Leadership
In August 2004, commercial and residential property owners along Telegraph Avenue and adjoining areas voted to form a special benefits assessment district along Telegraph Avenue from 40th to 66th Street (Berkeley border), including small portions of Shattuck Avenue, 51st Street, Claremont Avenue, and also Children's Hospital. This is known as the Temescal/Telegraph Business Improvement District ("Temescal Telegraph BID"). The BID is managed by the Temescal Telegraph Community Association (TTCA).
 
The BID's mission is to make the Temescal Telegraph commercial corridor more pedestrian-friendly for its residents, build upon the sense of community, and attract new shoppers.
For more information on the Temescal Telegraph BID and its community efforts, view our full Strategic Plan and Committee Descriptions (PDFs).

Accomplishments include:

  • Providing Regular Sidewalk Sweeping and Landscaping
  • Streetscape Improvements: Banners, Planters, Murals (including 51st Street overpass), Tree Lighting, Funding for Pedestrian-oriented Street Lamps (coming soon!)
  • Enhance community relationships among property owners, merchants, residents and other stakeholders

We encourage anyone interested in constantly improving Temescal to join our committees: Design/Economic Development (DE/ED), and Promotion. Ideas developed iin these committees become the action plans for the Board of Directors.

Business Improvement District
The Temescal Telegraph BID is composed of 11 board members. The board meets every fourth Wednesday of the month at Faith Presbyterian Church. The Board's President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer make up the Executive Committee which helps manage and focus the Board's responsibilities.
Board Meeting Minutes

Board meetings take place on the fourth Wednesday of the Month at 6 PM and approved minutes of the past three months are available here.

2011 Minutes
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2012 Minutes  
                     
The Temescal Telegraph BID is composed of 11 board members. The board meets every fourth Wednesday of the month at Faith Presbyterian Church. The Board's President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer make up the Executive Committee which helps manage and focus the Board's responsibilities.

Board

Executive Director  
Darlene Rios Drapkin  
Temescal Telegraph Ave. Community Association
4430 Telegraph #49
Oakland, CA 94609
510-860-7327
info@temescaldistrict.org

President 
Rick Raffanti
Property Owner-4920 Telegraph Ave
rikraf@earthlink.net
Vice President 
Roy Alper
Property Owner
5110 Telegraph LLC
royalper@sbcglobal.net
 
Treasurer 
Donna Hurst
Property Owner & Manager Bank of the West
4900 Telegraph Ave.
dhurst@bankofthewest.com
Secretary 
Pat Smith
Property Owner - 5928 Telegraph
psmith43@sbcglobal.net


Board Directors
 		  
 
Gary Turchin
Community Member 
gary@garyturchin.com
Randy Reed  
Property & Business Owner  
4432 Telegraph Ave.
652-2477
randyreed@reedbrothers.com
Gloria Gee  
Property Owner - 4935 Shattuck Ave  
Don Lowrey  
Resident  
Hans Boerner
Property & Business Owner
6400 Telegraph Ave.
658-2734
 
Julie Stevens
Business Owner 
4801 Telegraph Ave.
(510) 653-1059
 
Richard Rusnack
Leslie Rudds Investment Company 
1275 Inglewood Avenue St.
Helena, CA 94574
(707) 294-8541
 
Bernadette Arellano
Children's Hospital 
665 53rd Street
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 428 3367
 
Kristina Maria Gutierrez
4770 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
(415) 935-5710