CERT & Hubs & Surveys
Maren --
Hope to see you at our meeting Monday night, so you'll be prepared for any emergency!
Come learn from local experts on Monday, June 16 @ 7pm:
Meanwhile, fill out 3 surveys below to share your opinion...
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Lincoln Ave
Neighbor --
Did you know Willow Glen Business Association (WGBA) manages a Community Benefit and Improvement District (CBID) on and around Lincoln Ave?
This year it was extended from Minnesota Ave, all the way down to Coe Ave!
The CBID allows WGBA to act fast and focus hard on issues - rather than waiting for City Hall to get things done to maintain, promote, and improve Downtown Willow Glen:
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June Events
Neighbor --
Hope to see you at some of these events in June!
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May Updates & Events
Neighbor --
May is such a busy month, some call it Mayhem!
Happy belated Mother's Day to all moms out there.And, hope you had a meaningful Memorial Day in remembrance of those who courageously gave their lives.
What do you have on your calendar for the rest of the month? Award Ceremonies, Commencements, and Graduations?Planning and getting ready for summer trips?
When all that's done, how about bringing some calm and preparedness into your life for June?! That's the topic of our June Meeting. Learn more below...
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Ellenberg Video & Links
Neighbor --
Catch up on what you missed, and look forward to what's next!
Click on the links below to learn more...
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Ellenberg April 21, 2025
Neighbor --
Hope you can join us for our next two events...
Supervisor Ellenberg & The Great American Litter Pickup.
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Spring Cleaning 2025
Neighbors --
It's Spring Cleaning time!
Sign up to help us clean up the Wallenberg Park Kindness Garden.
Help us pick up litter in some other areas in Willow Glen.
Gather items around your house you've been meaning to get rid of and bring them to our annual Dumpster Day.
Click on the links below to learn more...
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March Meeting Recap and Updates
Neighbors --
Thank you to those of you who came out to our meeting last Monday night, and a special thank you to our contributing members and presenters!
Read below about volunteers we recognized, information from our Police Captain Ken Tran and Councilmember Michael Mulcahy, and the presentation from Valley Water Director Shiloh Ballard, who talked with us about Valley Water's Resources Protection Zone Ordinance.
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Steward of Wallenberg Park
David Finkle has been an amazing Steward of Wallenberg Park: planting trees and committing to hand-watering them until they are established, reporting concerns with the proper city departments, pulling weeds, picking up branches, and cleaning up graffiti, and more!
Thank you for your hard work and stewardship David!
Welcome to our Student Ambassador!
The newest addition to our board is a Student Ambassador. High School student Zoe volunteered in the Wallenberg Park Kindness Garden before being nominated. She will help identify student perspectives, recruit and facilitate student volunteers, and work with WGNA to advocate on neighborhood issues.
March 24 Meeting and Cleanup Ideas
Neighbors --
Hope you can make our meeting Monday! (Details below.)
One of our next events is participating in the Great American Litter Pickup. Where do you think we should clean up on April 19? Scroll down to let us know where.
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March Meeting and Updates
Neighbors --
Hope you can make our next meeting Monday, March 24!
Meanwhile, be sure to scroll down and learn how you can help SJPD catch criminals by registering your cameras.
It does not give SJPD access to your cameras, it just allows them to contact you requesting footage that might help.
I provided footage for them last week. I hope it helped them catch the car thieves racing down my street Sunday morning!
In community,Maren SederquistWGNA Board President
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Billboards and Cameras
Neighbors --
You might be aware City Council approved electronic billboards on 4 properties in downtown San Jose.
Another billboard is being proposed along Hwy 87, right where it bottlenecks due to the many converging on-ramps and off-ramps south of Hwy 280.
If you would like to make a public comment, you may review the documents here and submit your comment to the Environmental Project Manager by 5pm, Friday, March 7, 2025.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER:Cort [email protected]
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February Meeting Recap and Updates
Neighbors --
Thank you to those of you who came out to our meeting last night.
And thank you to Councilmember Michael Mulcahy, who came with such a thorough report of all that is going on in D6 that we didn't have time to get to it all!
Please click here to read notes from the agenda, to see what you missed.
Thank you as well, to Vice Mayor PamFoley, SJPD Captain Ken Tran and SJPD Crime Prevention Specialist Marta Dominguez for their informative presentations.
Also, read about our initiatives for the year, and check our YouTube Channel with videos of past meetings!
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Neighborhood Watch Meeting and Thank You to BeaufitySJ
Neighbors --
One of the things we're focusing on for 2025 is improving safety in WG. Hope you'll be able to join us to learn about safety tips and how to start Neighborhood Watch on your street. Stay to the end to receive a Neighborhood Watch sign!
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Thanks yous, 311, and Coming up
Neighbors --
In 2025, WGNA will be focusing on Safety, Beauty, and Community in Willow Glen.
Thank you for voicing your ideas at our last meeting and via email!
Check our calendar for the events we have coming up...
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Seeking Neighbor Input
Neighbors --
In 2025, WGNA will be focusing on Safety, Beauty, and Community in Willow Glen.
Do you have ideas? We'd love to hear them!
Join us for our membership meeting via Zoom Tuesday, January 21 @ 7pm, and voice your thoughts.
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National Night Out 2022
National Night Out on August 2, 2022 at Bramhall Park
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
Our Generous Sponsors:
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October 2019 Meeting
GOOGLE MIXED-USE FRAMEWORK PROPOSED PLAN forWEST 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.
MEETING LOCATION
Willow Community Center2175 Lincoln AvenueSan Jose, CA 95113(See Google Maps Directions here)
WGNA's open house Monthly Meetings are typically held on the fourth Thursday of the month.
