Come out and combat blight at the 2nd Annual Illegal Sign Clean-Up

Join Councilmember Pete Constant, District 1 Leadership Group, and San José Code Enforcement to clean up illegal signs in the public right-of-way. Kick-off will be at the West San José Community Center at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2010. You will receive a brief training from Code Enforcement officers then go out in teams to clean up the blight! Code enforcement will supply assignments, maps, trash bags, green vests, and copies of the municipal code to all participants. Lunch will be provided for volunteers. For more information call the District 1 Office at (408) 535-4901 or click the flyer.

 

 

Your Help List

A resource list was created for Strawberry Park Neighobors (and can
be utilized by all San Jose residents) and can be found at http://yourhelplist.com/. This website contains information on resources to help you improve your health, the health of your loved ones, and to assist those in need of help locating employment, unemployment benefits, health benefits, food, baby necessities, and more...Check it out and let us know if there is something not on the site
that you would like to see links too

 

Are You Prepared for an emergency or disaster?

Learn more about 20-Hour San Jose Prepared! Course:
To register for any of the 20-Hour courses, send email to
sjprepared@sanjoseca.gov or give them a call 408-277-4598.
Please include the following information in your email or voicemail:
Your name -Your phone number - Which set of classes you interested in.

 

 

 

Saturday, February 27, 2010 8am - 11am - D1 Neighborhood Clean-up Day - The
city will be providing dumpsters throughout District 1, including in our
neighborhood, for people to get rid of their unwanted stuff at no cost. This
is a great opportunity to clean up the neighborhood!
You should have received a postcard notice in the mail. Save the postcard you
as it is your ticket to use the bin. Notice will be distributed in the neighborhoods two weeks prior to Clean Up
Day.
Please show the flyer to the bin monitor in order to be allowed to use the
dumpsters on Neighborhood Clean Up Day.

Useful Information:

* Bring large items early and please break up bulky items before you arrive
at the bin site
* The bin locations extend beyond the address listed
* Due to the popularity of clean up events, there may be lines at certain
bin locations
* This clean up event will be held Rain or Shine
* This event is for Household use only and not for commercial use
* To report Abandoned Shopping Carts in your neighborhood, please call the
City of San José Customer Service Call Center at . Please give exact
address/location where cart is abandoned.

* Tires: Should be smaller than 33/12.5 x 15 and a limit of four (4) per
household
* Rock Bin accepts the following only: Clean concrete, brick, rock, and
cinder block. Unacceptable items include: Rebar and other metal reinforcements
and dirt
* Wood Bins accepts the following only: Lumber, Fencing, Wood, Logs, and
Branches w/no leave. Unacceptable items include: Particle Boards, Laminate
Counter Tops, Hardware, Glass, and Branches with leaves.
* (Particle Boards, Laminate Counter Tops, Hardware and Glass are acceptable
at the rubbish bins)

Please Note :

Bin locations and times of delivery are subject to change.
Follow the directions of the bin monitors, for the safety of everyone.
Please show the flyer to the bin monitor, to be allowed to use the dumpsters.
Do not place items outside of the dumpsters or at the dumpster location before
they arrive.

THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT ACCEPTED AT THE CLEAN UP SITES:
* Recyclable items, such as glass, cans, newspaper or cardboard; these
items can be recycled with regular waste disposal service
* Wet household garbage, Dirt, Yard Waste, and Human Waste
* Gas cylinders and tanks, such as propane or helium
* Gas powered motors, such as lawn mowers, WITH FLUIDS (gas and oil)

Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Program
For "FREE" disposal of hazardous materials, paint, gasoline, chemicals,
batteries (car, alkaline and lithium), fluorescent lighting, pressurized
tanks, such as propane, helium, and fire extinguishers.

For additional information about this cleanup, please call Inspector Henry
Machens at, City of San José Code Enforcement

 

 

The Pledge - Marsha Benson

There is a single candle in the center of the window. It is my light for the neigborhood and promise to keep an eye out for trouble, help anyway I can and continue to volunteer. I am posting my pledge to 95129 and hope others will do the same. If you have a pledge you would like to make to your neighborhood please send us your plegde and we will post your pledge for other to see join you in your indevers to our neighborhood.

 

 

The next major City event is the 2010 Community Breakfast, featuring the Mayor's
State of the City Address, which will be held on Thursday, February 18, from
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., at the San José McEnery Convention Center. Outstanding
members of the community from each Council District will be honored and
exemplary City employees will be recognized during this annual event. Local
community leaders nominated by their councilmembers will receive the Good
Neighbor Award and the Pride of San José Award is earned by city employees who
go above and beyond the call of duty. I am pleased to announce that Ed and Patty
Brooks from the Strawberry Park Neighborhood Association have been selected from
our district to receive the Good Neighbor Award.

 

 

Battery / Fluorescent Lamp Recycling

On February 9, 2006, a new California State law made it illegal to
place any batteries or fluorescent lamps in the trash. Both batteries and
fluorescent lamps contain hazardous materials and present a threat to
humans and the environment when broken, landfilled or incinerated.
This law applies to all batteries and all fluorescent lamps, tubes and
compact fluorescent bulbs. You can drop off fluorescent lamps and
all household batteries (except automotive)
at Orchard Supply Hardware, 5365 Prospect Rd.