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Kevin Faughnan College Avenue was a fairly empty and unattractive area in 1975. I know lots of people have added to what it is now-and what we enjoy as residents. The area has its share of problems to solve, and I want to be part of those solutions. R CP...

By Robin McDonnell

RCPC’s Kevin Faughnan Community Grant Program Helps Fund Climatescape by Robin McDonnell Climatescape is the newest recip- ient of the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) Kevin Faughnan Community Grant. The RCPC sets aside funds from the pro- ceeds of t...

Kevin Faughnan Memorial Grants program, host Town Halls and the Halloween Parade, and conduct other activities that benefit the quality of life in Rockridge.

Kevin Faughnan ������������������Vice Chair Rekha Rao ���������������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer M C Haug, Dave Karlinsky, Don Kinkead, Mike Lin, Christina Wong Masalin Jesse Ortega, Laura Schlichtmann, Leonora Sea ...

favorite pastime — RCPC Vice-Chair Kevin Faughnan suffered a fatal heart attack. In his four years on the board, Kevin took on increasing responsibilities. He served as the liaison to the Rockridge District Association (RDA), improving communication and contact between the merchants and R...

RCPC Grants, from front page Tour to the Kevin Faughnan Fund in order to support small community-led projects in the Rockridge neighbor- hoods. The Program is named for its creator, because of Kevin’s love of the neighborhoods and his passion for this grant program. Participants are encouraged,...

In Memoriam | Kevin Faughnan April 20, 1945 — March 22, 2017

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 ...

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 ...

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...

By Kevin Faughnan

by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC board member t the February Town Hall presentation, BART board president Rebecca

By Kevin Faughnan

2017 Kitchen Tour: Call for Candidates by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC board It is that time again as we begin preparing for the 2017 Kitchen Tour (KT), most likely to be held in late September, 2017. If you have a kitchen that has been remodeled in the past several years that you love and want to share...

By Kevin Faughnan

... first group along College Avenue. At 12:45 p.m., return to Halloween Central for spooky events, and silly, scary sing-alongs led by a serenading singer. Join this holiday fun for kids of all ages. Tour-Goers Stand Heat, Get in Kitchens by Kevin Faughnan, tour committee member It all came together for the Rockridge Kitchen Tour Sunday, September 20: The months of hard work spent planning for and selecting, photographing and describing the kitchens; soliciting advertisers, sponsors, docents...

By Kevin Faughnan

by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC board member Eight kitchens, each with its own special qualities, are on the Rockridge Kitchen Tour Sunday, September 20, seven of them within an easy walk from our registration site at the College Avenue Presbyterian Church, designe...

By Kevin Faughnan

by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC boardmember  Yasai Market, at 6301 College Avenue, was opened in 1980 by John Amano. John’s sister-in-law is the owner of Berkeley Bowl; John was raised in the vegetable business and worked at Berkeley Bowl before opening Yasai (whi...

By Kevin Faughnan

by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC boardmember Have you ever noticed that lime-green building just south of the Rockridge Branch Library? It’s the entrance to McNal- ly’s Irish Pub, the first bar in Oakland to open its doors after prohibition ended in 1933. Opened by ...

Pictured at left are current members of the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) board of directors. Back row from left are Kevin Faughnan, Ronnie Spitzer, Leonora Sea, and M C Haug. Front row, from left, are Rekha Rao, Mike Lin, Stuart Flashman and Noah Rosen. Inset photo is of Laura Schlichtmann, traveling at the time the group was photographed. New board members Haug and R...

We are grateful to the late Kevin Faughnan, whose hard work at the beginning of the tour planning gave us a strong start. We wish he could have been here to enjoy it all with us.

By Robin McDonnell

... for an ever-changing environment, and to install the most appropriate plants. “It is exciting to allocate funds for such a special project that will enhance the neighborhood,” said Casey Farmer, Chair of the RCPC. “This is exactly how the Kevin Faughnan Grant program is meant to be used.” For information on how to qualify for RCPC’s Kevin Faughnan Grant program, send an email Robin McDonnell at info@rockridge.org. n he Rockridge Community Plan- ning Council (RCPC) has funded a grant propo...

Future of College Avenue Retail Examined by April Town Hall Panel Challenges: Internet Sales; Vacancies; Business Concentrations Panel members John Chalik, left, Stuart Flashman, Susan Bernosky, Kiera Williams, John Knight, and moderator Kevin Faughnan. by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC April’s RCPC Town Hall topic – the Future of Retail on College Avenue – was held with community and panel members assembled in the sanctuary of the College Avenue Presbyterian Church. Next year is the 100th anniver...

By Wendy Markel

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remembering Kevin Faughnan inthe April memorial service. We miss our friend and The RCPC Land Use Committee will issue of The Rockridge News. Kevin was __ neighbor and appreciate youhonoringhim ©°Mtinue to explore housing policy Options, an incredible neighbor and f...

any of you read the news in last month’s Rockridge News about the sudden death of Kevin Faughnan. Kevin was an incredible volunteer. Not only was he an active member of the RCPC board but he also delivered The Rockridge News to two routes. We found a volunteer for one of those routes, but there is one more we hope to fill by one of hi...

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By Kristen Belt

late Kevin Faughnan and the RCPC grant named in his honor for his inclusive vision to support artists and encourage women in leadership in Rockridge; Chris Jackson of the Rockridge District Association (RDA) for his support; and all the children of Rockridge ...

...first Kitchen Tour in 1995, proceeds have gone to the Friends of the Rockridge Library for building the inspiring home for the College Avenue branch; to the design and building of the play structure and other amenities at Frog Park; to the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Community Grants pro- gram that supports local projects that benefit Rockridge; and many other purposes. Many hands make light work, and the Kitchen Tour is an enjoyable experience for both attendees and volunteers. In addition to...

By Carol Kasparek

... irrigation — an ongoing challenge at this part of the park. Kamp and Rojas (https://www.prairieform. com/), who had also consulted with neighbor Patrick Cullinane last year on the two community parks he created, also funded in part by the Kevin Faughnan Community Grants program (see Rockridge News, April 2023), led committee members and some of their children through a fun, hands-on design session. Beginning Climatescape, see next page

By Carol Kasparek

...l pocket gardens, one at the corner of Miles and Hudson and the other at the corner of Locksley and Forest. Created by Patrick Cullinane, and developed with assistance from John Kamp, the gardens were made possible through funding from the Kevin Faughnan grant that Cullinane received last September from the Rockridge Com- munity Planning Council (RCPC). “When the opportunity presents itself and you have the capacity to do something to make your community a

...ions $345.00 Rockridge News $43,887.00 Kitchen Tour $22,648.44 Interest $22.99 Total Income $66,903.43 Expenses Rockridge News $42,251.90 Contractors $5,279.42 Insurance, Permits, Sales Tax $1,506.00 Misc Admin & Program Expenses $3,677.94 Kevin Faughnan Memorial Grant $661.50 Events $1,778.40 Total Expenses $55,155.16 Net Receipts (RCPC) $11,748.27 BALANCE SHEET Assets RCPC Assets, Savings/Checking $96,302.79 Equity & Liability KF Community Improvements Prgm        $5,618.41 Legal Fund Re...

parks like Colby Park. Through the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Grants Program, RCPC distributes small grants to groups and individual com- munity members to carry out projects for the improvement of their immedi- ate neighborhoods. Membership on the RCPC Board involves a significant commitmen...

...ressing this serious concern, and we will continue to oppose such poor use of this site. I invite you to engage with us. Whether you want to share your feed- back on a development site, apply for a community beautification project from our Kevin Faughnan Grants Fund, join one of our Committees, write an article for The Rockridge News, or attend our October 2nd Kitchen Tour event — I thank you for enhancing our neighborhood with your engagement. Have ideas, questions, or want to join our em...

WANTED: Kitchens Kitchen Tour, from front page community building through programs like the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Community Grants Program. To submit or refer a kitchen for the tour, the Kitchen Tour Committee invites you to do so asap. For info, contact Kitchen Tour Co-Chairs, Robin McDonnell or Kirk Peterson at kitchentour@rockridge.org. n ...

By Leonora Sea

the FROG Park Committee — and also working on pocket-parks like Ayala and small neighborhood parks like Colby Park. Through the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Grants Program, RCPC distributes small grants to groups and individual community members to carry out projects for the improvement of their immediate neighborhoods. Membership on the RCPC Board involves a significant commitment of...

By Judith Doner Berne

Council’s major fundraiser, and it provides RCPC with the financial resources to support the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Grants program, the Town Halls, the Halloween Parade, and many other neighbor- hood enhancements. However, the KT is more than a fundraiser; it’s a community-builder. Neighbors volun- teer on the KT Committee and as docents; and t...

...f its residents; furnish a forum for community involvement; and provide leadership and representation of neighborhood interests. The Rockridge Community Plan- ning Council (RCPC) is pleased to announce the results of the first round of the Kevin Faughnan Grants for 2021. Four applications were submit- ted, and the RCPC Board has approved a grant for Buzz Garden at 24. This $750 grant allows for expan- sion of an existing project originally funded by the RCPC in 2016 when the project propon...

By Don Kinkead

on pocket-parks like Ayala and small neighborhood parks like Colby Park. Through the Kevin Faughnan Memo- rial Grants Program, RCPC distributes small grants to groups and individual community members to carry out projects for the improvement of their immediate neighborhoods. Membership on the RCPC Board involves a significant commitment ...

By Bill Kaufner

hood-improvement project but not sure where to begin or how best to fund it? The Rockridge Com- munity Planning Council (RCPC) is hosting a virtual Town Hall on November 19, at 7:30pm, to propose a new round of the Kevin Faughnan Community Grants Program. Join your neighbors at the virtual gath- ering where RCPC Board members will present the program: What it is; how it works; who is eligible; and how to apply. The RCPC Board voted to set aside $5,000 of the pro- c...

By Don Kinkead

Rockridge News and at the November Town Hall. Stay tuned. n CPC is preparing to solicit proj- ects for the competitive Community Grants Program (renamed the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Grants Fund in March 2017). This program allows any resi- dent of Rockridge the opportunity to propose a beautification project for the local neighborhood. Participants are encouraged to partner with community-based orga- nization...

...18.00 Kitchen Tour $10,878.49 Interest Income $23.47 Merchandise Sales $170.00 Total Income $50,124.96 Expenses Rockridge News $39,371.01 Contractors $2,688.00 Insurance, Permits, Sales Tax $1,398.00 Misc Admin & Program Expenses $2,345.79 Kevin Faughnan Memorial Grant $500.00 Events $225.00 Total Expenses $46,527.80 Net Receipts (RCPC) $3,597.16 BALANCE SHEET Assets RCPC Assets, Savings/Checking $96,647.92 Locksley Gardens Assets, Checking $746.06 Total Assets $97,393.98 Equity & Liabilit...

...expertise. The board is specifically looking for new members who would like to take the lead on special projects. RCPC focuses its efforts through ongoing committees (Land Use, Transportation, and Schools) and special projects, such as the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Community Grants program; and was instru­

...anning Council ( RCPC), the nonprofit community organization that sponsors publication of The Rockridge News; holds town hall meetings on topics of importance to the neighborhood: and supports community-building through pro- grams like the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Community Grants.

...ave gone to such worthy causes as completing the home for the library branch, the design and building of the play structure and other amenities at Frog Park, supporting the work of the Friends of the Rockridge Library; and establishing the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Commu- nity Grants program which supports local projects to benefit Rockridge, among many other such programs.

By RCPC Board Chair Leonora Sea

as Tap, Sunday; major fundraiser, and it provides RCPC with money to support the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Grants

...os- itive change in Rockridge, beginning with recovery from the devastation caused by construction of the Highway 24 freeway. I'm enthusiastic about how RCPC facilitates projects that benefit our own community, through initiatives like the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Community Grants.

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By Karen Ivy

...ades of the biennial Tour, proceeds have helped many local projects supported by RCPC including the creation and maintenance of the Rockridge Branch Library; supporting construction play structures and other amenities at Frog Park; and the Kevin Faughnan Memorial Community Grants Program, which supports local projects to benefit Rockridge. Becoming a Tour volunteer may be ideal for someone who wants to help out in the community, but doesn’t have the time for a long-term commitment to our n...

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Money raised by the 2017 Rockridge Kitchen Tour will fund ongoing projects of the RCPC, such as the Kevin Faughnan Community Grants program, named in honor of the RCPC board member and Kitchen Tour chair who died unexpectedly in March. Proceeds will also support Town Hall presentations that cover many topics of current interest to Rockridge residents, ...

By Chuck Afflerbach

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By Edward Guthmann

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...rner of College and Claremont Avenues was sold to Southern California company Terramar Retail Centers. The company proposes to lease the large space at the southern tip of the building Update on Secondary Units Proposal by Stuart Flashman, Kevin Faughnan and Ronnie Spitzer, RCPC board members The proposed Oakland city ordinance

By Stuart Flashman

...���������������Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of 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 ar...

...���������������Graphics & Layout RCPC Board of 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 ...

Survey Shows Stable Merchant Core In September 2014, Kevin Faughnan, RCPC boardmember and liaison to the Rockridge District Association (RDA), Rockridge’s merchant association, submitted the first in a series of articles for The Rockridge News chronicling merchants in business in the College Avenue busines...

...inalize minor design details in collaboration with the park designers, neighbors, and city staff to move us closer to the construction phase. The next steps are: College Avenue Commerce: Decades of Service Rockridge Furniture and Design by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC boardmember Established by John Knight, Sr., Rockridge Furniture & Design at 5601 College has been on the Avenue since

By John Gussman

...irectors, 2015-2016 Brendan Havenar-Daughton...Chair Jennifer 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

...ven 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. Shawn Hooks Beryl Shore Leigh Trivette Cliff Cline Ginny Palmer Meredith Kaplan Maya Byrne Nissanka Ronnie Spitzer (*) Dan Pitcock Susan Montauk

...lan 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 winter. The project includes

Brendan Havenar-Daughton...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 ...

...irectors, 2015-2016 Brendan Havenar-Daughton...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

...nnual June Cleanup. The crew cleared a massively weed-choked 20-yard stretch of the channel. In addition to all the weed pulling, volunteers trimmed trees, picked up trash, and pulled ivy runners from tree trunks and ground surface. The by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC boardmember The Queen Anne Victorian at 5315 College Avenue, shown above, first opened its doors to the Charles Shields family. Charles was a scene painter for

...ation. Brochure Advertising Our tour brochure offers print advertising space, and our website offers an online presence for the two-year period until the next tour — an excellent way to reach an interested and enthusiastic audience. E-mail Kevin Faughnan at advertising@rockridge.org. from page 1 tasteful and, sometimes, surprising. Be sure to see the bright, spacious kitchen with a butler’s pantry and stunning bridge view in the landmark Morse House and the impeccably appointed W. W. Dixon...

By Karen Carlson

... Directors, 2015-2016 Brendan Havenar-Daughton 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

...ors, 2015-2016 Brendan Havenar-Daughton Chair 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 fo...

By Carl Schmitz

...blications and exhibitions. Recent shows have been as near as San Francisco’s de Young Museum in 2013 and the Richmond Art Center last fall, and as far away as London, where the Royal Academy of Arts is currently hosting a retrospective by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC boardmember ■ The Breema Clinic at 6201 Florio (above 1st Federal Bank) and the Breema Center at 6076 Claremont Avenue were both opened in 1981 by Jon Schreiber. The center is where classes are held for practitioners who come from al...

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...

By Leonora Sea

on the Avenue all that time and haven’t seen your business’ name yet, write to editor@rockridge.org to ensure your business is included. – Kevin Faughnan ■ ■Frog Park was featured in the February, 2014, issue of Landscape Architecture magazine as an exemplar of community bootstrapping for local parks. Frog Park was one of a handful of Bay Area parks built with grit, alternative funding, and...

...����Chair Virginia Hamilton ��������������Co-Vice-Chair Lisa 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

Virginia Hamilton ��������������Co-Vice-Chair Lisa 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.RockridgeKitchen...

By Carl Schmitz

... to some, but what is the value of something you will enjoy every day you look at it for the rest of your life? That’s what Claremont Rug can provide. n Barney’s, 5819 College Avenue, opened at that location in 1988. After five years on by Kevin Faughnan, RCPC boardmember n Transports was started by Kei Kodani in 1982 in a small space above Barclay’s Pub. Kei began the business selling camping and hiking equipment, and it seemed to complement the adjacent store that focused