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Electoral Candidates Forum

— Candidates' Forum for the California Senate, District 15

 

 

The Willow Glen Neighborhood Association is hosting this nonpartisan forum to introduce the candidates for the District 15 Senate seat in the upcoming 2020 election.

The format of the event will be equal time Q&A with time for audience questions at the end.

Confirmed candidates for this event are:

  • Nora Campos https://www.noracamposforsenate.com/
  • Dave Cortese https://davecortese.com/
  • Tim Gildersleeve http://www.alternativevoiceforcalifornia.org/
  • Johnny Khamis https://www.johnnykhamis.com/english-1
  • Ann Ravel https://ravelforca.com/

 

Date & Time Thursday 17 October 2019 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location Starlite Banquet Facility,
680 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125
Directions See the Google map and get directions to the site here
RSVP & volunteer (online)

On the WGNA website http://www.wgna.net/event_registration

Or offsite through Eventbrite 

 

About the California State Senate — 15th District

Senate District 15 is comprised of 950,000 residents and encompasses a large portion of Santa Clara County, stretching from Cupertino east to Mount Hamilton and from Los Gatos north to San Jose’s Alum Rock District. The cities of Cupertino, Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, and the San Jose communities of Willow Glen, Almaden, Evergreen, East San Jose, and Downtown are included within the district. The district also contains vast rural expanses of unincorporated areas that extend to the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Stanislaus County border.

  • District 15 is currently represented by Jim Beall, who has served from the year 2012 to the present. Beall's term ends in the year 2020, whereas one of the above candidates will become our new state senator.
    • See the regular map of the district
    • See the zoom map, focusing on San Jose.

Safe Routes "Bike to School" Month, May 2019

SRTS_2019 Bike to School_Stakeholders_SGV_WGNA

 

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

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.

Please contact us to RSVP.

 


Election 2018 — October Candidates Forum

Willow Glen Neighborhood Association - WGNA invites you to the Election 2018 Candidates Forum, scheduled on Thursday, October 11, 2018, here in Willow Glen at the Starlite Banquet Facility, which is located at 680 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125.
 
Please share this news with friends and neighbors, online at WGNA.net
 
Our schedule will go as follows
 
6:30 - 7:00 PM - Meet the candidates and ask them questions (30 minutes )
 
7:00 - 7:50 PM - San Jose Council District 9 Candidates (50 minutes): Pam Foley v. Kalen Gallagher
 
7:50 - 8:10 PM - Meet the candidates and ask them questions (30 minutes)
 
8:10 - 9:00 PM - Santa Clara County District 4 Supervisor Candidates (50 minutes): Susan Ellenberg for Supervisor 2018 and Don Rocha For County Supervisor 2018.
 
9:00 - 9:30 PM - Meet Candidates and Ask Them Questions (30 minutes)
 
The moderator for the Forum will be Ken Podgorsek, Executive Director, UNSCC-United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County (UNSCC.org)
 
We look forward to your participation. If you should have any questions, please contact us on Facebook, or send a message from the website.
 
Note: there is a large free parking lot, or feel free to come by bicycle or public transportation.
 
#WillowGlen #SanJoseCA #SantaClaraCounty #District9SJ #Election2018 #WGNAsj #PamFoley #KalenGallagher #DonRocha #SusanEllenberg #UNSCC #SanJoseCityHall #SCCSupervisors #SantaClaraCountySupervisors

 


WGNA's October 2018 Meeting with Mayor Liccardo

Meet San José Mayor Sam Liccardo

— on the next WGNA Board & Membership Meeting, October 11th, 2018

You are invited to come and meet Mayor Sam Liccardo, hear his address, and participate in the public discussion.

We are hosting an open house and community address on the next Board & Membership Meeting of the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association - WGNA.

Join us at 7:00 to 9:00 PM on October 11th, 2018 at Willow Glen United Methodist Church.
The church is located at 1420 Minnesota and Newport Avenues, across from the Willow Glen Library.

Note that WGNA meetings typically occur on the second Thursday of the month.

See Mayor Liccardo's web page at http://www.sanjoseca.gov/mayor

#SanJoseCA #SiliconValley #WGNAsj #MayorLiccardo #WillowGlen

For a review or download of the meeting agenda, please see the dedicated page at http://www.wgna.net/meeting_agendas


Walk to School Day, October 10th, 2018

NATIONAL SAFE ROUTES “WALK TO SCHOOL DAY”
on OCTOBER 10, 2018 IN WILLOW GLEN

SRTS_2018_Walk2School.jpg

Seasonally, every year, Walk to School Dayreturns in the autumn, and Bike to School Day in the spring.

This national event is organized locally by Stakeholders for a Safe Green Villagein partnership with the National Center for Safe Routes to School.  Willow Glen Neighborhood Association - WGNA is a regular co-sponsor

WHO: PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS for the Willow Glen event include:
Willow Glen Elementary; River Glen School K-8; Ernesto Galarza Elementary; Hammer Montessori Elementary; Gardner Academy; and Washington Elementary.

(Note: in the below, also see separate events and venues for nearby  Gardner Academy and Washington Elementary School).

WHEN & WHERE:
On Thursday 10 October 2018
, students, parents, and teachers will meet together at the Bank of America Parking Lot on Lincoln Avenue.  In celebrating "Walk to School Day", we all came together for a morning reception and then go to our respective schools.

Team mascots will appear,including "Q" of San Jose Earthquakes, and others to be confirmed.  Area students and families are invited to participate, along with other area dignitaries.   We will have snacks and giveaways.

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

#WalkToSchool #SafeRoutes #VisionZero #SchoolZone#BackToSchool #StakeholdersSGV #WGNAsj #WGNA #SanJoseCA#SanJose #WillowGlen #LincolnAvenueSJ

 


National Night Out 2018

National Night Out returns to Willow Glen on Tuesday 07 August 2018.   The Willow Glen Neighborhood Association will be organizing the event with this year's host, 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.

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." 

#NationalNightOut #WillowGlen #SanJoseCA #SanJose #WGNA #WGNAsj #SJPD #WillowGlenCreamery #PublicSafety#NeighborhoodWatch #WillowGlenCares #EyesOnTheStreet#WillowStreetSJ #LincolnAvenueSJ #NNO


Willow Glen Schools Gifted Invitation to Earthquakes Soccer Game

Several students at our Willow Glen Neighborhood Schools will receive prize tickets to the soccer game — The San Jose Earthquakes versus Los Angeles FC at the San Jose Avaya Stadium — scheduled for June 9th, 2018 at 7:15 PM.


Participating schools include:

Willow Glen Elementary
River Glen School K-8
Ernesto Galarza & Hammer Montessori
Gardner Academy 

The game tickets are courtesy of Stakeholders for Safe Green Village (SGV), purchased by the co-sponsorship of the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association (WGNA); Willow Glen Business Association (WGBA); and the Table Restaurant.

We also thank the Earthquakes for their free giveaways, school assembly demonstrations, mascot appearances, etc.  Together, we have promoted Safe Routes to School, and community pride.  We invite you to enjoy “Willow Glen Neighborhood Night” with the Earthquakes!  And enjoy your end-of-year summer vacation!

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Bike to School Day 2018

NATIONAL SAFE ROUTES “BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY”
IN MAY 2018 IN WILLOW GLEN

Seasonally, every year, Bike to School returns in the spring, and Walk to School returns in autumn.  This national event is organized locally by Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village (Facebook) in partnership with the National Center for Safe Routes to School (Facebook), and Willow Glen Neighborhood Association – WGNA (Facebook) is a regular co-sponsor.

BIKE TO SCHOOL occurs this May 2018.

Join children & adults around the world to celebrate the benefits of walking and bicycling:

— Bringing a sense of joy and fun!
— Encouraging children’s next stage of independence
— Promoting psychological well-being and alertness
— Fostering maturity and responsibility
— Creating habits of activity, empowerment and thinking differently
— Teaching children an awareness of what’s ahead “down the road.”

#BikeToSchool #SafeRoutes #StakeholdersSGV #WillowGlen #SanJose#WGNA

 


Election 2018

FORUM for SANTA CLARA COUNTY
re. SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 4 CANDIDATES

WGNA will be hosting on Thursday 10 May 2018 at the Starlite Banquet Facility, Willow Glen/San Jose, 680 Minnesota Ave, 95125.

All candidates are participating, including Mike Alvarado, Jason Baker, Dominic Caserta, Susan Ellenberg, Maria Hernandez, Pierluigi Oliverio, and Don Rocha.

The moderator will be Teresa Alvarado.


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