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Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in the Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distr...

Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Kirk Peterson, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org We’re also very concerned about pedestrian and cyclist safety. As it is now, we can barely cross the street here, and we’re talking about...

Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter...

Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, David Garcia, Kirk Peterson, Ronnie Spitzer Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org are not very practical these days. My house isn’t really in shape to accommodate it anyway. And then I was thinking, well, my porch is probably too ...

Michelle Boyd, David Garcia, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distribution? Wa...

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By Kirk Peterson

housing neighbors new and old. n by Kirk Peterson Tat 5239 College, offers retail floral, and owner Leshia can provide floral decoration for a variety of events. Audiophiles and musicians can go next door to ReVamp at 5241 College where amplifiers, new and old, are repaired by Andy. At 52...

By Kirk Peterson

Local Chef Pairs Haute Cuisine with Craft Beer LOOK AROUND Oxalis pes-caprae by Kirk Peterson We’ve been looking up at trees that grace our neighborhood; now let’s look down at the ground. It’s high season for sourgrass, Oxalis pes-caprae, a low-growing perennial that shows up in the wet winter and disappears when the ground dries ...

By Kirk Peterson

...t for many cui- sines, beer can offer a better pairing than wine. “Beer has so many facets — yeast, malt, hops — with so many different parameters and flavor profiles, you have more options to complement or contrast with the food. Drawing/ Kirk Peterson The stalks of bright yellow flowers rise around a foot above the bright green shamrock-shaped leaves. The entire plant is edible in small amounts. Kids chew the lemony-tasting juicy stems for a burst of sour flavor, due to the oxalic acid....

By Kirk Peterson

This Place Called Rockridge by Kirk Peterson What is this place called Rock- ridge? It’s a habitat, a district, a neighborhood, our home or place of business, and a place to visit. While navigating practical matters and daily routines, our minds also contain our concepts of Rockridge...

By Kirk Peterson

Oakland Tech Launches Phase 2 of Student Center LOOK Around Washingtonia robusta by Kirk Peterson Authors Book Signings at Market Hall by Shelly Cox, Oakland Tech PTSA Saturday, Oct. 22, 1pm–3pm Rose Levy Beranbaum with her newest book, The Cookie Bible Book Signing, Conversations, Tastings Palm trees: you like them or you don’t. Birds...

By Kirk Peterson

...h will combine to give the Student Center its personality. We are not there yet, so if you want to sponsor or donate, visit https://www. ousd.org/Page/21888. For volunteer opportunities, contact Shelly Cox at oaklandshellycox@icloud.com. n Kirk Peterson

By Kirk Peterson

LOOK AROUND Sequoia sempervirens by Kirk Peterson by Jody Colley, Rockridge District Association Marketing Manager F R The retailers, restaurants, and service providers that make up the Rockridge district invite you to explore and experience big sales, giveaways, food and wine tastings, s...

By Kirk Peterson

Oregon where Pacific fog extends inland. Coast redwoods can reach nearly 400 feet in height and can live more than 2,000 years — making them among the oldest living things on Earth. Kirk Peterson Photo by Anna Marks The trees’ flat needles are arranged symmetrically on the twigs, which bear small cones. They are planted widely in parks and gardens through- out Oakland and many California cities. Majestic old redwoods are an integra...

By Kirk Peterson

“Flex Streets” To Continue As Is Into 2023 LOOK AROUND: Aesculus californica by Kirk Peterson “Two years ago, we launched Flex Streets to address the urgent need of Oakland businesses to adapt at time when health orders severely restricted or eliminated the ability to operate indoors. Because of Flex Streets, many businesses were a...

By Kirk Peterson

operations outdoors should apply at www.oaklandca.gov/flexstreets. n Kirk Peterson In the fall, the pendulous fig-shaped seed pods open to reveal shiny brown “buckeyes” the size of eggs, or bigger; the largest seeds north of the tropics. They resemble deer eyes; they could as well be called doe eyes. The California bucke...

By Kirk Peterson

LOOK AROUND: California Bay Laurel by Kirk Peterson

By Kirk Peterson

what’s cooking? ROCKRIDGE KITCHEN TOUR October 2nd, 2022 by Kirk Peterson, RCPC Kitchen Tour Co-Chair After plenty of time cooped up in our own homes, we now have an opportunity to visit other people’s homes. It will be fun to visit neigh- bors’ kitchens this year. The pandemic delayed the Kitchen Tour for a yea...

By Kirk Peterson

Look Around — Nature is Everywhere by Kirk Peterson

By Jody Colley

Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, David Garcia, Kirk Peterson, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter...

...g our regional housing goals in that category while vastly underbuilding affordable units. Does this mean we should have a moratorium against market-rate units? Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org • What questions do you have about housing? Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered ...

By Don Kinkead

...Secretary Michelle Boyd........................................ Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer David Garcia, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Andrew Masalin, Kirk Peterson Annette Floystrup Kirk Peterson A dual citizen of Denmark and the United States, Floystrup immigrated with her family to Oakland at the age of five. She grew up on 63rd Street, at Hillegass, when Rockridge was a working-class neighborhood,...

...neighborhood on traffic including access by fire and police; aesthetics; insufficient affordable housing; and spot re-zoning that could increase density and encourage more extreme height buildings. Then, “several people came by includ­ ing Kirk Peterson.” Peterson, who was born in Oakland, has headed his architectural firm, Kirk E. Peterson & Associates, from a store­ front at 5253 College for 25 years. He is currently in the process of building his home directly behind it. And, as a form...

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... activist, and feminist, Bertha Wright (1876-1971) believed health care services should be available to all income groups, especially for Andrew Charman 192 Annette Floystrup 179 Stuart Flashman 173 Ronnie Spitzer 167 Jennifer McElrath 164 Kirk Peterson 162 Bambino Thrift, see next page Got Kitchen? Got Time? Join the Tour! David Beiser 15 by Star Lightner Congrats to the six winners highlighted above; please welcome them to the RCPC Board of Direc- tors. And a big THANK YOU to departing ...

skill sets of each of the ad hoc group’s members, Peterson said, “They are amazing. I throw balls in the air — and sometimes they’re caught.” n “I’m the de-facto organizer of the Rockridge Boulevard Neighborhood Association. I saw Kirk Peterson’s que­ ry on Nextdoor, and joined the team at our first meeting. Oakland needs a de­ velopment plan that includes increased affordable housing, traffic and safety To comment on this column, or make suggestions for a future column pertinent...

...the cities to build these more traditional forms again, these sort of two-to five-story buildings that are human scale, that UBA Steering Committee: Janis Brewer, Steve Cook, Leslie Correll, Joe Johnston, Nicole Lazzaro, Jennifer McElrath, Kirk Peterson, Myrna Walton. Janis Brewer Coronado n Letters, see next page ROCKRIDGE LIVING AWAITS! 5 2 2 7 M A N I L A A V E 5 5 3 9 B R O A D W A Y Coming Soon Just Listed Call Daniel for details 510.843.6400 DRE # 01221457 DANIEL STEA O V E R 1 0 0 ...

By Annette Floystrup

...e-Chair Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting the Rockidge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in the Rockridge News? Have questions

...ial justice, it is a pragmatic approach to building resilient, dynamic communities that can adapt and thrive. I plan for RCPC to commit to striving for a brighter, more equitable future for our current and future neighbors. Stuart Flashman Kirk Peterson (Incumbent) Kim Suczynski Smith I’m a public interest environmental and land use attorney. I’ve lived in Rockridge since 1992. I served off-and-on the RCPC board since 2007 and was board chair for five years. I also chaired RCPC’s Land Use...

...e-Chair Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting the Rockidge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in the Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distri...

............................................. Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Trash Cans, see next page Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Land Use Committee Meeting Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org The Rockridge community is encouraged to participate in LUC meetings where elements of the General Plan Update will ...

...e-Chair Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org

....... Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Love Again Fabrics / 6030 College Avenue Shops, from front page Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Murasaki Futon and Fine Bedding / 6050 College Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org

By Susan Montauk

Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting the Rockidge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in the Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distri...

...e-Chair Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Rockridge Community Planning Council’s Land Use Committee Meeting Contacting the Rockidge News Are there community issues you’d like to see cov...

By Jody Colley

Ben Friedman................................................ Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Aly Bonde, Andrew Charman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting the Rockidge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in the Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distri...

By Carol Kasparek

......... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting the Rockidge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in the Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distri...

......... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Tom Lollini, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in the Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distr...

...... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger According to the City of Oakland’s most recent analysis, the average cost to construct a unit of housing is $811,000 within our city. To make this unit affordable, a developer

...projects and for major efforts li the Housing Element. Rick Jacobus, a national expert in inclusionary housing and affordable homeownership, is the principal of Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about ...

...or election, prospective candidates must submit a statement announcing an intent to run no later than Wednesday, March 1, 2023, by email to chair@rockridge.org. Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Candidates must meet the criteria for membership (at least 18 years of age and maintain a principal resi- dence within Rockridg...

By Lily Martins

Chabot Elementary Annual Auction & Gala LOOK AROUND Sycamores by Lily Martins & Shaudi Bazzaz Nby Kirk Peterson Sew Year’s is over but don’t put away the sequins and glitter. Chabot Elementary is holding its annual Auction & Gala on Saturday, March 25, at The Bridge Yard in Oakland, where we will teleport to the glamorous ’70s. It’s donations big an...

By Lily Martins

...Old specimens can have a very picturesque broad form, like one located on Stanford University’s campus that measures over 10 feet in circumference. There are two young ones located on the west side of the 5100 block of Telegraph. Drawings/ Kirk Peterson Sycamores can live for centuries and tolerate urban pollution, heat, and heavy pruning. Weathered or soot- stained bark flakes off continuously to reveal cream-colored new bark. Sycamore leaves are large and have five lobes, rather like ma...

Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Star Lightner, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger The Rockridge Café is also cel- ebrating a milestone anniversary ­— 2023 marks its 50th year on Col- lege Avenue. Owner Bill Chung and his wife Jean (Jean passed away last May) opened the restaurant in ...

... housing and how is Oakland accessing them? Are our local voter-approved tax dollars for affordable housing working (specifically Alameda County Measure A1 and Oakland Measure KK / recently renewed as Measure U)? y fellow RCPC Board Member Kirk Peterson wrote an article, “A Place Called Rockridge,” in last month’s Rockridge News about our beloved neighborhood in which he stated, “Change is coming. There will be more of us here, and there’s room.” I couldn’t agree more. As I hear Rockridge...

...nderway. Some of it is kind of quiet work, some of it will not be so quiet, and the challenge is just getting the people who own this prop- erty and shake them loose. Clearly, a quiet effort behind the scenes has not achieved what we want. Kirk Peterson: I’m an architect. I’m co-founder of Upper Broadway Advocates (UBA) and we’re happy to be working with PANIL and RCPC, of which I’m also a board member. Home Depot is a terrible choice. It’s going to be an arterial blockage in our neighbor...

Social housing is defined as “hous- ing units that would accommodate extremely low-income, very low-in- come, and low-income residents (per State and Federal standards).” Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ashley Pandya, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Additional information about California’s ballot measures will be mailed to all registered voters early this month. Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contac...

................... Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ashley Pandya, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger

...ce-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flash- man, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ashley Pandya, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions a...

By Robin McDonnell

LOOK AROUND Eucalyptus globulus Rockridge Kitchen Tour: Volunteer Request by Robin McDonnell, Kitchen Tour Co-Chair by Kirk Peterson The RCPC Rockridge Kitchen Tour is coming October 2nd, and the committee is looking for volunteers with specific areas of expertise. Interested? Please email us at kitchentour@rockridge.org. Eucalyptus globulus, the Tasmanian blue gum, nat...

By Robin McDonnell

...gain after a short hiatus. Advance ticket sales begin on July 15th and are available by visiting: rockridgekitchentour.org. Sales end at midnight, September 30th. Advanced tickets are $47, plus service fee. Day of the tour tickets are $55. Kirk Peterson The trunks shed big shaggy ribbons of bark revealing creamy newer bark. The sharply fragrant evergreen leaves fall all year, and whole branches can drop at any time. The flowers are well loved by our urban bees. Eucalyp- tuses are highly f...

...ce-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flash- man, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ashley Pandya, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions a...

By Stuart Flashman

tested election. Incumbents (with vote counts): Robin McDonnell (176), Casey Farmer (146), Annette Floystrup (128), and Kirk Peterson (124) retained their seats. Two new mem- bers joined the board: Ben Friedman (123), and Alysoun Bonde (118). The vote tallies for the rest of the 2022 candidates were as follows: Diana Mitchell-Chavez (114), Brett Moyer (103), Eric Neville...

Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer RRNews: How long will the project take? When will the JCC Move In? Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flash- man, Ben Friedman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ashley Pandya, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger JCC: We’re looking at many years for this project to come together — what’s there and what’s being built will be dependent on zoning with the understanding that in two years cer- tain things could ...

...lding 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 The Tour Committee is accepting kitchen submissions through May 15. Works in progress are welcome, although expected completion should be no later than August 1, 2022. Email kitchentour@rockridge. org for mo...

........................... Secretary Ashley Pandya.............................. Assistant Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter...

Candidate Statements, cont. Kirk Peterson: (Incumbent) College Avenue Eric Neville Thomas Avenue I was born in 1951, on Pill Hill, at which time  I inherited Italian citizenship; and I studied at U.C. Berkeley and the Rhode Island School of Design. Who is government? It seems “act...

Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter...

...1st and Broadway) can best benefit our local community. The intent of the survey, administered by the Rockridge Community Plan- ning Council, was to answer three questions: Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter...

“wannabe Piedmonters.” Rockridge can certainly accommodate more people, but what demographic? In what numbers? In what manner? These questions are worth asking. In Adams Point before WWII, Kirk Peterson College Avenue

By Leonora Sea

Redistricting — What’s At Stake? Map drawing courtesy of Kirk Peterson, architect by Leonora Sea, RCPC Chair On October 8, 2021, the Redistrict- ing Commission of the City of Oakland released four pro- posed maps for new Oakland City Council districts, since reduced to two, titled “B” and “D” respectively (se...

By Angela Moore

............................................ Secretary Ashley Pandya.............................. Assistant Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, David Garcia, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich, Ronnie Spitzer Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter ...

............................................ Secretary Ashley Pandya.............................. Assistant Secretary Ken Rich........................................................Treasurer Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, David Garcia, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distribution? Wa...

................... Assistant Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer Matt Levy......................................Assistant Treasurer Michelle Boyd, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, David Garcia, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distribution? Wa...

Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer Matt Levy......................................Assistant Treasurer Michelle Boyd, David Garcia, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ken Rich Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distribution? Wa...

By Don Kinkead

...Secretary Michelle Boyd........................................ Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer David Garcia, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Andrew Masalin, Kirk Peterson Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions

Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer David Garcia, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Andrew Masalin, Kirk Peterson Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distribution? Want to volu...

By Jennifer McElrath

...will contribute to the social and economic prosperity in our community, and benefit greater Oakland. For starters, it helps to understand what could be accomplished under existing zoning. At Upper Broadway Advocates, Diana Mitchell-Chavez, Kirk Peterson, USF intern Alex Libed, and I have embarked on a survey with analytical and subjective components to do just that by subdividing the Rockridge boundary map into sections of comparable development. The plan is to evaluate these sections for...

By Don Kinkead

David Garcia, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Andrew Masalin, Kirk Peterson Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distribution? Want to volu...

By Don Kinkead

Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer David Garcia, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Andrew Masalin, Kirk Peterson New Director, see page 14 RCPC Elections, from front page least one committee, and in planning and organizing Town Halls and com- munity events, including the biennial Rockridge Kitchen Tour fundraiser. For an individual Board member, the ...

— by Myrna Walton, UBA Steering Committee Member A Architect Kirk Peterson’s conceptual drawings were presented at the meeting.

conceived by Kirk Peterson, a Rock- ridge architect and member of UBA’s Steering Committee, displays human- scale buildings of varying heights, seven stories or less, with a distinct Rockridge flavor. UBA encourages the inclusion of a “destination café” at the park ...

By Don Kinkead

...Secretary Michelle Boyd........................................ Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer David Garcia, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Andrew Masalin, Kirk Peterson Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions about newsletter distribution? Want to volu...

he Rockridge Community Planning Council welcomes two new board members: Annette Floystrup and Kirk Peterson, who join the ten current board members. (M.C.) Mary Catherine Haug retired from the board last month to devote herself to “exercise; domestic projects; her two cats, Dexter and Jack; and the California Revels.” The board and the community...

By Don Kinkead

...buting her talents to the architectural design committee. As co-chair of the Rock- ridge DVD Project, she helped to raise $17,000 to increase the library’s collec- tion. Floystrup also writes content for every RCPC Kitchen Tour brochure. n Kirk Peterson was born in 1951 on Pill Hill in Oakland, at which time he also inherited Italian citizenship — and has been hereabouts since. He studied at UC Berkeley and the Rhode Island School of Design, and has been prac-

By Don Kinkead

...Secretary Michelle Boyd........................................ Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer David Garcia, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Andrew Masalin, Kirk Peterson Election 2020: District 1 City Council & School Board Candidate Forum — By Casey Farmer, RCPC Co-Secretary Don’t miss your chance to hear from local candidates in the upcoming City Council and School Board races. Rockridge Community Planni...

... meetings, or to simply express your thoughts please go to UBAOakland.org and sign up or volunteer. — Nicole Lazzaro, Rockridge Since the initial developer meetings, people gathered together to form Up­ per Broadway Advocates (UBA). It was Kirk Peterson who suggested the idea that we team up with our neighbors to Business Owner 27 Years Top of mind with most neighbors I speak with is the lack of affordable units (only 35 affordable apartments, with 554 luxury ones). All affordable units w...

...entary School, all residents and neighbors are welcome to join in the fun and festivi­ or years, they have worked half a block away from one another on College Avenue within sight of California Col­ lege of the Arts (CCA). Still, architect Kirk Peterson and game designer Nicole Lazzaro had never met. ties. As always, admission is free. Photo: Sara Pietras Photograhy The event will be held Sunday, October 20, 11am-3 pm, on the school campus at 6686 Chabot Road. Attendees will enjoy a famil...

...ation about the project is important to the community,” she said. Here are written snapshots of the other neighbors on the UBA steering committee: Helen Brainerd: Retired art teacher, 25 years in Rockridge. “I got involved with UBA through Kirk Peterson, who I have known for many years. My wife Abby (Pollak) and I have always been active in our neighborhood. As an art teacher at Piedmont High School, I sent many students to CCA…and I took continuing education evening classes there for man...