PANIL.org in-person meeting 6:30PM Wednesday January 14 at One Kelton Court

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REMINDER  
 January 14 in-person  PANIL meeting
PIEDMONT AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE            
 Panil.org
IN-PERSON Meeting Wednesday evening, 6:30 pm  
One Kelton Court
The January General Meeting of the Piedmont Avenue Neighborhood Improvement League will be in-person in the Community Room of One Kelton Court.

As a special kickoff to 2026, we have arranged a gathering where we can discuss our neighborhood priorities with our Oakland City Council member, Zac Unger.

What do you think are the most important issues for this area?  Where should we be directing our voices?
 
Come mingle with your neighbors, share snacks, and join in the discussion of what PANIL’s priorities should be in 2026.

WHEN and WHERE
Wednesday evening,
January 14th
6:30 to 8:00 pm
in the Community Room
One Kelton Court.
  
One Kelton Court
Enter Kelton Court from Monte Cresta Ave

Zac Unger speaking at the January 14,2026 PANIL meeting. Photo by Joe Johnston.

District One Councilperson Unger was thanked by Johnston for providing Terry Lee, a checker at the 5100 Broadway Safeway, with a City of Oakland Proclamation signed by Mayor Barbara Lee.

The Rockridge Voice is now available!

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from Anna Marks:

Hello Neighbor, and Welcome to Rockridge Voice

Something new has arrived… a hyper-local, independent media platform built by and for our local community that is just getting started. Rockridge Voice is now available for free (or paid, with benefits!) to help you stay current and connected to what’s happening right here in the neighborhood. Discover the stories and everyday heroes that shape our streets, shops, and parks.

We invite you to sign up and stay up to date with new content delivered straight to your inbox every other Sunday. Visit www.RockridgeVoice.com to explore our current articles, and subscribe if you like what you see. Subscribers can comment, share perspectives, and add their voice. Subscribe at one of the paid tiers, and we will post your announcements about upcoming events and happenings (details online).

It’s time for a new media resource—one that represents and highlights diverse voices, opinions, and stories too often overlooked by the current media landscape. We want to hear from you—be part of the conversation. Take this opportunity to join our engaged community of passionate, active, and involved readers who share a love of Rockridge.

Please feel free to share this with friends and neighbors—we’d love to hear from them too.

Anna Marks <editor@rockridgevoice.com

Anna Marks covering the anti-Home Depot Rally on October 21,2022. Photo by Joe Johnston

RCPC (Rockridge District Planning Council) has put changes to the logo on hold for now.

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Many years ago, the RCPC board chose a logo of a detached Craftsman bungalow, but some now are recommending the logo be changed to an image that better reflects their vision of a future denser Rockridge.

Logo update from RCPC on December 30,2025:

We received mixed feedback from the community: some who did not want to see any changes to the craftsman logo and others who would like it to evolve to include additional neighborhood elements.

RCPC has decided that, given the impending release of the Community Vision plan in early 2026 and the effort it will take to implement it, we are putting any changes to the logo on hold for now and will revisit it in the future. 

Voices of Music concert on December 21 in Berkeley

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II. Virtuoso Concertos: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and more!

Celebrate the Holidays with our Vivaldi Four Seasons 300th anniversary concert, and the Concerto for Four Violins featuring our world-renowned soloists Elizabeth Blumenstock, YuEun Kim, Isabelle Seula Lee, Augusta McKay Lodge, Hanneke van Proosdij and Shelby Yamin.                  

December 21, 2025 Berkeley 7:30 pm First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2330 Durant Ave.

Discount tickets are available for Rockridge Manor residents! Contact Alana at alanadattilio@netscape.net or 510 394-2573

https://voicesofmusic.org/concerts.html