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Neighborhood News

June 15 – On Tuesday, June 17 the City of Oakland will vote on their settlement with Caltrans on their lawsuit on the proposed Fourth Bore of the Caldecott Tunnel. If they settle, there still is another lawsuit between the Fourth Bore Coalition and Caltrans.

June 15 – On Thursday, June 19, the Rockridge Community Planning Council, CENA, and Oakland City Councilmember, Jane Brunner will sponsor a meeting to discuss the proposed expansion of the Safeway on College Avenue. The meeting will start at 6:30 PM and will be at the Peralta Elementary School on Alcatraz Avenue.

June 1 – Our newsletter editors, Vallery and Marc Feldman, have produced the June newsletter.

May 24 – The Fourth Bore Coalition (NPHA is a member) is negotiating with Caltrans on the proposed construction on the expansion of the Caldecott Tunnel. While the discussions are confidential, we can show our letter to Caltrans which shows our concerns and our ideas for mitigating the effects on our community due to the years of construction and for rectifying past problems.

May 3– The North Hills Phoenix Association has just changed its address to PO Box 5844, Berkeley, CA 94705.

April 18 – The North Hills Phoenix Association is sponsoring a social event at the Hiller Highlands Club House on Saturday, May 17th from 2 PM to 5 PM. You can find the full details here or else download a flyer.

March 3 – The Montclair Safety & Improvement Council (MSIC) has summarized the rules regarding permits that are needed by businesses that solicit in Oakland or on our residential streets.

March 2 – Vallery and Marc Feldman have just released the winter newsletter.

February 16 –Shelagh Brodersen has created a photo album showing some of the people who attended the 2008 NHPA annual meeting.

January 12 - The Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for University of California's FEMA funded Strawberry Canyon vegetation management project is now open for public review and comment. The document can be found directly on that web site. This fourteen day comment period provides for input from interested parties, to be included and responded to in the environmental assessment process. Letters need to be received by FEMA by January 26, 2008.

November 20 - The Fourth Bore Coalition has filed suit against Caltrans because their Final Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Report (EA/EIR) for an addition to the Caldecott Tunnel fails to comply with environmental laws. The members of the Fourth Bore Coalition are the North Hills Phoenix Association, Parkwoods Community Association, Rockridge Community Planning Council, Claremont-Elmwood Neighborhood Association, FROG Park, and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. We have a copy of the petition that was filed in Superior Court.

October 31 - The November newsletter is online.

October 30 - The North Hills Drainage Task Force has been working with the City of Oakland's Kevin Kashi on identifying the problem areas. You can find their report on our web site.

September 19 - Councilwoman Jane Brunner has reported that the Oakland City Council has taken a strong stand regarding the Fourth Bore EIR and the City is moving forward with a lawsuit. The City is also approaching Caltrans to enter into negotiations.

September 18 - Caltrans has released the final EIR of the proposed fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel. The report has some improvements for this area. At this time, the Fourth Bore Coalition is deciding how to react to this document.

September 1 - Oakland Public Works is sponsoring Creek to Bay Day on Saturday, September 15 from 9 AM to noon. All Oaklanders are invited to help. For more details go to their web site.

August 30 - We just added the August newsletter which has been set to our members. The online version has color pictures of several events including the 37th anniversary of the founding of our very own Bridgeway service station.

July 27 - Teresa Ferguson has just sent us a list of open homes for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7. All neighbors are invited. If you do not find your street there, feel free to contact us and volunteer your home.

June 27 - During the recent fire near Skyline Boulevard, evacuation routes were filled with illegally parked cars. Today, our President, David Kessler sent a letter to City Manager Deborah Edgerly, protesting the fact that the city still does not enforce its own parking laws which would keep the streets open during emergencies.

May 27 - We have just added the May newsletter which has been set to our members. The online version has color pictures of a local Earth Day activity.

May 27 - OpenForum emails are now going through. Comcast's spam blocker was confused and thought all the messages were from one source. They have hard coded their site so that their filter does not become activated.

May 26 - Christina Ferraz, the Regional Project Manager of Caltrans, wrote us that Caltrans is proceeding with a project to rehabilitate Route 24. This project will rehabilitate and make improvements to 8.2 miles of State Route 24, from the Caldecott Tunnel to the El Curtola Overcrossing in Lafayette. The work includes replacing failed pavement areas, replacing distressed bridge approach slabs, overlaying the roadway and ramps and constructing 34 maintenance vehicle pullouts at various on- and off-ramps. The project has and will close our Tunnel Road exit.