The illustration was made by Suhita Shirodkar in real-time during the fundraiser. She graciously allowed me to use it for this post. This morning I attended a fundraiser for Recovery Café San José. Every time, it touches me to the core. There’s something about their model, the way they want to help people that really…
This morning I was looking at what felt like the millionth “You’re Pre-Approved!” credit card offer sent to Bryan in the last week. Then I remembered: last year I opted out. There’s an official program run by the three major credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — that lets you stop prescreened credit and insurance offers. You can:…
This blog post is based on a CCA email exchange between a couple of neighbors who have witnessed decades of neighborhood evolution. April Everything this community has accomplished happened because the neighbors did the work. The ordinances that were proposed were written and researched by volunteer attorneys who lived here, the traffic studies were initiated…
It all started with traffic. In the late 70s traffic here was horrendous: ambulances, fire trucks, and unchecked cars sped through the neighborhood. Adding to traffic problems, there was limited parking available at San Jose State, so students were forced to park in the neighborhood. The Naglee Park community wanted safer, saner streets and requested…
