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Downtown San Jose Longevity Walks

Councilmember Davis’ Longevity Walk Initiative events take place monthly where employees from City Hall take a walk together in San Jose. It’s a great opportunity for healthy exercise while getting to know each one other and see different areas of our great city.

This week, my team and I joined our counterparts in Councilmembers Davis and Torres' offices to walk from City Hall to Backesto Park, and back.

Mid-Autumn Festival, Save the Date!

Join us in celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival!

We are looking for volunteers to:

• Retell cultural holiday legends 

• Put on cultural performances: dragon/lion/fan dances, martial art demonstrations, musical performances, and more.

• Help run the event (set up, clean up, or stage management) 

If you're interested in helping out, performing, or you just plan on attending and have questions, comments, or suggestions, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

Help Us Name A New Park!

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services (Department) seeks your input on the naming of a new park site at Montague and Seely. Thank you to everyone that participated in Survey #1. In this final round of our survey, the Department is asking you to rank the three name options listed in the survey in the order of your preference. 

To request translation of this survey , please contact: parkplanning@sanjoseca.gov | Para solicitar la traducción de esta encuesta, póngase en contacto con: parkplanning@sanjoseca.gov | Để yêu cầu dịch khảo sát này sang ngôn ngữ khác ngoài tiếng Anh hoặc tiếng Tây Ban Nha, vui lòng liên hệ: parkplanning@sanjoseca.gov | 如需將此民意調查翻譯成英語或西班牙語以外的語言，請繫: parkplanning@sanjoseca.gov | 如需將此民意調查翻譯成英語或西班牙語以外的語言，請聯繫: parkplanning@sanjoseca.gov

Organize an Event in Your Neighborhood!

Do you want to help make a difference in your neighborhood? Are you part of a group looking for ways you can give back to your community? Litter Pick-Ups and Clean-Up Events are a great way to give back and to make an impact you can see right away! It's also tons of fun and a great way to get some exercise while meeting people and even chatting with local officials like myself and my team. If the parks, creeks, and streets in your area could use a little love, get in touch with my office now to get the ball rolling on an event!

Your Feedback is Important to Us!

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is studying opportunities to improve how you get to and from Berryessa Station. This study is focused on identifying recommendations and projects to make it easier to walk, bike, and take connecting transit to Berryessa Station (such as bicycle and pedestrian access, better lighting, bus waiting areas, and more). Your answers to the following questions will help identify the station's needs and prioritize future improvements. 

Virtual Workshops: Investing in the Future of Bay Area Housing

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) invites members of the public to attend one of two upcoming virtual workshops about a proposed regional housing measure. BAHFA was created to help solve the affordable housing shortage and is considering a bond measure for the November 2024 ballot to invest in building and preserving affordable homes.

The Bay Area needs to create more affordable housing — a lot of it. The region must plan for more than 180,000 new affordable homes by 2035. Tackling this problem in the coming years is key to making the region more affordable for the nearly 8 million people who call the Bay Area home. Building at this scale and meeting the affordable housing demand is a tall order — one that will require robust, regionally coordinated public investment.

These virtual workshops will provide attendees with the opportunity to learn about the proposed bond, provide feedback and ask questions.

Virtual Workshops:

• Workshop #1
• Wednesday, August 16, 2023
• 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Join via Zoom video
• Meeting ID: 879 0781 6698
• Passcode: 307329
• Join via phone (one tap mobile): +14086380968,,87907816698#,,,,*307329#
• Join via phone: (408) 638-0968

• Workshop #2
• Thursday, August 24, 2023
• 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Join via Zoom video
• Meeting ID: 819 8658 6787
• Passcode: 683004
• Join via phone (one tap mobile): +16699006833,,81986586787#,,,,*683004#
• Join via phone: (408) 638-0968

For those unable to attend, a meeting recording will be posted to mtc.ca.gov/HousingBond. Note that the presentation content of both workshops will be the same.

For questions, please contact Beth Frankland at bfrankland@bayareametro.gov.

Preparing for Wildfire Season

Preparing for wildfires – it’s a team effort!

August 1, 2023 – As the state continues to endure high temperatures, consumers must prepare for wildfires. The Department of Insurance is doing our part to protect consumers and businesses from wildfires. Last year Commissioner Lara introduced the Safer from Wildfires a ground-up approach to wildfire resilience with three layers of protection — for the structure, the immediate surroundings, and the community. 

Wildfire safety is a team effort that starts long before a fire happens. Here are steps you can take right now to be prepared and safer for wildfires: 

PREPARE FOR FIRE RISK 

• Use your smart phone to perform a home inventory to create a record of your belongings and store scans of important documents that you can easily access. 

• Locate your insurance papers and put them in a safe place or upload to an online location. 

• Consider comprehensive auto insurance, which can protect your vehicle in the event of wildfire. 

• Create a plan with your family to evacuate your home should wildfire strike and put together an emergency supply kit. 

DOING YOUR PART 

One way homeowners can do their part to protect their homes and communities before a fire is implement the actions in the Safer from Wildfires approach. There are 10 actions in total, and here are 3 low-cost steps you can take today to protect your home and save on insurance: 



• Keep embers out - Installing 1/16 to 1/8 inch noncombustible, corrosion-resistant metal mesh screens over attic vents can keep wind-blown embers out of your house. 

• Clear the first 5 feet -Removing greenery and replacing wood chips with stone or decomposed granite 5 feet around your home prevents fire from getting a foot in the door. 

• Be safer together - With Firewise USA, communities as small as 8 dwelling units or as big as 2,500 can create an action plan and start being safer together. Firewise USA is a nationally recognized program with proven results, sponsored by the National Fire Prevention Association. 

The more you do, the more you can save. Check out the Safer from Wildfires framework for more details. 

OTHER STEPS TO DO YOUR PART: 

• When directed to evacuate, don’t wait. Be ready to go and know what to do if you become trapped. 

• Sign up for text alerts about wildfires in your area, and know your community’s emergency response plan, evacuation orders and evacuation centers. 

• Check in on your friends and family. 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Prepare for Wildfire - Ready for Wildfire 

Learn how to Start a Firewise Community 

Seeking D4 Representation for both the

San Jose Airport Commission and Parks Commissions

We’re looking for applicants to represent District 4 on both the San Jose Airport Commission and the Parks Commission. Want to help plan the future of our award winning travel hub, the beating heart of tourism and travel in the capital of the Silicon Valley? Have an interest in shaping the future of San Jose's parks? Click the link below for more.

Volunteer In Your Community

Volunteer Opportunities: 

If you are interested in volunteering over the summer, we are in need of volunteers for a wide array of events that take place in District 4! Please consider helping out your community.

Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Angela Pedrigal, at angela.pedrigal@sanjoseca.gov for more information. 

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Easily Access City Services

San Jose 311 is your gateway to City Services from vehicle blight abatement, graffiti removal, reporting fireworks, illegal dumping, pot holes, and more.

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Rebates up to 90% for Your Building Upgrades!

Through the San José Energy Efficient Business Program, your business can receive rebates when you make certain energy-saving upgrades. These significant rebates (80-90% off!) help make the projects more affordable, and when you combine the rebates with your lower monthly energy costs, the upgrades can quickly pay for themselves.

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Who's making a big difference in our community? A great teacher, business owner, a police officer who goes beyond the call of duty. Maybe there's someone spending their free time organizing creek clean-ups or blanket drives for the unhoused... If you've got someone special in your neighborhood, let us know by nominating them to be a District Hero!