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By Jacqueline Tasch

Michael Whitfield NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTIONS Annual subscriptions to The Rockridge News can be obtained by sending a check for $18, payable to Rockridge News Subscriptions to: Rockridge News Subscriptions at the address below. Articles published in The Rockri...

By Jacqueline Tasch

Eric Neville, Jacqueline Tasch, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTIONS Annual subscriptions to The Rockridge News can be obtained by sending a check for $18, payable to Rockridge News Subscriptions to: Rockridge News Subscriptions at the address below.

By Michael Whitfield

by Michael Whitfield A Alameda County has the second-highest number of registered sex offenders with 2,351, but they account for only 16 per 10,000 residents. The city of Oakland (1,092 offenders) approaches the state’s rate at 27 per 10,000. By comparison wit...

By Michael Whitfield

by Michael Whitfield Sare gaining acceptance in many communities around the United States and abroad. peed bumps or humps. There’s a lot more than one letter’s difference. Speed humps are newer, more effective, and at the same time less car-damaging than the o...

By Michael Whitfield

Traffic challenges for Rockridge by Michael Whitfield, Chair, RCPC Traffic & Pedestrian Safety Committee The impact on Rockridge of the Calde- cott Improvement Project is at the Brunner Meeting Hosts Top Crimebusters by Susan Montauk Oakland police stand ready to protect College Avenue pedest...

By Daniel Ferdelman

MICHAEL WHITFIELD joined the board in 2002 and right from the beginning one could sense a distinct sensibility, As a business consultant by day, Michael was able by night to strengthening RCPC’s relationship with the Rockridge District Association (RDA), th...

...to mind-numbing “gridlock” in Rockridge in the not too distant future. That project and a variety of other traffic safety issues are on the agenda of the newly reorganized RCPC Traffic and Pedestrian Safety (T&PS) Committee. Now chaired by Michael Whitfield, newly appointed RCPC Board Member, Traffic challenges for Rockridge by Michael Whitfield, Chair, RCPC Traffic & Pedestrian Safety Committee The impact on Rockridge of the Calde- cott Improvement Project is at the

Patty Brunn Danielle Hawn Bluey Janet Somers Dan Ferdelman Sally Fitzhugh Bryan Grunwald Glen Tripp Gregory True Claire Isaacs Wahrhaftig Eric Neville Deborah Larson Weinstein David Hatfield Michael Whitfield Jacqueline Tasch Hiroko Kurihara Jessica Pitt John Potis Greg Yoch Jennifer Edmister Mike Taylor Dulcy Anderson Ehab Bandar Mike McDonald Camille Reed Adrienne d’Angelo Kent Deverell Robert Wiles Stephanie Upp Steven Meyer Al Hussian Glori...

Fitzhugh, Bryan Grunwald, Glen Tripp, Gregory True, Claire Isaacs Wahrhaftig, Eric Neville, Deborah Larson Weinstein, David Hatfield, Michael Whitfield, Jacque- lyn Tasch, Hiroko Kurihara, Jessica Pitt, John Potis, Greg Yoch, Jennifer Edmister, Mike Taylor, Dulcy Anderson, Ehab Bandar, Mike McDonald, Camille Reed, Adrienne d’Angelo, Kent Deverell, Robert Wiles, Stephanie Upp, Steve Meyer,...

By Jacqueline Tasch

David Hatfield, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield

By Jacqueline Tasch

David Hatfield, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTIONS

By Jacqueline Tasch

...erdelman ..............Chair Deborah Larson.................Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer David Hatfield, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield

By Jacqueline Tasch

...erdelman ..............Chair Deborah Larson.................Vice-Chair Jessica Pitt, John Potis .......Secretaries Greg Yoch............................Treasurer David Hatfield, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield

By Jacqueline Tasch

...2003-2004 Daniel Ferdelman ..............Chair Deborah Larson.................Vice-Chair Greg Yoch............................Treasurer David Hatfield, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Jessica Pitt, John Potis, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield

By Jacqueline Tasch

David Hatfield, Hiroko Kurihara, Susan Montauk, Theresa Nelson, Jessica Pitt, John Potis, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield

By Jacqueline Tasch

...p............................Chair Dan Ferdelman...................Vice-Chair Deborah Larson.................Secretary Sally Fitzhugh......................Treasurer David Hatfield, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Eric Neville, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield

By Jacqueline Tasch

...p............................Chair Dan Ferdelman...................Vice-Chair Deborah Larson.................Secretary Sally Fitzhugh......................Treasurer David Hatfield, Susan Montauk,Theresa Nelson, Eric Neville, Chad Thompson, Michael Whitfield

By Jacqueline Tasch

“We’re strongly opposed to the current plan for a westbound bore,” said RCPC’s Traffic Chair, Michael Whitfield, who led the meeting. “The plan lacks a serious look at negative local impacts and what remediation steps would be needed to offset increased sound and traffic problems.”

“gridlock” in Rockridge in the not too distant future. That project and a variety of other traffic safety issues are on the agenda of the newly reorganized RCPC Traffic and Pedestrian Safety (T&PS) Committee. Now chaired by Michael Whitfield, newly appointed RCPC Board Member, ■ The Caldecott Tunnel Project and Other Traffic Issues Review the current status and time- line of the Caldecott Improvement Project. Review and prioritize local traffic & pedestrian safety issues and a...

By Teresa Drenick

at some tactical recommendations “if we’re faced with the reality of a westbound bore,” Whitfield said. “What do we need to do in Rockridge?” .++%'% 4%-3% For more information on Rockridge traf- fic issues — or to participate in efforts to improve conditions — please contact Whit- field at michaeljwhitfield@hotmail.com -%!0 +!0%,.-2  ...

By Glen Tripp

...ack is heard. RCPC is coordinating its efforts with the North Hills Phoenix Association, the cities of Oakland and Berkeley and the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency. If you have any T&PS concerns or issues you wish raised, email Michael at michaeljwhitfield@hotmail.com. ILDI & CO. Adornment for Home and Self Tues-Thurs 10:30 - 7 Fri & Sat 10:30 - 6 Sun 11 - 6 Closed Mondays 5902 College Avenue, Oakland 510•655•1164 9 6 k 6 9

...d to accommodate larger vehicles such as school buses and fire trucks, they do not impede emergency vehicles. For more information on Rockridge traffic issues, or to obtain a sample City of Oakland “Petition For Speed Bumps”—please contact michaeljwhitfield @hotmail.com Since speed bumps are responsible for a lot of the bad PR, we decided to take a closer look at speed humps. An interest- ing article in TA Magazine’s Summer 2002 issue calls speed humps “the most effective device the city has ...