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…
Hello, Neighbors. See the official flyers attached here from the City of San Jose regarding illegal fireworks. There will be several professional fireworks displays in San Jose, one local at Almaden Lake Park with a great lineup, at the corner of Winfield and Coleman Avenue. Parking spots will be sparse. One may have to park further…
For those unable to attend the last meeting due to the other commitments, we are posting the video here for your viewing. 00:00 Meeting start 03:20 LPNA Business 08:10 Police update – Captain Donahue and Sgt Yates 34:25 Matthew Quevedo/Jim Reed Presenting on Behalf of Matt Mahan 36:10 Matt Mahan prerecorded video 1:04:50 Q&A with…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgGJuJLCipM] In a message relayed by Councilmember Jimenez of District 2 help celebrate a safe and fun Fireworks celebration this July 4th. There are shows at these following venues. Please attend one of these fireworks displays instead of igniting your own which are ILLEGAL within the City of San Jose. With this past winter’s…
For those of you unable to attend the April 6th meeting I did record it on video (pardon some of the production issues as I was breaking in some new hardware) and made available here in 3 parts. There is no guarantee future meetings will be recorded/available. Member attendance and participation is absolutely critical, especially…
At a recent SJ City Council meeting, the fireworks ordinance discussion approved a pilot program allowing additional resources to aid in enforcement against banned illegal fireworks within the City’s limits. The full text of the memo is available below. SJFD Memorandum 4-1-16 Updated 4/27 with a followup memo issued by the city stating the outcome of…