-Chair Gloria Bruce.......................Secretary Susan Montauk...................Treasurer Jennifer Edmister, Cy Gulassa, Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Jeff Small, Richard W. Smith, Danica Truchlikova, Stephanie Upp, Margaret Wahlberg Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to Rockridge News Subscriptions, to: Rockridge News Subscriptions at the ...

By Cy Gulassa

n all, 532 ballots were cast. The final tallies were: Ronnie Spitzer 371, Ellen Peterson 369, Danica Truchlikova 362, Margaret Wahlberg 351, Peter St. John 343, Jeff Small 342, Steve Meyer 139, Jennifer Edmister 138, Grace Park 120, Hiroko Kurihara 115, Albert Hussian 59. R

...nnifer Edmister, Mike Taylor, Dulcy Anderson, Ehab Bandar, Mike McDonald, Camille Reed, Adrienne d’Angelo, Kent Deverell, Robert Wiles, Stephanie Upp, Steve Meyer, Al Hussian, Gloria Bruce, Janelle Cavanagh, Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Jeff Small, Danica Truchlikova, Margaret Wahlberg. he 2007 RCPC board election has resulted in the seating of the 100th member of the board of directors since the organization was incorporated, in October 1985. Community Calendar Theresa Nelson.........

..................Secretary Susan Montauk...................Treasurer The individual with the longest record of service on the board of directors is Theresa Nelson (1991 to 2005). Jennifer Edmister, Cy Gulassa, Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Jeff Small, Richard W. Smith, Danica Truchlikova, Stephanie Upp, Margaret Wahlberg Newsletter Subscriptions (The Rockridge News apologizes in advance to any one whose name may have been omitted by mistake.) Jack Brown, Ray Perman, Nina Robinson, Rich...

By Annette Floystrup

by Annette Floystrup Local Shops Shop Locally Recently, Jeff Dodge of La Farine bakery posted an impressive list of the local vendors he buys from to run his business. The vast majority of his suppliers were local businesses, in contrast to national chains like Safeway, which source globally. Buying baked...

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...d elegant Berkeley Bowl West to find what Safeway could have, and should have, been. Instead, we got a gross intrusion into an old, unique and fragile neighborhood, an occupying power. Corporate money versus community interest; who wins? — Jeff Gillman forward. I am so very grateful that the beautiful Safeway store has opened and that I can, for example, walk over and get milk for breakfast at 6 a.m. on a Saturday or Sunday. I am grateful for the diversity that is back in my neighborho...

... The soups at Noodle Theory meld flavors from all over Asia: thick Japanese noodles, Thai flavors of coconut milk and satay paste, a pungent yellow curry from China, and slices of pork belly from Korea. As with all the soups served at this small gem, ingredients are good and fresh. Kid Friendly The two Mikes and Jeff at À Côté – you ■ ■ are the best. Rick, Tad, Mario, Carl and especially ■ ■ Jerry at Ver Brugge Meats – you are truly a community treasure. Trader Joe’s manager George Yam...