Listing of communications from SLNA or relating to the Silver Leaf Neighborhood in San Jose, CA http://www.slna.org/ns_communications.php dwilkins@slna.org (David Wilkins) jwilkins@slna.org (Jason Wilkins) http://www.slna.org/images/tree1.gif http://www.slna.org/communications/2008/08/Flyer_with_Reward-1.pdf 10:10:11 PM August 15, 2008 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. http://www.slna.org/communications/2008/08/0808_Newsletter.pdf 07:43:15 PM August 14, 2008 http://www.slna.org/communications/2008/08/EarthCareDist6.pdf 01:46:19 PM August 14, 2008 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. http://www.slna.org/communications/2008/08/HousingElementUpdate.pdf 10:55:57 AM August 14, 2008 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. http://www.slna.org/communications/2008/08/flierrevisedSilver Leaf VisionNewAmerica.pdf 07:38:24 AM August 14, 2008 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.-English- -Spanish- -Vietnamese- http://www.slna.org/communications/2008/08/ForeclosureEvent.pdf 07:52:57 AM August 05, 2008 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 deborah.sherrell@sanjoseca.gov. http://www.slna.org 07:48:43 AM July 24, 2008 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... http://blogs.mercurynews.com/consumeractionline/2008/06/20/san-jose-cuts-sunday-library-hours/ 02:03:59 PM June 20, 2008 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. http://www.ourcityforest.org/ 1:21 PM 6/13/2008 "...the most surprising result of the night came in a less-noticed race, the council's southeast San Jose-area District 2." http://www.mercurynews.com/localnewsheadlines/ci_9475680 06/04/08 Exchange your toxic mercury thermometer for a free digital theremometer. http://www.sanjoseca.gov/pdf/mercurythermoflyer053108.pdf 05/21/08 Mercury News article on the impact of closing runway 30L. http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_9266390 05/15/08 City looks to plant many more trees, but expects residents to be responsible for upkeep. http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_9241991?source=email 05/14/08 30L to be closed for 2 weeks for maintenance which will shift the flight path over our neighborhood. http://slna.org/communications/2008/05/Closure_30L_notice_May_2008.pdf 05/14/08 The mayor is inviting the community to a series of town hall style meetings to discuss gang violence. Link is a flyer in English. http://slna.org/communications/2008/05/TownHallFlyer.pdf 05/14/08 The mayor is inviting the community to a series of town hall style meetings to discuss gang violence. Link has been translated. http://slna.org/communications/2008/05/TownHallFlyerTranslations.pdf 05/14/08 Information on our Council member candidates from the Mercury News. http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_9202640?nclick_check=1 05/09/08