Links

Note: The WGNA is not responsible for the content at any of these web sites, nor does inclusion on this list necessarily mean the WGNA endorses the opinions or content of the site.

Willow Glen

• Willow Glen Business and Professional Association (WGBPA)
• The Willow Glen Resident: weekly newspaper covering Willow Glen
• The Willow Glen Times: monthly newspaper for Willow Glen
• Palm Haven district
• Willow Glen Middle School
• Willow Glen Farmer's Market
• Central Valley Youth Soccer League (Willow Glen, Cambrian and Rose Garden)
  
  
  
• Books for Treats (give useful treats for Halloween rather than candy)
• information on street Christmas trees
• WGNA's Los Gatos Creek Urban Stream Restoration Project (1993)
• WGNA's Illegal Tree Removal meeting (2007)

San Jose

• Official City of San Jose web site
• San Jose Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
• City Arborist (tree-trimming permits)
• Neighborhood Development Center (City of San Jose)
• Walk San Jose (new organization promoting a more pedestrian & bike friendly city)
• San Jose Departments (airport, code enforcement, police, library, etc.)
• Interact San Jose
• Guadalupe River Park and Gardens
• Unofficial SJ site (with many links)
• Then & Now: photos of downtown San Jose in 1975 and 2006
• Index of area restaurants
• The San Jose Mercury News
• The San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate)

Schools

• School test results ("Star 9")
• Home schooling:
  www.robinsoncurriculum.com/
  www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/3131/resources.html
• California Dept of Education California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) site: www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sp
• Willow Glen Middle & High School Foundation (a private non-profit dedicated to raising funds to enhance academic program): www.willowglenfoundation.org
• Santa Clara County School District Web site, information is only for public schools: www.sccoe.k12.ca.us/default.asp
• The California Dept of Education, www.cde.ca.gov/

Regional

• Santa Clara County
• Santa Clara County Parks (w/ maps of all parks)
• Midpeninsula Regional Openspace District (w/ hiking trail maps)
• The Bay Trail (w/ trail maps)
• The Bay Area Ridge Trail
• California Parks
• National Park Service
• Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD)
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: bus routes and train schedules, bike route maps, and more.
• SF Bay Regional Transit Information: trains, buses, airports, ferries, etc.

State / National

• U S Post Office: postal rates, look up zip codes, etc.
• League of Women Voters (with sample ballots and voter registration)
• California Voter Foundation (nonpartisian website w/ links to Proposition Pro & Con sites, election results)
• www.555-1212.com, w/ phone area codes, maps, etc.

Other connections

• United Neighborhoods: includes links to other neighborhood associations
• Almaden Valley Community Association
• The Alviso Community
• Burbank Community Association
• Holiday Lake Estates (Morgan Hill)
• North Willow Glen (North Willow Glen is the area to the immediate north and east of Palm Haven)
• Northside Neighborhood Association
• The Rose Garden Neighborhood Association
• VEP Neighborhood Assoc. (near Branham and Snell)
  
  
• Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (bicycle advocacy)
• Victorian Preservation Association: information about historic homes in the area, and "how-to" information for home owners
• Preservation Action Council of San Jose (PAC*SJ)   (408) 998-8105 Maintaining neighborhood continuity through historic preservation.

Local Weather

• Radar Doppler map (rain)
• More detailed info and flood warnings
• Current wind patterns in the Bay Area
• Earthquakes in the Bay Area (w/ immediate updates)
• Weather forecast (from San Jose Mercury News)

Government Representatives

City:

• SJ Dist. 6 (generally north of Curtner)
• Judy Chirco, SJ Dist. 9 (generally south of Curtner)
  write e-mail to: judy.chirco@sanjoseca.gov

County:

• County Supervisor Blanca Alvarado (Dist. 2, generally east of Meridian)
• County Supervisor Ken Yeager (Dist. 4, generally west of Meridian)
  email: ken.yeager@bos.sccgov.org

State:

• State Assembly Member Jim Beall, email assemblymember.beall@assembly.ca.gov
• State Senator Elaine Alquist
• Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

National:

• Senator Diane Feinstein
• Senator Barbara Boxer
• Representative Zoe Lofgren (represents eastern Willow Glen area)
• Representative Mike Honda (represents western Willow Glen area)
• write e-mail to: President George Bush
• write e-mail to: Vice President Dick Cheney

Miscellaneous:

• National "Do Not Call" phone registry:
  Registry Home
• Consumer protection:
  DA's consumer protection unit
• State contractor consumer protection

How to check out contractor, real estate, and insurance licenses:

• Contractors -- including painting, remodeling, fences, and yard work: www.cslb.ca.gov
• Real Estate: www2.dre.ca.gov/PublicASP/pplinfo.asp
• Insurance: www.insurance.ca.gov/docs/FS-Consumer.htm
  
  

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Thnx to Curt and Martin for links and updates!
Last revised 3/7/07 by LLA

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