Unbelievable the whining that goes on in Willow Glen. Between the people that have complained about Beavers and now the latest, the proposed dog park in Bramhall Park, it's truly unbelievable. People of Willow Glen, and specifically you, Mr. Rick Curry, stop complaining that you did not receive a city notice, because you did, and Ms. LoGiudice, stop moaning about a legitimate business like Beavers, which, by the way, is a nice place.

Bramhall Park is a perfect place for a dog park because about half of Willow Glen, including myself, let our dogs exercise there. It's not like the stage/flood retention areas are used for anything else.

And the newspaper using a whiner like Curry to say that the city is somehow not including everyone in the "process" to allow a portion of the park for dogs. News flash, people/whiners: the park is being used and will continue to be used by dogs and their owners. The city is responding to a major need, and I applaud their efforts.

It would be nice to see less whining in Willow Glen and more effort into making this a great sustainable community. Then again, 90 percent of you are not even from San Jose, so keep whining.

Michael R. Van Every

Minnesota Avenue

Public is looking at
alternative health care

As a chiropractor, practicing in the leading natural health profession, I took great interest in reading this week's cover article in the March 3 issue of the Willow Glen Resident.

I'd like to make a comment on Sandy Demetro's statement that he cannot believe that the public places more value in the clerk at the health food store versus the doctor with 12 years of education. The public is not discrediting what the M.D. is saying or offering, but rather choosing to go a different route than traditional prescriptions. They are choosing a different option for their health care. They want a natural solution. It's like a person choosing one college over another, or choosing the new restaurant that just opened over the old 30-year-old established one. People are making a choice in how they look after their health.

Dr. Tracy Watson

Dynamic Chiropractic Center
Minnesota Avenue

Bramhall is the wrong
place for a dog park

As a 40-plus-year resident of Willow Glen, my family has had a longtime tradition of birthday parties, Little League games, soccer practices, class parties, and lazy play days at Willow Street Park (now known as Bramhall Park). I spent many days there as a child, and many more days there with my children. My most favorite part of the whole park is the hill area, where you can run, roll, somersault, cartwheel, or otherwise make your way down, and then explore the wooded area around it.

This park is also quite popular and can be quite crowded. To have this area no longer available for my children, because of a proposed dog park, would break my heart. So I understand the concerns of the residents near the park.

Parking is definitely a problem. Children's safety and loss of a favorite play area in an already crowded park are also definite issues. I think that a dog park is a good idea, but this is not the place for it. If the idea is for dogs to have a place to run off-leash, why couldn't it be in an unimproved area, perhaps on some of the excess city-owned land?

The cost to fence off one of these areas, such as the vacant lot on Hamilton Avenue, should be minimal, and would not impact an already crowded, unique, landscaped area. There are many other places to have a dog park, but there is only one hill.

Linda Sweeney

Willow Glen

Its up to us to decide
what stays or leaves

I am responding to recent letters about Beavers Restaurant and Bar from people asking why our neighborhood has allowed this type of establishment in a family-oriented neighborhood.

It's here because the owner wants it to be here, but ultimately the people of this community will decide if it stays or goes. We have the power. If we like a new store or restaurant on the block, we go there. If we don't like it, we stay away.

All anyone has to do is walk down Lincoln Avenue and see what a beautiful shopping area we have. It's a downtown neighborhood district we can be proud of. Those stores and restaurants are here because we patronize them.

After reading about the menu at Beavers and the highly offensive names for its items, I imagine the owner's clientele is limited to the Bevis and Butt-Head types. I don't know anybody like that around here. Maybe the owner should move Beavers to where they are.

Linda Julian

Willow Glen