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Chavez, 210 votes, Myrna Walton, 203 votes, Andrew Masalin, 184 votes, and Jennifer McElrath, 171 votes. New board member Ken Rich is also a member of the RCPC Land Use Committee and a professional city planner. Ashley Pandya works in construction technology and has volu...

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

LATE-BREAKING NEWS — By Myrna Walton “M CCA Dorm to Be Sold to City On Friday, August 28th, the City Council unanimously approved their tentative purchase of Clifton Hall from the California College of Art, which is moving to San Francisco. The dorm, built in 2005, would be u...

— By Myrna Walton Win the home communities of our staff. • Conduct a comprehensive review and benchmarking of our hiring practices, staff roles, and salary bands across our business to address inequalities. • Commit all senior managers at Market Hall Foods ...

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Nuthouse Comedy Returns to the Golden Squirrel by Myrna Walton

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What’s Happening At The CCA Site? “Quite a Lot!” by Myrna Walton, Upper Broadway Advocates (UBA) The ongoing conversation continues to evolve between the Rockridge community and site developer Emerald Fund regarding the redesign of the now-closed Cal- ifornia College of the Arts (CCA) campus. Although t...

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Poetry Book Raises Money to Help Unhoused Women by Myrna Walton This past January, three unhoused moms with children and a South- ern California realtor specializing in flipping foreclosed houses were in a face-off. The house on Magnolia Street in West Oakland had been vacant for two years before the f...

By Robin McDonnell

Know: What’s the Plan for the JCC East Bay? by Robin McDonnell, RCPC Kitchen Tour Co-Chair Thomes,” commented Myrna Walton, who participated in the last kitchen tour and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Walton continued: “In 2019, I volunteered my newly built home, a tiny additional dwelling unit, to be included on the tour. While I was not required to be pr...

By Mark Aaronson

...ied only if there are adverse health or safety impacts. Javier Arizmendi, an architect and RNSH member, provided a critique of the proposed 6230 Claremont project, primarily regarding its height, bulk, and relationship to its surroundings. Myrna Walton, a UBA member, stated that California Assembly Member Buffy Wicks, a Rockridge resident, sees the need for clarifying amendments to recent State housing legislation to deal with some of the unanticipated consequences that we now are seeing....

...that the traffic study will address the fact that only right-hand turns will be Recent State laws that facilitate housing production may have unintended consequences, including allowing highrises even where local zoning laws prohibit them. Myrna Walton for UBA S. Rockridge Blvd. n As recent Letters to the Editor indi-

...uild 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 H O M E S S O ...

didn’t have to be that way. Myrna Walton: I’m with UBA, and a Rockridge resident. It’s great that so many people turned out to sup- port housing, but not only housing, affordable housing. A lot of folks here emphasized that it’s got to be more affordable than what’s available. We...

...t lowered the land price, could there be more lower-priced units? The plan for building up to 90 feet (eight stories) exceeds all neighboring multiunit apartment buildings, even on YOUR LOCAL REFILL SHOP [ B U L K ] [ Z E R O - W A S T E ] Myrna Walton, Upper Broadway Advocates ReUpRefills.org

Neighbors Fight Blight at The Ridge Rockridge Community Planning Council 2021 Financial Statement RCPC General Fund Income Contributions $930.00 Rockridge News $42,205.00 Interest Income $7.50 Total Income $43,142.50 by Myrna Walton Undeveloped lot at Broadway and Pleasant Valley. Expenses Rockridge News $37,434.49 Contractors $4,280.25 Insurance, Permits, Sales Tax $1,564.00 Misc Administrative & Program Expenses $3,900.00 Events $571.86 Total Expenses $47,750.60 Net...

than seven stories, the BART Board voted last year unanimously to not build higher than the minimum zoning standards set in AB2923, even though cities may do this on their own. — by Myrna Walton, Upper Broadway Advocates In 2018, the California Legislature approved AB2923 in order to address California’s housing and climate crises. The law mandates cities in Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties change zoning laws at B...

...ave included: RCPC Treasurer and past Chair; past Transportation Committee Chair; Fourth Bore Coalition Vice-Chair; Halloween Parade organizer; and Kitchen Tour Co-Chair. I hope to continue my service for the neighborhood for another term. Myrna Walton Rockridge Blvd Ken Rich Manila Ave Rockridge was my first home when I came to California in the 1960s. I returned in 2018 to live in an ADU next to my family. I love it here. As former Director of HR Information Systems at UC’s Office of t...

By Bill Kaufner

Slow Streets Are Fun Streets Political Conservatives Wanted for Living Room Conversations by Bill Kaufner by Myrna Walton If you consider yourself a political conservative and would like to connect with people of a different persuasion, you are in high demand. Rockridge resident Jean Rains is hosting an online political discussion group, and recently noted on...

...nnis had been friends for more than 38 years, but in 1994, “all that changed,” and after a 15-month courtship, they married in 1995 on the Berkeley campus, both in tee shirts and jeans, though her tennis shoes sported lace and pearls. — By Myrna Walton They met in kindergarten at Emer- son Elementary in 1955. He was a skinny kid; she charmed with blond ringlets. They both lived on Lawton Avenue, down the street from the school. As friends, they progressed together through Emerson, Clarem...

...ting. If you would like to become active now, please so indicate. UBA Steering Committee: Kirk Peterson, Chair; Janis Brewer; Helen Brainerd; Nicole Chapman; Leslie Correll; Nicole Lazzaro; Jennifer McElrath; Nancy Morton; Abby Pollak; and Myrna Walton. by Michael Allaire We have recently passed through the time of year when so many urban wildlife have had their off- spring. You may have noticed more little squirrels, skunks, raccoons and OPOSSUMS!