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  • LPNA Free Street Trees Project

    Hello, Neighbors. The message below is from LPNA Treasurer, Barbara Canup…

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    We’ve planted the first batch of street trees under LPNA’s BeautifySJ grant, and we have some applications in the pipeline, but that leaves us with funding for a couple of additional trees.

     

    We want to hear from you now if you have a spot in the park strip in front of your house (between the sidewalk and street) with space for a tree to thrive! We need to plant during the rain and before the grant runs out in March. Send an email to gardener@lospaseosneighbors.com. Please include your name and street address in the email.

     

    We will send you the Tree Stewardship Application from Our City Forest, along with instructions. Then we will guide you through the process with OCF, and LPNA will pay the $250 fee and help with the planting.

     

    (Note that the space cannot be close to a lamppost or right beside a driveway. If there is a tree already there, or the spot currently has cemented bricks, rocks, or other “hardscape”, an additional permit for removal would be required, and the cost to remove would be your responsibility.)

     

    Barbara Canup

    LPNA Treasurer

     

    Here’s a newly planted tree with LPNA President, Greg Peck, and Pat and Vicki from Our City Forest:

  • LPNA Board Meeting – January 8, 2024

    This is a board meeting to discuss issues and direction for the upcoming 2024 year

    Agenda:
    1. Review Cycle 6 BeautifySJ Grant to be ready for imminent submission by Barbara – Barbara
    • 2024 event ideas
    2. Park projects
    • Meet with PRNS to discuss our list. Set up meeting
    • Volunteers for weeding at the Los Paseos Park – write email to LPNA members
    • Volunteers for other projects during the year (combine with the above in the email to LPNA members)
    3. Los Paseos Tree project update – Barbara
    4. San Jose Housing projects locally, and LPNA inputs
    5. Constant Contact, MailChimp, or other?
    6. LPNA inputs for our members to inform them of D10 Councilmember forums
    7. Ideas to increase LPNA membership
    8. Start a short list of presentations for our March meeting (this can be done by email amongst the Board, including inputs from LPNA members)
    9. Other
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    Zoom link for the LPNA Board meeting on Monday, January 8, 2024 meeting:
    Topic: LPNA Board Meeting – January 8, 2024
    Time: Jan 8, 2024, 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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    Meeting ID: 863 0888 4388
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  • Video of LPNA Meeting on December 7, 2023

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

    00:00 Call to Order
    01:35     Approval of minutes from Sept. 21 General Meeting
    02:30     LPNA business and neighborhood update
    03:00     Annual Election of Officers
    05:15     Los Paseos Park update
    09:20     Chemical-free weed abatement at Los Paseos Park – Hita Modha
    20:45     Volunteer Opportunities at Los Paseos Park
    23:15     Park Strip Street Tree Project
    26:12     Community Events update
    29:30     District 10 Council Office update – Arjun Batra
    50:38     SJPD update – Captain Steve Donohue
    1:06:30     San Jose Recycling – Linden Skjeie
    1:38:45     Santa Clara County Hazardous Waste – Andrew Park
    1:54:50     Object Detection Pilot in D10 (an AI tool using cars and cameras to detect blight) – Albert Gehami
    2:14:35     Next meeting – tentatively, Thursday, March 21, 2024

  • Quarterly Meeting for Q4 2023

    Hello, Neighbors, see the Zoom link and the Meeting agenda below…

    Topic: LPNA Qtrly Mtg – Thursday, December 7, 2023, 7 pm
    Time: Dec 7, 2023, 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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    AGENDA…

    Join our meeting to learn about the goings-on here in our neighborhood and in other parts of the City, and learn about recycling and hazardous waste processes.

    The LPNA quarterly meeting (December 7, 2023. 7 p.m. Zoom) agenda is:

    1. LPNA update on events and LPNA projects.
      1. LPNA Officer elections.
      2. Los Paseos Park– update on ten trees planted in December with the help of Our City Forest, update on non-chemical weed abatement (working with PRNS and neighborhood volunteers), update on native plant garden planted in 2021.
      3. Parking strip trees– Trees from Our City Forest for Los Paseos residents who lost a parking strip tree. LPNA and OCF will help with permits and planting. Six trees were purchased with funds from the Cycle 5 BeautifySJ grant.
      4. Holiday Event held on December 2, 2023, at the Los Paseos HOA clubhouse.
    2. District 10 Council office update – Councilmember Arjun Batra, Michelle Dexter
    3. SJPD update for our area – Captain Donohue’s update on Los Paseos statistics and other local and city information.
    4. San Jose Recyclingand Santa Clara County Hazardous Waste: goals, process, and how to do it best. We want to help the neighborhood have less impact on the environment.  – Linden Skjeie, M.S. (CSJ), and SCC HW inputs

    Regards,

    Greg Peck

    President, LPNA

    Sept 21 2023 General Meeting Minutes Final

  • Free e-waste Event

    When: Saturday 12/2
    10am – 2pm
    Where: 590 Shawnee Lane
    San Jose, CA 95123

    If you have e-waste items you need to dispose, the D10 office is holding a free event this Saturday. Afterwards, come and celebrate the holidays at the Los Paseos Holiday event located at the Los Paseos Clubhouse. (Details here)

  • 9th Annual Los Paseos Neighborhood Holiday Event

    9th Annual Los Paseos Neighborhood Holiday Event

    December 2, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

    Los Paseos Clubhouse, 7047 Via Ramada, San Jose, CA
    Kick off the holiday season with your friends & family.
    Enjoy a visit from Santa, free hot cocoa and cookies, arts & crafts for the kids
    Toys for Tots Drop-off.

    Those that ordered Christmas Trees can pick them up in the Clubhouse parking lot the day of the event. If you have any questions, reachout via our Contact Us page

  • Coffee at the Crosswalk

    LPNA and SJPD will host Coffee at the Crosswalk at Martin Murphy Middle School and Los Paseos Elementary.

    Where:Avenida Espana and Via Vista
    (or by Los Paseos Park entrance by Los Paseos Elementary)
    When: Thursday November 16, 2023
    7:30am – 9:00am

    LPNA will provide coffee, hot chocolate, and snacks. Come meet SJPD staff and help promote pedestrian safety near our schools!

  • Zoom Video To Discuss Elimination of 7:15am-8:00am Crossing Guards

    This meeting was held on November 2, 2023 by Los Paseos Elementary School and LPNA to discuss the elimination of the 7:15am-8:00am Crossing Guards.

    Crosswalk Guard Meeting Chat logs

  • Holiday Yard Trees and Holiday Event

    Hello, Los Paseos Neighbors.

     

    LPNA is again offering 4-5 feet tall Plantation Douglas fir trees available for sale at our cost to people who want to place them into their yard. Cost this year is $23.75 per tree, and $9.95 for rebar (5/8”x6 feet tall). Rebar for those who don’t already have one.
    Please order your tree by Monday, October 30, so the trees can be prepared for shipment from the Washington Plantation Douglas fir site, arriving in time here for the Holiday Event pickup day.
    The trees can be picked up at the Los Paseos Holiday Event on Saturday, Dec 2, at the Los Paseos HOA clubhouse at 7047 Via Ramada starting at 10 o’clock. The trees will look as good as they did last year. In the attached photo, see an example of a tree in a yard.
    To order a tree, reply to this email, send an email to president@lospaseosneighbors.com, or call and leave me a message at 408-623-9156.
    P.S. A separate email will be sent regarding details of this year’s Holiday Event, and of a method for tree placement in yard.
    Regards,
    Greg Peck

  • City of San Jose Junk Pickup

    If you did not make use of the Dumpster Day event organized between the District 10 office and LPNA at Los Paseos Elementary on Saturday 10/21, 2023 don’t worry. You can still utilize the city’s Junk Pickup service. Follow the instructions to arrange an appointment for Junk pickup as specified on the city website.