City Hall Call Center

535-3500

Abandoned Vehicles

277-5305

Anti-Graffiti / Litter

277-3208

Animal Care Services

578-7297

Arborist/ Street Tree Permits

277-2762

Bulky Item Pickup

535-5300

Code Enforcement—
Blight Reporting

277-4528

Crime Prevention— Neighborhood Watch

277-4133

Department of Transportation

535-3850

Emergency Services

277-4595

Garbage, Recycling & Yard Waste

535-3515

Green Team

283-8500

Neighborhood Development Center

723-4114

Police Information

277-2211

Rental Rights & Referrals

975-4480

Sidewalk Repair

277-3158

Street Light Repair

277-5517

Street & Signal Repairs- potholes

277-4373

Street Sweeping

535-5300

Involving the citizens of San José in community events as well as in citywide issues is one of my main personal goals.  As part of the City Council I voted in favor of adopting the Sunshine Reforms and we are now implementing the first phase of that reform.  All City Official’s calendars are available for public access on the city website.  I encourage you to visit the city website and become familiar with accessing the information that will keep you “in the know.”

Celebrating good weather and delicious food prepared by the Association of Retired Firefighters and Police officers, Festival in the Park served 1,176 meals and 700 ice cream sandwiches to festival attendees on September 29th in Hathaway Park.  Fire Engines from Station 14 plus the cool-looking Sharks Engine lined the street entrance to the festival as three mounted police patrol officers gathered crowds of equestrian-loving children at their hooves.  I applaud all of the participating city services who set up information booths at the festival as well as the citizen’s of San José for attending this worthwhile event.  Our special appreciation goes out to the San José Police Department-the flyover from the police helicopter, Air Two, brought the event to new heights, the San José Fire Department, San José Parks and Recreation Department, San José Public Library, and the Strong Neighborhood Initiative.  My personal thanks go out to the Westmont High School Band for their willingness to open the festival with live music including the Star Spangled Banner, also to the Mark Wilson Band, and to local band, Altrasound, lead by City employee Jason Starling.

Your Neighbor,

New District 1 Staff
Welcome to new staff members Meghan Revolinsky, Mary Anne Groen, Rhovy Cansino, and Wendy Sullivan.  Check out their biographies on our website at www.sjdistrict1.com/staff

Festival in the Park 2008
The date has been set for next year’s Festival in the Park!  September 20, 2008 at Hathaway Park District 1 will host the Eighth Annual Resource Fair with activities for the whole family.  Stay tuned for further details.

United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County Conference a Success!
Councilmember Constant attended the UNSCC 2007 Conference held on November 17, 2007 at San José City College along with over a dozen Leaders and active citizens from District 1.

New District 1 Neighborhood Associations
Councilmember Constant welcomes the formation of two new neighborhood associations.  Baker West Neighborhood Association had their first successful general meeting with their next meeting to take place Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Moreland-West Community Center.  For more information on the Baker West Association contact Kurt Schumacher at kurt@bakerwest.org.  Hathaway Park Neighborhood Association is in the planning stages and will hold their first general meeting Tuesday, February 5, 2007 at the West Valley Library from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  Contact Jason Klawitter at Jason@jwklaw.com or Andrea Miller at abcgg@mac.com or visit the new Hathaway Park Neighborhood Association website for more information at www.hathawaypark.org.

Lynbrook High School Named One of the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation!
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT's first ever National High School Rank
was released naming top 100 high schools for 2008 and Lynbrook is ranked #73. ABC News Channel 7 reporter Theresa Garcia was at Lynbrook High School reporting in front of the big Viking sign before dawn. Click here for her report and links to ranking criteria.

Neighborhood Clean-up Event
Saturday, February 2, 2008
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. (or until bins are full)
Bucknall Neighborhood
Bucknall Neighborhood will be the site for a neighborhood clean-up event sponsored by the District 1 office and facilitated by the City of San José. The event boundaries include Quito Road, Grimsby Drive, Weston Drive, Fenian Drive, San Tomas Aquino Road, & Campbell Ave.  Bucknall Neighbors will receive flyers in the mail two to three weeks prior to the event.  A map of bin locations will be included in the flyer.  You must bring the flyer to the event to use the dumpster.  For more information call Gwen Lum-Duffy at 408-277-4707.

1,000 Donated Books Before Christmas!
Local Cupertino High School students, Ish Arora and Seher Khan, have started the “Look! A Book!” program to help distribute used books to the Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.  Arora and Khan have posted an informational website on how to donate locally.  Go to www.freewebs.com/lookabookproject

Councilmember Pete Constant’s District Office Hours
Daytime office hours are the third Thursday of the month from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the Cypress Senior Center located at 403 Cypress Avenue, San José.  Evening hours are the fourth Wednesday of the month from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the West San José Community and Policing Center located at 3707 Williams, San José. 

New Community Resource Referral Number
When you don’t know who to call:  Dial 2-1-1.  2-1-1 is a free, non-emergency, telephone service that connects you with hundreds of community services.  A trained, caring professional will help you-24 hours a day- find information and referrals for:
●  Basic needs
●  Child & Elder care
●  Counseling
●  Employment Assistance
●  Health Services
●  Immigration Assistance
●  Volunteering & Donating and so much more!

Westmont High School Drama Production
December 7,8,13,14,15
7:30 pm
Westmont High School - 4805 Westmont Avenue
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Westmont Drama Production of Harry Segall’s “Heaven Can Wait.” For more details call 378-1500 or go to www.westmontdrama.com.

Green Vision Art Contest
Mayor Chuck Reed is searching for talented children in San José to help illustrate the ten Green Vision Goals. Children (13 years old or under) are asked to pick a Green Vision Goal and draw their creative interpretation of that goal. Ten pictures (one for each goal) will be featured at the State of the City Community Breakfast on January 16, 2008 and on the Mayor’s Website. The artists will receive a letter of congratulations from the Mayor, two tickets to the breakfast (for the artist and a parent or guardian) and will jointly lead the Pledge of Allegiance before the State of the City. For more information, please visit www.sanjoseca.gov/mayor/gvac.asp or call 535-4800. Please click here for the Green Vision Art Contest Registration Form.

Downtown Ice
Circle of Palms, located at Market and San Fernando Streets
Cost: $14 adult/$12 for 12 and under
A Downtown holiday tradition returns November 16 – January 13, 2008 to the Circle of Palms -across from Plaza de Cesar Chavez. For more information, please call the Ice Rink Information desk at 408- 291- 0525.

Bike Build 2007
December 15, 2007
8:00am - 3:00pm
San Jose McEnery Convention center
Are you ready to build some bikes? It's that magical time of the year and Bike Build 2007 is upon us! 'TurningWheels for Kids' is looking for friendly bicycle happy volunteer elves to help us assemble over 1700 bicycles in one day (last year it only took 4 hours)! If you would like to sign up this year as an individual or if you would like to register as a team and have designated space for your group at the build, online registration opens on October 15th. All kind of jobs are available if you have limited bike building experience. For more information, please call 800-SAN-JOSE or visit www.artsopolis.com.

Christmas in the Park 2008
Daily through Jan. 4
Plaza de Cesar Chavez
San Jose's best-known holiday tradition, now in its 27th year, allows people to stroll among 60 animated displays, hundreds of decorated trees and thousands of twinkling lights. For more information, please visit www.christmasinthepark.com.

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