Downtown Transportation Plan Community Meeting - Feb 28

Downtown Transportation Plan Community Meeting
Co-hosted by The Diridon Area Neighborhood Group (The DANG) and City of San Jose Department of Transportation (DOT)

Monday, February 28
6:30 pm

Department of Transportation staff and consultants will review draft Downtown Transportation Plan Materials and answer community questions. Let your voice be heard on this important topic!

Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87880106336?pwd=OWFyRG5HVFBJMy9hNmxRSkYxbk5aUT09
Meeting ID: 878 8010 6336
Passcode: 682936

Thanks to our neighborhood volunteers!

If you see this amazing crew this morning out in North Willow Glen, give them a hearty THANK YOU -- they are taking down the decorations that were put up to make our neighborhood festive for the holidays. They have been volunteering in North Willow Glen for years (*decades* in some cases) and we thank them for their service and dedication. 

If you ever want to spend an hour or two helping out, there are projects throughout the year. It does not take a lot of your time and it's a great way to meet some amazing people.

THANKS to Stuart, Brian, Dan, and Bill!

Holiday decorating, 9:00 am Saturday!

 

Holiday decorating, 9:00 am Saturday!

We will be decorating the neighborhood again this Saturday and we would love to have your help. It doesn't take very long and it's a fun way to kick off the holiday season by brightening the neighborhood for everyone. Join us at 9 am on Nov. 28 at the corner of Delmas and Fuller!

Garbage, recycling, yard trimming pickups changing for Thanksgiving (and more!)

Garbage, recycling, yard trimming pickups changing for Thanksgiving
If your usual garbage, recycling, and yard trimmings collection falls on or after Thanksgiving Day, your collection day will be one day later during that week. There are no changes to collection service on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Go to www.sjenvironment.org/lookup to find your holiday collection day. Please set out carts and bins by 6 a.m. on collection day.

San José Recycles Clean. Empty and scrape food-soiled containers before recycling.
This holiday season, recycle clean by emptying and scraping food-soiled containers before placing in the recycling. Food and liquid-soiled containers go in the garbage. If they're placed in the recycling, clean recyclables can be contaminated, making the entire bin or cart unrecyclable. For more recycling and waste reduction tips, and a complete guide of what goes where, visit SanJoseRecycles.org.

Recycle Your Holiday Tree

Curbside collection of holiday trees will be on your regular collection day from December 27, 2021, to January 28, 2022. Remove stands, tinsel and decorations. Cut into 5-foot pieces. Set out by 6:00 a.m. Multi-Family Dwelling Property Managers should contact GreenWaste at (408) 283-4800 to arrange for tree collection.

Too much holiday trash? Sticker it! 

Buy Extra Garbage Stickers at San José City Hall, Lucky, and Safeway stores.

Request Services with San José 311
Visit sanjoseca.gov/311, dial 3-1-1 or call (408) 535-3500 to check your collection day or collection company, report missed collections and damaged carts, request an oil jug or filter bag, schedule a free Junk Pickup appointment, make inquiries about your account, or receive additional information about City services.

Neighborhood decorating Nov 27

We will be decorating the neighborhood again on Saturday, Nov 27 and we would love to have your help. It doesn't take very long and it's a fun way to kick off the holiday season by brightening the neighborhood for everyone. Join us at 9 am on Nov. 27 at the corner of Delmas and Fuller! 

Holiday tree orders due Nov 5

Each year going back to 1954, neighbors in Willow Glen have placed a small Christmas tree in our front yards and decorated them with colorful lights with a single white light on top. We’re continuing the tradition this 2021 holiday season!

Trees are $23. You will need to provide your own lights and mounting rebar or tree stand. Order with a credit card at willowglentrees.com. No cash or checks are accepted for our block this year. If you have any questions, please contact Bernadette McCann: 
bamccann07@gmail.com or text/call 408-504-7141

All orders are due on or before Friday, November 5.

Trees will be distributed on Saturday, December 4th.

Another fun Party In The Park!

We were grateful to have our annual-except-for-2020 Party In The Park on Sunday, lots of fun for everyone! It was nice to see so many neighbors out enjoying the evening and reconnecting.

For those who are new to our neighborhood, Party In The Park usually includes a collection of potluck side dishes but we pivoted this year due to COVID and worked to have as safe an event as possible.

We're looking forward to the holiday decorating contest, and COVID willing, our annual holiday party that's always a fun event.

MANY THANKS to the following people:
Chris Davis for creating the flier
Duke Mantee and the Gold Money Band for the great music
Jeff Mullen of Willow Glen Creamery who donated the ice cream.

If you are interested in supporting these events, you can donate via PayPal by clicking on the yellow button on the right >>>

Party In The Park - Sunday, Aug 15, 4:30

Come join us for our ninth annual Party in the Park, 4:30 on Sunday!

We’ll have live entertainment from Duke Mantee and the Gold Money Band from 5:00-7:00 pm. We’ll have a barbecue fired up with hot dogs of all kinds on the grill, including veggie.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, only designated volunteers will be serving hot dogs onto plates along with commercially prepared side dishes and condiments. For this year only, please do not bring side dishes.

We’ll also provide beverages, but most importantly ice cream donated by Willow Glen Creamery.

Masks are recommended.

See you at Hummingbird Park, on the corner of Bird and Fisk!

TONIGHT: Friends & Neighbors meeting agenda update

Unfortunately, due to a mix-up on our end, we need to reschedule the discussion with Senator Dave Cortese that had been slated for tonight. However, we will still gather on Zoom to discuss a few neighborhood topics:

• Meet and greet your neighbors
• Christmas yard trees project
• Party In The Park - August 15

We will be re-scheduling the date with Senator Cortese — our apologies for the snafu!

Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Zoom Meeting ID: 846 2853 9883

Passcode: 061921

Reminder: Friends & Neighbors Meeting July 14 with Dave Cortese

 At our July 14 Friends & Neighbors meeting, we will welcome State Senator Dave Cortese who will be discussing his top initiatives and take questions from residents. We look forward to welcoming Senator Cortese!

Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Zoom Meeting ID: 846 2853 9883

Passcode: 061921

Many thanks to our volunteers!

Big thanks to our volunteers this morning who helped with our neighborhood Dumpster Day tis morning! We could have done this event without you.

Reminder: Dumpster Day Saturday, July 10

The North Willow Glen Household Junk Dumpster Day is coming up on July 10 starting at 9 am until dumpsters are full.

Location: Fuller Street Park between Delmas and Bird Avenue. Line forms southbound on Delmas, with a right turn onto Fuller.

Dumpster process

• One trip only. Your flyer is your ticket, and you must present the flyer when you arrive.
• One passenger vehicle or a standard bed pick-up truck per household.
• Items stacked no higher than the side walls of the standard truck bed.
• Wheelbarrow loads are permitted, but you must wait in line
• You must unload your own vehicle, placing the items into designated dumpsters.
• No commercial trailers.
• No commercial trash or waste.
• No extended height of truck side walls.