NWGNA Garage Sale Day: More houses every day!

We have 17 houses listed on our map for this Saturday's big North Willow Glen Garage Sale and we are adding more every day. Neighbors are selling everything from housewares to bicycles to pinball machines.

If you would like your house to be featured on the map, let us know by sending a note to bill@networds.com. We can also help feature your sale items with a short description on our blog. Check out the current map at the top of http://northwillowglen.blogspot.com/.

Produce Share Tomorrow

It looks like it will be another beautiful Sunday and that means the Produce Share will be going on in Hummingbird Park, 1-3pm.

These last couple of weeks have seen increased edible diversity. Last week we had tangelos, lemons, mint jelly, and more. What's going to show up this time?

Earth Day Neighborhood Clean Up: The Aftermath

 We had a good crew out there painting the Prevost railroad bridge and weeding the Fuller Park walkway. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it so successful. We have a small before-and-after gallery on our facebook page. Check it out!

North Willow Glen Neighborhood Garage Sale May 5!

We're getting closer to our May 5 Garage Sale. The buzz is spreading. Here's a little more info for you.

What NWGNA will do for you
We run all the ads, post all the signs, inflate all the balloons, build a Google Map of the homes.

What you do
Set up your stuff. It can be as easy as that!

For best results
1) Get your house on our map - send your address to board@nwgna.org
2) Become featured on our site - send a short list of your most impressive sale items to board@nwgna.org
3) Post your ad on Craigslist - include "North Willow Glen" and pictures
4) Be ready on time - Motivated shoppers will be there right at 8am looking for those great items

Got stuff to get rid of but don't want to host a garage sale?
Donate it to NWGNA. Just call (510) 593-6078 by Friday, May 4 to learn how. Proceeds from the sale of donated items will go to putting on more awesome neighborhood events.

Earth Day Neighborhood Clean Up

This is a reminder that our Earth Day Neighborhood Clean Up effort is right around the corner. Your North Willow Glen Neighborhood Association is hosting a neighborhood maintenance and barbecue lunch on April 22, Earth Day.

Meet at 9am in Fuller Park's Horseshoe Pits (between Delmas and Prevost).  The signature project this time will be the Prevost railroad bridge. NWGNA has partnered with the city's anti-graffiti contractor who has donated paint for railroad bridges that is a single color of "North Willow Glen" beige. This will put an end to the sad gray/beige patchwork we've become accustomed to. To make that happen, we will need to provide the elbow grease in the form of volunteers. We will provide the tools, we just need you to be there ready to paint. While we're at it, we're going to get the fence and some neglected nearby light poles. If weeding is more your style, please bring your favorite implement and a pair of gloves and we'll spruce up the park as well.

At 1pm, we will set up a barbecue in Hummingbird Park (corner of Bird and Fisk) with hot dogs and beverages for the crew. Bring something to share and enjoy time with your neighbors. The Produce Share will start at the same time so it's sure to be fun. Fresh paint and fresh produce; sounds like a great way to spend Earth Day.

Support Expressed for High Speed Rail Bypass

Yesterday representatives from the Greater Gardner Coalition of Neighborhoods came together to express support for the I-280/SR 87 aerial bypass which continues to be included in the High Speed Rail blended system plans. Members of the coalition will travel to Sacramento on Thursday to express their support and appreciation in person. Click on the image to view a larger version of our letter.

The Willow Glen 5K Needs Adult Volunteer Help

Volunteers are needed at a variety of places throughout race preparation and on the race morning, including water stations, intersection control, registration, medical support, finish line and Community Festival after the race.

When: Saturday, May 12, 2012

• Help with Set up from 6:00 – 8:00 am
• Registration 6:30 – 9:00 am
• Race Course Managers 7:00 – 11:00 am

Where: In Willow Glen, along the scenic race route checking in at Willow Glen Elementary School
What you get:

• A Willow Glen 5K Run / Walk Volunteer T-shirt
• Community service hours (if needed)
• Giving back to our local community schools

If interested in helping out with this great community event and supporting your local schools please contact Megan at megsnoel@yahoo.com.

Help us spread the word

Help us spread the word about the May 5 garage sale day in North Willow Glen! There are quite a few neighbors who are not on the Yahoo Groups list or Facebook, so if you see your neighbors, tell them about the May 5 event.

It's easy for any neighbor to participate -- just decide that you want to sell items at your address and let us know. We will handle the promotion of the event and you can set your own hours that day.

If you would like your house to be featured on the map, let us know by sending a note to bill@networds.com. We can also help feature your sale items with a short description on our blog. Check out the current map at the top of http://northwillowglen.blogspot.com/.

Los Gatos Creek Clean-up tomorrow

Join Assemblymember Beall for a clean-up of Los Gatos Creek on Saturday, April 14. Registration begins at 9:00. Meet at Campbell Park, between Campbell Avenue and Camden Avenue. Read more about the event at http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=1039.

The Organograph

Meet a proposed kinetic sculpture for San Jose that communicates climate information in a number of ways, simultaneously.

Organograph, a Climate Clock for San Jose, CA from Organograph on Vimeo.

Help NWGNA by donating goods to sell

For the May 5 neighborhood garage sale day, North Willow Glen Neighborhood Association is collecting select items to sell at a central location to benefit the association. If you have some good goods to donate for this cause, call Chris at (510) 593-6078 to share details.

Since funding for the association is more constrained every year, you can help fund our annual fun events by donating to this sale event. Call Chris with your details!

BART to SJ Breaks Ground Tomorrow

With the ten mile BART Berryessa extension breaking ground tomorrow with projected completion in 2016, here's a look at the expansion plans for the system as a whole.

Produce Share this Sunday

We have a great featured attraction this week. Roy will give away 20 heirloom organic strawberry plants in 4" pots! First come first served.  He will be giving away a free horseradish in a 5 gallon bucket, and baby banana tree plants, plus chard, collards, onions and other fun things from the Spring garden.  Nine year-old Dove will be there with the kids' table doing arts and crafts and giving away shiny rocks, desert fake rocks from the dry-lake bed, and flower arrangements.  Free boxes of freshly caught snails if you have chickens.  Bring your kids! This Sunday, 1-3p at Hummingbird Park.

Earth Day projects in North Willow Glen

In the spirit of "Think global, act local," North Willow Glen Neighborhood Association is hosting a neighborhood maintenance and barbecue lunch on April 22, Earth Day.

Meet at 9:30 am in Fuller Park's Horseshoe Pits (between Delmas and Prevost) for projects around the neighborhood including weeding and painting of fences and poles.

After sprucing up the neighborhood, we will set up a barbecue in Hummingbird Park (corner of Bird and Fisk) with hot dogs and beverages. Bring something to share and enjoy time with your neighbors. The Produce Share will start at 1:00 that day, also in Hummingbird Park. Hang out a bit longer and take in some fresh, grown in North Willow Glen produce on your way out.

Supervisor Ken Yeager's Apr. 9 newsletter

Topics for this newsletter include:

• Caltrain electrification could come as soon as 2020
• Santa Clara County ranks second healthiest
• County Office of Veterans' Services provides range of services
• Public transit important to the future 49ers stadium
• County releases report on state of women and girls
• Volunteers needed for Caltrain Advisory Committee
• Calendar of Events

The newsletter should be online soon.

If you would like to receive this newsletter by email, write to jim.weston@bos.sccgov.org with the subject line "add me to your list."

Help a neighbor find their next treasure

Need to de-clutter? You can help someone find their next treasure by participating in the North Willow Glen Neighborhood Association garage sale on May 5. Just decide what you want to sell and let us know. We will handle the promotion of the event and you can set your own hours that day.

If you would like your house to be featured on the map, let us know by sending a note to bill@networds.com. We can also help feature your sale items with a short description on our blog. Check out the current map at the top of http://northwillowglen.blogspot.com/.

Help prevent or report sanitary sewer issues

The city is working to increase community awareness about its sanitary sewers and how to prevent issues. According to Hans Larsen, Director of Transportation:

"The majority of sanitary sewer overflows are caused by the accumulation of fats, oils, and grease and other debris, such as wet wipes, diapers, rags, and hygiene products, in the sewer pipes."

Also from the city about reporting an issue: Contact the City immediately when experiencing or observing a sanitary sewer problem. The easiest and most effective way for the public to report such an incident is to call one of the following phone numbers:

Weekdays, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: DOT Dispatch (408) 794-1900
Evenings, Nights, and Weekends: City Communications (408) 277-8956

More information is available on the city's web site.

Neighborhood garage sale, May 5! Are you in?

Are you set to participate in the neighborhood garage sale on May 5? Just decide what you want to sell and let us know. We will handle the promotion of the event and you can set your own hours that day.

If you would like your house to be featured on the map, let us know by sending a note to bill@networds.com. We can also help feature your sale items with a short description on our blog. Check out the current map at the top of http://northwillowglen.blogspot.com/.

Priority Street Network

The San Jose Priority Street Network will focus repair efforts on 400 miles of city roads. City Council will look to improve a greater number of streets with funding from a future parcel tax, however as of now they have identified the stretches of road that were felt to be most in need. For us North Willow Glenners, we will see improvements to our bordering arteries of Bird and Willow. Also, the trench down nearby Lelong will fortunately get some attention. However, somewhat inexplicably, the world rally circuit on Bird between Willow and Minnesota is not targeted. Hopefully that will be one of the top priorities if the funding materializes. Click to view the Priority Street Network map.