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Safeway Settlement Funds — UPDATE — by Matt Levy, RCPC Board Member I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR RCPC Affordable Housing Requires Subsidies Affordable Housing, Or Market Rate? M Ken Rich’s article in the June, 2021 Rockridge News, “Housing in Rockridge: Affordable Only or Market Rate Too?” pr...

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Election 2021: RCPC Board Candidates Matt Levy Claremont Ave Greetings! My cat Buffy and I are seeking to retain my board seat to continue serving our fabulous Rockridge community. My spouse and I have two fur babies and have been fortunate to call Rockridge home since 2018. When not t...

By Don Kinkead

Haug, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Robin Zimpfer McDonnell Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org OakDOT Seeks Feedback on Slow Streets T Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered i...

13 residents expressed interest, and 10 applied, to fill the vacancies left by the departure from the board of Michelle Boyd and Matt Levy. The board appointed three new members, filling Michelle’s and Matt’s seats, and the long-vacant appointed 13th seat. A renewed spirit of service to the neigh- borhood is clearly on display. In 2020, Covid halted some of Rockridge’s favori...

By Leonora Sea

Two Seats Open Up on RCPC Board by Leonora Sea, RCPC Chair The Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) has two board seats that are cur- rently open and available to be filled by board appointment. Michelle Boyd and Matt Levy have resigned from the board as they have both relocated outside Rockridge. Michelle and Matt were elected in April 2021 for terms ending in 2023. Therefore, the board will be pleased to consider volunteers for the two open positions. Pros...

ridge. That would be a poor result from an equity and environmental perspective. n arewell to two RCPC Board mem- bers. Michelle Boyd and Matt Levy are both relocating out of Rockridge and will be very much missed. As Communications Chair, Michelle has greatly improved how RCPC delivers our message to our neighbors. Matt, the RCPC Transportation Chair, has worked tirelessly to hold Sa...

...ake ACE Hardware Rockridge Community Planning Council Danielle Bluey Molly Brostrom Stephen Coles Bridget Collins Melodie Davis Andrea Dooley Patty Giuntoli Roberta Heintz Joanne Karchmer Christine Kinavey Aarti Kohli Sherry Larsen-Beville Matt Levy Monica Marcone Melissa Mednick Thomas Merritt Jenny Michaelson Edwin Oyarzo Lauren Ryan Katrina Saba Melissa Shoen Lorelei Sontag Evan Weissman Michaela Wood *Note, this is a partial list as many donors asked to remain anonymous.

......................... Vice-Chair Casey Farmer................................................ Secretary Ashley Pandya.............................. 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 Roc...

......................... Vice-Chair Casey Farmer................................................ Secretary Ashley Pandya.............................. Assistant Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer Matt Levy......................................Assistant Treasurer

...re cast for ten candidates in this con- tested election. (Candidate and board member Eric Lombardo withdrew after the ballots were printed.) Five ballots were provisional. Incumbents Stuart Flashman (272 votes); Michelle Boyd, (242 votes); Matt Levy, (237 votes); and Ronnie Spitzer, (231 votes) retained their seats. Two new members joined the board (see profiles on next page): Ashley Pandya

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 Roc...

By Don Kinkead

......................................... Co-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 questio...

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 questio...

By Eric Lombardo

... excited to announce a pandemic-safe community clean-up event to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day and the Spring Equinox on Saturday, March 27. Working collectively, we can keep our storm drains clear, our Update on Safeway Settlement Project by Matt Levy, RCPC Transportation Chair In late 2012, the Rockridge Com- munity Planning Council (RCPC) reached a settlement agreement with Safeway to provide funding to address the traffic impacts on the neighbor- hood caused by their development at C...

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 questio...

By David Garcia

... Redwood & Chabot Regional Parks. Represented the buyer with multiple offers Originally offered at $849,000 . Anne D. Brandon, Realtor 510.682.6644 | 510.339.9290 Anne@TheHighlandPartners.com DRE# 01877719 Repaving College Avenue Begins by Matt Levy, RCPC Transportation Chair Npletely (they’ll be sweeping every day to minimize rocks/dust build-up). They’ll be adding bike lanes on both sides of the street as well. Phase Two. This phase will involve a longer period of work once phase on...

By Jorja Siemons

election calendar in 2021, holding the Annual Meeting and election on April 15, 2021. This is possible because of work of last year’s Election Officer, Ronnie Spitzer, who, with the excellent assistance of board members Matt Levy and Eric Lom- bardo, developed the template for accessible, pandemic-safe, outdoor voting, on a large scale. Now is the time to think about whether you may be interested in run- ning for a seat on the RCPC Board. “I’ve been writing since I...

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 fu...

By Don Kinkead

......................................... Co-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 questio...

By Don Kinkead

......................................... Co-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, wh...

By Monte McClain

...l.net, or (510) 658-3665. n In past years, we’ve spent $4 for each meal with all the fixings. That means it takes roughly $1,500 to make the whole thing possible. It’s because of such annual donations College Avenue Repaving — POSTPONED by Matt Levy, RCPC Board Member The repaving work along College Avenue, including South of BART, will be delayed until some point in 2021. Originally slated for late October 2020, the work was intended to take place in two phases, with the repaving bet...

By Don Kinkead

......................................... Co-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 ...

By Don Kinkead

...Masalin.................................... Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer Stuart Flashman...........................Assistant Treasurer Michelle Boyd, David Garcia, Mary Catherine Haug, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Robin Zimpfer McDonnell Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Contacting The Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see

By Don Kinkead

...Masalin.................................... Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer Stuart Flashman...........................Assistant Treasurer Michelle Boyd, David Garcia, Mary Catherine Haug, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Robin Zimpfer McDonnell 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 abo...

By Don Kinkead

...Masalin.................................... Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer Stuart Flashman...........................Assistant Treasurer Michelle Boyd, David Garcia, Mary Catherine Haug, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Robin Zimpfer McDonnell

By Don Kinkead

...Masalin.................................... Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer Stuart Flashman...........................Assistant Treasurer Michelle Boyd, David Garcia, Mary Catherine Haug, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Robin Zimpfer McDonnell 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 abo...

By Don Kinkead

...Masalin.................................... Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer...............................................Treasurer Stuart Flashman...........................Assistant Treasurer Michelle Boyd, David Garcia, Mary Catherine Haug, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Anna L. Marks, Robin Zimpfer McDonnell (Left to right) Officer Mae Phu; Neighborhood Services Coordinator Angela Moore; Safeway Manager Maida French; and Officer Josiah Ladd enjoyed meeting the locals in an informal, friend...

...air Casey Farmer ��������������������Co-Secretary Andrew Masalin ����������������Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer �������������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman ����������������Assistant Treasurer Michelle Boyd, David Garcia, Mary Catherine Haug, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Anna L. Marks, Robin Zimpfer McDonnell Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org The OCP&R program is focusing on the Oakland Hills and foothill areas of our city first, as these are at the ...

By Don Kinkead

...air Casey Farmer ��������������������Co-Secretary Andrew Masalin ����������������Co-Secretary Ronnie Spitzer �������������������Treasurer Stuart Flashman ����������������Assistant Treasurer Michelle Boyd, David Garcia, Mary Catherine Haug, Matt Levy, Eric Lombardo, Anna L. Marks, Robin Zimpfer McDonnell Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to RCPC with “R...

... As Block Captain — by Susan Montauk B At my day job, I raise funds for the Sierra Club’s national work on clean energy, public lands, and outdoor access. I’ve also done some volunteering for housing/tenant rights and for public education. Matt Levy My background is in public policy and data analysis, having received my master’s degree in policy from Stanford Univer­ sity. Previously, I have worked on strengthening insti­ tutions of gover­ nance internation­

...em cross in front of the bus. Since I regularly drive this route, I know to slow when the bus is stopped (despite the occasional honk of the driver behind me) to make sure that there are no pedestrians, but I am concerned that it is only a matter of time before someone is hit. — Anne Schmitz Parking Enforcement Goes Too Far Editor: I know the budget crunch is the biggest focus of the City right now, but the parking enforcement situation is insane on College Avenue, and I’ve heard it i...

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