Video of LPNA Meeting on September 21, 2024

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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

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SEPTEMBER 11th, 6:00 – 7:30 via Zoom.
https://sccgov-org.zoom.
us/j/95253780291
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Reporting Illegal Fireworks

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With the summer holidays approaching, the warmer weather, fire season, and school drawing to a close there will undoubtedly be people with more time on their hands. Often, it ends with mischievous behavior, if not outright illegal. One of the prevalent problems facing our community is the repeated use of fireworks. Fireworks in the City of San Jose are illegal!

Many in the community worked tirelessly with the City and law enforcement agencies to update the City’s laws and enforcement policies regarding the use of illegal fireworks.

The city is taking a slightly different approach this year.  They are requesting to NOT report illegal fireworks via the police emergency or non-emergency phone numbers. Instead, they updated their 311 app to allow quicker and more efficient reporting of illegal fireworks.

    • Use of the app in anonymous mode results only in data collection for trouble spots around the city, and no citations issued.
    • However, if you log in to the 311 app, code enforcement will be notified and citations issued to the offending party

Video of LPNA Meeting on March 21, 2024

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


00:00 Introductions
01:55 LPNA Business and Neighborhood Update
21:00 US Congressman Jimmy Panetta
41:50 District 10 Councilmember Arjun Batra – D10 updates
59:20 SJPD updates – Captain Steve Donohue
1:19:40 Open Space Authority – Gavin Comstock & Teri Rogoway presentation on Mayyan Ooyakma – Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve
2:02:50 Next meeting update

Zoom Chat log