Business Improvement District
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, 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's mission is to make the Temescal Telegraph commercial corridor a better place to live, work and shop.
Learn more about the history of Business Improvement Districts (PDF)
LEADERSHIP
The Temescal Telegraph BID is composed of 11 board members. The board meets every fourth Thursday 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:
| President | Rick Raffanti Property & Business Owner Temescal Café 4066 Oakmore Rd Oakland, CA 94602 (510) 531-5522 (510) 595-4102 rikraf@earthlink.net |
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| Vice President | Roy Alper Resident & Property Owner Shasta Productions P.O. Box 3239 Oakland, CA 94609 (510) 550-7175 (510) 547-1398 – fax (510) 882-4782 – cell royalper@sbcglobal.net |
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| Treasurer | Donna Hurst Property Owner & Manager Bank of the West 4900 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA 94609 (510) 653-5277 dhurst@bankofthewest.com |
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| Secretary | Venita Robinson Public Relations Director Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland 747 Fifty-Second Street, 2nd fl. Admin. Oakland, CA 94609 (510) 428-3069 VRobinson@mail.cho.org |
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| Board Members | Pat Smith Property Owner 6019 Rockridge Blvd Oakland, CA 94618 (510) 653-5388 psmith43@sbcglobal.net |
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| Bill Lambert Resident Shasta Productions 4801 Shattuck Oakland, CA 94609 (510) 550-4200 x512 bill@shastapros.com |
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| Lisa Tana Business Owner Desa Arts 4810 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA 94609 (510 595-1669 carlo@sagrada.com |
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| Randy Reed Property & Business Owner Reed Security 4430 Telegraph Oakland, CA 94609 (510) 521-4626 (510) 715-5821- cell randyreed@alamedanet.net |
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| Gloria Gee Property Owner Geewhiz LLC 152 Henry St. San Franciso, CA 94114 (415) 522-0561 geewhiz@covad.net |
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| Don Lowrey Resident - Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council President 418-44th St. Oakland, CA 94609 (510) 286-3158 dl1356@sbc.com |
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| Hans Boerner Property & Business Owner Alcatraz Shade Shop 6400 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA 94609 (510) 612-3738 hbboerner@earthlink.net |
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| Executive Director | Darlene Rios Drapkin Temescal Telegraph Ave. Community Assoc. 4430 Telegraph #49 Oakland, CA 94609 510-860-7327 ttbid@california.com |
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REVITALIZATION EFFORTS
Although there are many issues the Temescal Telegraph BID is working on, revitalization efforts are organized around the comprehensive community-driven Main Street approach focused on: design, promotion, economic development and security. A committee exists for each focus area. Members meet monthly to implement its action plans.
For more information on the Temescal Telegraph BID and its community efforts, contact us or view our full Strategic Plan, Committee Descriptions and 2008 Calendar (all links open as PDFs).
See below for a listing of District news, community organizations and the City of Oakland's disaster preparedness guide:
Oakland Emergency Preparedness
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