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  • LPNA Board Meeting – July 7, 2025

    Hello to all of you, on the day before our country’s July 4th celebrations (see Library of Congress link below).

    The LPNA board meeting will take place this coming Monday, July 7, at 7:00 PM. 

    Agenda: 1. Quick update on the park (Barbra, Alan, Greg)
    2. Visit to our board meeting by Jorge Casillas, Crime Prevention Specialist in the Southern Division
    San Jose Police Department – to discuss a good presentation for our LPNA meeting on September 18. I’ve been in contact with Jorge. He gives presentations to many NAs.
    3. NNO planning. Updates from all. 

    Zoom link below:

    Topic: LPNA Board Meeting – July 7, 2025, 7 PM
    Time: Jul 7, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85024899272

    Meeting ID: 850 2489 9272

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    A bit of Independence Day history I found at the Library of Congress – https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-04/


    Best to the best,
    Greg

  • ID Theft PSA

    Just received this notification from the FBI IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center). Given April 15th tax filing date is tomorrow, the FBI is warning the public regarding criminal actors stealing US Taxpayer Identities to file false tax returns and claim refunds.

    The link to the IP PIN program referenced in the screenshot above is: https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/identity-theft-guide-for-individuals#steps

  • Proposed Bylaw Changes for LPNA

    The Los Paseos Neighborhood Association Board is proposing a few small changes to the LPNA Bylaws. These are the first changes since the original Bylaws were approved in 2016. The changes will be voted on by the members at the next General Meeting, on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

     

    The changes are proposed to:

      • recognize that meetings may be held virtually (e.g. on Zoom),
      • provide for posting draft quarterly meeting minutes before they are approved at the next meeting,
      • clarify the quorum for a Board meeting,
      • revise the financial oversight duties of the President to be more practical, and
      • clarify the provision for non-participation in political campaigns.

     

    The proposed changes are marked in red text in the draft. It is also posted on the Governing Documents page for reference.

     

  • Reporting Illegal Fireworks

    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

  • LPNA Board Nominations for 2024

    Nominations are now open for LPNA’s Officer positions on our Board for 2024. The election of Officers will take place at our December 7, 2023 General Meeting. Nominations will close on November 7, 2023, which is 30 days prior to the General Meeting.

    Nominations can be emailed to any LPNA Officer, e.g.:
    President@lospaseosneighbors.com or
    VP@lospaseosneighbors.com.
    They can also be sent using our website Contact Us feature at:
    lospaseosneighbors.com/contact-us.

    Descriptions of Officer positions are in Article 6 of our Bylaws, posted at:
    lospaseosneighbors.com/governing-documents.
    Biographies of current officers are located at:
    lospaseosneighbors.com/about/board-of-directors.

  • National Night Out

    It is that time of the year again!!! This coming Tuesday evening on August 2, come join your neighbors at Los Paseos Park from 5-8PM for an evening of fun, food, and entertainment!

    • Learn about initiatives to help safeguard the neighborhood
    • Meet local businesses and organizations in our community
    • Most importantly, meet your fellow neighbors and community members

  • Los Paseos Holiday Event

    KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON…
    Event at the
    Los Paseos HOA clubhouse
    7047 Via Ramada
    December 4
    11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
     
    Hot Cocoa & Cookies
    Arts & Crafts booths
    Santa visit (visits will be socially distanced and not your traditional on the lap type of visit)
    Fire Station 27 engine when not on call. Come sit in the fire truck, talk with a firefighter
    • Toys for Tots – Collecting new, unwrapped toys
    • Douglas fir tree pickup. Pick up your Douglas fir tree if you had ordered it. 
    Visit with neighbors 
     
    This is a community event co-sponsored by:
    • Los Paseos Homeowners Association (LPHOA)
    • Los Paseos Neighborhood Association (LPNA)
    Happy days ahead,
    Greg Peck
    LPNA
  • Prevent Plumbing Problems

    To avoid sewer pipe issues, flush only toilet paper down the toilet. Everything else goes into the trash!

    Here are some common non-flushable items that can cause pipe backups and hazardous sewer overflows, or end up at the San José -Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. Instead of flushing these items down the toilet, here are ways that residents can help not clog up the sewer system:

      • For wipes (even ones labeled flushable), paper hand towels, rags, feminine hygiene products,  and most items, dispose of them in the trash.
      • For pharmaceuticals, take them to a drop off bin. Here is a list of drop off pharmaceutical containers in San José (Set items aside until the shelter-in-place order is lifted) 
      • Items that cannot go into regular garbage, recycling, or compost because they are hazardous waste or contain hazardous materials
          • electronics
          • paints
          • motor oil
          • pesticides
          • batteries
          • mercury containing items like thermometers and light bulbs

    should be disposed of at County Household Hazardous Waste. (Set items aside since HHW has suspended drop-offs and events in response to COVID-19.)

    If these items do not clog your pipes and somehow manage to make their way to the waste treatment facility, the risk of clogging or damaging the processing equipment is probable. It requires intensive labor resources to monitor and clean debris away from machinery, or repair equipment. Let’s all do our part to minimize these problems during the pandemic.

  • LPNA General Meeting Location

    We’re interested in feedback from the community. What do people prefer for a general meeting location? Something within the neighborhood and walking distance, or a more public venue like the library requiring you to drive in order to attend. Let us know via the poll below:

    [polldaddy poll=10488030]

  • LPNA meeting May 23, 2019

    Our meeting will be at the Santa Teresa Branch Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23.

    We’ll have the usual LPNA Business and Updates, and the High Speed Rail Authority will make main presentation. They will focus on their “preferred alignments” for the Monterey Corridor, from Blossom Hill Rd. to Metcalf Rd. The HSRA will have crucial updates for this section. Come and view their detailed plans and get answers to your questions.

    See the full Agenda.