Communications

• 08/15/2008 - Reward offered in case of abducted 2 year old.
  
• 08/14/2008 - SLNA August Newsletter
  Dear Neighbors, there is a lot of great information in this newsletter: Notice of community meeting for the housing element update, free electronic waste recycling and an update on the airport construction. I hope you find it helpful.
• 08/14/2008 - An E-Waste event is coming-up please see attached!
  
• 08/14/2008 - Housing Element Update 2007-2014 Community Meeting
  The City of San Jose has begun the process to update its Housing Element, which is a part of the San Jose 2020 General Plan that addresses housing issues and provides a comprehensive policy direction for accommodating San Jose 's housing needs through 2014. Rapid growth in the San Francisco Bay Area region is expected to generate a need for 214,500 additional housing units between 2007 and 2014. The State of California requires each city and county to plan for its fair share of the regional housing needs.
• 08/14/2008 - South Side Celebration
  A resource fair will be at the Southside Community Center. Available will be: free food, games for the kids, entertainment, raffle prizes, arts and crafts, classic car show, free resources. See the linked PDF for more info.
• 08/05/2008 - Invite to Congresswoman Lofgren's Foreclosure Workshop August 9th
  In response to the foreclosure crisis affecting our country, communities, and neighborhoods, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren invites you to a workshop Home Foreclosure: What To Do Before, During, and After on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at James Lick High School located on the corner of Alum Rock Avenue and White Road in East San Jose.
• 07/24/2008 - Volunteers needed for mailings
  We need volunteers to assist with coping, folding and stuffing envelopes for the National Night-Out Flyer so it can be mailed-out to all of the residents of Silver Leaf in a timely fashion. The date is 7-29-08, Tuesday from 5pm to 8pm. If you can help, call Deborah Sherrell at 408-723-4114 or email her at
• 06/20/2008 - San Jose cuts Sunday library hours
  Effective July 1, most San Jose library branches will be closed on Sundays. However two libraries in a city of nearly one million people will be open...
• 06/13/2008 - Our City Forest
  A representative came out to our meeting last night and discussed their program including the availability of free trees. Full information including a tree grant application and details on volunteering are available on their website.
• 06/04/2008 - San Jose council candidate who quit race may make runoff
  "...the most surprising result of the night came in a less-noticed race, the council's southeast San Jose-area District 2."
• 05/21/2008 - Thermometer Exchange
  Exchange your toxic mercury thermometer for a free digital theremometer.
• 05/15/2008 - AIR TRAFFIC TO RISE OVER SOME AREAS, By Deborah Lohse
  Mercury News article on the impact of closing runway 30L.
• 05/14/2008 - City passes buck on trees, By Joshua Molina
  City looks to plant many more trees, but expects residents to be responsible for upkeep.
• 05/14/2008 - Airport Runway Scheduled for Closing for 2 Weeks
  30L to be closed for 2 weeks for maintenance which will shift the flight path over our neighborhood.
• 05/14/2008 - Town Meetings to Discuss Gang Violence (English)
  The mayor is inviting the community to a series of town hall style meetings to discuss gang violence. Link is a flyer in English.
• 05/14/2008 - Town Meetings to Discuss Gang Violence (Not English)
  The mayor is inviting the community to a series of town hall style meetings to discuss gang violence. Link has been translated.
• 05/09/2008 - San Jose City Council District 2 candidates
  Information on our Council member candidates from the Mercury News.