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Submitted by John Bliss Oakland Tech notched its 20th Annual Model Bridge engineering contest in a roomful of students, volunteers and unlikely construction materials. The contest is a culmination of a semester’s study by students in Tech’s well- known Engineerin...

enter the engineering field is more important than ever. John W. Bliss, P.E., LEED AP Vice President SCIConsultingGroup y y Peter Chun, Transportation Engineer, City of Oakland y y Derrick Lind, Liftech y y Grant Iwamoto, HNTB y y City of Oakland – Public Works Agency y y Vladimir Calugaru, InfraTerra, Inc...

...e rest of the 2021 candidates were: Diana Mitchell- Rockridge Couple Pays It Forward to Build Racial Equity — by Judith Doner Berne “T hey’re Rockridge royalty.” That’s what a colleague said when I mentioned that I was going to inter- view John Bliss and Kim Thompson for this column. But there is no regal attitude to this activist couple. Rather, more of us could emulate how they direct their time, energy, and financial resources toward making a big impact on small pockets of need in O...

...have to pay for a President’s visit and there was a lot of overtime.” Levin retired in 2017 “because I could. You are 24/7 dealing with budgets, dealing with crisis.” But she continues to work to improve Oakland. She and Rockridge resident John Bliss co-chaired the recent Mea- sure Q campaign that successfully raised funds for parks and recreation, homeless services, and water projects and will continue to monitor how it’s used. “John and I are in it for the long haul. We have to make ...

...ryone who made the 2022 Rockridge Kitchen Tour a resounding success. Thank you to the homeowners, including Brandon and Alicia Levey, Susan and Brian Parker, Joyce Wu and Will DeVries, Alex and Maryann Amado, Jen Miley and Mark Hejin- ian, John Bliss and Kim Thompson, Joyce and Jim Huntington, Kathy Drake, and Kendall Riding, and Architects & Designers Amato Architecture Carlene Anderson Cass Morris Color & Design Cilessa Design Jarvis Architects Laura Martin Bovard Interiors Manual La...

guests got not only a kitchen tour but a house tour as well, given by indefatigable owners John Bliss and Kim Thompson. The effort they have devoted to keeping so many orignal details of the house as close to original as possible was impressive. The pleasure they take in discussing the house’s history and key features is contagious. The To...

by John W. Bliss, P.E., LEED AP, vice president, SCI Consulting Group The Engineering Academy at Oakland Technical High School is a “school within a school” at Tech. This extremely rigorous Academy attracts and educates the “best and brightest” high sch...