Welcome to Rockridge Voice — a brand-new media site created by and for Rockridge residents. It’s a place to share stories, spark ideas, and celebrate what makes Rockridge special... and we couldn’t be more excited to launch.
Buoyed by an extraordinary wave of neighborhood support and a shared desire to continue their community service after many years at the Rockridge News, Anna Marks and Jo Ellis recognized an opportunity to create a welcoming media platform — one that reflects a rich diversity of voices, engages a broad spectrum of topics and perspectives, and fosters meaningful conversation and participation.
This is a community-powered project at heart, fueled by creativity, curiosity, and passion. It reflects our amazing mix of writers and designers, photographers and filmmakers, artists and art lovers, parents, educators, teachers, learners, and visionaries who call this place home.
Special thanks to Don and Bobbie Kinkead, whose enthusiasm and encouragement helped spark this new community news platform. Back in the early 1970s, when a high-rise was proposed near the soon-to-open Rockridge BART station, the Kinkeads helped neighbors find their voices. By posting flyers, hosting gatherings, and spreading the word, they brought people together and built a strong neighborhood coalition to push back. That spirit of community organizing eventually led to the founding of Rockridge News in 1986.
Rockridge Voice intends to continue Don and Bobbie’s legacy of providing free, hyper-local news — and we thank them for their vision and their blessings.
- Anna L. Marks, Editor
- Jo Ellis, Copy Editor
- Judy Berne, Contributing Editor
- Rebecca Kidd, Tech Crusher
Community Champions and Advisors
Thank you to everyone who showed up in ways both seen and unseen. This endeavor would not have been possible without the loving support of many Rockridge neighbors and friends who showed up early with encouragement and good ideas… and, an extra thank you to the circle of advisors:
- Annette Floystrup
- Skip Fogarty
- Melinda Frey
- John Kamp
- Carol Kasparek
- Rebecca Kidd
- Debbie Lobel
- Damon Manni
- Mindy Marks
- Theresa Nelson
- Dare and Molly Porter
- James Rojas
- Joanne Ruby
- Judy Berne
- Julianne Sherback
- Dona Turner
- Susie Wyshak
We want to hear from you! Add us to your media list and send us your announcements, news tips, and comments. Or, send a Letter to the Editor — tell us what you love about Rockridge, or would like to see changed.
Most of all, please help us spread the word. Rockridge Voice is just starting up, and more resources are on the way — stay tuned. And if you’d like to help us grow, click the donation button below and let us know you support our vision.