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Stuart Flashman’s Term as Chair Expires Following the Election; Board Elects Leonora Sea as Chair for 2018-19 Term Rept: RCPC April Annual Meeting and Town Hall by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Boardmember On Thursday, April 19, RCPC held its annual meeting and A...

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Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Andrew Charman ���������������Vice-Chair Michael Kan ������������������������Secretary Cesar Angobaldo ���������������Treasurer Annette Floystrup, Matthew Edling, Ashley Etling, Jonathan Gabel, William Kaufner, Don K...

By Stuart Flashman

Committee chair Stuart Flashman presented PowerPoint slides summarizing the analysis to date. (Those slides can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/2xS916T.) The first slide summarized the five alternative scenarios presented in June. The second slide showed a chart summarizi...

By Stuart Flashman

Land Use Committee chair Stuart Flashman began by presenting background information on Rockridge’s housing and sketching three possible future scenarios for how Rockridge might respond to Oakland’s current housing crunch. A copy of that presentation can be accessed via http://bit...

RCPC Celebrates Stuart Flashman Plaque and public recognition for retiring long-time chair The plaque honoring now- retired RCPC board chair Stuart Flashman and presented to him at the November RCPC Town Hall meeting could hardly do full justice to his seven years of ser...

Chair Stuart Flashman presented the subject in straightforward rather than bureaucratic language. He started with a brief review of his previous talk, which had covered the city’s general plan and zoning. He then discussed what happens with an individual projec...

Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, David Garcia, Kirk Peterson, Ronnie Spitzer Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockridge.org are not very practical these days. My house isn’t really in shape to accommodate it anyway. And then...

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Stuart Flashman, Chair, Land Use Committee

Stuart Flashman, chair of the RCPC Land Use Committee, and Alden Connor, co-chair of the Transportation committee, reply:

Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Leonora Sea ������������������������Vice-Chair Jesse Ortega �����������������������Secretary Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Treasurer Alden Conner, M C Haug, Don Kinkead, Andrew Masalin, Laura Schlichtmann, Court...

— Stuart Flashman, RCPC Chair

By Edward Guthmann

Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Jennifer Daskal, Kevin Faughnan, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockrid...

By Laura Counts

Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Emeritus Andrew Charman, Jennifer Daskal, Kevin Faughnan, Virginia Hamilton, Michael Kan, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Lisa McNally, Greg Pasquali Contact the board: chair@rockridge.org For information: info@rockrid...

Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Andrew Charman ���������������Vice-Chair Michael Kan ������������������������Secretary Cesar Angobaldo ���������������Treasurer Annette Floystrup, Ashley Etling, Jonathan Gabel, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Alex Nau...

Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Andrew Charman ���������������Vice-Chair Michael Kan ������������������������Secretary Cesar Angobaldo ���������������Treasurer Annette Floystrup, Matthew Edling, Ashley Etling, Jonathan Gabel, William Kaufner, Don K...

Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Andrew Charman ���������������Vice-Chair To Be Appointed ����������������Secretary Joan Martin ��������������������������Treasurer Annette Floystrup, Jonathan Gabel, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Colby Lavin, Doug Pa...

Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Vice-Chair Danica Truchlikova ������������Secretary Joan Martin ��������������������������Treasurer Annette Floystrup, Jonathan Gabel, William Kaufner, Don Kinkead, Colby Lavin, Kat...

An Open Letter to the Rockridge Community From Stuart Flashman time for people to get back to work and pay their rent.” While thanking him for housing others, Schaaf wasn’t entirely sympathetic. “We are in a moment where we need extreme compassion,” she said. “California housing is completely broken. ...

Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, Kirk Peterson, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger 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 New...

By Jody Colley

Mark Aaronson, Andrew Charman, Stuart Flashman, Annette Floystrup, David Garcia, Kirk Peterson, Ronnie Spitzer, Zac Unger 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...

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 Rockridge News Are there community issues you’d like to see covered in The Rockridge News? Have questions...

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 Th...

By Don Kinkead

— By Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use Committee Chair I Rockridge News Production Anna L. Marks ........................ Editor & Layout Artist Jo Ellis...................................................Assistant Editor Judith Doner Berne.......................E...

M LAshleigh, Casey Farmer, Stuart Flashman, M C Haug, Don Kinkead, Andrew Masalin,

Ashley Cruz, Casey Farmer, Stuart Flashman, M C Haug, Don Kinkead,Andrew Masalin, Courtney Welch 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 “Ro...

Ashley Cruz, Stuart Flashman, M C Haug, Don Kinkead, Andrew Masalin,

RCPC Land Use Committee Chair Stuart Flashman Replies:

...e absence of available first-hand, illustrative design materia]. Regardless, 19 stories iS pretty high. We are still hoping to present some of the CCA slides in the January Rockridge News, but as of today (12/24) none have been provided. — Stuart Flashman

By Jamie Longbine

Ashley Cruz, Stuart Flashman, M C Haug, Don Kinkead, Andrew Masalin, Courtney Welch Contact the board: chair@rockridge.o For information: info@rockridge org NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTIONS To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payable to RCPC with

Ashley Cruz, Stuart Flashman, Eduardo Gutentag,

By Jon Gabel

Ashley Cruz, Stuart Flashman, Eduardo Gutentag, M C Haug, Don Kinkead, Andrew _.o

By Linda Zunas

Alden Conner, Ashley Cruz, Stuart Flashman, Eduardo Gutentag, M C Haug, Don Kinkead, Andrew Masalin,

RCPC Cuair Stuart FLASHMAN RESPONDs:

RCPC Chair Stuart Flashman Replies: Thank you for your letter. Iam responding both as chair of the RCPC board of directors and chair of RCPC’s Land Use Committee. RCPC was involved heavily in commenting on the planning of all the projects you mentioned, with RCPC pa...

RCPC Cnair Stuart FLASHMAN REPLIES: Dear Ms. Karver,

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RCPC Chair Stuart Flashman, standing, introduces panel members Aisha Brown, left, Riley Wilkerson, Anthony Hutsol, Susan Shelton, Aimee Armata, and Joe DeVries. /D. Kinxeap

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RCPC Board Chair Stuart Flashman Responds on Behalf of RCPC Ms. Stern:

In addition to his role with RCPC, Stuart Flashman is a land use attorney in private practice. successfully reincorporating them. Such was the case for Shelly Fierston, whose front rooms retained many of the original details of a Craftsman home, but whose kitchen had been turned into a bri...

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By Susan Montauk

RCPC Board of Directors, 2008-2009 Stuart Flashman �����������������Chair Ronnie Spitzer ��������������������Vice-Chair Katy Taylor ��������������������������Secretary Joan Martin ��������������������������Treasurer Jason Burke, Annette Floystrup, Jonathan Gabel, William Kaufner, Don Kinke...

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...

By Stuart Flashman

occupying it at any one An Interview With Dan Kalb by Stuart Flashman and Don Kinkead ‘I t’s a lot of work, about what I expected, but I’m a workaholic generally,” said Dan Kalb, characterizing his first months as the City Councilmember for Council District 1 which includes Rockridge. Kalb met late in March ...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, Land Use chair The April Town Hall Meeting, which doubled as RCPC’s annual member- ship meeting, focused on two traditional RCPC activities – elections for the board of directors and discussion of land use issues. The meeting began with a...

By Stuart Flashman

After the break, Land Use Committee chair Stuart Flashman presented a short update on the land use issues facing RCPC, focusing on the two Safeway projects – the College/Claremont Safeway and the Rockridge Shopping Center. (See Land Use Committee Update, at right, for details.) Also mentioned was...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, RCPC chair R CPC’s July Town Hall meeting hosted David Zylstra, CEO of Safeway’s Prop­ erty Development Centers division, presenting revised redevelopment plans for the 15.4-acre Rockridge Shopping Center at Broadway and Pleasant Valley A...

By Stuart Flashman

Flashman at chair@rockridge.org to announce their interest. by Stuart Flashman, chair, RCPC Following up on their success last year in passing SB 35 (see Land Use Committee Update article in the current issue, page 3), State Senators Scott Wiener (San Francisco/part of San Mateo County) and Nancy Skinner (Oakland/Ber...

By RCPC Chair Stuart Flashman

...i-mall at the corner of Broadway and Pleasant Valley Avenue that also includes the large and popular CVS store. RCPC Town Hall Meeting Considers Possibilities Starting things off was RCPC’s January Town Hall Meeting, where RCPC board Chair Stuart Flashman and John Gatewood from Urbanists for a Livable Rockridge Temescal Area (ULTRA) presented a cri- tique of Safeway’s plans and four alternative proposals – two from ULTRA and two from RCPC members. Flashman stressed that local community grou...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use Committee chair ■ ■College Preparatory School Facili- ties Master Plan (6100 Broadway) A group of neighbors on the streets sur- rounding the school have appealed the City’s decision amending the school’s use permit to increa...

By Stuart Flashman

Land Use Update by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use Committee chair Land Use Meeting Agendas Contact Stu Flashman at 652-5373 or chair@ rockridge.org for a copy of the current Land Use Committee meeting agenda. Red O ■ ■ ak Realty (5915 College Avenue – Dreyer’s Building) Red...

By Stuart Flashman

Land Use Update by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use Committee chair Land Use Meeting Agendas Contact Stu Flashman at 652-5373 or chair@ rockridge.org for a copy of the current Land Use Committee meeting agenda. Red Oak Realty (5915 College ■ ■ 6409 Benvenue Avenue and 332 Alc...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, RCPC 2022 Election Officer Rockridge residents cast their bal- lots last month in the Rockridge Community Planning Council’s Annual Election for positions on its Board of Directors. Candidate statements appeared in The Rockridge News and ...

By Stuart Flashman

.... Congratulations to the new and returning board members, and thank you to all the candidates in the 2022 RCPC Board election. The Board would also like to thank the board members who volunteered to help run the election: Elections officer Stuart Flashman, board members Ronnie Spitzer, Ken Rich, Andrew Charman and Zach Unger, retiring board chair Leonora Sea, and legal advisor John Gussman. n LAST CALL FOR KITCHENS Rockridge Wants to

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Board Member https://rockridge.org). A California driver’s license or California ID card fulfills both functions. Proof of identity can include a US passport or student photo ID. Residency can be shown by a tax or utility bill, or a ...

By Stuart Flashman

Coming in April — RCPC Board Elections by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Board Member The Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) will be holding its annual Board of Directors election next month. As usual, there are six seats up for election. The “Call for Candidates” closed as of March 2nd. The elec...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Board Member Last week, the Jewish Community Center of the East Bay (JCCEB) announced via its email newsletter that it has started expanding some of its activities to the complex of buildings at 5929 College Avenue — formerly the hea...

By Stuart Flashman

Redistricting Process Moves Forward in Oakland and Alameda County by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Board Member A

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RCPC Land Use Committee Update — June 2021 by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use Committee Chair

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...ion. A video of the meeting will be posted on RCPC’s YouTube channel. n most significant bills with a likelihood of becoming law. It was agreed that an article explaining the two bills should appear in the July issue of The Rockridge News. Stuart Flashman and David Garcia will be the primary authors of the article. The Land Use Committee held its monthly meeting on May 24th via Zoom, with a quorum of members present. Rockridge Housing Study The subcommittee working on evaluating the feasibi...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use Committee Chair There was discussion of TRC’s “testing the water” for possible retail tenants — namely a car dealership, “big box” retail store, or drive- through fast food restaurants. The committee was undecided about whet...

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by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use Committee Chair much as 20 percent, while building costs have held steady, making the project unfinanceable, at least for the moment. Nevertheless, project plans for the largest of the three current options still include ten...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use Committee Chair The Land Use Committee held its December 2020 meeting via Zoom, with a quorum of members present. pects for adding large-scale housing in Rockridge, although minor additions (e.g. duplex conversions) might wo...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, Chair, Land Use Committee he April 18 Town Hall was devoted to a high-interest program: explain- ing California Senate Bill 50 (SB 50) ~ a bill to promote housing near train and ferry stops, along major bus routes,

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Redevelopment Plans Audience discussion reveals widely divergent views by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use Committee Chair

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by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Board Chair, writing as a Rockridge resident W:: 2017 ending and 2018 looming, it seems appropriate to take stock of where things are in Rockridge, and where they may be heading. Certainly 2017 has been an eventful year. While Presid...

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by Stuart Flashman, RCPC chair hose walking, biking, or driving past the corner of Pleasant Valley Avenue and Broadway in the last month or two may have noticed the lack of change in the half-demolished

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by Stuart Flashman, RCPC chair crowd of more than 50 attendees filled the Rockridge Library’s upstairs meeting room to hear about and discuss the future of Rockridge’s housing, as the RCPC Land Use Committee presented an interim report on preparing a Rockrid...

By Stuart Flashman

by Stuart Flashman, Chair, RCPC S most people in Rockridge know, Oakland is in the midst of a housing Crisis — too little housing at too high prices. If you recently moved to Oakland, you might think it’s always been this way. It hasn’t. Housing prices have ...