HNA News: National Night Out Against Crime 8/1, CERT schedule, B&W

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Halcyon Neighborhood Association E-Newsletter*

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In This Newsletter

1. National Night Out Against Crime, Tuesday, August 1, 6-8:15 p.m.

2. Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) Summer Classes 

3. Letter About Black & White Liquors from Dawn Rubin

National Night Out Against Crime is coming soon, and we want a strong turnout from the larger neighborhood to keep us on track with our neighborhood watch activities! In addition to helping us strategize about how to prevent crime, it's a fun way to meet and greet your neighbors. If you aren't already signed up as a regular flyer distributor, please email me to let me know if you could help cover a block (it might not be your own, but it will be nearby); the flyers about National Night Out will be ready around 7/20. We still need a few more regular distributors to cover the neighborhood - it's a small time commitment every couple of months, but makes a big difference in our outreach to those who aren't (yet) receiving the E-newsletter!

Also, FYI, we are rescheduling a Disaster Preparedness/Steering Committee meeting originally on the calendar for this coming Saturday, July 8, 4:30 p.m. Will keep you posted! The date for our next work party in the park is also in flux due to travel plans.

-Nancy Carleton, HNA Co-Chair and E-Newsletter Editor

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1. National Night Out Against Crime, Tuesday, August 1, 6-8:15 p.m.

Halcyon Neighborhood Association intends to participate in the annual National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 1. Please put this on your calendars!

6-7:30 p.m. Potluck in Halcyon Commons Park (Halcyon at Prince) with visits from Police and Firefighters

7:30-8:15: Walking Tour of Neighborhood from Telegraph to Adeline, Ashby to Woolsey (a chance to make note of trouble spots with regard to lighting, etc.)

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2. Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) Summer Classes              

Disaster First Aid

Saturday, July 8, 9:00-12:00                   
997 Cedar Street

Basic Emergency Preparedness
Two sessions are being offered; please register for morning or afternoon.
Saturday, July 29, 10:00-12:00

Saturday, July 29, 1:30-3:30

997 Cedar Street       

Disaster Mental Health

Saturday, August 5, 9:00-12:00

997 Cedar Street                               

Light Search & Rescue

Saturday, August 12, 9:00-1:00

997 Cedar Street

Fire Suppression

Saturday, August 26, 9:00-12:00                                           

Berkeley Marina, 201 University Ave.                                   

Classes are open to everyone who lives or works in Berkeley.

Call Dory Ehrlich at 510-981-5506 for more information.

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3. Letter About Black & White Liquors from Dawn Rubin

Dawn Rubin, HNA's Neighborhood Watch/Disaster Prep Coordinator, who worked long and hard on the B&W issue, sends this letter (please forgive duplication if you've already seen this on another list).

Dear Neighbors, 
 

Thanks to Mr. Banger for the exemplary improvement he has made in the running of Black & White Liquors. My neighbors and I no longer see loitering or drug-dealing, and the trash situation has improved significantly. If all liquor store owners were as responsive as he has been, the public health issue of oversaturation of liquor stores in South and West Berkeley would be much less of a problem.

 

Thanks also to all the Berkeley city staff and councilmembers and our local media coverage who have made this improvement possible. It is unfortunate that our current city laws require the expensive, time-consuming, and stigmatizing nuisance process for problem liquor stores that have "grandfathered" operating licenses.  I hope that there will soon be a better city ordinance based on the work of BAPAC - Berkeley Alcohol Policy Advocacy Coalition.

 

. . . I pledge to personally make a point of patronizing Black & White Liquors. It's up to all of us neighbors now to support the store and personally ask Mr. Banger to carry the products we would like to see. This is a local small business, so if we want him to carry products of interest to us, it's up to us to buy enough of them to make it profitable for him. Let's make this an example of how a wonderfully diverse neighborhood like ours can work with a business owner to turn a problem into a success story!

 

Finally, I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Banger for his participation in forming the neighborhood group United We Stand and Deliver. This group meets once or twice a month to work on issues related to our neighborhood (South Berkeley to North Oakland along Adeline), ranging from development issues (e.g. Ashby BART and Ed Roberts campus) to improving relations among our diverse population to crime watch to trash clean-up. Although I have not personally attended a meeting due to a regular Wednesday evening conflicting commitment, I have heard good things about the group and encourage you all to participate. To find out more,  visit the store for meeting details.

 

Best to all,
Dawn Rubin

 

P.S. I am copying this e-mail to local  neighborhood list serves; Mr. Warren's email request for help to Mr. Banger in identifying any possible problem patrons was included in the Halcyon E-Newsletter last week.  I am also copying neighbors who have expressed past interest in the B&W issue.

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The Halcyon Neighborhood Association E-Newsletter:  The HNA E-Newsletter forwards occasional crime watch notices as well as announcements about events of interest to neighbors in the Ashby/Telegraph/Woolsey/Adeline area of south Berkeley, including community-building potlucks, greening projects, disaster preparedness meetings, and work parties in Halcyon Commons Park. If you're receiving this email, either you signed up at a neighborhood event or a neighbor may have forwarded it to you. Please note that to prevent spam, HNA always uses bcc and does not share your email address with third parties. If you wish to be removed from this list, please reply to HNA Co-Chair Nancy Carleton/Halcyon Neighborhood Association <ngc2@mindspring.com>. Please feel free to pass the HNA E-Newsletter on to other neighbors you think might be interested.

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