Category: Santa Clara County

  • Video of LPNA Meeting on December 11, 2025

    For those unable to attend the meeting due to prior commitments, here is the video for your review. This was a zoom ONLY meeting due to holiday craziness and difficulty to secure an in-person location to host a hybrid meeting.

    00:00 Call to Order – Start of LPNA Q4 General Meeting 01:25 Approve Agenda 02:30 LPNA Business 08:25 D10 update 15:55 SJPD update 29:25 Supervisor Sylvia Arenas’ office (Vicky Lam) – New County Rural Zoning Ordinance & Coyote Valley 51:15 Green Foothills (Alice Kaufman) – Proposed Cemetary in North Coyote Valley and Water Line to Morgan Hill 1:29:45 State Senator Cortese’s office update (Zach Contini) 1:34:20 Adjourn

    Zoom chat log for this meeting

  • Quarterly Meeting for Q4 2025

    LPNA Quarterly General Meeting, Dec. 11, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Agenda:

    1. LPNA updates & LPNA officer elections.
    2. Updates from our District 10 Council office
    3. SJPD update
    4. New Rural Zoning Ordinance & Coyote Valley.  How will new ordinance impact businesses in Coyote Valley?  What businesses will be allowed to operate?  How will it impact wineries and winery operations, especially as entertainment venues?  Presentation by Vicky Lam of Supervisor Sylvia Arenas’ office on efforts to update the Rural Zoning Ordinance that will have impacts on the vision for Coyote Valley and local wineries.  
    5. Alice Kaufman, Green Foothills will be providing updates on the proposed cemetery in North Coyote Valley and the Great Oaks Water Line to Morgan Hill.

    Due to scheduling conflicts and the holiday rush, we will be holding the meeting only via Zoom.

    Topic: LPNA Qtrly Meeting – December 11, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
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    Meeting ID: 847 8575 8735

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  • Video of LPNA Meeting on June 12, 2025

    For those unable to attend the meeting due to prior commitments, here is the video for your review. This was a hybrid meeting (both in-person and remote) held at the Santa Teresa Branch Library. Pardon the audio issues, some attendees and presenter forgot to speak into a mic or held the mic away from their mouths. Where possible, the audio was enhanced post processing so the conversation is sensical.

    NOTE: Video was edited to eliminate technical faults during live presentation
    00:10 Start of LPNA Q2 General Meeting
    00:50
    LPNA neighborhood update
    09:30
    SJPD update on crime
    28:05
    District 10 update, Coucilmember George Casey
    37:18
    Barb St. Clair – National Allicance on Mental Illness (NAMI) “Resources and Progress for Mental Health Services in Santa Clara County”
    1:23:55
    Approval of minutes from Q1 General Meeting
    1:24:40 CERT Announcement 1:25:43 Adjourn

    Next Meeting is September 18, 2025

  • Video of LPNA Meeting on September 21, 2024

    For those unable to attend the last meeting due to other commitments, we are posting the video here for your viewing. This was a hybrid meeting (both in-person and remote). There were audio quality issues, and unexpected Internet connectivity issues. When you reach those portions of the recording, let it continue playing. It is not your system experiencing issues. The image pause or audio dropouts occurred from the unstable internet connection. We will try to correct that for future meetings.

    00:00 Delayed start – Agenda Items 1 – 3 already occurred
    01:39
    LPNA Business
    21:15
    D10 Updates – Jail Diversion Program a Bernal EIH and Via Del Oro EIH
    51:25
    Fire Prevention Presentation – SJFD
    01:20:30
    SJPD Updates

    Chat logs can be viewed here

  • Second (New) Community Meeting – Plan to Convert Monterey/Bernal EIH to a Jail Diversion Program

    SEPTEMBER 11th, 6:00 – 7:30 via Zoom.
    https://sccgov-org.zoom.
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    Meeting ID: 952 5378 0291
    Join by phone: +1 669 900 6833
    +1 669 219 2599
    Please take this opportunity to provide feedback to County representatives whether you are for or against it, and to ask questions about the Jail Diversion Program being proposed to replace the Bernal/Monterey EIH program.

    It is still timely to send your remarks, whether for or against, to the following emails as this is a fast-moving issue and discussions are happening behind the scenes on what to do about the situation.  Your feedback is urgent.

    matt.mahan@sanjoseca.gov

    rosemary.kamei@sanjoseca.gov

    sergio.jimenez@sanjoseca.gov

    domingo.candelas@sanjoseca.gov

    omar.torres@sanjoseca.gov

    david.cohen@sanjoseca.gov

    dev.davis@sanjoseca.gov

    peter.ortiz@sanjoseca.gov

    bien.doan@sanjoseca.gov

    pam.foley@sanjoseca.gov

    arjun.batra@sanjoseca.gov

    sandra.cranford@sanjoseca.gov

    Leland.Wilcox@sanjoseca.gov

    Erik.Solivan@sanjoseca.gov

    City.clerk@sanjoseca.gov


    RECAP of County “Meet & Greet” Community Meeting, Aug. 15th

    Plan to Convert Monterey/Bernal EIH site to a Jail Diversion Program

    The County of Santa Clara has offered to purchase the Bernal/Monterey Emergency Interim Housing Site (6066 Monterey Road at the intersection of Bernal) from the City of San Jose, for the purpose of refocusing it into a jail diversion facility. The County’s proposal involves replacing the homeless residents of this site with individuals from collaborative courts – adults with underlying problems that lead to criminal behavior, including mental illness, substance use disorders or both.

    The community had many questions about how the program would be run at the August 15th meeting that were not able to be answered.  This new meeting on Sept. 11th is an opportunity to ask more questions and voice your opinion about the program.    

    LPNA does not take a position on controversial subjects.  This information is being provided to keep our members informed about what is going on in our neighborhood and surrounding area, and to provide an opportunity for our members to express their view to the relevant parties, such as County Staff and representatives, City Staff and City Council members.

    Please see FULL RECAP that was sent out on 9/3/24 for more details on the Jail Diversion Program and information on how you can weigh in on the project.

  • Voting and Voter Registration

    This was discussed previously, but given the seriousness of the issue, it warrants a revisit. The General Election this November is EXTREMELY important at all levels (Federal, State, County, and City). Everyone needs to participate by voting, and not simply gripe about issues from the sideline.

    With all the news reports regarding voter fraud, mail delivery delays, and some states clearing voter registration rolls, do your due diligence!

      1. Make sure you are registered to vote
      2. Vote! (Either by mail, or in person)
      3. Verify your vote was counted

    Every vote counts!

    Navigate to the Santa Clara County website and verify the validity of your voter registration information.  If for some reason, your registration was dropped, register online.

    After you vote, particularly if by mail, track your ballot on the county website to ensure it was received/counted, and not dropped due to a technicality, or mismatched signatures, etc. If voting by mail, return the ballot ASAP via US mail, or drop it off at a designated drop-off  location.

  • Monterey/Bernal Neighborhood Meet and Greet

    Forwarding this notification from the D2 office given its close proximity to Los Paseos.

    MONTEREY/BERNAL NEIGHBORHOOD MEET & GREET

    Thursday, August 15th
    6-7 p.m.

    Zoom link: https://sccgov-org.zoom.us/j/92220332664

    Meeting ID: 922 2033 2664

    The County of Santa Clara has offered to purchase the Monterey/Bernal Emergency Interim Housing site from the City of San José. Join us for a virtual meeting to learn how the County will use this site. We hope to see you there!

  • Video of LPNA Meeting on June 20, 2024

    For those unable to attend the last meeting due to other commitments, we are posting the video here for your viewing.


    LPNA Q2 Meeting Agenda:

    00:00 Call to order
    01:37
    LPNA Business
    09:59
    Update on VTA Safe Parking, Via Del Oro EIH, and other Homeless Housing Initiatives in our area – D10 Office
    16:55
    District 10 Council Office Update
    53:30
    Updates from US Representative Jimmy Panetta’s office – Alyssa Garcia Marquez
    1:02:10
    Updates from Board of Supervisor Sylvia Arena’s Office – Sylvia Arena/David Ngô
    1:26:00
    SJPD Updates – Captain Donohue
    1:41:00
    CERT Updates – Herb Bowen
    1:48:15
    National Night Out Update

     

  • Updated Important Numbers Information

    Santa Clara County Supervisor for District 1 also publishes a list of important numbers for County Agencies and Departments

    If preferred, the PDF form of this information is available for download and print out for placement by your phone or refrigerator door.

    Additional numbers specific to the City of San Jose published by the City of San Jose District 10 office and SJPD are available from our resource page https://lospaseosneighbors.com/resources/important_numbers/

  • Quarterly Meeting for Q2 2024

    LPNA Quarterly Meeting

    Join us on June 20th at 7:00 pm, via Zoom for our Quarterly General Meeting.

    1. LPNA Business
    2. Update on VTA Safe Parking, Via Del Oro EIH and other Homeless Housing Initiatives in our area, District 10 office
    3. District 10 Council Office Update
    4. SJPD Update
    5. Updates from US Representative Jimmy Panetta’s office, Alyssa Garcia Marquez
    6. Updates from Board of Supervisor Sylvia Arena’s Office, David Ngô
    7. National Night Out Update

    Topic: LPNA Qtrly Meeting – Thursday, June 20, 2024
    Time: Jun 20, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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