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La Concha asks for new spa approval
The San Jose Planning Commission will consider La Concha Spa's request to build a new facility on Lincoln Avenue. The public hearing is scheduled for April 26 at 6:30 p.m. in city hall council chambers, 200 E. Santa Clara St.
Spa owner Gloria Maciel wants to relocate and expand her business to an empty lot at 1030 Lincoln Ave. near Coe Avenue. She wants to construct a three-story, 8,941-square-foot building to replace the spa's 1,621-square-foot site, which is closer to Willow Street on Lincoln Avenue.
The San Jose Planning Commission on March 9, 2005, approved the owner's previous three-story, 9,509 square-foot Spanish revival-style building. But after a community meeting on Nov. 7, further changes to the design were made, scaling it down to 8,941 square feet. This scaled-down version is what is being presented to the city council at the April public hearing.
The new spa will reach 42 feet in height and include a 548-square-foot circular terrace-lounge area on the second story. There will be 38 parking spaces created by underground and off-street parking.
Reports, drawings, and documents for this project are on file and available for review. A permit with recommendations will also be available for review during the week of the public hearing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/hearings/. For more information, contact Rebekah Ross via email at rebekah.ross@sanjoseca.gov.
Lifestyles Home Tour exhibits six houses
This year's Willow Glen Lifestyles Home Tour will feature six unique homes in Willow Glen. The event takes place on May 6-7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The 24th annual fundraising event for the San Jose Day Nursery showcases Willow Glen homes, featuring architectural details, creative remodels, luxurious interior design, new construction and custom homes.
Visitors will be treated to a variety of wines and hors d'oeuvres. There will also be mini-boutiques featuring gifts, and home accessories sold by local Willow Glen shops.
Donations from the tour are used to make up the difference between the fees paid by low-income working parents whose children attend the day nursery and the actual cost of caring for the children.
Tickets are $30 in advance and can be purchased at Able Printing, 1595 Meridian Ave.; Casa Casa, 1355 Lincoln Ave.; Eclectic Touch, 1171 Lincoln Ave.; Fleurish, 1335 Lincoln Ave.; B Civilized, 1140-7 Lincoln Ave.; and Bunny Hutch, 14926 Camden Ave.
Tickets are $35 on the day of the tour and can be purchased in the Washington Mutual parking lot at the corner of Minnesota and Lincoln avenues from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
No cameras, camcorders or children under 12 years of age are allowed on the tour. For more information, call 408.288.9667 or visit www.SJDN.org.
WG library will sell
books at $1 an inch
The Friends of the Willow Glen Library are planning a spring book sale on April 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Willow Glen Library, 1157 Minnesota Ave.
The book sale will offer a wide selection of books, videos, CDs, DVDs and cassettes for both children and adults. Books are stacked in a pile and measured by their height; the charge is $1 per inch.
For more information, call 408. 998.2022 or visit www.sjlibrary.org.
WGNA plans mayor
debate for May 10
The Willow Glen Neighborhood Association is asking the community for concise candidate questions via email for its May 10 San Jose mayoral candidate debate.
Association president Ed Rast asks that questions be limited to three categories, including questions for all candidates, individual candidate questions (stating which candidate the question is for), and yes/no questions that candidates can answer briefly in 15 seconds.
Political statements or leading questions are discouraged since the association is nonpartisan.
The association does not endorse or support individual political candidates or parties. Not all submitted questions will be used due to number of candidates and debate time limitations.
The debate will take place on May 10 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Willow Glen Baptist Church, at the corner of Minnesota and Hicks avenues.
Questions can be emailed to debate@wgna.net. For more information, call Ed Rast at 408.297.2800.
Residents can offer
ideas for fine uses
Mineta San Jose International Airport is offering community members a chance to submit their ideas and suggestions for the use of the Airport Curfew Fund.
To date, the Airport Curfew Fund has collected $202,500.
The criteria community members should consider when submitting their suggestions should include how the idea will benefit the community, as well as how it relates to operations at the airport, enhances the interaction of the airport with the community and enhances the relationship between neighbors and the airport.
To submit recommendations, fill out the official Airport Curfew Fund Program form, which, along with submission instructions, can be found on the airport's website, www.sjc.org. Submissions are due May 15.
Selected proposals that meet the criteria and federal law requirements will be presented to the San Jose Airport Commission for review at the June 5 meeting. The suggestions will go before the city council for final approval in August.
For more information, contact the Airport Neighborhood Services Group at 408.501.0979 or email at communityinput@sjc.org.
Alano Club to come
before appeals board
After years of waiting, neighbors near the Alano Club West will finally get the chance to air their grievances to the city on April 27.
Neighbors surrounding the organization at 1139 Minnesota Ave. claim excessive noise and parking problems have affected the peace in the neighborhood. Last year, the club was ordered to apply for the city's required conditional use permit to regulate its use. The club did not file a complete application.
The issue will now go before the San Jose Appeals Hearing Board on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. The board hears appeals on code enforcement issues.
The Alano Club West is a haven for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts that has operated at the Minnesota Avenue location since 1976.
Bank of the West on
Hamilton is robbed
A robbery occurred at the Bank of the West, 1590 Hamilton Ave., on April 10 at 3:30 p.m. A man of unknown age approached a teller with a note demanding money, San Jose Police Department spokesman Enrique Garcia said. The teller gave the man the money, and the robber then fled.
The bank immediately called the police, and the San Jose robbery unit responded. The man was described as white, wearing blue jeans, a green hat and dark jacket, Garcia said.
The police would not disclose the amount taken or whether the man had a weapon. Anyone with information can call the San Jose robbery unit at 408.277.4166.
AAUW helps with
scholarship funds
Female students from Campbell, Milpitas, San Jose and Santa Clara may be eligible for a scholarship from the American Association of University Women-San Jose.
The students must be currently enrolled at a four-year institution, must have completed two full years at an accredited college or university and must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average.
The number of scholarships awarded and amount is contingent on the number of applicants. In 2005, six $1,500 scholarships were awarded.
Applications must be filed by May 1. To obtain an application, contact Edie Kerr at 408.559.9444 or www.aauwsanjose.org visit.
Aiello works to bring
illness to forefront
Willow Glen resident Jack Aiello has multiple myeloma. He has battled this disease, which attacks his plasma cells, for the past 11 years, and has survived in part because of the treatments he received through the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
The foundation's fifth annual race for research kicks off April 23 at 8:30 am at Crissy Field in San Francisco.
Aiello has been volunteering and participating at the event for four years.
This year's the goal is to raise $200,000 for research and possible new treatments.
For more information, visit www.mmrfrace.org/sanfran.
Presentation girls
show their science
Presentation High School showed its science savvy at the Synopsis Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship on April 2.
The all-girl private Catholic school proved science isn't just a guy thing, with seniors Elizabeth Mrizek and Teresa Sartor winning the grand prize alternate in physical sciences, and a trip to the state science fair for their project, "The Formation of Oblate Spheroids." The project explored how shapes like the Earth--an oblate spheroid--are formed. It took the two seniors five months to complete their work.
Fourteen other students from Presentation won awards from first place in their category, such as botany, biochemistry and environmental science, to cash prizes ranging from $50 to $200. Some of the students won books and scientific calculators, while others won medallions and gift certificates.
Businesses and organizations such as NASA Ames Research Center, American Society of Microbiology, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and Hewlett-Packard Laboratories recognized many of the Presentation girls for their work.
CCOC finishes
strong at StRUT
Central County Occupational Center students participated in the sixth annual StRUT competition on March 25, earning several honors.
The competition is the nonprofit StRUT's (Students Recycling Used Technology) marquee event. CCOC, a division of MetroED, is a vocational half-day training school for students in high schools across the county. StRUT winners came from Almaden, Willow Glen and Campbell.
The students competed against 11 other schools. Students were required to strip down and rebuild a computer, diagnose computer problems, take a written exam and prepare a Power Point presentation for the judges.
Willow Glen resident Drew Holloway and Campbell resident Justin Benjamin were among the students who brought home medals. CCOC student Zachery Crosswhite scored highest on the written exam in the high school division.
