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I read John Gatewoods’s report on ULTRA (Urbanists for a Liveable Temescal Rockridge Area) in September’s The Rockridge News (page 5). I am a 28-year resident of the Rockridge area. In this ULTRA concept I see nothing but commercial interest and greed: Rockrid...

By John Gatewood

If you share these goals, please contact: John Gatewood at johnnyg@california.com, Joyce Roy at joyceroy@earthlink.net, or Jen- nifer Cooper at jennifer@live-work.com. ULTRA is not affiliated with RCPC.

By John Gatewood

by John Gatewood A new group is forming in North Oakland to encourage infill develop- ment, which involves building in vacant and underused areas in urban settings. Named “Urbanists for a Livable Temescal Rockridge Area (ULTRA),” the group believes that th...

...g other things, the city is still awaiting revised project plans promised by Safeway, the master tenant and project sponsor, in response to comments at last January’s design review committee hearings. The RCPC Land Use Committee, joined by John Gatewood of Urbanists for a Liv- able Temescal-Rockridge Area (ULTRA), discussed trying to identify a single com- munity alternative for the project. Rather than try to redesign the project, however, the committee recommended a number of principles...

By RCPC Chair Stuart Flashman

... of Broadway and Pleasant Valley Avenue that also includes the large and popular CVS store. RCPC Town Hall Meeting Considers Possibilities Starting things off was RCPC’s January Town Hall Meeting, where RCPC board Chair Stuart Flashman and John Gatewood from Urbanists for a Livable Rockridge Temescal Area (ULTRA) presented a cri- tique of Safeway’s plans and four alternative proposals – two from ULTRA and two from RCPC members. Flashman stressed that local community groups are critical of...