Los Paseos Neighborhood Association

Category: District 2 issues

  • Electronic Speed Sign on Santa Teresa Blvd

    Electronic Speed Signs was a proposed PB project to place electronic speed signs on the Santa Teresa Blvd and Monterey Highway corridors to warn drivers to slow down and reduce speed as they entered into urban neighborhood communities, rural speeds (50-55mph) reduce to local street speeds (40-45mph). Often, drivers fail to observe local street speeds after prolonged driving along a rural road.

    Unfortunately, the electronic speed signs PB project did not receive enough votes to proceed after PB Round 2 voting. Fortunately, however, many community members persisted to voice concerns to the City of San Jose DOT. The DOT examined the issue for the Santa Teresa Blvd corridor, and addressed our concerns with the installation of a speed sign on northbound Santa Teresa Blvd past Tulare Hill before Bayliss Dr. The sign is currently inactive as of 4/15. Stay tuned. More details to be posted when we learn of an activation date.

    Hopefully, this sign alerts drivers to their speed and aid in curtailing the rampant speeding along this roadway. Many thanks to all who collectively voiced their opinions to the City to help improve the traffic safety entering our neighborhood.

  • PB Round 2 Update

    Many of our neighbors have inquired about the status of the PB projects. While LPNA is not managing all the PB projects (this is the City’s responsibility), some of its members have personal interest to ensure the success of their own projects championed through the PB process. As a result, those involved in managing their own projects have better insight to the status vs others within the community. Information is always available through the City’s District 2 website. The Parks Upgrade information below is more up to date with thanks to Parks Upgrade member Herb Bowen managing that group’s projects.

     Participatory Budget (PB) projects, ROUND 2 winners

    Money for Our Local Schools – Complete!

    Beautification on Santa Teresa (A): Landscaping and Neighborhood Signs —

    Landscape side strips, place neighborhood entrance signs, paint the sound walls between Chantilly and Bayliss Dr.

    • Status:

    a) Sound walls painted (some wall sections still need completion, and are being addressed)
    b) wood repaired neighborhood entrance sign locations established
    c) tree planting locations have been established by the City arborist and the PB Project Delegate, and planting will begin soon.

    Parks Upgrade 1 (B): Shade Playgrounds at 2 Parks —

    Shade structures for playground at Metcalf Park and Los Paseos Park.

    • Status: City parks planners are using multiple vendors for procuring equipment and contractors to install the structures. Could be in the middle of the summer.

    Parks Upgrade 1 (C): Solar Lights for Los Paseos Park —

    Solar lighting from tennis courts to the parking lot.

    •  Status: City parks planners are in the process of ordering the solar lights. PB funded 5 lights, city added 3 more for a total of 8 solar lights for the pathway.

    Paseos Lighting  — Complete!

    Upgrade three paseos’ lighting with LED lights, brighter than existing lights.

    • Status: All 3 paseos’ lights have been retrofitted. Complete!
      1. Avenida Rotella à Tennis courts
      2. Avenida Espana à Cheltenham Way
      3. Avenida Espana à Bayliss

    Note: Herb Bowen is the LPNA contact person working with the city planners on Los Paseos Park projects. City planners and Parks personnel will meet with and update the community at the LPNA meeting on May 19th, 7:00 p.m. at Santa Teresa Library. If you have any questions concerning these projects, please contact Herb though the LPNA website “Contact Us” page

     

  • Muriel Wright Center Update

    Questions have been raised concerning how the Muriel Wright Center located in Santa Teresa County Park will operate when it re-opens in March of 2018. County Supervisor Wasserman addressed these questions and others at the end of the Measure A Bond meeting held February 22, 2018 at the South Side Community Center organized by San Jose Residents for Housing Solutions

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJUtOidjO9g?rel=0]

    The URLs referenced near the end of the Q&A have not been posted as of yet. We will update this post as that information becomes available.

  • Video of Community Meeting regarding Measure A Bond for Housing

    On February 22, 2018, a local community group, San Jose Residents for Housing Solutions, held a meeting at Southside Community Center to have Supervisor Wasserman discuss government division of jurisdictions and how Measure A bond funds are being used to provide affordable housing in Santa Clara County. If you were unable to attend this meeting, you can view this informative discussion via the embedded video below.

    To learn more about the issues regarding housing solutions, go to their website for San Jose Residents for Housing Solutions

  • Video of LPNA meeting Feb 15 2018

    For those unable to attend the Thursday night Q1 meeting for LPNA, the contents of the meeting were recorded on video. The topic covered at this meeting was the Evergreen Senior Homes Initiative with presentations from both project advocates as well as project opponents. This initiative will appear on the June ballot so it is imperative for the community to learn about this issue to make an informed decision at the polls.

    If after viewing these videos, you wish to attend another public meeting on this issue to voice your concerns, STBNA will hold a public meeting on this same issue:

    Location: Santa Teresa Public Library – Community Meeting Room
    Date: February 26
    Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm

  • Community Meeting – 2016 Measure A Housing Bond and Initiatives

    Sponsored by the San Jose Residents for Housing Solutions

  • First LPNA General Meeting of 2018

    February 15th, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

    Santa Teresa Library, 290 International Cir, San Jose, CA 95119

    All are welcome to learn about this controversial initiative for a development project in Evergreen. Why should you care about a development project in Evergreen? Because this initiative could have long-term and far-reaching implications for future development in San Jose, including Coyote Valley.

    Both proponents and opponents will be presenting. Come and learn so that you can make an informed decision at the polls in June.

    Hosted by the Los Paseos Neighborhood Association

  • LPNA hosting Winter Necessity Drive for the Homeless

    All Items collected will be distributed directly to people in need through the organization ‘sleeping bags for the homeless.’

    Items needed: Coats, gloves, scarves  mittens

    January 20th, 2018
    9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

     

    Los Paseos Elementary School
    121 Avenida Grande,
    San Jose, CA

  • Video of LPNA meeting 12/7/2017

    For those unable to attend the our meeting, please feel free to view the recorded session below. Still ironing out the bugs to the process, and definitely need to remember to detach the monitoring headset when stepping away from the camera, or else everything tends to follow you around, literally. 😀 So apologies for that mishap, but otherwise, the recording is presentable. The audio was not cleanly processed as I like, but due to time constraints to make this information available prior to the 12/12 City Council meeting, it will have to do. 

    The SPURS slide deck presentation is available for PDF download here

  • SPUR Housing Presentation

    For those unable to attend the LPNA meeting on 12/7, SPUR supplied their presentation for review, see link below.

    SPUR presentation LPNA