Claremont Elmwood Neighborhood Association

2026 General membership Meeting

June 15, 2026

7:00 – 9:30PM

Fireside Room

St John’s Presbyterian Church

2727 College Ave.

Berkeley, CA

AGENDA

7:00PM – Set-up and social time with snacks

7:20PM – 7:45 PM – CENA Business:

1. Election of CENA Board members for 2026 – 2027
2. Move to make the Elmwood Shopping District an Historic District
3. September Wine Walk in the Elmwood Shopping District
4. July Beer Walk in the Elmwood Shopping District

7:45PM – 8:15PM – Planning for repaving Claremont Avenue in 2027 – Public

                                        Works – Noah

8:15PM – 8:45PM – College Avenue Corridor Specific Plan – Donald Simon

8:45 PM – 9:15 PM – PITCH proposal – Council District 8 councilmember Mark

                                            Humbert

9:15 – 9:30 PM – Social time & cleanup

College Avenue Upzonig - Status

https://berkeleyca.gov/construction-development/land-use-development/general-plan-and-area-plans/corridors-zoning-update

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18E05ecjitsbMmjw9Tjrvlvs0LZMTHsyl/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116974057043879057994&rtpof=true&sd=true

June 10, 2025, 7:00pm

Cena Annual Meeting and Board Election

St John's Presbytrian Church

2727 College Ave., Berkeley

Learn about Big changes for Collage Ave.

Come enjoy delicious Brazilian Bites from

Casa Do Petisco, socialize with neighbors and elect the CENA Board

See below for information about the zoning changes proposed by city council

Council Member Rashi Kesarwani – District 1 - statement Ref - BART developments

Before I was elected, it was suggested to me that we might be able to have two-story townhomes at the N. Berkeley BART station someday...

A 100 Year Anniversary in the CENA Neighborhood.

THE STAR GROCERY turns 100 this year.

When Nick Pappas was asked to tell us the Star Grocery story, he gave us the following (author unknown):

“My father Jim and his two brothers arrived in San Francisco in 1910-1914 as they had an uncle who was already...

CENA's donation to create a memorial for Martha Nicoloff is in place. Martha was the original Berkeley citizen to promote and get implemented the neighborhood ordinance in the 1970's. We all thank her for her dedicated service as a citizen of Berkeley to help preserve our neighborhoods.

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