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A dvisor The Volume 36 Number 3 Summer 2010 www.nagleepark.org Page 1 March 2010 CCA 4th of July Celebration 2010 Schedule of Events 8:00 am Registration for Race Meet at William St Park 8:30 am Race Begins at William St Park 9:00 am Bake-Off Entries must be Delivered to 585 South 12 th Street 12:30 pm Assemble for Parade at S 14 th and San Salvador Sts. 1:00 pm Parade Begins 2:15 pm Neighborhood Block Party on the 600 Block of South 16 th Street Volunteers are Needed!!! Setup, Cleanup, Beverages, and Kids Area. Contact Blair Albertson [email protected] The 34th Annual CCA 4th of July Parade or email [email protected]. Convertible owners please call Beth to volunteer your vehicle. Coyote Creek Fun Race Explore on foot the outback of Selma Olinder Park, the Coyote Creek and Happy Hollow. One mile, 2 mile and 4.5 mile courses. Par- ticipants welcomed in Adult and Children’s categories. Meet at William Street Park Bake Off/Cook-Off Contest Get your Entries Ready. Anything edible can be entered. Adults and Kids Catego- ries. All Ages are welcome. Categories will be determined after the judges see what has been submitted. Entries are judged on presentation and taste. Deliver entries the evening of July 3 rd between 6pm-8pm or no later than 9am on July 4 to the home of: Laura & David Grybos, 585 South 12 th St. No overnight refrigeration available. It’s time to fire up those creative juices. Join our 2010 4 th of July Parade Grand Marshal Median Buddies and Caretakers as you parade around the neighborhood. Decorate bikes, wagons, cars or anything that can move. Meet at 12:30pm at the corner of 14 th and San Salvador Streets. Starting at 1pm, we’ll parade over to 16 th St, down to San Antonio, then back up to 15 th to William Streets. Everyone is welcome to join in or watch. New Babies Cars All new babies born since the last 4 th of July and their parents are welcome to ride in the New Babies Cars. Please contact Beth Shafran-Mukai at 408-292-9492 Big Neighborhood Block Party Free to all Naglee Park Residents and Friends of Naglee Park. Picnic, Potluck, and BBQ. All Naglee Park resi- dents, family and friends are invited to join togeth- er. Spread a blanket on the grass and enjoy the day. Free to all Naglee Park Residents and Friends! Beverages and a HUGE BBQ grill are provided. Bring a potluck dish to share, something to BBQ, utensils and plates. Block Party is held on the 600 Block of South 16th Street.Enjoy the Music of: FREEDOM BOULEVARD Donations may be made to: CCA Fourth of July Fund P.O. Box 90038 San Jose, CA 95109 The CCA Fourth of July is sponsored by the Members of the Campus Community Association and Bark in the Park

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AdvisorThe

Volume 36 Number 3 Summer 2010www.nagleepark.org

Page 1March 2010

CCA 4th of JulyCelebration 2010

Schedule of Events8:00 am Registration for Race Meet at William St Park8:30 am Race Begins at William St Park9:00 am Bake-Off Entries must be Delivered to 585 South 12th Street12:30 pm Assemble for Parade at S 14th and San Salvador Sts.1:00 pm Parade Begins2:15 pm Neighborhood Block Party on the 600 Block of South 16th Street

Volunteers are Needed!!!Setup, Cleanup, Beverages,

and Kids Area.Contact

Blair [email protected]

The 34th AnnualCCA 4th of July Parade

or email [email protected]. Convertible owners please call Beth to volunteer your vehicle.

Coyote Creek Fun RaceExplore on foot the outback of Selma Olinder Park, the Coyote Creek and Happy Hollow. One mile, 2 mile and 4.5 mile courses. Par-ticipants welcomed in Adult and Children’s categories. Meet at William Street Park

Bake Off/Cook-Off ContestGet your Entries Ready. Anything edible can be entered. Adults and Kids Catego-ries. All Ages are welcome. Categories will be determined after the judges see what has been submitted. Entries are judged on presentation and taste. Deliver entries the evening of July 3rd between 6pm-8pm or no later than 9am on July 4 to the home of:Laura & David Grybos, 585 South 12th St.

No overnight refrigeration available.

It’s time to fire up those creative juices. Join our

2010 4th of July ParadeGrand Marshal

Median Buddies and Caretakersas you parade around the neighborhood. Decorate bikes, wagons, cars or anything that can move. Meet at 12:30pm at the corner of 14th and San Salvador Streets. Starting at 1pm, we’ll parade over to 16th St, down to San Antonio, then back up to 15th to William Streets. Everyone is welcome to join in or watch.

New Babies CarsAll new babies born since the last 4th of July and their parents are welcome to ride in the New Babies Cars. Please contact Beth Shafran-Mukai at 408-292-9492

Big Neighborhood Block Party

Free to all Naglee Park Residents

and Friends of Naglee Park.Picnic, Potluck, and BBQ. All Naglee Park resi-dents, family and friends are invited to join togeth-er. Spread a blanket on the grass and enjoy the day. Free to all Naglee Park Residents and Friends! Beverages and a HUGE BBQ grill are provided. Bring a potluck dish to share, something to BBQ, utensils and plates. Block Party is held on the 600 Block of South 16th Street.Enjoy the Music of: FREEDOM BOULEVARD

Donations may be made to:CCA

Fourth of July FundP.O. Box 90038

San Jose, CA 95109

The CCA Fourth of July is sponsored by the Members of the Campus Community Association and Bark in the Park

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The AdvisorCampus Community Association

P.O. Box 90038, San Jose, CA [email protected] www.nagleepark.org

The Advisor is the quarterly newsletter of theCampus Community Association. CCA’s goal is to promote

neighborhood spirit and improve the quality of life within the Campus Community through education and community projects.

Officers (2009-10)President Dennis CunninghamVice President Beth Shafran-MukaiSecretary Marni KamzanTreasurer Ken Podgorsek

Editorial StaffEditor (Interim) Ken Podgorsek

MembershipAnnual dues paid to The Campus Community Association, Inc.,

a nonprofit corporation. Membership is open toindividuals, businesses and organizations.

New Member Household $15Senior $10Business/Organization/Institution $30

Sponsorship Rates: Business Card $30, 1/6 page $50, 1/4 page $75, 1/2 page $150. Please inquire for specifications and space availability.

Editorial Policy: Letters to the Editor should be mailed to: Advi-sor Editor, c/o Campus Community Association, or emailed [email protected]. All letters will be printed as received to the extent possible. The editors reserve the right to edit all submissions.

CCA Calendar2010/2011

Advisor October 2010 Copy Deadline October 10, 2010CCA General Meeting October 20, 2010

CCA General Meeting 7:00 pm January 19, 2011

Advisor March 2011 Copy Deadline March 10, 2011CCA General Meeting 7:00 pm April 20, 2011

Advisor June 2010 Copy Deadline June 10, 2011CCA General Meeting 7:00 pm See you at NNO

CCA Steering Committee meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm. All CCA members are welcome to attend meetings or join the committee. Any member having an item to present before the Steering Committee should contact the President to be added to the agenda. Email [email protected]

NeighborhoodMeetings

CCA General MeetingNo July MeetingSee you at NNO

CCA Fourth of JulyJuly 4, 2010

Naglee Park Neighborhood

CCA Board and CCA Steering Committee

First Tuesday of Every Month6:30pm-8:00pmSalas O’Brien

11th/San Carlos Sts

National Night OutVarious Driveways

Throughout Naglee ParkTuesday August 3, 2010

Bark in the Park 2010Saturday, September 18, 2010

William Street Parkwww.BarkSanJose.org

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Pres’ Saysby Dennis Cunningham

CCA [email protected]

In the last newsletter I mentioned the neighborhood issues concerning a cannabis club at S. 14th and Santa Clara Streets. Due to the efforts of neighbors, city staff and Councilman Sam Liccardo’s office the operators of the club have closed that location. While the closure is a good thing for the neighborhood we remain engaged in the discussion as to how to regulate such businesses so that they are required to operate outside of residential neighborhoods and away from schools.

The CCA sent a letter to the Mayor and City Council this month supporting Councilman Sam Liccardo’s proposals to preserve community centers in at-risk neighborhoods, maintain library hours, and keep a number of community pools open. High impact services such as community centers, libraries, and community pools pay off in the long run by spending very little money now to prevent spending much more money later on social problems. These services engage our children and develop healthy adults, families, and communities.

Our community in Naglee Park will again celebrate Independence Day in style. See you at the Parade and Block Party. Have a great summer.

It was back in 1986 that Farrell and I experienced our first Naglee Park 4th of July. I remember watching all these people going up the street and didn’t know what was going on. I stepped out of my house and saw the fire truck up at San Salvador and 14th. I guessed there was a fire and everyone was just going to see what was happening. As I approached the corner and saw all the decorated bikes (there were only 12 back then) and the decorated cars and people milling around not being especially organized, I realized that it was not a fire. It was a good old fashioned 4th of July Neighborhood Parade happening in Downtown San Jose. There went my plans for a quiet 4th of July. This tradition along with the later traditions of a Bake Off, the Fun Race, and the Block Party has been going on in Naglee Park since the Bicentennial in 1976. It began as a way to celebrate our Country’s 200th Birthday and has continued as an even better way to build a community and a neighborhood.

Congrats to the Median Buddies and Caretakers for being this year’s Grand Marshalls and recognized for their efforts throughout our neighborhood. They have done a great job with the medians. A very big thank you to Bev Fitzwater for her excellent organizing skills. When you see them in the parade give them a real huge Thank You for the work they do making our neighborhood a beautiful place to live.

Well, July 1 starts my 11th term on the CCA Board. I never thought that would happen either. I look forward to serving again in my role as Treasurer with Dennis Cunningham (President), Beth Shafran Mukai (Vice-President), and Marni Kamzan (Secretary).

Have a great 4th of July and see you all at Bark in the Park.

Editor’s Notesby Ken Podgorsek, Interim Editor

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Interested in only getting Notices of Upcoming Neighborhood Events

Join the CCA Email Notice List.

Approximately 1-3 Emails per Month.

Email [email protected] your email Address

This system was designed for our neighbors that want to get information on CCA Meetings or Events, like the CCA Fourth of July, Naglee Park Open Studios, CCA Holiday Get Together, National Night Out, Bark in the Park, and many more. Members of the CCA Email List will get the same notices on the CCA Email list.

The CCA will be reducing its mailings in 2010 to help reduce our carbon footprint and to save money.

Join Today.

Connect with your Neighbors Join the CCA Email List

The CCA email list is a great way to keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood. The list is a moderate volume list with approximately 10-30 email messages a day. We also offer a digest version where the messages are condensed. You have full access to the full version of the message in the digest.All members of the list agree to adhere to the CCA Email List Guidelines. These guidelines can be found at: www.nagleepark.org/cca/listpolicyJoin the fun today and get to know your neighbors.

Joining the ListTo join the cca email distribution list, send an email to:

[email protected]

To do this send a message to:

[email protected]

Full Instructions are

available on our website

www.nagleepark.org

Philipe C. Doren Your Neighborhood Mobile Notary Public

Philipe C. Doren - President Cell: (408) 464-2158 Office: (408) 298-0928 Fax: (408) 295-2891 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.pdoren.com/notary

...by appointment only

“Se Habla Espanol”

New Naglee Park Websitewww.NagleePark.org

Recently the Naglee Park Web Committee led by Lynda Sereno began a process of updating the CCA Website. One of the new features is a calendar of CCA and neighborhood events. This calendar is featured right on the home page and is updated regularly with new items. Check it out. Great place to go and be up-dated on what is happening in the neighborhood.

We also have been updating pages and information on the various CCA Events and Projects. Various CCA Committee chairs have submitted updated information on their committees. You will also find back issues of the Advisor available to you at the click of a mouse.

The long term goal of the web committee is to have an interactive web page that meets the needs of our neighborhood. We have a long way to go but we are off and running.

Many thanks to longterm CCA Webmaster Tom Clifton for his work deveveloping our website these past years keeping the website up and running.

Here are some pages on the website that you may want to check out:

CCA Information:www.nagleepark.org/aboutus.html

Naglee Park History www.nagleepark.org/nphistory.html

CCA Web Committeewww.nagleepark.org/npsitecommittee.html

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Naglee Park PreparedGets Prepared!

Eighteen Naglee Park neighbors attended a block monitor training session on April 17th to learn about personal preparedness in a major disaster, the importance of knowing your block neighbors, and the duties of a block monitor in the Naglee Park Prepared! plan. A representative from PG&E demonstrated how and when to turn off gas meters, and a lively discussion about what different blocks were doing made for a very educational morning. Another training session is planned for the Fall, so watch for the announcement of time and place. You will be glad you did!

The NPP steering committee reports an increase in the number of volunteers signing up to be block monitors, however; there are still several un-represented blocks. Each block needs at least one monitor, and blocks with only one monitor are encouraged to recruit a buddy.

Unrepresented blocks include:12th Street – 00, 100, 200, 300

13th Street – 00, 100, 60015th Street – 00, 50016th Street – 400, 50017th Street – 100, 300

San FernandoSan AntonioSan Salvador

WilliamMargaret

If you don’t see your street on this list that means you have at least one block monitor. Find out who they are!

Block monitor duties are to educate the block about the NPP plan prior to a disaster, and in the event of a disaster to walk the block gathering information to report back to the command center which has access to neighborhood resources and amateur ham radio

operators. In the case of a major disaster folks will need to help their neighbors because it is estimated that emergency services will not be accessible for about the first three days.

Be a Block Monitor! Contact:Rich Eilbert – North Command Center

[email protected]

Chris Finn – South Command [email protected]

408-287-7387

Look for your block monitor in the 4th of July parade. We will be the ones in the safety vests carrying our window cards!

Gas shut-off wrenches are available to the folks who attended the April 17th training session. Contact Rich Eilbert at [email protected] or John Mitchell at [email protected] to pick up yours.

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Naglee Park Open Studios 2 ROCKS!!

by Frances SchwabIf you had some suspicion that this neighborhood is continually evolving in very interesting directions, you are so right! Bark in the Park showed us the way years ago, and grows each year. Now Naglee Park Open Studios is quickly following suit, with a very successful Year Two on Sunday, June 6th from 11-5.

Last year, there was very little activity until early afternoon, with some hesitation and perhaps wait-and-see operating, taking a little time to figure out this new animal. This year, however, maybe the bright balloon bouquets at the sidewalks in front of each site cheered us all on! There clearly was a steady stream of people checking out their colorful programs, figuring out a route, and very happily stopping in at a great many of the 38 possible artist displays, at 27 neighborhood sites. Neighbors could be seen comparing notes on the sidewalk, passing on “Don’t miss those amazing sculptures with shoes, way up in the north corner!” “Did you see the jewelry this year? I love jewelry, and each one is so different from the others!?

The NPOS Committee would like to enthusiastically thank the tremendous range of helpers for this amazing and fascinating event. We had an amazing crew who dropped of handbills and posters at a HUGE number of downtown sites, as well as the business strips in Willow Glen and The Alameda. There were also helpers setting up each site in the days before the event, and neighbors who offered their gorgeous backyards to be used by other artists. Mythic English gardens had nothing on some of the beautiful spaces contributed for this event. Later, exhausted but happy artists and helpers found their way to the glorious after-party by the pool (also appreciated). The after-party crew did everyone proud! What a lovely and very tasty event!

Not to overlook significant other global notes, too, Cinema Centerpiece Extraordinaire Nathan shared our neighborhood event with an enthusiastic group of Chinese high-level officials, at San Jose State for professional seminars. If NPOS can help contribute to international understanding, nurtured by the artistic talents of our neighbors – we all win. We send out a

big “Hun-how”,(very good, in Mandarin Chinese) to neighbor Nathan. Be sure you thank him, too, when he greets you in front of the theatre next time. That would be, ”Je Je”, thank you!

A reminder to those who missed the event or maybe some of the sites, you can view event recaps on: nagleepark.org/npos. It has been updated post-event to include our downloadable program listing all artists, and lots of details supplied by the artists, as well. Continuing to support our artists after this great event is why we started in the first place, remember? If we can do that year round for special gifts and occasions, then our Open Studies event once a year will truly be making a difference. Finally, the NPOS Committee would like to thank our sponsors. Bark in the Park is so successful after all these years, that there is extra money beyond expenses to support newer ventures in the neighborhood. The Garage and House of Bagels agreed to be the initial pick-up point for the NPOS Programs – thanks so much for that support. San Jose Mailing and Printing and Superior Color Labs are together responsible for the gorgeous program, handbills and posters or several sizes that reminded everyone about NPOS. The intrepid Bev Fitzwater Graphic Design developed each printed piece, and each step that it took to get there. We could not have done this tremendous community event without this wide range of support, hard work, creativity and absolute passion shared by each of these crucial contributors. Most instrumentally,

NPOS received monies from the Campus Community Association to whom we reserve our final thanks. They believed in this venture from the beginning, approved monies to get it started, and continued this support for Year Two, as well. What an organization! What a neighborhood! What great support from all of you who checked it out and for appreciation and supporting our neighborhood artists. That’s what started this creative event, and that will continue to be the main focus. You rock, artists for your passion and creativity in grounding this extraordinary event. You rock, Naglee Parkers for getting out there and exploring and loving it! Go, Naglee Park! You truly ROCK!!

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Naglee Park Open Studios

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NAGLEE PARK NEIGHBORSFRIENDS OF A VERY

DIFFERENT LIBRARYBy L. Dahlberg

The San Jose Public Library system ranks Number one among the ten biggest cities in the United States. Of the 19 libraries in San Jose, the Dr. Martin Luther King Library is not only the largest in San Jose, it is the largest public library west of the Mississippi and the only collaborative “town & gown” library of its kind in the country. An electronic counter, which on August 1, 2003 began counting books and magazines checked out at all the city’s libraries, recently turned over the 100 million mark!

It would be fair to say that we support our libraries and probably even take for granted the easy access we have to reading materials not far from where we live. Whether or not we belong to an actual Friends of the Library, we are all friends of our libraries here in San Jose.

Across the world in the small, West African country of Burkina Faso, libraries are virtually non-existent. One of the poorest countries in the world, Burkina Faso occupies an area about the size of the State of Colorado into which are crammed about 16 million people. After many years of colonial occupation and upheaval, Burkina Faso today has a relatively stable government with a president, a parliament and a desire to improve both the lives of its citizens and its standing in the world.

Enter Friends of African Village Libraries, amongst whose founders are Michael Kevane and Leslie Gray who live with their children and Leslie’s mother here in Naglee Park.

Friends of African Village Libraries (FAVL) believes that every child and adult should have the opportunity to pick up a book and read. FAVL believes that true development can only happen when people are empowered by access to information and the habits of reading and critical thinking.

From this simple premise has come a powerful network of locally-run and operated libraries. FAVL has established and manages a baker’s dozen of libraries: eight in Burkina Faso, three in Ghana, one in Tanzania and one in Uganda. In addition, FAVL supports the Uganda Community Library Association with its 60 member libraries and in Northern Ghana FAVL works with the Center for Sustainable Rural Development.

FAVL creates a village library when it has in hand sufficient donations to cover the long-term costs associated with its support. The community establishes a local management committee which helps to oversee refurbishment of an

existing building or construction of a new one, usually with solar power, containing a reading room, a community space and an office for the librarian. A local librarian is hired and trained and the library is stocked with a selection of one or two thousand books with titles in English, French, Arabic, as well as local languages.

Michael Kevane is Co-Director of FAVL for West Africa, Leslie Gray is on the Board of Directors of FAVL. They are both PhDs with impressive Africa study resumes in their respective fields, Economics and Geography, They teach at Santa Clara University and also lead a Fall Semester Study Abroad in Burkina Faso combining academic and cultural immersion with a focus on community-based learning experiences in public libraries in small towns and villages in rural areas. If you know students looking to brush up on their French who aren’t fazed by very basic living conditions, you might point them to this study program. As a travel perk, it includes a trip to the mysterious cliff homes in Dogon dating back to the 15th – 16th centuries!

Reading opportunities from a very early age are the key to learning and to the improvement of everyone’s economic conditions. We certainly understand that here in San Jose where we have a treasure trove of libraries available to all. Those of us who appreciate the gifts we have can understand how important books are to the boys and girls, young adults, farmers, weavers, traders and others in Burkina Faso, especially those in the more isolated, rural areas.

If books find a soft spot in your heart, consider looking for ways to help FAVL with its work in Burkina Faso where thousands of villages have primary schools and no libraries.

Most people think of donating books – but please don’t -- too expensive to ship; probably not the right languages or topics most desired by the communities. Instead maybe consider neighborhood book swaps as fundraisers? Or see if your children’s schools might be interested in a Read-a-thon. FAVL has materials for you and can provide a presentation as well.

FAVL is a small organization with low overhead costs; it depends on dedicated volunteers who support this important work. Go to www.favl.org for more information about the libraries.

Leslie and Michael would like to let their Naglee Park neighbors know that they will be hosting an informal gathering with wine and cheese starting at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 11. You are welcome to drop by, say “Hello,” and learn more about FAVL. Details will be circulated on the CCA list.”

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Naglee Park MediansVOLUNTEER

OPPORTUNITIES!WHOO HOO!

Median Caretaker,Median Waterer, Water House, Cart house,

Median Buddy or Watering Team!

It takes a village…

Please adopt one or more of these medians!• 11th and William (east)• 13th and William (west)• 17th and San Salvador (deadend)• 13th and San Salvador( north)• some or all of the strip from 12th to 13th on San Carlos• 14th and San Antonio (south)• 13th and Santa Clara

Median Caretakers, please water weekly!

Median Buddies please water the abandoned medians.

To adopt a median orfor adoption information:

Contact:Bev Fitzwater

Naglee Park Median CoordinatorBeautification Committee

[email protected]

Consider Joining the CCA Today

Application on Page 15

Naglee Park Preparedand

MediansNeed your Donations

too!Make Checks Payable to:

CCAPut Naglee Park Prepared orMedians in the Memo Line

Send toCCA DonationsP.O. Box 90038

San Jose, CA 95109

Your Donation is Tax Deductible as allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor

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DRC’sReportGreetings. This is my first solo report and I am a little nervous about stepping into Cooper’s paws. I am especially concerned about this human that is typing my words as I dictate. He is not the brightest dog biscuit in the box---if you know what I mean. I was born here in San Jose a year ago, making me a native. Apparently, I caused a good deal of hoo-hah in the last issue when I said that cat news will be included in this forum. In the house where I live, the cats, Juan Carlos and Pancho, have begun bringing me little nuggets to share with you. This is a major step and hopefully, it will lead to a peaceful armistice between dogs and cats everywhere. One can only hope.

Running over the bridge on Williams Street brings up ancestral memories. There was a time, many thousands of my generations ago, when my ancestors slept in caves, keeping your ancestors warm and warning them if something needed warning about. The story has been passed down from wolf to dog that ancient humans painted images on the walls of the caves to let everyone know they had been there.

From the sidewalk over Coyote Creek, you can see similar paintings all over the pillars of the bridge. Every month or so, some wonderful human paints over the images, returning the stone to its original beauty. That’s the spirit of Naglee Park. Has anyone ever seen a coyote in that creek? And speaking of signs… On a single walk around the nabe, I encountered 12 signs announcing lost dogs and cats. Most offered rewards, ranging from a few hundred dollars to $15,000. I have two thoughts on this issue: First, I believe that any human who returns a pet and expects to receive a reward ought to be forced to clean the park for the rest of his life. If she stands on the porch waiting to be paid, she should still be standing there when I write the next column.

By the time you read this, the elections are over and, if my humans are typical, everybody was thrown

out of office, except Zoe, because I love her name. I cannot vote yet, but I think I can get married and buy marijuana in a store. The Grand Fourth of July Parade has just happened. This was my first and I intend to cover the event with the seriousness of any great journalist. I understand that one group marches in togas and drinks wine. That’s my kind of parade.

Speaking of food…some of the best snacks I have ever eaten are leftovers carried home from someplace called The Garage. Apparently, it is a little place on San Carlos with a frantic fellow who makes excellent food. Do your dogs a favor and try it.

Some of you have wondered about my name, DRC—pronounced, Dee Ahr Cee. I was named after someplace in France where pretty good wines come from. DRC is short for Domaine De la Romanee Conti, and my human asked me to include this message: Go into the place where your human keeps her wine. If you see any bottles with that name on the label, especially if they also say La Tache, please contact me.

Bark on.

DRC Eckstone on 12th.

Volunteers are needed for

Saturday September 18, 2010William Street Park

We have a variety ofVolunteer Opportunities available.

Bark in the Park is the major funding source for the activities and project funded by the

Campus Community Association in Naglee Park

We can’t do it without you.

Email Bark Volunteer ChairBeth Shafran Mukai at

[email protected]

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231 E. Santa Clara Street(directly across from City Hall)

408.286.0508

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artisan roasted, single origin coffees

Select fromBarefoot, Ecco, and Ritual

Introductory Coupon

2 for 1Buy one drink, get a second of equal or lesser value free

One coupon per customer, pleaseExpires August 30, 2010

Not available with other discounts or promotions

A San Jose Downtown Association Production

FREE Thursday ConcertsJune 3 — August 265:30 – 9:15 p.m.Plaza de Cesar Chavez279-1775 sjdowntown.com

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Optometric Eye CenterServing Naglee Park for 25 years!

• Eye exams• Most insurance welcome• Specialty contact lens tting • Laser surgery consultant• Eye infection, allergy & injury • Designer eyewear• Leaders in eyecare for children

408-293-2020 www.sight2success.com

Dr. Jorge A. Cuadros, O.D., PhD Dr. Charles T. Holt O.D. Buena Vista Eyecare Group678 E. Santa Clara St. San Jose

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Representing Buyers & Sellers in Rose Garden, Shasta Hanchett, Naglee Park, Willow Glen, Downtown SJ and surrounding communities

MEG MASTERSON & KAREN SMITH

(408) 491-1661

www.megandkaren.com

Fischler & Fischler Properties

Your full service neighborhood brokerage

We handle the buying, selling,and financing of real estate!

John FischlerBroker/Owner

Office: 292 1101Home: 947 0974

The Pamela ReschSalon Series

a Naglee Park traditionsince 1983

Featuring Classical and Jazz Soirees in an intimate

Romantic Tudor Cottage setting(408) 298-1598 for information

Music instruction available

www.ascensionmartialarts.com

Ascension Martial Arts

$10 offany Junior Warrior

membership option with this ad

748-C Coleman Ave, San Jose • 408-564-7637

Kung Fu • T’ai Chi • Fitness

Noon and Evening Classes

Adults and Children

Need to give your little monkey some direction?

Starting kung fu as a child can build a strong foundation for healthy future.And if it sounds fun to you, we have a place for you, too!

www.bscd.comJeff Winn CR CGBP

President Phone 408-277-0542

[email protected]

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CCA Email DirectoryBoard ..................................................................................executive@NagleePark.org Steering Committee ......................................................executive@NagleePark.org President (Dennis Cunningham) [email protected] Vice-President (Beth Shafran Mukai) [email protected] Secretary (Marni Kamzan)............................................secretary@NagleePark.org Treasurer (Ken Podgorsek) ...........................................treasurer@NagleePark.orgAdvisor ............................................................................... [email protected] in the Park™ (Ken Podgorsek) .................................info@BarkSanJose.orgBeautification Committee (Karen English) [email protected] Medians (Bev Fitzwater) ..............................................jimfitzwater@ieee.orgEast Campus Comm. Org. (Marianne Salas) [email protected] List Policy ...............................................................ccalistAdmin@NagleePark.com Friends of Coyote Creek ....................................................focc@NagleePark.org4th of July ..........................................................................ccafourth@NagleePark.orgLand Use Committee ........................................................president@NagleePark.orgTales of Naglee Park .........................................................treasurer@NagleePark.orgNaglee Park Prepared (Rich Eilbert/Chris Finn) [email protected] Liaison (April Halberstadt) [email protected] Committee (Linda Serreno) .......................................webmaster@NagleePark.orgWelcoming Committee ......................................................welcoming@NagleePark.orgMembership .......................................................................membership@NagleePark.org

1567 Meridian AveSan Jose, CA 95125

[email protected]

Cell 408-836-5152

Pete SmithReal Estate Professional

408-979-5445Emergency Repairs 24 hours a day

Office / Fax: 408.258.2544Mobile: 408.307.4407

"QUALITY CRAFTSMAN"

Plumbing • Electrical • Telephone/DataKitchen / Bath Remodeling

CA Contractors License #822457

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HAVE YOU JOINED THE CCA?HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR CCA MEMBERSHIP?

Many CCA sponsored activities take place during the year.

Your dues help CCA sponsor neighborhood get togethers, newsletters, and many community education and beautification projects for our neighborhood.

DUES: New Members and Renewals-$15, Senior-$10, Business Org-$30, All Dues are tax-deductible as al-lowed by law. We’d be happy to accept an additional tax-deductible donation for our General Fund or one of the following ongoing activities: Beautification, Medians, Trees, ECCO, Naglee Park Prepared, Bark in the Park, History Naglee Park, Naglee Park Open Studios, or Friends of Coyote Creek — just specify which one below!

Name_______________________ Phone _______________ Email ___________________Address ___________________________________________________________________ Membership Dues $ __________ $ ________ Donation for __________________________Please make checks payable to CCA. and mail to: CCA Treasurer, P.O. Box 90038, San Jose, CA 95109-3038.

The Campus Community Association, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to promote neighborhood spirit and improved conditions through education and community projects.

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THE ADVISORCampus Community AssociationP.O. Box 90038San Jose, CA 95109-3038

NonProfit Org.U.S. Postage

PAIDPermit#5389San Jose, CA

In this Issue:CCA 4th of July

Naglee Park Open Studios Wrap UpVolunteers Needed!

Numbers ToRemember

Emergency ..............................................................911Police Non Emergency........................................... 311Customer Service Center ..................... 408-535-3500Abandoned Vehicles ...............................408-277-5305Code Enforcement .................................408-277-4528Graffiti Hotline .......................................408-277-2758Complaints .............................................408-535-3500Shopping Cart Pickup ........................... 408-535.3500Animal Services .....................................408-578-7297Parking Permits ......................................408-535-3850Street Lights ...........................................408-535-3500Crime Prevention/Nbrd. Watch ..............408-277-4133Noise Complaints ...................................408-277-8900AT&T Graffiti ........................................866-243-6122Signs and Marking .................................408-277-5515

Campus Community AssociationP.O. Box 90038San Jose, CA [email protected]

SJUSD Board Trustee, District 1Jorge Gonzales ...................................... 408-535-6000855 Lenzen Drive San Jose, CA 95126-2736

City Councilmember, District 3Councilmember Sam Liccardo ..............408-535-4903200 East Santa Clara Street, 18th FloorSan Jose, CA [email protected]/district3

County Supervisor, District 2George Shirakawa ..................................408-299-5020County Government Center, East Wing70 West Hedding Street San Jose, CA 95110george.shirakawa@bos.co.santa-clara.ca.uswww.supervisorshirakawa.org

Congresswoman, District 16Zoe Lofgren .......................................... 408-271-8700635 N. First St. #B San Jose, CA [email protected]

Assemblymember, District 23Joe Coto .................................................408-277-1220100 Paseo de San Antonio #300 San Jose, CA [email protected]

Time Dated MaterialPostal CarierPlease Deliver by June 28, 2010