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By Chris Ayan

UC Berkeley budget employee biking around town collecting redwood seeds at dawn. “Every spring, I go around and look for baby trees,” Bruckert said. “I had a little redwood growing in the wrong spot on the property, and I knew even- tually I would hav...

¢ UC Berkeley and the City of Berkeley are working on a new Southside Area Plan, where parking is also a big issue. The neighborhood wants the University to take a proactive role in giving car-free students priority. Perhaps CCAC should explore a simila...

By Carol Behr

Berkeley Kiwanis and UC Berkeley Circle K Clubs are essential to FROG operations. The College Avenue Presbyterian Church summer camps provided much-needed summer maintenance. All “First Saturday” cleanups are family- friendly. We provide tools. Meet at Big Frog Park, Huds...

A graduate of UC Berkeley and a popu- lar instructor, Gulassa has taught in Cam- pus Abroad programs in both Paris and Florence, and conducts summer trips to the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland.

Rockridge jazz pianist with UC Berkeley music B.A. offers lessons in jazz, blues, clas- sical, music theory, ear-training, technique. Experienced, patient teacher, all ages/levels. Janet 653-6783. Got Tenants? Need Tenants? Property Management Services Tired of managing your Eas...

Jazz and Classical Piano Lessons Rockridge jazz pianist with UC Berkeley music B.A. offers lessons in jazz, blues, clas- sical, music theory, ear-training, technique. Experienced, patient teacher, all ages/levels. Janet 653-6783. Violin Lessons, All Ages Principal Second Violinist of Berkeley Sym- phony, Sympho...

Rockridge jazz pianist with UC Berkeley music B.A. offers lessons in jazz, blues, classical, music theory, ear-training, technique. Experienced, patient teacher, all ages/levels. Janet 653-6783.

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Jazz and Classical Piano Lessons Rockridge jazz pianist with UC Berkeley music B.A. offers lessons in jazz, blues, clas- sical, music theory, ear-training, technique.

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Jazz and Classical Piano Lessons Rockridge jazz pianist with UC Berkeley music B.A. offers lessons in jazz, blues, clas- sical, music theory, ear-training, technique. Experienced, patient teacher, all ages/levels. Janet 653-6783. Home Repair Expert Carpentry, remodeling. Doors and windows, glass and locks, smal...

Rockridge jazz pianist with UC Berkeley music B.A. offers lessons in jazz, blues, clas- sical, music theory, ear-training, technique. Experienced, patient teacher, all ages/levels. Janet 653-6783. Tahoe Condo for Rent Our lovely 3br/2+ba condo in Incline Village is available for...

Jazz and Classical Piano Lessons Rockridge jazz pianist with UC Berkeley music B.A. offers lessons in jazz, blues, clas- sical, music theory, ear-training, technique.

For Donations in Barry’s Honor: The Center for Educational Part­ nerships at UC Berkeley has set up an award in Barry’s name. It supports graduating seniors from CAL Prep, the school that his wife Gail was instrumental in founding in 2005 as a partnership between UC Berkeley and Aspire Public Schools to propel low-income, firs...

By Judith Doner Berne

UC San Diego 25 CSU San Jose 18 UC Santa Cruz 18 Campus Unspecified 17 UC Irvine 17 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 10 Campus Unspecified 13 CSU East Bay 8 UC Berkeley 12 Cal Poly Pomona 5 UCLA 9 CSU Sacramento 4 UC Davis 7 CSU San Diego 4 UC Merced 6 CSU Fullerton 3 UC Riverside 3 CSU Sonoma 2 UC Santa Barbara 2 TOTAL 112 CSU Long Beach 1 CSU Maritime Academy 1 CSU Fresno 1 CSU Northridge 1 TOTAL 101 Re...

...dlings while running through the hills. “I call it my second brain,” he said. “Sometimes I stop while running and realize I stopped because I noticed small trees growing somewhere.” One of Bruckert’s favorite trees is an aging buckeye near UC Berkeley’s Faculty Club, partially hollowed out but still alive.

By Natalie Mehta

...ma program, a fashion and design academy and a broad range of sports, arts and other engaging activities. Tech graduates go on to universities all over the country, including schools such as Harvard, Yale, MIT, Penn, Columbia, Stanford and UC Berkeley.

To contribute to the CEP/UCB Barry Kaufman Memorial Award in Support of CAL Prep: Send a check made out to UC Berkeley Foundation with a note on the check that it is for the Barry Kaufman Memorial Award to: Center for Educational Partnerships 2150 Kittredge Street, Ste. 4C Berkeley, CA 94720-1060 Attn: Marsha Jaeger SOLD! 5812 CANNING STREET 5 OFFERS SOLD ...

...bris, clear the area around the sand box, clean out the pond bed in preparation for turning on the creek, and perform other general cleanup. Special thanks to: BuildOn, Oakland Tech; Key Club, Oakland Tech; Berkeley Kiwanis Club; Circle K, UC Berkeley; Luciano Cortes, City of Oakland gardener; FROG; and DMV Neighbors Association. Join us at a special June community workday held jointly with the DMV Neighbors on June 15, 9 a.m.-noon. We supply the tools and gloves, just come over to help...

... include custom events such as dinners and parties. All proceeds support the school’s enrichment programs, including music and art, an on-site garden and physical plant improvements. Saturday, 3/24, from 6 to 11pm at Pauley Ballroom on the UC Berkeley campus. For more information, or to make a donation April: Aparna Cleary: Large Quilts. Lobby Display Case: March: Creative Re-use: Recycled Art by Kids, presented by the Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA) from contest entries. COLLINS ROOFI...

... recognize the pervasive, romantic can-do spirit of personal freedom and vulnerability of those years that animates this story. Maybe they – we – even yearn for it a little. It was a unique time and Jerry, then teaching creative writing at UC Berkeley, clearly didn’t have far to look beyond his own experiences for his material. It’s a fun read.

Irreproducible Results new anthology, This Book Warps Space and Time. Thurs., 5/21, 7pm. ■ ■ Anneli Rufus and Kristan Lawson: The Scavenger’s Manifesto. Sun., 5/24, 3pm. ■ ■ Renee Swindle’s students from her UC Berkeley Extension Novel Writing Workshop will read from their works-in-progress. Wed., 5/27, 7pm. Local author ■ ■ Susan Kuchinskas: The Chemistry of Connection. Thurs., 6/4, 7pm. ■ ■ Elana Dykewomon: Risk. Sun., 6/7, 3pm. ■ ■ Poetry Flash – Lyric...

...raped knee was an opportunity to accessorize. Apparently, there are just two options for soundwalls: concrete block or glass. Covering parts of the walls with vines was the only upgrade suggested. We can do better. We are fortunate to have UC Berkeley next door. Its College of Environmental Design is always looking for projects for its students. They could generate creative ideas to solve the problems. At the least, we can make the shape and color of these walls more unique to Rockridge...

Most sessions are conducted in downtown Berkeley, primarily at Freight & Salvage, and also at the new Magnes Museum and Univer- sity Hall. A few courses are also scheduled every term at the Lafayette “satellite,” in the Lafayette library. Members can take from one to five ...

... About OLLI O LLI – the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes – is a network of education programs for members 50 years old and up. Students choose classes “for the love of learning” – no exams, no grades, no credit. OLLI @Berkeley, housed at UC Berkeley, is one of nearly 120 OLLI programs nationwide – at least one in every state plus Washington, D.C. Two dozen operate within California. OLLI is the creation of the Bernard Osher Foundation, headquartered in the Bay Area. The Foundation aim...

I, too, have changed and grown, profes- sionally and in other ways: BA, S.F. State; MBA, UC Berkeley; to Doctoral Candidate, UC Berkeley. I’ve also changed jobs: from com- puter scientist, to Peralta Col- leges Instructor, to teacher, and now to Vice-Principal.

By Jessica Pitt

...n September, the RCPC said goodbye to Adrienne D’Angelo, our Board Secretary, and appointed Gloria Bruce and Janelle Cavanagh to fill two vacant positions. Gloria Bruce recently completed a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley, and currently serves as a Senior Program Associate at the Berkeley Alliance, a community partnership with the City of Berkeley, the University of California at Berkeley, the Berkeley Unified School District, and the broader Berkeley commu...

Emergency Numbers If you live in Oakland or Berkeley, and you are calling from your landline, call 911 if you have a life-threatening emergency, such as a medical emergency or a fire. However, if you live in Oakland or Berkeley, and you are calling from your cellphone, use the following numbers...

...al new owner, nor would he comment on the prospective buyer’s type of business. be pleased.” real estate developer Ron Kriss, to share their ideas for a mixed use housing/retail project for the site. In a presentation of the class project, UC Berkeley graduate students Joseph Wright, Jean Shia, and Elizabeth Kelly suggested the site might be ideal for an upscale mixed use housing and retail development with as many as 85 apartments or condominiums and 10,000 square feet of retail. Based...

By Jessica Pitt

ozens of prominent individuals and organizations have endorsed the boycott, includ- ing City Councilmember Jane Brunner, Assemblywomen Loni Hancock and Wilma Chan, and State Senator Don Perata. Religious leaders and students at UC Berkeley formed support committees. Several large clients, including Kaiser Permanente (the Claremont’s single largest client), the Port of Oakland, and the UC Berkeley Office of the Chancellor, pulled their business from the hotel.

By Jessica Pitt

ozens of prominent individuals and organizations have endorsed the boycott, includ- D ing City Councilmember Jane Brunner, Assembly women Loni Hancock and Wilma Chan, and State Senator Don Perata. Religious leaders and students at UC Berkeley formed support committees. Several large clients, including Kaiser Permanente (the Claremont’s single largest client), the Port of Oakland, and the UC Berkeley Office of the Chancellor, pulled their business from the hotel.

...ate on architecture or advanced CAD design, plus AP Physics and AP Calculus. Every graduating Academy senior attends college. Members of the most recent classes can be found at, among others, Brown, Harvard, MIT, Northwestern, Tufts, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Oberlin, West Point, Case Western, Stanford, McGill, and Cal Poly. Oakland Tech This is It! On-line Auction Open Through March 13 Bid on fantastic items from fine dining establishments, local businesses, sporting event tickets, travel des...

...nd candies, with sauces including warm cara- mel, warm honey, and warm chocolate. With so many coffee-related design products, they feature a selection from local roaster Blue Bottle Coffee. Co-owner Baran Dilaver, a native of Turkey and a UC Berkeley alum, worked with mostly European culinary companies and chefs, with a special focus on Italian products including olive oils, truffles, and more. Shaped by his own background as the son of an artist and an architect, he saw the opportunit...

UC Berkeley Ph.D. in English, Rockridge resident, can polish your writing (any sub- ject) and/or teach you (any age) how to improve it yourself. Patient, encouraging.

While travelling in Europe recently, Rockridge residents Chuck Afflerbach and Carolina Juárez made sure to Residential ■ ■ keep up with the home front by Income Properties ■ ■ keeping up with The Rockridge News. Photo: Chuck Afflerbach REO Specialist ■ ■ WWW.REO-SFBay.COM WWW.JLAHOMES.COM JeffAuen@comcast.net...

...xcite- ment about reading books. Instructor Gay Ducey is the Children’s Librarian at the Rockridge branch. She is a professor of storytelling at Dominican College, Santa Rosa College, University of California at Berkeley Extension, and the UC Berkeley Library School. She is the former co-chair of the National Story- telling Association, and co-founder/director of the Bay Area Storytelling Festival. Rockridge Librarian Gay Ducey offers story reading workshop Want to pick up great story-r...

By Thomas Lollini

Since 2013, when Berkeley identified Claremont Avenue a high-injury street, the road has seen seven severe-injury crashes and a fatality last summer, according to Berkeley’s Vision Zero program. Six of the eight incidents in- volved someone walking or biking. In total...

A premium option adds the Berkeley Mills Seminar on Saturday, September 19, 2-5 p.m., for a cost of $25, to the regular advance ticket options. The seminar provides an introduction to kitchen design by a construction company that can integrate its history of fine furniture and...

By Ronnie Spitzer

by Ronnie Spitzer “O h God, why?” ask the characters throughout Speak Like This: the Prayer Play, being performed in Berkeley Rep’s School of Theatre. Described as funny, sad, and often ironic, the play follows the lives of five characters from different walks of life over the course of a year through their non-denominational prayers. These strangers share their hop...

Rock ridge Cornucopia Cornucopia Barry A. Kaufman Food of the Prophet One of the best ways to understand a culture is through studying and enjoy- ing its cuisine. Although the Arab nations are very diverse, a common virtue is shar- ing food with others. This traditi...

of Chabot Road with planting strips at least 3' wide to replace trees previously removed. Christopher Buckley has been donating disease resistant elms and other trees to Alameda, Oakland and Berkeley. Disease resistant elm varieties which Buckley has available include: “Patriot,” “Com- mendation,” “Triumph,” “Valley Forge,” and “Jefferson,” all in 15- ...

By Hannah Roeyer

...g College to the UC Berke- ley campus. The line then cuts west across central Berkeley on University Ave, stopping at the Berkeley Amtrak station and ending at the Marina. Line 79 takes a scenic path north from Rockridge BART, first to the UC Berkeley campus by way of Clare- mont, then winds through the lower Berkeley hills — with notable destina- tions including Chez Panisse, Solano

¢ The height of the structure could be reduced and/or more parking provided through the use of Klaus Parking Lifts, which allow more cars to fit into a garage. The cost of the machines could be offset through user fees or fewer floors. Some housing projects in Berkeley use ...

...cludes providing fam- ilies with asthmatic children a psychosocial assessment, environmental assessments for known asthma triggers, in-home asthma education, and home remediation to improve indoor air quality. Working with researchers from UC Berkeley and with an actuarial, the program has demonstrated great success in reducing ED visits and hospitalizations by 51.6 percent and 80 percent, respectively. Participants’ asthma is under much greater control. The program evaluation team is f...

By Bill Kaufner

...rship of Ms. Andujar, her administrative team, and her seasoned teaching staff. Tech’s principal served her apprenticeship in San Leandro and Alameda, working in special education, counseling, and administration before coming to Oakland. A UC Berkeley graduate, she has expanded the highly successful Academies Program at Tech and has helped make Tech a school of choice for students in the City of Oakland. Following are excerpts from an interview with Ms. Andujar, focusing on her vision f...

make other choices, and I’m characterized as representing the forces of control and repression. I think it’s Orwellian. MP: Yes, we talk about it a lot. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I’m at the UC Berkeley Journalism School. There are not too many journalism schools that would have a position for a food investigative reporter. It’s interesting having a university dean with a real understanding of the food industry. BK: Thank you so much for ...

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Public Meeting: AC Transit Line 51: Corridor Delay Reduction and Sustainability Project A C Transit,working with the city of Oakland Public Works Department, invites the public to a community meeting October 10 at the Rockridge Branch Library (Meeting Room 2), 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to discuss potential improv...

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...out to master teaching younger students. After three years at a Richmond school, working with another underserved group of students as they moved through the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades, he went on to posts at Cal State East Bay, UC Davis and UC Berkeley. Although Nemko’s books and videos often rely on his knowledge and experience as a career counselor, his own career “happened by default,” he said. “I wasn’t planning to be a career counselor.” It was his first book, How to Get a Private E...

By Skip Fogarty

...use their MVP/Good People van to haul video gear and to deliver meals to unhoused folks. with good clients. That leads to our best possible work and I think it dis- tinguishes us in the industry.” The Santa Cruz native studied sociology at UC Berkeley and played

...ask for your home even after it becomes vacant!! Non owner occupied multiunit rental property that isn’t newer construction is already subject to rent control in Oakland. The proposition provides no additional affordable housing incentive. UC Berkeley and Stanford Economists predict it will further constrict availability of rental property and provide no help to

to be thankful for. We enjoy good climate, great walk scores, lovely well-maintained craftsman homes – very popular – and an excellent commute to San Francisco and UC Berkeley. We also have good availability of necessary services, such as hospitals, shopping and restaurants, churches, good public and private schools. Further, Rockridge is lucky to have engaged residents and an effective neighborhood organization...

Going to Downtown Berkeley and worrried about finding a parking space? Rockridge Neighbor Clara Lindsay recommends AC Transit’s 65 Line for comfort and convenience. It runs along Claremont, Forest, and College on its way to Shattuck, Center, and Dwight Streets in Berke...

In 1906, much of the land East of Broadway — from Broadway Terrace to the South, and Ocean View on the North and East for about one and one-half miles — was purchased by the Laymance Realty Company of Oakland. Fred Reed, a young, enterprising agent with a Berke...

...he meeting. Oakland Police Officer Norman Del Rosario, Beat Officer for Beat 12X (Rockridge), discussed The March Town Hall meeting features storyteller Gay Ducey who will present “Using Stories in Community and Family Life.” A graduate of UC Berkeley’s Library School, Ms. Ducey is the children’s librar- ian at the Rockridge Branch Library, and the staff trainer for volunteer storytellers at Oakland Head Start programs. The Commission on the Status of Women recently named her one of the...

By Cy Gulassa

...as mentor to her successor, Gloria Bruce. Bruce was elected at RCPC’s annual February retreat at the Rockridge Library to be the interim chair until May. She has worked with local urban policy organizations and holds a Master’s degree from UC Berkeley’s Department of City and Regional Planning. A continuing problem with land use in Oakland is the inconsistency between the city’s permissive General Plan, on the one hand, and local zoning codes, on the other. Although College Avenue’s C-3...

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...ked if there was any smoke. No, I didn’t see smoke. “Well, I guess there’s no fire,” he said. I’d like to encourage RCPC and the Rockridge neighborhood as a whole to support Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates in his efforts to gain some control over UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan for the next 15 years. UC employees and students are major contributors to the grind of traffic along College, Claremont and Telegraph Avenues. Next I tried BART. Directly under our home is the BART tunnel to ...

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........................................ Vice-Chair Aly Bonde...................................................... Secretary Louisa Bukiet.................................................Treasurer • Ben Metcalf, Managing Director of the U.C. Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation Jeff Levin worked for the City of Oakland’s Housing Department before becoming Policy Director for East Bay Housing Organizations, a post he has held for nearly a decade. He has been in the weeds of city h...

By Casey Farmer

beauty with the majority of our work being in Rockridge. We love this special commu- nity and were thrilled to educate and assist residents in building an ADU. The Oakland codes can be confusing, and we pride ourselves on navigating the permitting process and developing attractive designs that provide solutions and good value,” said Rebecca Ivans Amato, Principa...

“Bill did introduce Carl to Suzanne,” Janice confirmed in an email. The men were colleagues and close friends “who had worked together on seven Gilbert and Sullivan operettas as well as several musicals and a collaborative musical ‘Dream Caper’ with lyrics and book b...

‘ato a COPY of Berkeley’s Fourth Street commercial area would make it more or less successful 18 a difficult question to answer. The two areas are different in so many ways that predictions are impossible.

stocked shelves: “TE be curious to see they can keep it up. | | In the parking lot, I intercepted Pete, Hewitt, a dapper, 80-something gentleman, who recently moved to Oakland after Nearly 30 years in Berkeley. “I love it, “he said of th. new Safeway. More specifically, he liked the larger Wells Fargo Bank that is stil] Within Safeway and the low price of Peet’s Coffe. Speaking of coffee, two — count them _ two — full Starbucks are nestled within t...

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...ailable at Bosko’s are portraits of Xavier New Path for Rockridge Food Tour The Rockridge Heritage and Walking Food Tour, run by Lauren Herpich, has a new heart-of-Rockridge focus. When the tours began in June of last year, they started in Berkeley by the Claremont Hotel and included a stop at Amphora Nueva, an artisan olive oil shop on Domingo. It was quite a hike to the next stop – the cheese counter at Market Hall – and then on to Rockridge icons such as Zachary’s Chicago Pizza, Drey...

Berkeley residential streets around the project that don’t yet have it. The revised project also preserves views of the Oakland Hills from College Avenue. The prior two-story project would have totally blocked those views. Not only is the revised proj...

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Compiled by Jo Ellis Fundraiser for the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society (BEBHS) to provide care and adoption for homeless dogs and cats. Fun activities for you and your dog, including: Complimentary lunch; 1 mile dog walk along the water- front; doggy games and contests; spa time for canin...

By Carol Strickman

...ld elect more challenging ones. This year, 80 groups participated, more than double the number of any previous year. We’re on a roll! Each year, the program gets more elaborate and sophisticated. This year, we welcomed the participation of Berkeley’s emergency response program, and 15 Berke- ley CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) groups participated. CORE has a map of the organized neighborhoods and a way for all to be in touch with each other, both during the exercise and through...

3070 Claremont Avenue • Berkeley Increasingly popular within the neigh­ borhood, Chabot accommodates families from more than 20 ZIP codes, Mayer said. 510.339.0400 1960 Mountain Boulevard • Oakland OUSD Superintendent Tony Smith has made it a priority that schools act as a c...

Berkeley Daily Planet Fundraiser Sunday, Jan. 24, 4:30--7:30. The Omni, 4799 Shat- tuck. $50singles/$90 couples (suggested donation). Live music by Faye Carol and others. Refresh- ments, hosted bar. For more info + to RSVP: Bob/Al 655-3841, broklcroft...

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Rockridge Cornucopia for food preparation. The only authentic spice blend used by Indian cooks is garam masala, but even that is not a standardized mixture: every Indian home has its own family garam masala recipe. The mixture is used sparingly and is generally put...

the Pauley Ballroom in the U.C. Berkeley student union building. The auction is Chabot’s biggest fundraiser and all proceeds support the school’s enrichment programs including music,

Planning Permits Required: Regular Design Review for residential construction; Minor Variance to allow all of the group open space to be placed on the roof (20 percent maximum allowed; 100 percent proposed) Case Planner: Robert D. Merkamp, 238-6283 or rmerkamp@oaklandnet.com LOCATION: 5410-5418 COLLEGE AVENUE Proposal: T...

...hers of young children, and few, if any had been informed of the hazards of their job. For up-to-date statistics, see the California Department of Public Health’s dashboard: by Sally Picciotto A s an occupational epidemiology researcher at UC Berkeley, I’d like

By Chris Ayan

...ing projects or private yards throughout the East Bay. Over the last five years, some- where between 1,000 and 2,000 trees have passed through this small stretch of this neighborhood. The operation is run by Hervé Bruck- ert, a 59-year-old UC Berkeley budget office employee who has quietly built what amounts to a decentralized native tree distribution network. There is no nonprofit, no formal organization, and no business model beyond handwritten signs offering saplings for free. Forest...