The North Hills Community Association (NHCA) is a registered a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization located in the North Hills region of Oakland, California. The NHCA's all-volunteer board organizes programs and activities that support the NHCA's three-pronged mission of improving public safety, maintaining and beautifying community gardens and open spaces, and advocating on behalf of area owners and residents with local city and county governments and agencies. Click on the tiles below to read more about each of the NHCA's programs.
Public Safety
Your NHCA Board seeks to better protect and inform you by working with Oakland Fire & Police Departments, and City of Oakland Officials.
Gardens & Community
Your North Hills Community has adopted Gateway Emergency Preparedness Exhibit and Firestorm Memorial Gardens.
Advocacy
Your NHCA Board is advocating for City, County and State awareness and focusing on issues enhancing our areas' livability.
Events
Jan
20
MLK Day Volunteer Work Day
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Williams Sonoma at Gateway Emergency Preparedness Exhibit
Nov
20
NHCA Public Safety Meeting
7:00 PM
Montclair First Presbyterian Church
Nov
18
NHCA Board Meeting
7:00 PM
Claremont Hotel
Berkeley Room
Aug
24
Oakland Schoolboard on Elementary
Info on this event
Apr
6
NHCA Board Meeting
Virtual meeting from 7 – 9 p.m.
Sep
16
NHCA Board Meeting
7pm to 9pm at the Claremont Hotel.
May
28
NHCA Annual Membership Meeting – May 28, 7 p.m.
The NHCA’s Annual Membership Meeting will take place May 28, 2020 at 7 p.m. via Zoom video conference
Nov
30
Community Volunteer Work Day in the Garden
Please join us on November 30th from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at the Gateway Emergency Preparedness Exhibit Center and Gardens for a North Hills Community work day. After Thanksgiving and Black Friday, we all need a little relaxation. The Gateway gardens are a beautiful site to find your zen. We will weed, plant, and […]
Jan
20
NHCA Board Meeting
7:00 PM
Claremont Hotel
Berkeley Room
Nov
4
Rescheduled NHCA Board Meeting -closed session
November 4, 2019 7pm Claremont Hotel, Berkeley Room
Aug
20
NHCA Board Meeting – August 20, 2018
See the Board Agenda
The NHCA has ramped down certain operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. We respect the importance of sheltering in place. We will resume our public safety programs, advocacy work and attention to community gardens as conditions allow. In keeping with our mission, we will post public safety and health information as appropriate. To learn more about the NHCA, check out Our Story.
News & Notes
“Can’t Stop the Fire”
A presentation and Study by UC Berkeley Students under the Blum Center for Developing Economies at UC Berkeley was made- an excellent job they did! (The Blum Center addresses local economic and social inequities in UC Berkeley’s own backyard -which includes Oakland). As part of the student’s presentation on solutions these students the following presentations […]
Defensible Space for Homeowners
Important Information Tempus Duis Scelerisque
Gateway Emergency Preparedness Exhibit Center & Gardens Volunteer Work Day
Hillary Conlon, NHCA Garden Chair, along with Garden Committee Members, Gordon and Sue Piper, managed these incredible volunteers of the World Mission Society Church of God, who spent Sunday, May 26, 2019, working on the Gateway Garden and Gateway Extension Garden to remove fire prone weeds and brush. These volunteers have committed to complete 1000 Hours […]
Summary of Public Safety Meeting on May 23, 2019
Agenda and Presenters: Area crime reports – Oakland Police Department Andriy Volynets Mandatory Fire Inspections – Oakland Fire Department Meet Orlando Arriola, Oakland’s New Fire Marshall Vegetation management – Oakland VM Unit Supervisor Vince Crudele
ARE YOU IN THE NHCA?
Everyone who lives in the area bounded by Ashby/Highway13, Claremont Blvd., GrizzlyPeak/Skyline, and Thornhill is a member of NHCA. Membership is free, but we depend on your support and participation so that we can cover our expenses (mostly for communication, a little for plants), work on issues that are important to everyone, and represent the community’s views when we interact with city officials.