RCPC Board Elections in April
Interested in serving your neighborhood? 6 seats are up for election.
State of California Gets More Involved in New Housing Approvals
The nature of new housing development approvals is continuing to evolve as Sacramento gets increasingly involved in what used to be a purely local decision-making process.
Housing and Community Development
The Housing and Community Development’s presentation to the Rockridge Community Planning Council.
Rockridge Halloween Parade
Bay Area kids and Rockridge’s merchants agree, the annual Halloween Parade is the most exhilarating day of the year to be on College Avenue.
Rockridge: Let’s Reduce Our Carbon Footprint
As the impacts of climate change become more severe, we must acknowledge how our actions may contribute to these impacts.
General Plan Updates Continue, RCPC Weighs In
The Board of the Rockridge Community Planning Council analyzed the priority development sites and code changes included in the update.
Twenty-Year Update to City’s General Plan Moves Forward
Three key action items in the Housing Element being implemented through this update are intended to remove barriers to the development of new affordable and mixed-income housing on key sites, as well as to facilitate creation of so-called “missing-middle” housing.
Rockridge Community Planning Council’s July 26 Land Use Committee Meeting
RCPC’s Land Use Committee Meeting will be held: Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 7:30pm.
Will You Sign Our Petition?
The Rockridge Community Planning Council is demanding that Shell Oil clean up the vacant lot at Claremont & College.
RCPC and NCPC Present an August 10 Community Forum on MACRO
The Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO) is a community response program for non-violent, non-emergency 911 calls.
Prominent Rockridge Development Site for Sale
A large piece of land located in the center of our community at 6230 Claremont Avenue has come on the market.
Transit Oriented Development at Rockridge Station
Stop by the open house at Rockridge Station.
Five Incumbents Return to RCPC Board: One New Elected
Congratulations to the new and returning board members who were elected to fill two-year terms in the 2023 uncontested RCPC election.
Update: RCPC Board Elections in April CANCELED
With 6 candidates running for 6 board seats, the election outcome is certain. Per the RCPC bylaws, the annual meeting has been canceled and the election canceled.
Oakland Housing Element
With state housing authorities approving in February 2023 Oakland’s Housing Element, a mandatory plan outlining how the city addresses housing development in 2023-2031, attention has shifted to its implementation.
How to Build Affordable Housing in Rockridge?
Nearly 70 residents gathered for a Town Hall on the topic of affordable housing in Rockridge on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
RCPC Virtual Town Hall on Tuesday, March 14
“The Economics of Affordable Housing” featuring a panel of experts.
RCPC/JCC Town Hall, February 7
JCC East Bay representatives will share their current plans for the campus, highlights from the community survey and important findings from the recently conducted traffic study.