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Video of LPNA Meeting on December 9, 2021
For those unable to attend the last meeting due to the other commitments, we are posting the video here for your viewing.
00:00 Meeting start (LPNA Business)
00:50 Election of LPNA board
02:40 LPNA Grant update
04:10 LPNA Project updates
07:20 District 2 update – Vanessa Sandoval
25:05 SJPD update – Sgt Hernandez
30:15 Water-wise gardening – Anita Rosen, Master Gardener, US Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
1:52:25 Composting law – Smita Patel
Zoom chat logs from meeting
Water-wise Gardening presentation with notes
Links to stories about the new composting mandate to go into effect January 1, 2022:
Video of LPNA meeting on September 23, 2021
For those unable to attend the last meeting due to the other commitments, we are posting the video here for your viewing.
00:00 Meeting start (LPNA Business)
02:23 LPNA Officer Nominations
03:30 NNO 2021 in Review
06:38 Treasury Report
07:35 Los Paseos Park Improvements
17:15 CERT Emergency Radio Program
23:30 D2 Update – Lucas Ramirez
45:35 SJPD Update – Sgt. Hernandez
54:15 Valley Water – John Varela
Quarterly Meeting for Q3 2021
Our quarterly Zoom meeting is on September 23, 2021 at 7:00 – 8:30PM
See the agenda below…
1. LPNA Business and Neighborhood Update
• Announcing nominations for next year’s officers.
• National Night Out Report
• Treasurer Report
• Los Paseos Park improvements
2. SJPD Update on what’s being done to address local concerns
3. District 2 Office Update
4. Presentation: Valley Water
• Rates, Rebates (yard design), water concerns during the drought
5. Q&A as time permits
If you would like to attend, you can request the Zoom meeting information via Contact Us page. Otherwise, if you’re on the LPNA mailing list, check your email for meeting information.
National Night Out 2021
Hi Neighbors,
National Night Out is Back!!
Los Paseos 6th Annual National Night Out:
Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Los Paseos Park
The first Tuesday in August is National Night Out (NNO). We had to take a year off due to COVID-19, but we are planning a great event this year. See Pictures of LPNA NNO 2019 here:
https://lospaseosneighbors.com/2019/08/08/another-successful-national-night-out/
The main purpose of this event is to promote public safety and reduce crime by getting to know your neighbors. Los Paseos Neighborhood Association is hosting this event on August 3 at Los Paseos Park. So come out and meet your neighbors and enjoy the great music of Crimson Blues, Brian the Bubble Guy, games, Kid’s Chalk Art Contest, free snacks and free ice cream. Members of SJPD and other Crime Prevention Specialists, will attend, and if available, SJFD (Station 27). Also scout troops and some local vendors will have resource tables. The Cub Scouts will be doing their traditional flag ceremony.
We will follow the guidance of the Santa Clara County Health Department regarding COVID-19 restrictions & recommendations. Due to health concerns, we will not have the jumpy houses this year or the face painting, but plenty of other safe activities. Masks are optional since this is an outdoor event.
We are looking for volunteers to help make this event a success. We need volunteers to hand out snacks, help at the sign-in table, judging the Chalk Art Contest, and help setting up the event and tearing down after the event. If you are able to lend us an hour of your time, please send an email to vp@lospaseosneighbors.com. Thank you for your consideration.
Karen Lattin
VP LPNA
LPNA Radio Project Needs You
We are looking for Los Paseos neighbors who are interested in participating in our emergency radio project. Technical experience is not necessary; the only requirement is your desire to help our neighborhood. Our current team is composed of an accountant and a group of engineers. In particular, we are seeking neighbors in the outer areas of the neighborhood (Sessions, Pegasus, Cheltenham and Bayliss). However, all areas are welcome. We also need a few more amateur radio and GMRS licensees.
The goal of the LPNA’s Emergency Radio Project is to provide Los Paseos with 2-way communications during an emergency. In a natural or manmade disaster, traditional communications may be disrupted. Cell phones, landlines, and Internet will be overloaded or unavailable. This may happen in a big earthquake or large wildfire.
The emergency communications system we are developing has two parts:
1) Walkie talkie radios to cover our neighborhood (we are using MURS radios)
2) Amateur radio operators (hams) with more powerful radios to communicate with government emergency services
During a major emergency we would set up a neighborhood command post, and neighbors with walkie talkies could report emergency incidents. The hams at the command post would relay the information to SJ RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) or the City of San Jose EOC (Emergency Operations Center). In addition, volunteer teams of neighbors and CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) members would be deployed to assess the neighborhood. Status and urgent situations would be radioed to the command post.
For the past few months, the LPNA Radio Team has been evaluating radios and antennas to ensure adequate radio coverage throughout Los Paseos. In mid-April, we conducted our largest radio exercise to date. Field antennas were set up at the park and team members with talkie talkies moved to various locations throughout Los Paseos to confirm radio reception. We were able to cover all areas in our neighborhood from the park, including Sessions, Pegasus and Bayliss. We had radio communications capability up to 0.8 miles from the command post.
If you are interested in volunteering, please reachout through the website’s Contact Us form. An LPNA member will get back to you ASAP.
In addition to the LPNA Emergency Radio Project, you may also be interested in attending the free basic CERT training provided by the city of San Jose.
The training covers:
disaster preparedness
small fire suppression
medical operations
light search & rescue
psychology & team organization
plus disaster simulation exercises
Be prepared for your family and neighbors. Check out the City of SJ website
Video of LPNA meeting on June 17, 2021
For those unable to attend our last zoom meeting due to the other commitments, we are posting the video here for your viewing.
00:00 LPNA Business
03:25 CERT Program/Update
08:15 SJPD Update
40:52 D2 Office Update
43:00 State Senator Cortese representative at this meeting
44:35 Great Oaks Water – Tim Guster
Links and Information presented during the video:
Great Oaks Water website
2020 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
Notice of Public Hearing on Mandatory Water Conservation
Zoom meeting information for this public hearing:
https://zoom.us/j/95359466931?pwd=WWdkc0Njd0gyT0ZZMDVEZDV0YzdBQT09
Meeting ID: 953 5946 6931
Passcode: 724202
To join by telephone, dial: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose).
Meeting ID: 953 5946 6931
Passcode: 724202
FAQs about Mandatory Water Conservation
408-265-2600 – Santa Clara Valley Water main number to report water wasting issues
408 227-9540 – Great Oaks Water main number to report water issues
Notice of Public Hearing on 2020 Urban Water Management Plan
Zoom meeting information for UWMP/WSCP public hearing:
https://zoom.us/j/97934385782?pwd=Vkkza0liK09jZlhXZGRKMUxLd21LZz09
Meeting ID: 979 3438 5782
Passcode: vbVhg1
Quarterly Meeting for Q2 2021
Our quarterly Zoom meeting is on June 17 at 7:00 – 8:30 pm.
Below is the agenda with the topics we will be covering.
• LPNA – Updates on National Night Out (NNO), Los Paseos Park projects, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program
• SJPD – Sergeant Francisco Hernandez: Crime trend in our area, police activities planned
• District 2 Office – Vanessa Sandoval: local, upcoming events; also, subjects like Opportunity Housing, encampments, blight, dumping
• Great Oaks Water (our water supplier) – Tim Guster: plans and concerns for the summer
• Senator Dave Cortese if he is able to attend
• Q&A for each speaker
If you would like to attend, you can request the Zoom meeting information via Contact Us page. Otherwise, if you’re on the LPNA mailing list, check your email for meeting information
COVID-19 updates from Santa Clara County
On February 3, 2021 County Supervisor Mike Wasserman issued his monthly newsletter. Within it he included updated information pertaining to vaccinations and testing. In an excerpt from his newsletter:
“Since January 28th, the County of Santa Clara Health System has been offering COVID-19 vaccinations to residents 65 years old and older, following the State’s updated guidance. We continue to urge the State to allocate more vaccines to the County so that we can increase the number of vaccinations each day.
Local residents within the eligible categories (who are not a regular patient of Kaiser, Palo Alto Medical Foundation or Stanford Healthcare) can schedule an appointment through one of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s vaccination clinic sites. For Kaiser, Palo Alto Medical Foundation or Stanford Healthcare patients, please contact your healthcare provider for vaccination eligibility and scheduling.
President Joe Biden recently announced that the Federal government plans to purchase 200 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and Moderna. This would result in fully vaccinating the American population by the end of summer or early fall of 2021.
For our part, the County will continue to administer as many vaccines as we are given as quickly as possible and will continue to follow the rules set by the Federal and State governments for distribution.”
Vaccination Appointments can be schedule through the SCC website with each of the various medical facilities serving the county.
“Testing is still a critical tool in the fight against COVID-19. While some people have gone in for regular testing for months, others are seeking it out for the first time. Widespread testing provides a more accurate picture of how many cases exist in our community and helps the County Public Health Department understand how and where the virus is spreading.
Visit the County’s COVID-19 testing website to:”
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- Search for a Test Site
- Search for sites by City
- Search for sites Near You
- Search for sites by Date
- Search for sites by Provider
- See All County Testing Sites
Schedule a free test through the SCC website
If you would like to subscribe to County Supervisor Mike Wassermans’ newsletters to receive this information directly, subscribe here
Los Paseos Neighborhood Update – July 16th, 2020
Dear Neighbors,
Would like to give you an update on projects and issues in our neighborhood.
Shade structure at Los Paseos Park – Shade over the playground area is under construction and should be completed by September. Since the playground has been closed it has been easier to get this project done. This is the last project funded by the District 2 Participatory Budget Process. See D2 Participatory Budget Process winners
Doggie Bag Dispensers in Los Paseos Park. LPNA now supplies doggy bags for the dispensers for pet waste pickup. In the event you mistakenly leave your home without doggy bags, please make use of these to help maintain the cleanliness of our park area. Due to City budget cuts, PRNS no longer stocks the dispensers. It is the pet owner’s responsibility to pick up after their pets and properly dispose in a waste can. Leaving bags of waste for PRNS to pick-up is unhelpful and poses a health risk if others stumble upon it.
Los Paseos Park Grass Watering. PRNS has informed us they will reduce the watering of grass areas due to budget Los Paseos Park Grass Watering. PRNS has informed us they will reduce the watering of grass areas due to budget help of Our City Forest. LPNA volunteers will hand water the trees if necessary.
National Night Out (NNO) has unfortunately been canceled for August 4th. LPNA members have enjoyed putting on this event to get the neighborhood together and celebrate our diversity and community. More information may follow as the pandemic and the guidelines published by the CDC and local authorities continue to evolve. We look forward to getting the community together at such events in the future.
CALMS Camera Project (update in bold) – Phase 1 is just about completed. Many neighborhood Courts and Streets are now covered. Several recent incidents have been covered and addressed as a result. Homes that are in front of streetlights are considered phase 2 of the project and will begin installing at these locations soon. If you are interested in getting cameras for phase 2, go to SaferSJ and click the Request for More Information link on the home page.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a volunteer organization that trains and supports the community during emergencies. Several LPNA members are part of this team. CERT Training description: Community Emergency Response Team Training
If you have interest in being trained or helping the Los Paseos community, please contact Herb Bowen
August LPNA member meeting. We are working on putting together our quarterly LPNA member meeting in August. Based on the success of our Zoom meeting in May, we will be using the same virtual format. Stay tuned for the details.
We also have been working with our neighborhood businesses to support them. In an effort to support their businesses, we partnered with some of them. They have agreed (at the current time) to give a discount to our members for service or food items. If you mention “LPNA” at the following stores, you will get a discount (cannot be combined with any other store offers or coupons).
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- Jennifer’s Cleaners (Santa Teresa/Bernal)) – Dry clean: 10% discount; Laundry: 1 shirt free if 15 shirts laundered
- Five Star Pizza (Bernal Road only) – 10% discount
Contact LPNA if you have any questions or concerns.
Please enjoy our lovely area of the City this summer. LPNA will continue to support the neighborhood during the changing times.