News Briefs
Release of innocent inmates will be topic during upcoming meet
The West Valley Bar Association will hold its quarterly meeting on April 27, and hear a presentation on what is being done in Santa Clara County to release innocent inmates from prison. The meeting is open to the public and will be at noon at Hobee's Restaurant at S. Bascom Avenue in Campbell.
The Association is made up of active, or retired, attorneys or judges from Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga and Campbell. For more information, call Marcia at 408.867.3355, or email her at marcia@kaplanandkaplan.com.
University dean will address education issues
The local chapter of the League of Women Voters, which has members from Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga, will hear a speaker talk about the qualities of a good school and public education. Members of the public are welcome. Deborah J. Stipek, Dean of the Stanford School of Education, will speak at the Saratoga Senior Center on April 25, at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, call 408.867.VOTE or log onto www.lwv-lg-s-ms.org.
Clean Water group asks that residents avoid pesticide use
Four West Valley waterways are considered "impaired" by the state because of widespread pesticide use. The Environmental Protection Agency will ban the pesticides beginning December 2001, but the West Valley Clean Water Program is urging local residents to avoid chlorphyrifos and diazinon--common to commercial pest controls--this spring.
The Calabazas, Los Gatos, Saratoga, and Wildcat creeks have been threatened by high pesticide use in the area. The contamination occurs when the pesticides are absorbed by water and the runoff makes its way into creeks.
For tips on nontoxic pest control methods, call West Valley Clean Water Program at 408.354.5385
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