Willow Glen, California Since 1992
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PG&E offers incentives to save power PG&E is offering its residential customers an opportunity to receive a 20 percent rebate on their electric bills for summer and fall. Gov. Gray Davis is promoting the incentive - called the California 20/20 Rebate Program - to reward residential customers for reducing electric use, which assists in preventing rotating outages. Customers who use 20 percent less electricity as compared to 2000 usage data will earn the rebate. Residents who are not in the same location as in 2000 will have their electric usage compared against the baseline allocation for their area. These incentives are similar to last year's plan, which issued $120 million in rebates to both residential and nonresidential customers. For more information, visit www.pge.com/foryourhome. Bellarmine sophomore receives YMCA award Willow Glen resident Mike Brunetti, a sophomore at Bellarmine College Preparatory, received the Teen Volunteer of the Year Award from the Central YMCA on May 21. Brunetti was recognized at the YMCA Annual Volunteer Recognition and Celebration event for his volunteer work as a coach and referee for youth sports and assistant leader for summer and winter camps. In addition to his work at the YMCA, Brunetti plays on an intramural baseball team at Bellarmine and manages the junior varsity baseball team. Homebuyer program helps more teachers On May 20, San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales and California First Lady Sharon Davis presented housewarming gifts to the 199th and 200th San Jose teachers to purchase their first home through San Jose's Teacher Homebuyer Program. Two San Jose Unified School District teachers, Jason and Lisa Dries, purchased their home through loans and housing assistance from the San Jose Department of Housing. The program was established in 1999 and has since contributed more than $8.5 million to help teachers buy their first homes. For more information about the program, eligibility and housing assistance, contact the San Jose Department of Housing at 408-277-8486 or visit www.sjhousing.org/program/thp.html. Guadalupe Creek Bridge repairs Caltrain is planning to complete bridge and track repair work at the Guadalupe Creek Bridge just north of the Tamien Station in San Jose. Work on the bridge was done June 1-2. The aging bridge, located near Willow Street and McClellan Avenue, has been under a speed restriction for the last two months, slowing trains to less than 15 miles per hour as they cross the bridge. Repairs will enable trains to travel safely at the maximum authorized speeds. Gardening for ice cream at Rose Garden The San Jose Heritage Rose Garden in the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens is asking for volunteers to help out in the garden June 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The garden has more than 3,700 varieties of roses that bloomed this spring and there is a great deal of deadheading to be done. After working in the garden, volunteers are encouraged to enjoy a free ice cream sundae at the garden center. The San Jose Heritage Rose Garden is located at the intersection of Taylor and Spring streets, just east of Coleman Avenue. For more information, contact volunteer coordinator Lucy Perez at 408-298-7657 or visit www.grpg.org. Symphony performing last benefit concert The San Jose Symphony will be performing the last in a series of benefit concerts led by music director and conductor Leonid Grin on June 8 at 8 p.m. The concert, which benefits the San Jose Music Fund, will be held at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., in San Jose. The program will feature concertmaster Robin Mayforth, performing "Spring" from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, pianist Mark Zeltser, performing Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and an 85th birthday tribute to local composer Lou Harrison, who will be attending, with a performance of his Symphony on G. Ticket prices range from $20 to $50 and can be purchased through the San Jose Symphony ticket office by calling 408-288-2828 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. |
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