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Halcyon Neighborhood Association E-News 1/7/15

 

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Items appearing in the HNA E-News are deemed to be of general interest to neighbors but do not necessarily reflect the views of Halcyon Neighborhood Association (HNA), its Steering Committee, or the Editor. The EditorÕs introductory comments express her personal viewpoint.

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Contents

1. Post-Holiday Neighborhood Progressive Potluck, Sunday, 1/25/15

2. Do Your Part: HNAÕs Annual Fundraising Appeal!

3. Until January 19: Order Now for Neighborhood Bulk Discount for Gas-Shutoff Devices!

4. Crime-Watch Update

5. Whole Foods Market News: Next Drop-in Progress Meeting Fri., Jan. 9, 8:15-8:45 a.m.

6. Council to Hear Building Energy Savings Ordinance on Jan. 20

7. East Bay Community Solar Project Bulk Purchase Update

8. Special Session of City Council, January 17, Ed Roberts Campus, 10 a.m.

 

EditorÕs Introductory Note:

 

Looking forward to a great new year in the Halcyon neighborhood. We hope youÕll find ways to plug in as the year moves forward and we continue working for a safer, healthier, and more convivial neighborhood.

 

Happy New Year!

 

—Nancy Carleton, HNA Co-Chair and E-News Editor, halcyon92@gmail.com

 

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1. Post-Holiday Neighborhood Progressive Potluck, Sunday, 1/25/15

 

EditorÕs note: WE STILL NEED TWO HOSTS; please contact Tory Finn through halcyon92@gmail.com if you can participate. The final list of hosting households will be included on a flyer going out the week prior to the potluck (as well as in an E-Reminder), but hereÕs the general outline to assist in your planning.

 

Post-Holiday Progressive Potluck

Sunday, January 25, 2014, 5:30-8:45 p.m.

 

One of the most popular Halcyon events of the year! Join your neighbors as we progress from house to house for a fabulous multi-course dinner; attend one course or all four.

 

First Course: Appetizers, 5:30–6:15 p.m.

TBA (needs a host!)

 

Second Course: Salads, 6:20–6:55 p.m.

Special note: Kosher household, vegetarian only please!

3048 Deakin (between Prince and Webster)

 

Third Course: Main Dishes, 7:00–7:45 p.m.

TBA (needs a host!)

 

Fourth Course: Desserts, 7:50–8:45 p.m.

2329 Webster Street (two doors west of Whole Foods)

 

Potluck suggestions:

S-Z: Appetizer * A-F: Salad *G-N: Main Dish * O-R: Dessert

 

Please bring a festive dish for 10-12, and, if possible, a beverage to share as well (it really helps if enough folks bring beverages too). Children welcome. If not obvious, kindly attach a label with ingredients for your dish to alert those with vegetarian and other diets (and note for Salads to bring only vegetarian offerings this year, since itÕs a kosher household). Bring the item assigned for your letter to the designated household, or substitute another suggestion if you wonÕt be attending the course for your letter.

 

* In addition, if you havenÕt already donated this year, PLEASE bring along a check or cash contribution to HNA of whatever size (no amount is too small or large — see item 2; your contribution will help us upgrade our neighborhood disaster supply cache, fund two special anniversary projects in Halcyon Commons, and continue to duplicate flyers in 2015)!

 

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2. Do Your Part: HNAÕs Annual Fundraising Appeal!

 

EditorÕs note: Your contributions are crucial to realizing HNAÕs 2015 priorities! Please give generously. So far, weÕve received only a few contributions. These are much appreciated, but we need many more neighbors to pitch in!

 

HNA doesnÕt have a formal membership structure or require annual dues because we wanted to keep participation as broad as possible. At the same time, we incur various expenses during the course of a year, including:

            * Flyer production

            * Supplies for disaster preparedness drills and other special events in park

            * Supplies for work parties

            * In-fill and replacement plants for Halcyon Commons and nearby landscaped features

            * Graffiti removal peripherals (the City provides most of the materials)

 

And in 2015 we have some special, one-time projects that require financial support:

            * Refurbishing the top three inches of the d.g. (decompressed granite) pathway in Halcyon Commons (Whole Foods Market gave a generous donation that covers about half the cost; we still need to raise another $1,000 and weÕll also need lots of volunteer help next June)

            * Halcyon bird sculpture by local artist Nina Lyons (who lives on Prince Street), already approved by two commissions and the City Council; the sculpture is scheduled to be installed in time for the parkÕs 20th anniversary in 2016, but we need to raise more funds now for its continued development and eventual production and installation.

 

We also use funds we raise to enable us to supplement and enhance the supplies in our neighborhood disaster preparedness supply shed (these items are intended to benefit the entire neighborhood in the event of disaster and include first aid, search & rescue, and communications tools plus items for command center setup in Halcyon Commons park; they are not intended to substitute for individual household preparedness, but they will help us save lives and minimize disruption after a large earthquake).

 

WeÕre asking neighbors who appreciate all that HNA does to improve and beautify our neighborhood, to keep us safer (on both crime-watch and disaster-prep levels), and to facilitate communication and help create a more convivial place to live to give especially generously this year, and do your part.

 

There are three ways you can respond to this appeal:

(1) Make a financial contribution directly to HNA (not tax-deductible, but allows us maximum flexibility) by writing a check made out to ÒHNAÓ and mailing or dropping it off in an envelope to HNA Treasurer Susan Hunter, 3044 Halcyon Court, Berkeley, CA 94705;

 

(2) Make a tax-deductible financial contribution by writing a check made out to ÒBerkeley Partners for ParksÓ (BPFP, our nonprofit fiscal sponsor), earmarked Halcyon, and mailing or dropping it off in an envelope to HNA Treasurer Susan Hunter, 3044 Halcyon Court, Berkeley, CA 94705; or

 

(3) Make a direct donation of any of the items listed in our Disaster Supply Cache Wish List found on our HNA website. Contact halcyon92@gmail.com to arrange to drop them off.

 

No contribution is too small (or too large!). Our neighborhood associationÕs health and vitality depend on your ongoing support! And in the event of a big earthquake, some of our lives may very well depend upon it. Please pitch in!

 

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3. Until January 19: Order Now for Neighborhood Bulk Discount for Gas-Shutoff Devices!

 

EditorÕs note: Many thanks to neighbor Katrin Wehrheim for arranging for a special discount on gas shutoff devices, which is available through January 19, 2015. Much of the loss of life and property damage after a big quake is because of fire rather than the quake itself; safeguard your family and your property by taking advantage of this special offer!

 

Update from Katrin Wehrheim:

 

Gas-Shutoff update: Last month I had a super quick & easy installation of an excess flow valve and would like to urge everyone to make use of our special neighborhood program -- full info at http://tinyurl.com/halcyon-gas. Fill out the questionnaire, snap a picture of your gas meter, send it over to larry@homesafety1st.com, and just under $400 gets you one of the best Òearthquake insurancesÓ I can think of.

 

Some more highlights/comments:

 

* The discount will be available through January 19, 2015, but please order as soon as possible to make sure we reach 25 orders.

 

* homesafety1st.com are specialists -- they usually just work for insurance, so this is a rare opportunity to get what the experts recommend (and usual plumbers donÕt offer) -- an excess flow valve, which triggers by any larger gas leak (earthquake or not) and requires no relighting of pilots.

 

* The cityÕs Òfree valveÓ program (http://cityofberkeley.info/GasShutoff) has sadly turned into a bad joke . . . unless youÕre so low-income that you can get the plumbing permit fee waived. (I got multiple assurances that permits arenÕt needed; yet the city requires permit and CERT training with the application for a ÒfreeÓ valve, at which point youÕll have spent way more money and time than the valve is worth.)

 

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4. Crime-Watch Update

 

EditorÕs note: Our HNA Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=292160762499 often shares breaking crime reports in between E-News editions (your home and email addresses plus phone are required to participate so we can be sure the group is kept safe for neighbors, and we require this information prior to accepting your request). Remember, we rely on neighbors to fill in the details of crimes in our neighborhood, so, in addition to filing a police report (which can now be done online through the City of Berkeley website for some kinds of crimes: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/onlinereport/), please email halcyon92@gmail.com to pass the word on to your neighbors, or share it on our Facebook page, so we can all stay aware and vigilant!

 

Thanks to HNA Steering Committee member Mikel Delgado for assembling this list of crimes (from http://www.crimemapping.com/) in and near our neighborhood (Mikel is now including a broader territory in her reports, so take that into account when comparing this with prior reports). Thank you, Mikel!

 

10/26 vehicle stolen, Telegraph & 66th

10/26 robbery near Ashby BART (10 p.m.)

10/29 theft from person, Telegraph & Ashby

10/30 robbery, College & Webster

10/31 vehicle stolen, Shattuck & Russell

11/1 vehicle stolen, 66th & Dana

11/1 forgery, Essex & Tremont

11/2 theft, Prince & Tremont

11/8 theft, Woolsey & Shattuck

11/10 sexual assault, Ashby & Colby

11/11 vehicle stolen, Telegraph & Ashby

11/11 vehicle stolen, Deakin & Webster

11/11 robbery, Alcatraz near Shattuck (7 p.m.)

11/12 vehicle stolen, Shattuck & 65th

11/12 robbery, Alcatraz near Shattuck (noon)

11/12 home burglary, Prince & Dana

11/12 identity theft, Fairview

11/12 assault, Telegraph & Woolsey

11/13 identity theft, Prince & Deakin

11/14 strong arm robbery, Telegraph & 66th

11/17 vehicle stolen, Telegraph & 65th

11/17 burglary, Whitney & Woolsey

11/18 commercial burglary, Colby & Webster

11/19 vehicle stolen, Tremont near Woolsey

11/20 commercial burglary, Telegraph & Ashby

11/21 theft, Telegraph & Woolsey

11/21 theft, Fulton @ Ashby

11/23 theft, Woolsey & Shattuck

11/23 theft, Shattuck @ Prince

11/24 vehicle break-in, Telegraph & Ashby

11/26 vehicle break-in, Wheeler & Prince

11/29 theft, Telegraph & Ashby

11/30 theft, Prince @ Halcyon

11/30 vehicle stolen, Prince & Deakin

 

A neighbor reported the following to our Facebook group:

 

ÒFYI to all: Someone tried (and failed) to get into the back entrance of our garage two nights ago [Dec. 29]. They didn't get anything (they ignored the kidsÕ bikes and scooters under the back porch). We're at Wheeler & Emerson. Police report was made.Ó

 

A neighbor reported the following on Nextdoor Bordertown:

ÒWe had someone come into our house Monday night [Dec. 29] and steal two laptops and a few other items nearby. We think they came in through our basement door and found it unlocked. Two of my roommates were home in the upstairs when it happened. Someone tried to come in again last night around 1:30 a.m., but all doors were locked. We already reported it to the police but wanted to alert neighbors in the Ashby BART area not to leave any doors unlocked, even when you are home.Ó

 

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5. Whole Foods Market News: Next Drop-in Progress Meeting Fri., Jan. 9, 8:15-8:45 a.m.

 

EditorÕs note: News from Whole Foods Market. If youÕd like to be added to the neighbor notification list that Lizzie Brimhall maintains for the neighborhood-WFM meetings (and to notify neighbors when work is being done at the store), please email her at lizzie.brimhall@wholefoods.com.

 

Next Drop-in Progress Meeting, FRIDAY, Jan. 9, 8:15-8:45 a.m.

Whole Foods Market (check in at Customer Service)

 

ÒThese meetings are held at the Community Table at the front of the store, and the purpose is to share our plans for ongoing changes in the store, street litter control, and progress on any of the ongoing issues we discuss [with HNA reps and nearby neighbors]. The Store Team Leader is usually present, and anyone is welcome to join us. Of course there will be complimentary coffee or tea. Our goal is to follow up immediately on any issues that we hear about, and to hear how the store can be a better neighbor.Ó

 

As always, if there are ever any urgent issues, please call the store at 510-649-1333 and ask for the shift manager on duty. If itÕs between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Melody, Kelly, or Ross will be in the store, so always feel free to swing by too, if youÕd like to have a word with us. Or call the store during business hours (8 a.m.-10 p.m.) at 649-1333 and ask for a Shift Manager:

Melody.Mestemacher@wholefoods.com

Ross.Burgstead@wholefoods.com

Kelly.Fox@wholefoods.com

 

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6. Council to Hear Building Energy Savings Ordinance on Jan. 20

 

EditorÕs note: On Tuesday, Jan. 20, the City Council will hear its second reading of the new Building Energy Savings Ordinance (BESO); the first reading was held in November, and the second reading was originally scheduled for December but delayed due to the Council meeting that was canceled because of protests. BESO would affect every homeowner and property owner in Berkeley, so neighbors are encouraged to inform themselves and contact decision makers on Council if you have suggestions for improvements or strong opinions pro or con. (HNA itself will not be taking a position, because thereÕs a range of opinions among neighbors.) BESO would require all homes and apartment buildings to have an energy audit on a regular basis (for homes, every ten years); this would involve both a filing fee to register with the City and hundreds of dollars to pay a qualified (private) energy auditor; following the audit, incentives would be made available to reduce the cost of improvements indicated by the audit. The goal is to help Berkeley meet the goals of the 2009 Climate Action Plan (CAP) passed by Berkeley voters. The links below provide some of the basics.

 

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/04/berkeley-property-owners-to-pony-up-for-energy-audits/

 

http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-11-18-Item-38-Replace-the-Residential.pdf

 

http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/BESOCCWorkshop.pdf

 

http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-16-Item-37-Supplemental-Information.pdf

 

http://www.lwvbae.org/league-news/berkeley-energy-saving-ordinance/

 

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7. East Bay Community Solar Project Bulk Purchase Update

 

EditorÕs note: If you were considering solar, hereÕs an update from the project from a nonprofit that's grouping various neighbors' installation to receive larger discounts.

 

Hi Everyone:

 

I posted on here a few months back about the nonprofit East Bay Community Solar Project, which uses a bulk purchase model to get participants the best possible deal on a solar installation. IÕm pleased to report that the project now has 35 people committed to going solar through the project. This means we are within striking distance of the 40-installation threshold that would put the project at tier 3 and get participants the biggest possible discount through the project. If we reach tier 3 it will in many cases mean as much as $1,000 more off the price of an installation. I just wanted post to encourage anyone who was on the fence about participating to sign up for a proposal to see what the numbers would look like for you.

You can sign up for a proposal and learn more about the project at ebcsolarproject.com. Sign-ups for a proposal will be open a few more weeks, though I encourage anyone interested to sign up now. There is no commitment, and you are welcome to take your time deciding whether to move forward.

 

Visit the website to learn more and sign up for a no-commitment proposal at: ebcsolarproject.com

 

Thanks,

Spencer Veale,
Project Coordinator

East Bay Community Solar Project

 

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8. Special Session of City Council, January 17, Ed Roberts Campus, 10 a.m.

 

EditorÕs note: The agenda for the special meeting of the City Council on January 17 was sent by Councilmember AndersonÕs office. This is the follow-up to the protests last year, and concerns raised about police conduct.

 

SPECIAL MEETING of the BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL

 

Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:00 A.M.

Ed Roberts Campus Atrium – 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA 94703

 

TOM BATES, MAYOR

Councilmembers:

DISTRICT 1 – LINDA MAIO

DISTRICT 2 – DARRYL MOORE

DISTRICT 3 – MAX ANDERSON

DISTRICT 4 – JESSE ARREGUIN

 DISTRICT 5 – LAURIE CAPITELLI

DISTRICT 6 – SUSAN WENGRAF

DISTRICT 7 – KRISS WORTHINGTON

DISTRICT 8 – LORI DROSTE

 

Worksession:

 

1. Improving Police and Community Relations: Discuss possible ways to improve community and police relations that will result in positive steps the City Council can pursue.

 

A. Public Comment

B. Facilitated Panel Discussion

C. Legislative Panel Discussion (Invited): Congresswoman Lee, State Senator Hancock, Assemblymember Thurmond, and Supervisor Carson

D. City Council Discussion

E. Public Comment

 

Financial Implications: None

 

Contact: Tom Bates, Mayor, 510 981-7100

 

Public Comment – Items on this agenda only

 

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*For Your Calendar: HNA Dates Scheduled for 2014
Dates set as of January 2014 (verify before event by checking recent HNA E-News)

Sunday, January 26, 2014

5:30-8:45 p.m.

Post-Holiday Progressive Potluck (four courses at four households: see E-News for addresses).

Weds., Feb. 19, 2014

7:00-8:30 p.m.

Neighborhood Watch Community meeting (Crime Watch focus with brief Disaster Prep segment), Chochmat HaLev (Prince at Fulton)

Saturday, March 15, 2014

8:45a.m. -2:30 p.m.

Work Party in Halcyon Commons & Surrounding Neighborhood with Cal students from Berkeley Project, Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince).
Refreshments courtesy of Whole Foods Market.
Fresh coffee courtesy of Mokka Café (Telegraph at Dowling).

Saturday, May 31, 2014

9:30 a.m. -
1:00 p.m.

 

Work Party in Halcyon Commons & surrounding neighborhood, Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince).
Refreshments courtesy of Whole Foods Market.
Fresh coffee courtesy of Mokka Café (Telegraph at Dowling).

Thurs., June 5, 2014

7:30-8:30 p.m.

HNA Steering Committee Meeting to track progress & plan for second half of 2014, Webster Street (email halcyon92@gmail.com for address).

Sunday, June 29

5:00-7:00 p.m.

Big Celebration & Potluck in park with live music, Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince); Appetizer Platter & Cake courtesy of Whole Foods Market.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

4:00-6:30 p.m.

Mini Work Party in Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince).
Refreshments courtesy of Whole Foods Market.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

6:30-
8:00 p.m.

National Night Out Against Crime: Ice Cream Social in the Park!
Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince).
Appetizer platters & cake & nondairy frozen courtesy of Whole Foods Market.
Homemade ice cream courtesy of neighborhood volunteers.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

9:00-11:30 a.m.

Citywide Disaster Prep event, Emphasis on Children & Pets
Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince) [committee to set up half an hour early].
Refreshments courtesy of Whole Foods Market.
Fresh coffee courtesy of Mokka Café (Telegraph at Dowling).

Friday, October 31, 2014

5:45-6:30 p.m.

Costume Parade around Park for Kids, Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince).

Saturday, late Oct./early Nov. XX, 2014 (date TBD)

9:00 a.m.-
2:30 p.m.

Big Mulching Work Party & Graffiti Removal in surrounding neighborhood with Cal students from Berkeley Project, Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince).
Refreshments courtesy of Whole Foods Market.
Fresh coffee courtesy of Mokka Café (Telegraph at Dowling).

Sunday, December 7, 2014

5:30 -
7:00 p.m.

HNA Steering Committee Meeting to set dates for 2015, Wheeler Street (email halcyon92@gmail.com for address).

Sunday, January 25, 2015

5:30 -
8:45 p.m.

Post-Holiday Progressive Potluck (four courses at four households: see E-News for addresses TBD).

 

*HNA’s Disaster Prep Supply Cache Wish List

HNA’s Halcyon Commons Disaster Prep Supply Cache contains items intended to benefit the entire neighborhood in the event of disaster (primarily first aid, search & rescue, and communications supplies plus items for command center setup in Halcyon Commons). You can help us have what we need on hand in two ways: (1) Make a financial contribution for purchasing additional supplies to HNA (not tax deductible) or to Berkeley Partners for Parks, earmarked Halcyon (BPFP
is our nonprofit fiscal sponsor, so a check through them is tax deductible); mail or drop off your check to HNA Treasurer Susan Hunter, 3044 Halcyon Court, Berkeley, CA 94705. (2) Contribute any of the following items in-kind (supplies MUST be new or in EXCELLENT condition):

  • Duct Tape (this is a versatile supply that allows us to improvise with common household items in the event of a disaster: lots needed!);
  • Batteries (AA, C, D), regular & rechargeable; Battery Recharger for AA, C, D;
  • Quality Walkie-Talkies with 8-mile range, 22 channels (i.e., Motorola Talkabout T5500 two-way radios);
  • Axes; Crow Bars, Hard Hats;
  • Other Tools for Search & Rescue;
  • Head Lamps; Heavy-duty Flashlights;
  • Bullhorn;
  • Flashcard (for storing neighborhood database to transfer to laptop);
  • First Aid Supplies;
  • Gas Siphon (for extracting gas from cars to run generator);
  • Work Gloves;
  • Large Camping Tents (with ALL parts!);
  • Coleman or similar Gas or Propane Stove;
  • Two-Foot Lengths of 2x4s and 4x4s (good for cribbing and creating fulcrums for removing heavy objects during search & rescue operations).


  • Contact HNA Co-Chair and Cache Coordinator Nancy Carleton at
    halcyon92@gmail.com to contribute supplies.

    Berkeley Police:

    Police Emergency Number:
    911 (from landline);
    981-5911(from cell; preprogram with this number to reach Berkeley emergency from a cell)
    Police Nonemergency Number: 981-5900

    Link to beat maps and a list of beat officers:
    http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BerkeleyPartnersforP/602147a249/9a00c7ec5d/0b15b20282

    In the Halcyon neighborhood: west of Fulton is Beat 10; east of Fulton is Beat 9.

    Link to crime stats, Berkeley:
    http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BerkeleyPartnersforP/602147a249/9a00c7ec5d/42f61d76dd

    Link to police bulletins:
    http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BerkeleyPartnersforP/602147a249/9a00c7ec5d/d1559b4b0f

    Other City of Berkeley Departments:

    City Manager’s Office: Jim Hynes jhynes@ci.berkeley.ca.us 981-2493

    Nonemergency Call Center for Public Services: Dial 311 (you will be
    directed to the appropriate department) to report problems with street
    lights (get the tag number off the pole), blocked storm drains, tree
    branches down, etc.

    Public Works Customer Service: 981-6620 (streets, sidewalks, graffiti,
    sewers, litter, storm drains, street lights)

    Tree Trimming/Planting (Forestry)/Parks: 981-6660

    Written Communication with City Council

    To comment to the City Council, use following email addresses:
    “City Clerk” clerk@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
    “Mayor Tom Bates” Mayor@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
    “Councilmember Linda Maio” LMaio@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
    “Councilmember Darryl Moore” DMoore@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
    “Councilmember Max Anderson” MAnderson@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
    “Councilmember Jesse Arreguin” JArreguin@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
    “Councilmember Laurie Capitelli” LCapitelli@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
    “Councilmember Susan Wengraf” SWengraf@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
    “Councilmember Kriss Worthington” KWorthington@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
    “Councilmember Gordon Wozniak” GWozniak@ci.berkeley.ca.us

    Representatives for Our Neighborhood

    Councilmember Max Anderson (District 3) 981-7130
    MAnderson@ci.berkeley.ca.us
    West side of Wheeler Street to the west (except for Woolsey between
    Wheeler and Shattuck)

    Councilmember Kriss Worthington (District 7) 981-7170
    KWorthington@ci.berkeley.ca.us
    East side of Wheeler to the east (includes block of Woolsey from
    Wheeler to Shattuck)

    Mayor Tom Bates 981-7100 Mayor@ci.berkeley.ca.us

    Zoning Adjustments Board

    To comment to the Zoning Adjustments Board regarding projects on their calendar, email:
    Zoning Adjustments Board zab@ci.berkeley.ca.us
    (It’s best if at all possible to submit your comments 10 days prior to meeting for inclusion in the advance packet to board members, but late submissions will be distributed the evening of the meeting.)


    * Halcyon Neighborhood Association’s Guiding Principles

    HNA is a community group dedicated to stewardship of the Halcyon Neighborhood in South Berkeley (bounded by Telegraph, Ashby, Adeline, and Woolsey). We encourage positive, proactive, partnership-oriented approaches to improving the well-being of our neighborhood, with an emphasis on the following goals:
    * Community building (such as regular potlucks, special events in the park, mutual support among neighbors, and multiblock yard sales);
    * Ongoing care of Halcyon Commons (a park conceived of and created by the neighbors who founded HNA) under the nonprofit umbrella provided by Berkeley Partners for Parks and in partnership with the City of Berkeley;
    * Continued greening and care of the neighborhood (planting trees, cleaning litter off streets, graffiti removal, and helping maintain public landscaped features);
    * Strengthening neighborhood watch (crime watch, community safety walks, emergency preparedness, and disaster supply cache);
    * Networking with the larger Berkeley community (nearby neighborhood groups, neighborhood businesses, City staff, and elected officials);
    * Sharing information and empowering residents to become proactive in addressing neighborhood needs and in expressing individual viewpoints regarding civic affairs (spreading news through meetings, flyers, and the HNA E-News, and providing contact information).
    To fulfill these goals, HNA provides a sanctuary from partisan politics so that neighbors with diverse viewpoints feel welcome to participate. Thus, HNA only takes stands on larger issues when there is near-unanimity among neighbors. By focusing on immediate local concerns, we find we can have a greater impact and get better results from the time we invest. Guided by these principles, HNA invites neighbors who are willing to work together in a spirit of partnership to participate at whatever level makes sense for them. Opportunities for serving on our volunteer Steering Committee and project-oriented committees are available to neighbors who are willing to roll up their sleeves and work together in a nonpartisan spirit. Neighbors are invited to step forward into leadership positions defined by the work they do in accordance with HNA’s primary goals and guiding principles.


    The Halcyon Neighborhood Association E-News: The HNA E-News forwards items of general interest to neighbors in the Ashby/Telegraph/Woolsey/Adeline area of south Berkeley (HNA’s borders), including announcements about community-building potlucks, greening projects, crime watch, disaster preparedness, and work parties in Halcyon Commons park. If you’re receiving this email, you probably either signed up at a neighborhood event or a neighbor forwarded it to you. Please note that to prevent spam, HNA does not share your email address with third parties. If you wish to be removed from this list, please contact HNA Co-Chair Nancy Carleton/Halcyon Neighborhood Association at halcyon92@gmail.com. Feel free to pass the HNA E-News on to other neighbors you think might be interested.

    To submit items for the newsletter: Email brief, unformatted content or links (no graphics or attachments please!) to HNA E-News Editor Nancy Carleton at halcyon92@gmail.com. Crime-watch reports and news about neighbors (births, new jobs, announcements about home businesses or creative projects) are especially welcome. Please note that due to the volunteer nature of the endeavor, the E-News does not include “letters to the editor” or “commentary,” but will gladly include links to such items written by neighbors in the Ashby/Telegraph/Woolsey/Adeline area and published elsewhere (the
    Berkeley Daily Planet has a large section devoted to opinion). Also, please note that the E-News is typically published the second week of each month; submit your item early if it relates to a future event, and there’s a greater chance it will be included.

    HNA Halcyon Safety Walk & Neighborhood Watch Listserv: For those interested in getting breaking crime-watch news, discussing ways to make our neighborhood safer, and perhaps participating in night-time and daytime safety “dog” walks (dogs not required!) to build community and serve as eyes on the street, please contact halcyon92@gmail.com indicating your interest in this listserv, and you’ll receive an invitation to join. For everyone’s safety, be sure to include your full name, address, email, and phone.

    HNA Disaster Preparedness Listserv: If you’re interested in helping out with neighborhood disaster preparedness, please contact halcyon92@gmail.com indicating your interest, and you’ll receive an invitation to join. For everyone’s safety, be sure to include your full name, address, email, and phone.

    HNA Steering Committee Listserv: If you’re interested in serving on HNA’s Steering Committee in alignment with HNA’s Guiding Principles, email halcyon92@gmail.com to indicate your interest. The Steering Committee conducts most of its business via listserv (with one or two in-person meetings annually); members agree to assist with at least one or two HNA events during the course of the year and to answer Yahoo group polls to aid in planning.

    Halcyon Neighborhood Association Facebook Group: Our HNA Facebook group (http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BerkeleyPartnersforP/602147a249/9a00c7ec5d/36acb93edf/gid=292160762499) gives neighbors fresh opportunities to network, build community, and share ideas about issues of mutual concern. Open to immediate neighbors, friends from nearby neighborhoods, and former neighbors who want to stay in touch.

    HNA Blog: If you would like to view previous newsletters online (and comment via a blog format, though this is a low activity blog), please visit http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BerkeleyPartnersforP/602147a249/9a00c7ec5d/8af94d44a8.

    HNA is an adopt-a-park affiliate with the nonprofit Berkeley Partners for Parks (BPFP). Thanks to VerticalResponse for the donation of email services for sending the HNA E-News!

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