Willow Glen, California Since 1992
Local Notebook
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SVCN newspapers do well in CNPA contest Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, publisher of the Willow Glen Resident, returned from the California Newspaper Publishers Association convention in San Diego with seven awards. The awards were announced at a luncheon June 29. Winners were the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, first place for General Excellence and second place for Sports Photo; the Saratoga News, second place for General Excellence and second place for Environmental/Ag reporting; Campbell Reporter, first place for Layout and Design and second place for Spot News Photo. Willow Glen Resident cartoonist, Steven DeCinzo, earned a first place award in the Editorial Cartoon category for a cartoon he did for the Cupertino Courier. "We're really proud of our entire news team," said SVCN Publisher and Willow Glen resident David Cohen, who attended the awards ceremony at the Hotel Del Coronado. "This was an exciting, but stressful year for all of us as we spun SVCN into an independent company and moved most of our staff into our new headquarters building in San Jose." He credited Executive Editor Dale Bryant for "working with a young staff and maintaining high standards for all our newspapers." SJ begins its new recycling program San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales has announced the start of a new recycling and street sweeping program called "Clean 'n Green San Jose." The city has hired three companies on 11-year contracts worth $583 million to provide enhanced recycling services. This makes up the largest set of solid waste contracts in the United States, and, starting July 1, residents will begin to see the effects of the program. There will be new garbage collection days for 60,000 households in San Jose, and from July through September there will be deliveries of 225,000 new carts for recycling and yard trimmings. Single-family homes will no longer sort recyclables—instead, all materials will be placed in one wheeled recycling cart. Apartments, condominiums, mobile home parks, and other multi-family complexes will receive a larger recycling bin. To reduce traffic, high-tech trucks running on alternative fuels will be collecting garbage and recyclables all in one run. Street cleaning vehicles will be coming around more frequently—on a bimonthly basis, rather than the usual once a month. Volunteer commission deadlines approach The San Jose City Council will be accepting applications until July 12 at 5 p.m. for appointments to the Appeals Hearing Board, the Child Care Commission and the Youth Commission. The Appeals Hearing Board, comprised of volunteers, presides at hearings of appeals of notices and penalties resulting from blighted conditions, illegal building activity, unsafe and unsanitary living houses, and weed abatement and garbage liens. The board meets up to twice a month, and each member will be paid $100 per meeting up to a maximum of $200 per month. For additional information regarding the position, call 408-277.4931. The Child Care Commission studies, evaluates, reviews and provides advice to the council and the city's Recreation, Parks and Neighborhood Services department on all matters and issues related to child care. The commission meets once a month and requires a time commitment of approximately five hours a month. Applicants must be San Jose residents, cannot be city employees and must have demonstrated an interest in the issues related to the provision of child care services. For more information regarding the commission, call 408-392.6757. The Youth Commission was formed to encourage greater involvement of youth in municipal government. The commission studies any problems, activities and concerns of youth relating to municipal policies, programs or city projects. Applicants must be between the ages of 14 to 20 at the time of appointment. Eight positions are open for people residing in districts two, four, five, six, eight and nine, and citywide. For more information regarding the commission, call 408-501.0983. Applications for all positions can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk, 801 N. First St., Room 116, San Jose, 95110, or by calling 408-277.4424. VTA adjusting fares, services Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will be enacting several new services and fare changes in July. The changes have been made due to the current economic downturn in Silicon Valley and the recent decline in ridership. Effective July 1, the adult single-ride fare will be $1.40; the adult day pass will be $4; the adult express single-ride fare will be $2.25; the adult express day pass will be $6; the youth (ages five to 17) single-ride fare will be 85 cents; the youth day pass will be $2.50; the single-ride fare for seniors (riders ages 65 and older) and those who have disabilities will be 45 cents; and the day pass for seniors and those with disabilities will be $1.25. The VTA is also introducing new, easier-to-use timetables for VTA bus, light rail and shuttle services. The timetables have been redesigned and color-coded so that passengers can easily locate the appropriate transportation information. The new timetables also reflect schedule changes that will be effective July 8. A new day pass token will be sold starting July 1, offering customers an easy way to pay for their transit trips. Tokens will be sold in quantities of five at $18 for adults and $11.25 for youth. They can be purchased at many Albertsons grocery store or Longs Drugs. Tokens are also available at the VTA Downtown Customer Service Center, located at 2 N. First St. in San Jose, and VTA River Oaks, Building B, located at 3331 N. First St. in San Jose. For more information, contact VTA customer service at 408-321.2300. |
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