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

Posted on by Alan Chan

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.

Monterey/Bernal Neighborhood Meet and Greet

Posted on by Alan Chan

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!

Zoom Meeting – Cost-benefit analysis of Portable Housing at Via Del Oro/San Ignacio Site

Posted on by Alan Chan
Tonight, Oct 2, 5:30 p.m. there is a Zoom meeting regarding the cost-benefit analysis of Emergency Interim Housing (EIH) housing at Via Del Oro/San Ignacio site. Information, with a Zoom link, is below.

Proposed Via Del Oro site for moveable sleeping cabins

City staff is completing a cost-benefit analysis that will be shared with the community at a virtual meeting on October 2, 2023, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please click below for the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/SJzoom10-02-2023.

This site has been moved forward by the City Council for a cost-benefit analysis only at this time. It is anticipated a cost-benefit analysis will be conducted during the summer of 2023, and both a follow-up community meeting and a return to the City Council will happen in August or September 2023.

On May 30th, staff hosted a community meeting to discuss the proposed interim housing community of moveable sleeping cabins in the Via Del Oro neighborhood. Below are slides from that meeting.

Via Del Oro Presentation Slides

Regards,
Greg Peck

Quarterly Meeting for Q2 2022

Posted on by Alan Chan
Hope you can join us for this meeting.

 
Main presenter is from Destination: Home speaking on the Plan to End Homelessness in San Jose.  

We will also have updates from our new City Council D10 office of Matt Mahan, and a police update on crime in our area.
Topic: LPNA Qtrly Mtg – June 16, 2022, 7 p.m.
Time: Jun 16, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
If you would like to attend this meeting, you can request the Zoom meeting information via the Contact Us page. Otherwise, if you are on the LPNA mailing list, check your email for meeting information.

Video of LPNA Meeting on March 24, 2022

Posted on by Alan Chan

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

00:00 LPNA Business and updates
20:47 Community Emergency Response Team – CERT (Herb Bowen)
27:47 District 10 Staff Introductions
47:15 Matt Mahan
51:30 Q&A

Zoom chat logs from meeting

If you have an issue requiring attention from the District 10 office, send an email to district10@sanjoseca.gov or submit a ticket at https://help.sjd10.com/

Quarterly Meeting for Q4 2021

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Our quarterly Zoom meeting is on December 9, 2021 7:00-8:30PM

December 9 LPNA General Meeting Agenda
  • LPNA budget update – Barbara Canup
  • Election of LPNA board (no current nominations to challenge current board members) – Barbara Canup
  • D2 Update – Vanessa Sandoval *
    • Redistricting in San Jose – how the proposals affect D2 boundaries
    • Encampments in District 2 near Los Paseos area
    • Opportunity Housing status in San Jose
    • SB 9 and SB 10 – information as these bills relate to SJ actions at this time
    • Homekey update – Residence Inn (San Ignacio Ave), other sites
    • other
  • Presentation – Anita Rosen, Master Gardener, UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
    • Water-wise gardening – a presentation of water-wise gardening and drought tolerant plantings
* Links related to D2 update:
  1. Redistricting (see Meeting Schedule):
    1. https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-clerk/redistricting-2020
  2. Charter Review:
    1. https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10325506&GUID=AEBEBDC4-953E-4828-9DFC-9840608B9660
  3. Opportunity Housing
    1. https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10322668&GUID=66BA311F-ED63-46C2-B259-8FBEADB4ECE1

If you would like to attend our meeting, you can request the Zoom meeting information via the Contact Us page. Otherwise, if you’re on the LPNA mailing list, check your email for meeting information.

LPNA Quarterly Meeting Changed to August 27, 2020 7:00pm

Posted on by Greg Peck

Hi Neighbors,

You are invited to our next LPNA Quarterly Meeting on August 27th at 7:00 pm. Please
note, we have postponed the meeting from the original date of August 20th because
there is an important Town Hall meeting updating the Anderson Dam plans the same
night that we think many of our LPNA neighbors may want to attend (see info at the
bottom of the page).

We will be hosting the LPNA meeting via Zoom. If you are interested in joining
the LPNA meeting, please click this link to register to get the Zoom link. Click here to Register

Our main speaker will be Andrea Urton of HomeFirst. HomeFirst has been selected
as the vendor to run the Bridge Housing sites at Bernal and Monterey and also the
Rue Ferrari site. Andrea will be presenting the plan for the bridge housing and
will be able to answer questions on how the sites will be run and how issues will
be addressed. HomeFirst also runs the existing bridge housing site at Mabury and
she will give an overview of how that site has been doing since it opened at the
beginning of the year.

We will also be getting an update on what’s been going on in District 2 from the
District 2 Council office.

We hope you can join us.

Karen Lattin
VP LPNA

P.S. Info on the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Town Hall for those who are interested.
Join Councilmember Jimenez, Assembly member Robert Rivas, and Valley Water to learn
about this large infrastructure project that will seismically retrofit Anderson Dam
for the safety and protection of our community and drinking water supplies.

Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Town Hall
Thursday, August 20, 2020
6 – 7:30 pm
zoom.us/s/99739699415

More information: valleywater.org/anderson-dam-project

Video of LPNA meeting August 16, 2018

Posted on by Greg Peck

For those unable to attend our Q3 meeting the videos of the meeting are included below

A. Call to Order
B. LPNA Business –

• Process for nominations and election of LPNA Board for calendar 2019 year
• Financial Report for June 30th fiscal year end

C. Updates

• SJPD Update • D2 Update • LPNA Activities 2018

D. Presentation

• Don Weden (Former SCC Principal Planner) –

Envisioning Santa Clara County 3.0: Growth & Change in Santa Clara County
E. Questions and Answers
F. Next Meeting – November 15, 2018, Santa Teresa Branch Library, 7:00 p.m.
G. Adjourn

District 2 Housing Town Hall Recap

Posted on by Greg Peck

Thought I would share the D2 office email that went out to subscribers regarding the Housing Town Hall meeting held on May 24, 2018 at the Southside Community Center addressing the following:

Santa Clara County is changing. Why?
  • Santa Clara County is projected to add 300,000 people (the equivalent of two Sunnyvales) over the next 10-15 years
  • Two-thirds of the population growth will come from people ages 65 and older – because people are living longer
  • Santa Clara County is becoming more urban to keep up with the demand of the population
  • We need to act urgently to prepare for our rapidly increasing and aging population

We must plan our City not for what we see now, but for the future

  • Rental rights and recent changes for tenants and landlords in San Jose
  • Rent Stabilization Program
  • Mobilehome Rent Ordinance
  • Apartment Rent Ordinance
  • Tenant Protection Ordinance
  • Ellis Act Ordinance

The Facebook live videocast of the meeting is available here.

The PowerPoint presentation entitled “Housing Department Know Your Rights” is available from the San Jose City website document library.

 

If you want to receive the D2 email directly, sign up on their Constant Contact mailing list. This link is subject to change, but can always be located on the official District 2 website on the City of San Jose site.

Video of Community Meeting regarding Measure A Bond for Housing

Posted on by Greg Peck

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