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Riding the Slopes of Rockridge —by Robert Firehock Fire Safety and PG&E Shut-Offs in Rockridge W — by Stuart Flashman, orking on the on-ramp, your Scenic Streets volunteers have long appreciated the steepness of the landscaped areas, in some parts bor­ dering on treacherous footing. Recent...

...were the areas that were burned in the 1991 Hills Fire. Residents in that area need to pay special attention to clearing “defensible space” as well as having a fire-resistant structure. The map is also online at shorturl.at/ADMS7. n Photo: Robert Firehock Holiday Bazaar at College of Arts Campus Every year during the holiday season, The Office of Student Life

— by Robert Firehock It’s not scientific, but your Scenic Streets volunteers — the folks in bright yellow vests who work to keep the Claremont Avenue entrances onto Highway 24 looking presentable — do get a weekly glimpse into the bad habits of the drivers usi...

By Robert Firehock

Scenic Streets Needs Your Help by Robert Firehock One Block Captain Route Left to Claim by Susan Montauk, Rockridge News Distribution Manager W This Tree Needs You! Photo: Robert Firehock The pandemic didn’t spare Scenic Streets, your local nonprofit that aims to keep the Highway 24 Cla- ...

By Robert Firehock

Where Has All the Trash Gone? by Robert Firehock Not that you asked, but if you have driven up the Hwy 24/Claremont on-ramp at Hudson early on a Wed- nesday afternoon, you may have noticed it was virtually trash-free. Our small, loyal band of neighbors assem- bled under the rubric “Sceni...

By Robert Firehock

Lee Patterson attacks the wild grasses on the Highway 24 off-ramp with a weed wacker. Photo by Robert Firehock aluminum ladder. Backpacks occa- sionally show up too, as do various items of clothing from shoes to hats to jackets and a few “mystery” items. Getting these materials out of the natural environment, including the storm drain system, and i...

By Patrick Cullinane

by Patrick Cullinane Almost 10 years ago, Lee Patterson and Robert Firehock answered Peter Lund’s call for volunteers to give “a couple hours a month” to the Scenic Streets cleanup effort. Now, many years later, the time has come for them to step back and let others take the lead. It is time for Rockridge to thank...

By Carol Kasparek

OUSD Ends Teacher Strike and Walkout by Carol Kasparek O Now the Work Begins by Robert Firehock Tn Monday, May 15, at 1:20pm, a bank of television cameras lined up at the podium in the McClymond’s High School Library for the formal announcement of the end of the eight- day Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) teachers’ strike. Scho...

...re that the HWY 24 on- and off-ramps to Claremont Avenue reflect nicely on your neighborhood is appealing to you, please email Lee at lee. scenicstreetsoakland@gmail.com. Outdoor activity beckons. A Sheltered Life for Matilija Poppies — by Robert Firehock Along with the tragedies and misery brought by this pandemic

Spring Looms, Flowers Unfold Market Hall Salutes Big Wheel of Cheese — by Marshka Kiera — by Robert Firehock H March 28th will be Crucolo Day, the day the cheese department at Market Hall welcomes the annual arrival of a several-hundred-pound wheel of cheese imported from North- ern Italy — the biggest cheese west of the Mississippi. The event st...

Streets), and mail to OPRF, PO Box 13267, Oakland, CA 94661. n Photo: Robert Firehock Cole Hardware has become a valu­ able community member, and as a way of paying it forward, the local branch hosted “Santa Paws — Pooch Pictures with Santa” last month to benefit the Milo Foundation. Neighbors were invited to visit the Coll...

Who’ll Start the Rain? — by Robert Firehock

...al watering. We’ve learned to temper our ambition and focus on sustainability. When the ground softens and gray skies beckon, look for a few new spots of green as we continue to add a bit of color and variety to the ramp experience. Photo: Robert Firehock If you’d like to be a part of making your neighborhood a bit nicer, and have a cou­ ple of hours a month to devote to that, please join us. Get in touch with Lee at lee.scenicstreetsoakland@gmail.com. n Scenic Streets volunteers make the h...

...g weeders compliant with th cancel edict will be able to find solace by participating when we reschedule the event for later this summer. If you want to be sure to be notified, please send an email to lee. scenicstreetsoakland@gmail.com. / Robert Firehock, article and photo.

The Scenic Streets gang, from left: Lee Patterson, ff Robert Firehock, Carol Kasparek, Judy Weiss, & Patrick Cullinane. (Photographer unnamed.)

...ng units on College Avenue. The results ➧➧Land Use Committee, page 9 Crime in Rockridge Scenic Streets of Oakland Wednesday Weeders Attack the Mt. Tam Thistle On a recent sunny day, Scenic Streets volunteers Laurie Baker, left, Judy Weiss, Robert Firehock and Carol Kas- parek clean up planted areas of the Hudson Street on-ramp to westbound Hwy 24. Scenic Streets of Oakland still needs volunteers. Exercise! Com mu n it y spi r it! Accomplishment glow! Contact Lee Patterson at lee.scenicstree...

...are interested in participating in this neighborhood beautification project, contact Scenic Streets via www.scenicstreets.org. One of the volunteer Scenic Street crews pauses briefly for a photograph during the August 20 cleanup. Kneeling, Robert Firehock. Standing, from left: Lee Patterson, Laura Schlichtmann, Betsy York, Brad Dickson, Margaret Pinter. /Dan Kalb Left column, above, Councilmember Dan Kalb waters a sidewalk tree next to DaVita Dialysis Center.

Right, plant debris, bagged and ready for removal, on the Highway 24 On-ramp. /Robert Firehock

...unity landscaping, contact Lee Patterson (510/923-1084) or Judy Weiss (judy_b_weiss@yahoo.com). by Judy Weiss After Scenic Streets founder and leader Peter Lund moved out of state in November, four Scenic Street volunteers — Lee Patterson, Robert Firehock, Betsy York and Judy Weiss — created the