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Danica Truchlikova, Margaret Wahlberg Contact the Board: rcpcchair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org

By Cy Gulassa

Danica Truchlikova Margaret Wahlberg New Board Off To a Fast Start ockridge residents waiting to vote in the RCPC board election formed in patient lines that filled the foyer of the Rockridge branch library, then snaked outside along the sidewalk down College Avenue. In all, ...

By Margaret Wahlberg

Dreyer’s Ice Cream Parlor Reopens by Margaret Wahlberg D

By Margaret Wahlberg

 I c e c r e a m c o u n t e r m e n Alexander, left, and Brian dish out cups and cones of the cold stuff to crowds celebrating the re-opening of the Dreyer’s Ice Cream Parlor. Photo: Margaret Wahlberg reyer’s Grand Ice Cream welcomed hundreds of Rockridge residents with free scoops at the re-opening of its Ice Cream Parlor at 5929 College Avenue. Children were treated to balloon artists and face painters and the sight of Dreyer’s first ...

Thank You, Margaret Many of our volunteers who deliver your paper to your doorstep have been doing so for decades now, some since the very first issue was printed in 1986… and we thank all of them. This month, we express our gratitude to Margaret Wahlberg, a former RCPC boardmem- ber who has faithfully performed three different delivery jobs every month with the Rockridge News over the last 25 years. Wahlberg has served her area around Ocean View as Marshal, Dis- trict Captain, and Block Ca...

The College Preparatory School, 6100 Broadway, will be a special one as well: Margaret Wahlberg and Christine Acker of WhistleSTOP will donate the balance of their nonprofit funds to the Greater Rockridge NCPC as they retire their WhistleSTOP program. WhistleSTOP raised money to purchase and resell keychain whistles as a crime preven...

...histles should be worn with the breakaway chain as a visible deterrent to crime. A WhistleStop pack containing the whistle, chain and crime- prevention decal for your window is just $2.50 and is available for purchase in Rockridge: Contact Margaret Wahlberg at ml@chriswahlberg.com. Whistlestop could save your life by Susan Montauk W The WhistleStop concept is simple: If you see a crime being committed or you need to call for help, blow your whistle. If you hear a whistle, determine the nature...

View the full ordinance at: oaklandnet. com/attachments/17769.pdf You and your dog, and your neighbors and their pets, are entitled to a safe and happy existence. Simply obeying the law is the responsible and caring thing to do. — Margaret Wahlberg from page 8 (impromptu interactions), people’s health (increased physical activity) and global health (reduced greenhouse gases) but would also significantly increase merchant and ultimately city revenue. I don’t see a downside to making R...

project ends October 14 (see Rockridge.org). Send comments to Victoria Eisen: victoria@ eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. Caldecott Projects ➧➧A Tradition of Service, from pg 10 Danica Truchlikova Margaret Wahlberg Stuart Flashman Jonathan Gabel Joan Martin Doug Patton Katy Taylor Jason Burke Colby Lavin Bill Kaufner Andrew Charman Ruth Miller Ann Winterman Cesar Angobaldo Michael Kan Jennifer Kaplan Melinda Frey Alex Naughton Ashley Etling Robert Or...

...a trailer on College Avenue and how the cranky residents (old and young) came together to build the new one we have today? A little historical memory would perhaps help “Name With- held” to put things in perspective. — Christine O’Connor — Margaret Wahlberg Safeway DEIR No Help to City in Required Findings

... Ronnie Spitzer..................... Vice-Chair Katy Taylor...........................Secretary Joan Martin..........................Treasurer Annette Floystrup, Jonathan Gabel, Don Kinkead, Doug Patton, Ellen Peterson, Danica Truchlikova, Margaret Wahlberg Contact the Board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Dedicated FBC volunteers from all coalition member groups are preparing “the record” for review by the judge, a time-consuming process. To help, contact fourthbore@...

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

Jennifer Edmister, Stuart Flashman, Don Kinkead, Ellen Peterson, Peter St. John, Danica Truchlikova, Margaret Wahlberg Contact the Board: rcpcchair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to Rockridge News Subscriptions, to: Rockridge News Subscriptions ...

By Vivek Bhatia

...nette 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

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

By Stuart Flashman

...an 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 pocketbook), the bulbs contain small amounts of toxic mercury ...

... city at Councilwoman Jane Brunner’s, left, bimonthly community meeting in October. Photo: Anna L. Marks Authors’ Night: Extreme Weather and Poetic Watersheds Dellums: Partnership, Collaboration, Philanthropy to Solve Oakland’s Problems by Margaret Wahlberg We often hear on the news that today was the hot- test, coldest, wettest, or snowiest on record. Is the climate really becoming more extreme as a result of global warming and environmental change? Come to the RCPC Town Hall meeting Novembe...

By Gloria Bruce

.............. 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 own fewer cars and thus have less impact on traffic than ...

...e-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 community planning. Jarvis, a former RCPC board member and former Oakland

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 traffic from Contra Costa County to the highways running above North Oakland...

...ockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), Councilwoman Jane Brunner and WhistleStop. Pictured above, left to right, as Officer Chimpky is presented with the bike, are Sara Wilson of the Rockridge District Association, Chimpky, Margaret Wahlberg and Christine Acker of WhistleStop. Photo: Susan Montauk The final environmental document is scheduled for release in October of this year. RCPC hopes that it will include adequate studies of all significant potential negative impacts, as ...

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

By Gay Ducey

... ............ 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 address below.

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

...lcy 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.....................Neighborhood Merchant Su...

...r 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, Richard W. Smith, Barbara Anderson, Don Kinkead, Bonneau Dick-

...professional experience to serve the best interests of Rockridge residents by working hard to ensure that any future projects maintain the scale and character of our neighborhood and conform to current zoning. Ronnie Spitzer Kales Avenue I Margaret Wahlberg Ocean View Drive R ’m dedicated to upholding the historic RCPC mission and representing the community’s interests. As a former RCPC director, 1994-2000, my service included RCPC vice-chair, Traffic Committee chair including leading the 199...

...iation with the ULTRA group calls into question the RCPC’s ability to make credible, unbiased land use decisions on behalf of all the residents of Rockridge. We feel that clarifi cation from the RCPC Board is in order. — Christine Acker and Margaret Wahlberg New Owners! New Look! New Circuit! New Hours! the year FREE! !* Come in and see what’s new! Bring this ad and get the rest of the year FREE! !* (510) 655-8808 Rockridge Market Hall’s Lower Level Free Parking & Bart Curves.com

3 et a whistle from the WhistleStop program and wear it when you walk in the neighborhood. Contact Margaret at ml@chriswahlberg.com Attempted Rape