Mail-in voters

Posted on by Greg Peck

For those that were industrious enough to vote early by mail, what next? Want to ensure your vote was counted? You are in luck!!!

Santa Clara County has your back! If you looked at the Vote By Mail Ballot Instructions, there was a QR Code printed on it pointing to the site, www.sccvote.org

On their page at the center is the following icon:

Click on the Vote By Mail Ballot Tracking link and complete the form with your registered street address and birthdate (MM/DD/YYYY). If the registrar received and counted your ballot, it will indicate in the displayed results!

Success! You confirmed your vote was received and counted! Thanks for performing your civic duties and participating in the election process.

National Drug Takeback Day

Posted on by Greg Peck

Do you have unused, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs within your household that need to be properly disposed? These should NEVER be discarded into garbage, flushed, or washed down a sink. The chances of it damaging wildlife, ground water, or our drinking supply is too great. Instead, drop off these drugs at a designated disposal site. There are several throughout the city. However, for this specific event our nearest drop-off site (ONLY accepts pills and patches, no sharps) is:

SJPD Substation (next to the Costco on Great Oaks Pkwy)
6087 Great Oaks Pkwy
Saturday October 27, 2018
10AM – 2PM

If you cannot make it to this event, checkout the Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste program. It has links for sites throughout the county for drop-off of drugs and sharps for proper disposal.

Safe disposal of medication

Safe disposal of sharps

Mid-term elections

Posted on by Greg Peck

It’s that time of the year! Election day is just around the corner. If you are not registered to vote by mail, the in person voting station this year for our neighborhood are located at :

For the area south of Paseo #1 (along Tennis courts to Avenida Rotella)

Martin Murphy Middle School Library
141 Avenida Espana
San Jose, CA 95139

Polls open from 7:00am-8:00pm, November 6, 2018

For the area north of Paseo #1 (along Tennis courts to Avenida Rotella)

Los Paseos Club House
7047 Via Ramada
San Jose, CA 95139

Polls open from 7:00am-8:00pm, November 6, 2018

NOTE: Check your County Voter Information Guide back cover for your polling place for this election and verify it matches the above listed addresses. If your area is a Mail-in ONLY area, ballots can be dropped off on election day at either location.

Early Voting Centers

The alternative, if you desire to vote “early” in person, go to an Early Voting Center starting October 27th – November 5th, 2018 at these following locations unless otherwise indicated:

♦Registrar of Voters’ Office
1555 Berger Drive
Building 2
San Jose, CA 95112

♦Early Voting is available M-F, 8am – 5pm, beginning Oct 9 – Nov 5
Nov 6 election day, 7am – 8pm, Open Sat/Sun Oct 27-28 & Nov 3-4, 9am – 6pm

Cambrian Branch Library
1780 Hillsdale Avenue
San Jose, CA 95124
Voting Hours: 10am – 6pm

Joyce Ellington Branch Library
491 East Empire Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Voting Hours: 10am – 6pm

Milpitas Library
160 North Main Street
Milpitas, CA 95035
Voting Hours: 10am – 6pm

Morgan Hill City Hall – Council Chambers
17555 Peak Ave
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Voting Hours: 10am – 6pm

Rinconada Library
1213 Newell Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Voting Hours: 10am – 5pm

Santa Clara City Central Park Library
2635 Homestead Road
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Voting Hours: 10am – 6pm

Willey Cultural Center
140 Fifth Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
Voting Hours: 10am – 6pm

In addition to the mailing for the Voter pamphlets issued by the County, additional resources detailing the content of the measures can be found at:

Ballotpedia