Neighborhood Announcements

January 30– Rain Barrel Sale for Rainwater Capture Program.  Saturday, January 30th from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Kaiser Elementary School. 

Recent News

January 26– Annual Meeting.  Hiller Highlands Country Club. Tuesday, January 26th from 7 to 9 pm.  Included on the agenda is a discussion of an important bylaws amendment to the existing bylaws.  Update: The bylaws amendment pass unaminously resulting in this bylaws revision.

January 11– Monthly Council Meeting.  Kaiser School. Monday, January 11th from 7 to 9 pm.  Download the Meeting Agenda here.

Elmwood– Click here for a calendar of holiday events in the Elmwood Shopping District and a reminder that when shopping for holiday gifts, local merchants support our local schools and charities, donate goods and services, and provide jobs to local residents.  The Elmwood is a wonderful shopping district with great stores, restaurants and personal services.

December 10– Caldecott Fourth Bore meeting in Orinda.   On Thursday, December 10th from 7 to 9 pm State and East Bay transportation officials will host a public meeting about the Caldecott Tunnel Project at the Orinda Community Center, 28 Orinda Way.    Officials with Caltrans and Contra Costa and Alameda counties' congestion management agencies will present a briefing on the project, followed by a more informal Q&A session.

Fourth Bore Construction is scheduled to begin early 2010 on the $420 million project to reduce traffic congestion in the reverse commute. 

November 18– Safeway at College and Claremont scoping session.  Join your neighbors at Oakland City Hall on Wednesday, November 18 to hear City staff discuss the scope of the upcoming EIR.  The hearing starts at 6pm.  As a reminder, the College Avenue Safeway project plans from the April 29th Claremont Hotel presentation are available here.  For more, visit the project website: www.safewayoncollege.com.

November 12–   Meet new Chief of Police Batts on Thursday, November 12 at the Montera Middle School Auditorium, 555 Ascot Drive in Montclair.  Meet and greet neighbors from 6:30-7pm.  The program starts at 7pm.

November 7–   The City of Oakland Planning Department is holding a meeting in North Oakland on November 7th to present draft zoning concepts.  Please come to give your input on the draft zoning proposal:   Citywide Zoning Update, Saturday, November 7th, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Peralta Elementary School, 460 63rd Street.   Check out the Citywide Zoning Flyer.

November 4–   Town Hall meeting! Meet your council persons Jane Brunner, Jean Quan and Gordon Wozniak and hear about safety and security in the hills.   Come join your neighbors at 7pm on Wednesday, November 4 at the Hiller Highlands Country Club (110 Hiller Drive).  

October 31–   Happy Halloween!  The Oakland Police Department offers these tips for parents, children and drivers that will help make Halloween a safe event for all.

October 24–   Fire Station 7 Open House:  Meet the Firefighters, tour the station and learn fire safety information!  As part of a citywide program, Fire Station 7 at 1006 Amito Aveune will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 24 from 10:00am - 1:00 pm.   Check out the complete Citywide open house schedule.

October 1– The October newsletter is now available. Articles include "When Everything Goes Right with 911", updates on the National Night Out, the Drainage Committee Demonstration project, the rain barrel program along with a Consensus Statement from the Vegetation Committee and a rememberance of Gordon Bermak, MD . . . more

October 15–   Are you ready to ShakeOut?  Join millions of other Californians on October 15, 2009 at 10:15am (10/15 at 10:15) in the largest Drop, Cover and Hold On drill in history!  This statewide event is free, and all CORE volunteers are encouraged to learn more and register to participate at www.ShakeOut.org.  Check out the story in the Fall 2009 edition of Esprit de CORE.

September 17 and beyond–  Were you aware of the calendar of events sponsored by the Bancroft Library?

September 19–   Creek to Bay Day.  On Saturday, September 19, 2009, from 9am to noon is Creek to Bay Day, Oakland’s citywide creek cleanup and beautification event. Volunteers are needed at creek and park sites to remove litter and non-native invasive plants, and plant California native plants as part of volunteer event. Visit www.oaklandcreektobay.org  or call (510)238-7611 for more information and a list of locations. Download flyer.

September 15––   Dowload the new Emergency Number Flyer.

September 14–  Join us on Monday, September 14, from 7pm to 9pm for our Council Meeting at the Prudential Realty, 2 Tunnel Rd.  Download the Meeting Agenda here.

August 18–   Dowload the new Parking Warning Notice.

August 10–  Join us on Monday, August 10, 2009, from 7pm to 9pm for our Council Meeting at the Hiller Highland Clubhouse, 110 Hiller Drive. Please download the Agenda.  Because of high interest in security patrols, Bay Alarm will make a presentation and be available for Q&A.   There will also be an opportunity for suggestions, comments, ideas regarding NHPA and the future. Also included are a discussion of the Drainage committee project and a proposed parking flyer.

August 8–

Parking kiosk problems:  The City of Oakland has a new phone number for kiosk problems which is staffed with a live person during working hours, 238-3099. This number rings at the enforcement dispatchers desk and is answered from 8:30 AM to 12:00 Noon and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.  All other times a voice message can be left.

June 11–The June newsletter is now available. Articles include the Wildfire Protection District, a Big Step Forward For Drainage, a Trail Committee update and ... more

June 1–This map of the North Hills includes our Storm Drains. Adopt One!

May 1 –The College Avenue Safeway project plans displayed during the April 29th presentation at the Claremont Hotel are available here. More information about the project can also be found on the www.safewayoncollege.com web site.

March 5 –The March newsletter is now available. Articles include a critical reminder on 911 use, updates from the Crime Prevention Council and the Fourth Bore Coalition. Learn about the NHPA Emergency Radio Communications system, the PENS Emergency (Telephone) Notification Program, and the upcoming Lake Temescal to Sibley Regional Park Trail!

January 25 –The Fourth Bore Coalition and Caltrans have settled their lawsuit. Construction on the new fourth bore could start in May. We have the text of the agreement. In addition you can read the text of the Oakland settlement here.