April 2014 Newsletter


Dear Neighbor,

 

It's time to stop wringing our hands and take real action to curb the proliferation of pot stores around San Jos�. 

 

We so need a sensible system for patients with a genuine need for medical marijuana to treat symptoms of cancer or other legitimate, doctor supervised, medical purposes.  

 

But let's tell the truth: most of the "dispensaries" are just pot shops selling drugs to people who want to get high - and it turns out, a lot of them are children.

 

Last year, Eastside Union High School District saw a 234% jump in suspensions for marijuana use, possession, or distribution in school; and school officials confiscated marijuana baggies still sealed in wrappers from dispensaries. 

 

And this isn't your daddy's pot. THC content has increased dramatically, and plants are bred to be increasingly more potent - up to 50-90 percent in "ear wax marijuana."

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News/Announcements 

San Jos�'s Historical Photo Contest

Deadline: Sunday, April 27, 2014

 

Continuing the annual tradition, Preservation Action Council of San Jose (PAC*SJ) and The Historic Landmarks Commission will be accepting submissions for the 2014 San Jos� Historical Photo competition.

 

The contest will be judged in two contestant levels: Students (up to age 19) and adults. It is open to all skill levels and two entries are allowed per person. Photograph must have been taken in the city of San Jos�, California, during the time frame of January 1, 2013, to April 27, 2014, and photos should be of historic structures, sites, or artifacts.

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Join the Independent Police Auditor (IPA) Teen Leadership Council (TLC)

Deadline: Sunday, April 27th, 2014, 11:00 p.m.

 

If you live or go to school in San Jos� and are 15 to 18 years old, the Office of the Independent Police Auditor (IPA) is recruiting new members for their youth advisory group, the Teen Leadership Council. The IPA is a City of San Jos� office that takes complaints about police in San Jos�, and the TLC is an advisory group made up of youth. Grades and your contact or lack of contact with the police is not taken into account to participate. Workshops will be offered on public speaking, study skills, the college application process, and other important topics.

 

Meetings are held the 3rd Friday of each month from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., in downtown San Jos�. For more information, please contact at Diane (408) 794-6226.

 

Now Hiring School Crossing Guards

 

The San Jos� Police Department's School Safety & Education Unit is recruiting School Crossing Guards to work part-time during the normal school year. Duties include providing for the safe passage of elementary and junior high school children across heavily traveled streets. Generally, these assignments are approximately 10 hours per week, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. School Crossing Guards are required to wear uniforms and work outdoors regardless of weather conditions.

 

Please contact the School Safety & Education Unit at (408) 277-4553 if you have any questions and/or to pick up an application.

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Boys and Girls Club - Smythe Clubhouse Summer Program

 

Enroll for the Boys and Girls Club Summer Program! The Boys and Girls Club Summer Program is a full-day enrichment program offering a variety of age-appropriate daily activities while including a morning snack, lunch, and an afternoon snack. The program costs $650 per child and the scholarship cost is $300 per child (limited scholarships are available for qualified youth/families). It will run daily starting on Monday, June 16th through Friday, August 1st from 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club - Smythe Clubhouse located at 2195 Cunningham Avenue.

 

For more information, please call the Smythe Clubhouse at (408) 258-7227.

 

Social Networking for Santa Clara County

 

Want to learn how to utilize social and multimedia to improve your organization? Interested in learning how to use these tools to advance your work? Social Networking for Santa Clara County is offering FREE classes on Thursday and Friday afternoons and evenings to anyone interested in learning more about social and multimedia. All classes will be held at San Jos� State University in the Industrial Studies Building, room 134 (located off of E. San Fernando and 9th Street). For more information, contact Amanda Aldama at (408) 813-6029, [email protected], or visit www.facebook.com/sn4scc.
 

Fish Camp

Deadline: Friday, April 11, 2014

 

Sign ups for Fish Camp are in full swing. There will be a traditional Fishing Derby, Spaghetti Feed on Friday night, and a special Saturday arts and crafts glitter fest to help decorate items for Friends of San Jos� Family Camp.

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Crime Prevention Tips

 

Neighbors can learn how to protect themselves from crime by following these simple, common-sense, suggestions. Share these tips with your neighbors and friends.

 

At home...

  • Always keep your doors and windows locked. Install deadbolt locks on all doors. 
  • Please install deadbolts on side garage doors and keep the door between your garage and house locked with a deadbolt. 
  • Keep your home well lit at night, inside and out, and keep your curtains closed at night.

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Year Up Enrollment Process and Group Information Session

 

Spring is here, which means Year Up will begin the enrollment process for the September 2014 class! Prospective students can gain knowledge of the Year Up program at a Group Information Session (GIS), held every Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 p.m., and Friday at 9:00 a.m. beginning on Tuesday, April 15th at the Year Up Bay Area Silicon Valley located at 100 W. San Fernando Street, Suite 103. Please call to confirm.

 

For more information about Year Up or to apply to the program, please call (408) 513-3004 x3548 or email [email protected].

 

Annual Budget Process and Opportunities for Involvement

 

The budget season started in January. If you missed the Neighborhood Association/Youth Commission Priority Setting Session, there are still opportunities to get involved in the process. Please mark your calendars with the following dates:
 

May 13th - Initial Public Hearing on proposed budget
 

May 21st - District 8 Community Budget Meeting

June 9th - Final Public Hearing on proposed budget
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SIREN's Mobile Legal Clinic at Libraries

 

SIREN will have an attorney and a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) certified representative to give free legal consultation to people with immigration issues/concerns. They can help you read documents, check for eligibility for immigration benefits, and explain the immigration process and how to navigate it. Drop-ins are welcome. It's first come, first serve. SIREN has Spanish and Vietnamese interpreters.

More Details and Library Locations

    

Habitat for Humanity: Affordable Home Repair Program

 

Is your home in need of repair? Habitat for Humanity has a program for that! Habitat's Home Repair Program is currently serving East San Jos�. Repairs include: roofing, exterior paint, exterior door and window replacement, installation of ramps, handrails and more. Residents must own and occupy a single family home (including town homes and mobile homes) and meet the program's income limit. Please visit HabitatEBSV.org/HomeRepair for more information or contact [email protected] to see if you qualify.

 

Art Box Project San Jos�

 

The Art Box Project San Jos� is an innovative way to keep San Jos� looking great. The landscape of San Jos�, like any urban or suburban metropolis, is dotted with power boxes that interrupt otherwise charming vistas of urban and suburban life. Art Box Project San Jos� is a community-based organization that works with neighborhoods and artists to decorate these often unsightly boxes. Find out more to make one of your neighborhood's utility boxes an Art Box! For more information or to participate, please send an email to [email protected].

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Water Conservation Tips  

 

By conserving water or using it more wisely, you can help with the City's long-term strategy to manage our water resources and protect the environment. Find water saving tips, rebates, and other resources here.

Events 

Be the Match Walk + Run

Saturday, April 5th, 7:30 a.m.

Guadalupe Gardens, 438 Coleman Ave.  

 

Every step of this 5K run/walk helps people receive the marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant they need by raising money and awareness for the National Marrow Donor Program.

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20th Annual Spring Garden Market

Saturday, April 12th, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

History San Jos�, 1650 Senter Rd.

 

Mark your calendars for the Master Gardeners' 20th Annual Spring Garden Market, a gala event with a huge plant sale, gardening talks all day long, educational info tables with an emphasis on gardening in times of drought, large vendor fair, Green Elephant Sale ("From our garage and garden shed to yours!"), Plant Daycare (leave your plants securely while enjoying the Market), and eight gourmet food trucks. See mastergardeners.org/sgm for varieties of vegetables on sale, and full information on the Spring Garden Market. Cash or checks only for the plant sale and Green Elephant sale, many vendors accept credit cards.

 

San Jos� Youth Commission's Youth Conference "Today's Vision, Tomorrows Reality"
Friday, April 18th, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

San Jos� City Hall Rotunda, 200 E. Santa Clara St.

 

Each year, in an effort to empower youth across San Jos�, the San Jos� Youth Commission hosts a citywide Youth Conference. Now in its seventh year, the 2014 conference entitled "Today's Vision, Tomorrows Reality" aims to inform, inspire, and empower youth to create their future in the areas of Environment, Health, Safety, and Education.   

 

Conference attendees will experience an interactive and engaging atmosphere where they will hear stories from the past, see the current reality, and unlock the possibilities of tomorrow's future. 

 

Today's Vision, Tomorrows Reality conference keynote speaker will include California State Senator Jim Beall and speakers from Tesla Motors. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to gather resources from the Resource Fair and participate in the first time ever, Case Study Competition.   

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Synching Intellectual Motivators (SIM's) Forum

Monday, April 21st, 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Year Up Bay Area Silicon Valley, 100 W. San Fernando St., Suite 103

 

Guest speaker Demone Carter, of FutureArtsNow!, will be presenting on Cultural Humility. This is your opportunity to gain and share resources, discuss best practices, and network with the leading community and educational partners in the valley. You can RSVP by clicking on this link or by emailing Zenia Ibarra at [email protected] by April 16th.

 

Girls Circle Facilitator Training

Tuesday, April 22nd - Wednesday, April 23rd, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

City of San Jos� - Hank Lopez Community Center, 1694 Adrian Way

 

Hosted by the Mayor's Gang Prevention Task Force & Youth Intervention Services, Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, this initial training provides a comprehensive course on the Girls Circle model for participants of all experience levels and solidly, sets the foundation for implementing dynamic female responsive programming via Girls Circle support groups. Workshop facilitators use an experiential model of learning to include lecture, demonstration, group discussion, case studies, simulation, small group interaction, and brainstorming to stimulate participants' learning.

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The Silicon Valley 3rd Annual Social Innovation Leadership Forum 2014

Friday, April 25th, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

San Jos� City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St.

 

The Social Innovation Leadership Forum (SILF) 2014 builds on last year's successful event where over 250 innovators, representing many public and private sectors, participated in Learning, Connecting and Collaborating with each other. The SILF, an initiative by the Global Leadership Advancement Center (GLAC), is designed to encourage cross-community collaboration to drive innovative solutions in addressing our community's social issues. This year's forum will include an "Unconference" event in the morning and a Community Innovation Challenge event in the afternoon. SILF 2014 will focus on addressing the issues of housing and education in Silicon Valley.

 

The Community Innovation Challenge is similar to a mini "Innovation Jam" where participants from several sectors form small groups use their creativity and brainpower to come up with innovative solutions to a predetermined problem or issue. If you have a great idea, they'd like to hear about it!

 

Start driving the SILF 2014 conversation today... Join the online forum and submit the topics YOU would like to discuss at the forum!

 

Would you like to facilitate a session or volunteer at the event? Please click here. Register for the event today.

 

Great American Litter Pick Up

Saturday, April 26th, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Boys and Girls Club - Smythe Clubhouse, 2195 Cunningham Ave.

Evergreen Community Center, 4860 San Felipe Rd.

 

Don't let litter trash your community! Help us clean up litter in San Jos�. The District 8 Kick Off Locations will be taking place at The Boys and Girls Club - Smythe Clubhouse, located at 2195 Cunningham Avenue, and the Evergreen Community Center, located at 4860 San Felipe Road.

 

Registration & Event Kick Off, including morning snacks: 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Cleanup: 8:45 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Celebration Lunch: 11:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.

 

For more information on how you can register to be a volunteer, visit www.govoluntr.com/litterpickup or contact Jennifer Gonzales at (408) 535-4908 or [email protected].

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Strong Girls, Strong Women 2014 Leadership Conference

Saturday, May 3rd, 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

School of Arts & Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave.

 

Join the American Association of University Women (AAUW) San Jos� and the Santa Clara County Office of Women's Policy at the Strong Girls Strong Women Leadership Conference. This incredible day includes a private film screening of award-winning documentary Miss Representation, five different leadership tracks for high school girls, and a special track for Strong Women.

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Clergy and the Courts Day

Wednesday, May 7th, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location information provided to confirmed attendees

 

Hosted by Santa Clara County Superior Court and Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy (CIC) Ministries, Clergy Day is an interactive program designed to educate clergy, staff, and laypersons about California's Court system.

 

The program provides information on: Supporting Santa Clara County Superior Court programs; Supporting your congregants in legal and crisis situations; Assisting your congregants if arrested or incarcerated; Attending a Court hearing and what to expect at the Court hearing; and Resourcing options. The program covers: Domestic violence; Criminal procedures including Juvenile Justice; Drug Courts and Mental Health Courts; Child abuse reporting and Juvenile Dependency; Immigration; and How you can help.

 

There is limited seating, please RSVP by April 30, 2014, to [email protected].

 

Cinco de Mayo "Fiesta del Pueblo" Parade and Festivities

Saturday, May 10th, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
30 Kirk Ave.

 

This non-alcohol event will feature entertainment and Mexican culture to soak in at this free family-friendly event. Family fun will include: carnival games, train rides, clowns, food, prizes, jumpers, melon eating contest, and tortilla roll contest. Entertainment will include: DJ Frank Spinmaster, Tehano Bad Boys, Nickel Shot, Stone Cold, Latizmo, crafts, consume parade, and dancing. For more event information, please email [email protected].

 

6th Annual District 8 Senior Health Fair and Walk

Saturday, May 17th, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Eastridge Mall, 2200 Eastridge Loop*

*Use Entrance C by Barnes & Noble

 

The 6th Annual District 8 Senior Health Fair and Walk is a resource fair that provides seniors with an opportunity to join their neighbors at a fun community building event, while receiving beneficial information from organizations regarding health and services available in our city. The fair will incorporate health resources and a "Walk Your Way to Wellness" exercise component to encourage seniors to live a healthy lifestyle. Registration is free with a healthy breakfast and raffle prize giveaways!

 

To be a vendor at the resource fair, please contact Jennifer Gonzales at [email protected] or (408) 535-4908.

 

Volunteer for a Beautiful Day

Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th    

 

Join the thousands of volunteers who have made the future brighter in gang-impacted communities in San Jos�. As a partner of the Mayor's Gang Prevention Task Force, Beautiful Day is about a hundred small things that make a big difference, which is why volunteers will be heading out to brighten up homes, spruce up parks, and make schools sparkle all over San Jos� and Santa Clara County. Come join us by volunteering your time to improve neighborhoods.

 

To learn more about Beautiful Day or to sign up to volunteer, visit www.beautifulday.org.

 

District 8 Community Budget Meeting

Wednesday, May 21st, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Evergreen Community Center, 4860 San Felipe Rd.

 

Mayor Chuck Reed and Councilmember Rose Herrera invite you to attend a community meeting on the budget. It is important that we all work together to help find solutions and share thoughts on how to prioritize the City's budget. Please join us in learning about the City's budget and voice your concerns while offering ideas to help our city better serve you.


For more information and to RSVP, please contact Councilmember Rose Herrera's Office at [email protected] or (408) 535-4908
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Senior Nutrition Program: Evergreen Focus Group

Wednesday, May 28th, 11:00 a.m.

Evergreen Community Center, 4860 San Felipe Rd.

 

Please join and make your voice heard as menu preferences are updated for your region of the City. This will be an opportunity to meet with staff from Bateman Senior Meals and Santa Clara County to help design the menu for coming months and discuss ideas you may have regarding the improvement of the Senior Nutrition Program. For more information, please call Angelina Pascual at (408) 535-5659.

City Council Meetings
March

Tuesday, April 1st: No meeting due to Cesar Chavez Holiday

 

Tuesday, April 8th: 1:30 p.m.

 

Tuesday, April 15th: 1:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

 

Tuesday, April 22nd: 1:30 p.m. 
 
Tuesday, April 29th: 1:30 p.m.  
 

Community Calendar

Evergreen Farmers' Market

Open every Wednesday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., year-round, in the Evergreen Village Square. Spend the morning in the Village and enjoy the park while shopping for the best California-grown produce available.

(Stay up to date on special market events at www.facebook.com/EvergreenFarmersMarket.)

 

District 8 Community Roundtable
1st Thursday of every month from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Location: Evergreen Library

(For information, visit d8crt.org)

 

Tully Ocala King Neighborhood Association
1st Monday of every other month from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Location: Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley - Smythe Clubhouse

     

Reid - Hillview Airport Association
3rd Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.

Location: Hillview Airport Terminal

(For information, call (408) 251-4939 or visit rhvaa.org) 

 

Meadowfair Neighborhood Association

Last Wednesday of every month from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Location: Meadowfair Community Center 

(For information, call President Diana Crumedy at (408) 780-8MNA or email [email protected])

 

TOCKNA Second Harvest Food Bank - Produce Mobile

3rd Saturday of every month from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Location: Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church

 

King Ocala Neighborhood Association SNI NAC

3rd Monday of every month from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Location: Varies

FREE Notary to Senior Citizens
Every first Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location:
Evergreen Library  

 

This free service by appointment only is available to seniors age 50 and up. You will need to bring either a valid driver's license, government issued ID card or passport. Your name on the identification must match the name on the documents(s) to be notarized. Loan and mortgage documents are not included in this free service. Please email [email protected] before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesdays for an appointment.

(For more information, visit www.nathannotary.com or the San Jos� Public Library Website)


Involved Evergreen

Second Wednesday of the month

 

Involved Evergreen hosts community events at Evergreen Village Square. Meetings of the I.E. Steering Committee usually occur on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Square.

(For more information on upcoming events or to join the group, please see the Involved Evergreen yahoo site)

 

   

Know a D8 Great?

Help us recognize those outstanding community leaders who live, work, or volunteer in District 8! Please write to us at [email protected] letting us know why you

  recommend that D8 Great!

 

(Contact Angie Vazquez at (408) 535-4908 or [email protected] if you would like to include an upcoming event or meeting in future newsletters)

Contact Us
Office of Councilmember Rose Herrera
Council District 8
City of San Jos�

200 East Santa Clara St, 18th Floor, San Jos�, CA 95113
T: (408) 535-4908
F: (408) 292-6469
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Images 

Councilmember Herrera with runners at the Run or Dye 5K Run at Lake Cunningham Regional Park on 3/29.

Councilmember Herrera throwing the first pitch at the East Hills Little League Opening Day at August Boeger Middle School on 3/22.

Councilwoman Herrera, the VTA Board of Directors, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren unveiling the design for the Bus Rapid Transit location at the Mexican Heritage Plaza on 3/21.

Councilmember Herrera and guest speakers Dottie Guy, Major Esther Sablan, Lt. Col. Kathryn Hodge, Mary Cortani, and Charlotte Bear at the When Women Come Marching Home event on 3/20.

Presentation of a commendation on 3/18 to Polina Edmunds for her outstanding work representing San Jos� and the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Presentation of a commendation on 3/18 to the Veterans Housing Facility and CEO Irvin Goodwin for their work in providing shelter, administrative assistance, and training for homeless veterans throughout San Jos�.

Councilmember Herrera attending the Irish Flag Raising Ceremony at the San Jos� City Hall Plaza on 3/11.

Councilmember Herrera with the catcher of her pitch at the East Valley Girls Softball League Opening Ceremonies at Ocala Middle School on 3/8.

Councilmember Herrera welcoming the attendees of the 3rd Annual South Bay Women's Conference hosted by San Jos� State University Women's Resource Center on 3/8.

Councilmember Herrera meeting American Association of University Women (AAUW) Heroine, Lilly Ledbetter, at the South Bay Women's Conference VIP Private Dinner and Reception with Lilly at the Sainte Claire Hotel on 3/7.

 Councilmember Herrera, together with San Jos� State University Women's Resource Center and AAUW San Jos�, proclaiming National Women's History Month in the City of San Jos� on 3/4.

Councilmember Herrera presenting Mrs. Ortega and Ms. Keller a grant in support of Dove Hill Elementary's first Health and Safety Day Conference on 3/1.

View More Photos at the
 D8 Photo Gallery

District 8 Team
Mary Anne Groen

Chief of Staff

Angie Vazquez
Council Assistant

 

Jennifer Gonzales

Council Assistant

 

Dan Block

Council Assistant

 

Shelley Opsal
Executive Assistant/Scheduler

Important Phone Numbers

Emergency: 

911

Emergency Mobile:

(408) 277-8911


Non-Emergency:

311


City Hall Customer Service:

(408) 535-3500

Animal Care & Services:

(408) 794-7297


Anti-Graffiti:
(866) 249-0543

 
 

Arborist: 
(408) 794-1901

  
Code Enforcement:

(408) 535-7770


Drug Tip Hotline:

(408) 971-drug (3784)


Evergreen Community Center:
(408) 270-2220
 

Evergreen Library:

(408) 808-3060

 

Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park:
(408) 794-SKATe (7528)

Library Services:

(408) 808-2000


Parks & Recreation:

(408) 535-3570


Recycling & Garbage:
(408) 535-3500

Street Light Repair:
(408) 794-1903

Hazardous Waste Disposal:
(408) 299-7300

 

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