October 2019 Meeting
GOOGLE MIXED-USE FRAMEWORK PROPOSED PLAN for
WEST DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE
The Next WGNA Open House Meeting — Thursday, October 24, 2019, 7 p.m.
- Presentation by the Google team on their Google Mixed-use Framework Proposed Plan (Downtown West development at Diridon Station Area)
- District 6 City Council Candidate Marshall A. Woodmansee Introduction
- The unveiling of The Willow Glen Discount Card
- Mini Redwood Forest project in Willow Glen
Google Downtown West Project Description:
ℹ️ The Downtown West Mixed-Use Project proposes construction of approximately 6,500,000 gross square feet (GSF) of office space (with a maximum of 7,300,000 GSF), including approximately 1,000,000 GSF on the previously entitled San Jose Water Company Building site east of Los Gatos Creek; approximately 300,000 GSF event space; hotel use and limited-term corporate accommodations; on-site utilities and approximately 15 acres of publicly-accessible open space.
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MEETING LOCATION Willow Community Center |
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WGNA's open house Monthly Meetings
are typically held on the fourth Thursday of the month.
Safe Routes "Walk to School" 2019
NATIONAL SAFE ROUTES "WALK TO SCHOOL DAY" RETURNS THIS 16th OCTOBER 2019 IN WILLOW GLEN
On Wednesday 16 October 2018 at 7:00 a.m., students, parents, and teachers will meet together in celebrating "Walk to School Day". A morning reception will be hosted before we continue to our respective schools. Meet at the Bank of America Parking Lot on Lincoln Avenue at 1245 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA 95125 (see Google map here).
The program and events are free of cost to all the participants.
Participating schools include Willow Glen Elementary School; River Glen K-8 Two-Way Immersion School; Ernesto Galarza Elementary; Hammer Montessori School, and others.
Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village sponsors and organizes our annual National Safe Routes to School“Walk to School Day”. Co-sponsors include Willow Glen Neighborhood Association - WGNA and other groups.
Seasonally, every year, Walk to School Day returns in the autumn, and Bike to School month returns in the spring (usually May).
Through the year, and as part of the celebrations, students at our elementary schools receive bicycles, helmets, and razor scooters.
Join children & adults around the world to celebrate the benefits of walking:
- Encouraging a child’s next stage of independence
- Physical activity
- Teaching safe pedestrian & bicycling skills to children
- Awareness of how walkable & bikeable community improvements can be made
- Concern for the environment Reducing traffic congestion, pollution & speed near schools
- Sharing time with community leaders, parents & children
- Creating joy and fun!
- Promoting psychological well-being and alertness
- Fostering maturation and responsibility
- Creating habits of activity, empowerment and thinking differently
September 2019 Meeting
WGNA's Next Open House monthly meeting will be held on September 26, 2019, at the Willow Glen Community Center (2175 Lincoln Avenue). A presentation will be made about the fourth part of our “Urban Living" series, "Crane Watch Willow Glen", a discussion about new real estate developments in Willow Glen. Project updates will be given on...
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The Ohlone
- Condominiums and mixed-use development
- 800 units
- Developer: Green Republic LLLP
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Tamien Station
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
- 569 units (24% affordable)
- Developer: UrbanCo Tamien LLC
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Park and Laurel
- Affordable Transit-Oriented Development
- Laurel – 82 family units, Park – 100 senior units
- Developer: Santa Clara County, Housing Authority
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Page Street Development
- Affordable housing
- 81 studio apartments
- Developer: Charities Housing
- Misc. Local Developments
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National Night Out — August 6, 2019
JOIN US ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 6th for NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2019
The event returns to Willow Glen at our usual location, the Willow Glen Creamery, at the Willow Glen Town Square on the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Willow Street. Thanks to the creamery and frozen yogurt shop, free ice cream will be offered to every guest that participates, 6:30 to 8:00 PM. The Willow Glen Neighborhood Association will be organizing the event with our co-host.
National Night Out is a national program (trademarked) by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW). It occurs annually on the first Tuesday of August. NATW describes the event as "an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live."
Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide
Coordinated by local police departments and grassroots organizers in every city across the United States, this is a community-based event with the purpose of awareness-raising, partnership, and neighborhood development.
In agreement with National Night out themes, WGNA regularly addresses issues related to public health and safety (police, fire, emergency response, coverage areas, public welfare, etc.). We frequently invite guest speakers from the San Jose Police Department on the topic of neighborhood watch, and other anti-crime efforts." National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances."
June 2019 Meeting
The next WGNA Monthy Meeting for June 2019 will feature two guest speakers and an open forum with public comments and discussion.
Starting at 7:05 p.m., guest speaker Jonathan Fleming (returning guest) will speak on Laura’s Law, AB 47, AB 57, and AB 109.
Next, at 7:15 p.m., DeAnna McNeal Mirzadegan, a neighborhood resident, will speak about a petition for a homeless encampment at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
From 7:25 p.m to 8:25 p.m, an open forum, and public comments will be heard on the homeless, needs for transitional housing, crime and safety, addiction and health, impacts on the environment, and the state of the city.
A full hour will be given to the WGNA Board, membership, and the open community to discuss and understand the issues related to homelessness, transitional housing, crime, and addiction, as well as the impacts on residential quality of life, the environment, the economy, social services, etc.
There should be no "assumed" conflation on any of these matters. They are not necessarily all one and the same.
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New The New 2019-2020 WGNA Board
The New 2019-2020 WGNA Board
— Results from the WGNA Annual Board Meeting & Election
On Thursday 23 May 2019, the Annual Board Meeting & Election for the 2018-2019 term was completed. The incumbent WGNA Board President, Elizabeth Estensen, will continue for a second term that starts June 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020. Konstantin Voronin, incumbent First Vice President, and Rod Brittner, incumbent Second Vice President, will also serve a second term within that same duration.
The new WGNA Treasurer will be Mitchell Ehrlich as of June 1, 2019. Archie Moore completes his term as Treasurer on May 31, 2019, and will continue as a regular board member and director.
The new WGNA Secretary will be Kathleen Almoslino as of June 1, 2019. Silvia Filipponi completes her term as Secretary on May 31, 2019, and will continue as a regular board member and director.
To see the rest of the new board officers, directors, and the Nominating Committee, click here to open the attached PDF document. The new term for all Board Members and the Nominating Committee begins June 1, 2019, and continues to May 31, 2020.
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Annual Meeting & Election poster: see a PDF version of the document here. For the JPEG version, see here. |
| WGNA bylaws at http://www.wgna.net/by_laws_and_policies |
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WGNA News (blog) page at http://www.wgna.net/news; or see the specific news entry for on the Annual Meeting & Election at http://www.wgna.net/annual_meeting_2019 |
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The slate of candidates for the Annual Meeting & Election in PDF document format here. |
| Agenda for the Annual Meeting & Election on May 23, 2019, in PDF format document here. |
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Election Ballot — Annual Meeting & Election Ballot for May 23, 2019 (Membership Elected – Nominating Committee Recommendations) here (PDF format). |
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Announcement of the new 2019 – 2020 WGNA Officers, Board Members & Nominating Committee: see the attached PDF document here. For the JPEG version, see here |
| To see a copy of the meeting agendas, see our web page at Meetings > Meeting Agendas and then click the link for that month. This provides a document in PDF format that can be viewed online, as well as printed. Agendas are posted once we come closer to the meeting date. |
WGNA Slate of Candidates for 2019-2020; Annual Meeting & Election
DAY of the ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTION: Candidates will be elected at WGNA’s Annual Membership Meeting on May 23, 2019, at Willow Glen Community Center from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
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See a PDF version of the above poster here. For the JPEG version, see here. |
| See the complete WGNA bylaws at http://www.wgna.net/by_laws_and_policies |
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See the News (blog) page at http://www.wgna.net/news; or the specific news entry at http://www.wgna.net/annual_meeting_2019 |
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See the slate of candidates, PDF document format here For the JPEG version, see here. |
| See the meeting Agenda for the Annual Meeting & Election on May 23, 2019 in PDF format document here. |
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See the Election Ballot — Annual Meeting & Election Ballot for May 23, 2019 (Membership Elected – Nominating Committee Recommendations) here (PDF format). |
| To see a copy of the meeting agendas, see our web page at Meetings > Meeting Agendas and then click the link for that month. This provides a document in PDF format that can be viewed online, as well as printed. Agendas are posted once we come closer to the meeting date. |
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MEETING LOCATION Willow Community Center 2175 Lincoln Avenue San Jose, CA 95113 |
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Annual Membership Meeting & Election, May 2019
Annual Membership Meeting and Election
Thursday 23 May 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
The Nominating Committee of the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association (WGNA) is seeking candidates for the 2019-2020 term of Board Officers, Directors, and Nominating Committee members.
Candidates will be elected at WGNA’s Annual Membership Meeting on May 23, 2019, at Willow Glen Community Center from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Any member meeting the qualification for office who has submitted a statement of interest to the Nominating Committee in the announced time frame (as scheduled in the below) shall be included on the ballot.
All WGNA Board candidates must be current WGNA members, and Officer Candidates are required to be members for at least 1 year prior to the Annual Meeting and Election. Candidates must agree with the WGNA Bylaws, Values, Non-Discrimination and Conflict of Interest and Policies
Schedule & Procedures
- REQUEST APPLICATION: Interested candidates must request an application from the Nominating Committee by the deadline on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at noon (12 o’clock daytime). Submit requests by email to [email protected].
- SUBMIT APPLICATION: complete and sign the application to the WGNA Nominating Committee by the deadline on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at noon (12 o’clock daytime), and send it to [email protected]
Provide contact information and be prepared to answer questions like:
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- Why you are interested in being a Board member?
- What experience and skills can you offer?
- Which committees, activities, and events would you like to be involved? Why?
- What ideas do you have to improve programs, address public issues, engaging communications to the community?
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- REVIEW of APPLICATIONS & CANDIDATES: Any member meeting the qualification for office who has submitted a statement of interest to the Nominating Committee within the announced time frame shall be included in the ballot. The WGNA Nominating Committee will meet and review all the applications and determine if the applicants have met all the qualifications for the position for which they are applying on the WGNA Board or the Nominating Committee.
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PUBLISHING of BALLOTS, & CASTING VOTES : The 2019-2020 ballots will be posted online at WGNA.net or emailed to the membership on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, and must be returned by email to the Nominating Committee at [email protected] by the deadline on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at noon (12 o’clock daytime); or the voting membership can deliver their ballot to the Nominating Committee by the deadline of 7:30 pm on May 23, 2019, on the site of the Annual Membership Meeting.
- “Proxy voting shall not be permitted on any manner put to vote of Board or membership.” per the WGNA bylaws.
- DAY of the ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTION: Candidates will be elected at WGNA’s Annual Membership Meeting on May 23, 2019, at Willow Glen Community Center from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
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See a PDF version of the above poster here. For the JPEG version, see here. |
| See the complete WGNA bylaws at http://www.wgna.net/by_laws_and_policies |
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See the News (blog) page at http://www.wgna.net/news; or the specific news entry at http://www.wgna.net/annual_meeting_2019 |
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See the slate of candidates, PDF document format here For the JPEG version, see here. |
| See the meeting Agenda for the Annual Meeting & Election on May 23, 2019 in PDF format document here. |
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See the Election Ballot — Annual Meeting & Election Ballot for May 23, 2019 (Membership Elected – Nominating Committee Recommendations) here (PDF format). |
| To see a copy of the meeting agendas, see our web page at Meetings > Meeting Agendas and then click the link for that month. This provides a document in PDF format that can be viewed online, as well as printed. Agendas are posted once we come closer to the meeting date. |
April 2019 Meeting
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JOIN US ON THE NEXT WGNA MEETING FOR APRIL 2019:
HOMELESSNESS, HEALTH & SAFETY, THE ENVIRONMENT, & THE GUADALUPE RIVER
Date: Thursday at 7 pm on 25 April 2019
Location: Willow Glen Community Center, located at 2175 Lincoln Ave.San Jose, CA 95125 (between Malone Rd. & Curtner Ave.)
Safe Routes "Bike to School" Month, May 2019
Seasonally, every year, Bike to School month returns in the spring (usually May), and Walk to School Day returns in the autumn.
Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village sponsors and organizes our annual National Center for Safe Routes to School"Bike to School" activities, the next occurring in May 2019. Co-sponsors include Willow Glen Neighborhood Association - WGNA and other groups.
Through the year, and as part of the celebrations, students at our elementary schools receive bicycles, helmets, and razor scooters.
This national event is organized locally by Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village in partnership with the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Our regular co-sponsor is the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association - WGNA.
WHO: PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS for the Willow Glen event include:
Willow Glen Elementary
River Glen School K-8
Ernesto Galarza & Hammer Montessori
Gardner Academy and Washington Elementary
Join children & adults around the world to celebrate the benefits of biking and walking to school:
- Encouraging a child’s next stage of independence
- Physical activity
- Teaching safe pedestrian & bicycling skills to children
- Awareness of how walkable & bikeable community improvements can be made
- Concern for the environment Reducing traffic congestion, pollution & speed near schools
- Sharing time with community leaders, parents & children
- Creating joy and fun!
- Promoting psychological well-being and alertness
- Fostering maturation and responsibility
- Creating habits of activity, empowerment and thinking differently
SCVWD & City of San Jose Forgo the Relocation of Hope Village to Willow & Lelong Streets
UPDATE as of Monday 18 March 2019
The Hope Village Relocation to Willow & Lelong Streets was defeated on Monday 18 March 2019.
In a meeting at Gardner Community Center that evening (7:00 PM), Councilmember Dev Davis and Mayor Liccardo announced that a decision at the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) earlier that afternoon (3:00 PM) would prevent the use of this site for a homeless encampment. The relocation project had also received tremendous disapproval by area residents and stakeholders.
Subsequent meetings on the topic of the Hope Village Relocation to Willow Glen have since been canceled.
WGNA Issues Position Paper on
Hope Village Relocation to Willow & Lelong Streets
SUBJECT: WGNA Position Paper opposing the Hope Village Relocation Proposal at the site of Willow and Lelong Streets.
TO: Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD)
OUR POSITION: The Willow Glen Neighborhood Association (WGNA) strongly urges the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) to deny the requested permit and the use of this site for Hope Village or any similar homeless transitional housing projects.
See the position paper here in PDF document form.
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WGNA Position on Hope Village Relocation
WGNA Issues Position Paper on
Hope Village Relocation to Willow & Lelong Streets
SUBJECT: WGNA Position Paper opposing the Hope Village Relocation Proposal at the site of Willow and Lelong Streets.
TO: Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD)
OUR POSITION: The Willow Glen Neighborhood Association (WGNA) strongly urges the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) to deny the requested permit and the use of this site for Hope Village or any similar homeless transitional housing projects.
See the position paper here in PDF document form.
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March 2019 Meeting
Next WGNA Meeting for
Thursday 28 March 2019,
7:00 PM
The next open house meeting of the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association will be a Town Hall Meeting with a panel discussion on issues relating to the San Jose Fire Department's proposal to build the new fire station #37 in Willow Glen, long planned on the site near the community center on Lincoln and Curtner Avenues. The panel members will include San José Fire Chief Robert Sapien, Jr.; Councilmember Pam Foley, District 9 (South Willow Glen); and Councilmember Dev Davis, District 6 (Central Willow Glen).
Additionally, we will have a chat on the San Jose Fire Museum in downtown San Jose, with its mission on educating the public about the history of the San Jose Fire Department.
We will be updating this page with more information on this meeting, so please stay in touch.
Hope Village Relocation Meeting with WGNA
* * * UPDATE: as of Monday 18 March 2019 * * *
The Hope Village Relocation to Willow & Lelong Streets was defeated on Monday 18 March 2019.
In a meeting at Gardner Community Center later that evening (7:00 PM), Councilmember Dev Davis and Mayor Liccardo announced that a decision at the Santa Clara Valley Water District earlier that afternoon (3:00 PM) would prevent the use of this site. The relocation project had also received tremendous disapproval by area residents and stakeholders.
Subsequent meetings on the topic of the Hope Village Relocation to Willow Glen have since been canceled.
Tomorrow night's meeting on Wednesday 13 March is hosted by Willow Glen Neighborhood Association - WGNA at the Elk's lodge.
It's an open house meeting, whereas the city councilmembers, county supervisors, representatives, and departments are invited to attend and speak. The WGNA Board has encouraged Councilmember Dev Davis to participate along with all of the stakeholders in our community in an open house forum.
As a resident, if this issue is important to you, and you cannot get a reserved seat in the city-sponsored meeting on March 20th, nor a confirmation for the second meeting on the unsaid date, then you are encouraged to attend Wednesday's meeting organized by WGNA and the Elk's Lodge on March 13th.
Per the City of San Jose's flier, the Hope Village Relocation project is still considered a "proposal" at the Willow & Lelong Street locations; so, we would like to give residents the opportunity to review the issues, express their concerns, and speak out on what they think is important. That also includes the voice of, and the particular interests directly relating to, the homeless in our community.
See WGNA's Facebook page at Willow Glen Neighborhood Association - WGNA, as well as here on WGNA.net.
Questions or other matters, please email [email protected] and your message will be forwarded to the board.
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February 2019 Meeting
Next WGNA Meeting for
Wednesday 13 February 2019,
7:00 PM
The next open house meeting of the Willow Glen Neighbmeeting of Willow Glen Neighborhood Association will be at the Willow Glen Community Center (2175 Lincoln Avenue, between Malone Rd. & Curtner Avenue.
The meeting will begin with a brief review and update of issues by the 2019-2020 Legislative Session by the staff from California Senator Jim Beall's office in the 15th District.
The second part of the meeting will include several updates on the Diridon Station Area and the Diridon Integrated Station Concept Plan, a collaborative effort to redesign and expand the station. The four partner agencies working together on the Concept Plan include the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), Caltrain, Santa Clara County's Valley Transit Authority (VTA), and the City of San José.
In the past, WGNA has also hosted meetings on the Google/Diridon Station Area Plan (DSAP), whereas we will continue to expand on that topic here. Google is working on an application for a master plan development, and the City of San José is preparing to review their application in conjunction with an update to the DSAP. Leading the discussion will be Lori Severino, Civic Engagement Program Manager for the city's DSAP.
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January 2019 Meeting
NEXT WGNA & UNSCC MEETING
— Caltrain Modernization Program" or "CalMod"
Wednesday 09 January 2019
Note that WGNA meetings typically occur on the second Thursday of the month. This meeting occurs on Wednesday.
SEE THE AGENDA OF RECEIVED QUESTIONS from the public (as of Tuesday 08 January 2019): click here.
For a review or download of the WGNA Board Meeting Agenda, please see the dedicated page at http://www.wgna.net/meeting_agendas
Holiday Lights Tour 2018
Holiday Lights Tour
Join Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village on Wednesday, 19 December, 4:30 - 8:00 PM for the annual Holiday Lights Tour - 2018 for the Christmas in the Park and the Fantasy of Lights, Vasona Park in Los Gatos.
We invite you to join fellow neighborhood seniors on an escorted bus tour and walkthrough of Christmas in the Parkin downtown San Jose; and a bus tour through the Fantasy of Lights at Vasona Park.
Holiday Feast & Socialstarts at 3:30 PM. All Activities should finish by 8:00 PM.
Participating residentsof The Village of Willow Glen; Summercrest; and Sienna senior living facilities. Escorted by docents.
Charter buses board promptly at 4:30 pm from the Village of Willow Glen, 465 Willow Glen Way, San Jose, CA 95125.
- Meet at the Village of Willow Glen
Co-sponsors with Archie's Army include Archie's Army, Inc. - San Jose; Willow Glen Neighborhood Association - WGNA; Martha's Kitchen; Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village.
WGNA Approves Position Paper on Google, October 2018
At the Board and Membership Meeting of the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association (WGNA) on October 11, 2018, the board members issued a position paper to Mayor Sam Liccardo, and the City of San José's Planning Department, supporting the Google Campus proposal & Diridon Station Area Plan.
The paper relates to the project on the Diridon Station Area Plan and Google, the Silicon Valley technology company that intends to develop a major transit-oriented campus in the core of the city, expanding the present-day downtown San José. This potential mixed-use master plan development includes offices, residences, retail shops, restaurants, and open spaces, and it's estimated that Google will employ 15,000 to 20,000 people.
On September 13, 2018, the representatives from Google visited with the City of San José in the Willow Glen neighborhood to tell us more about its plans, and how that fits in with the City of San José's Diridon Station Area projects. See that news story here, as well as in the below page flip in this article.
The WGNA position paper was endorsed by the WGNA Board and reads in part:
The Willow Glen Neighborhood Association (WGNA) would like to offer our support and endorsement for the Google Village project in the Diridon Station area in San Jose. As you may know, WGNA – the oldest neighborhood association in San Jose celebrated 45th anniversary in 2018 -- was established for the sole purpose of creating a stronger and more tightly-knit neighborhood. Our Board of Directors is comprised of established professionals with expertise in various fields, including, but not limited to, public safety, education, land development, small business and many more, with the ultimate goal to keep residents informed on a range of topics pertinent to the life in Willow Glen and to act as an agent of positive change by getting involved in advocacy activities on behalf of our members.
