Welcome
The Neighborhood Steering Committee (NSC) is a grassroots group of neighbors who volunteer their time, skills, and desire to help resolve issues resulting from the operations and activities of Head-Royce School (HRS). We engage with the City of Oakland and HRS to advocate for the neighbors' points of view.
The NSC Mission
- Filing fees to the City of Oakland
- Services of experts to study noise, environmental impacts, water & land use, engineering, traffic
- Administrative costs such as website maintenance and technical services

Latest Neighborhood News In November of 2021, the City of Oakland released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Head-Royce School expansion project and invited public review and comment. The NSC found the report contains numerous inaccuracies, omissions, misinformation, and misrepresentations. Read the NSC’s response letter to the City of Oakland Planning Department. Using funds contributed by neighbors, the NSC commissioned third-party experts to review the DEIR and provide comments and perspective on specific areas of great concern regarding the impacts of the proposed development. To see the Final Environmental Impact Report Issued In February 2023 the City of Oakland Department of Planning and Building issued a Notice of Availability (NOA) releasing the What Happens Next The City’s Final Environmental Impact Report purports to address all questions and comments received regarding the project. Following the final report, the City Planning Commission and the City Council will ultimately approve or reject the project. What You Can Do Residents and others who are concerned about the HRS expansion plan and the FEIR should write and send comments to Rebecca Lind, as directed above in the Notice of Availability (NOA). The NSC urges residents and neighbors to express or reiterate their concerns about the expansion plan and the need for further review to mitigate or modify the current proposal from the school. Residents and neighbors are also urged to appear and speak at the April 19, 2023 Oakland Planning Commission meeting, as detailed in the NOA. |