Meaghan Clawsie (MC@NNVESJ.org)
Arvind Kumar, California Native Plant Society
Bracey Tiede, UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener
San Jose City Councilmember Nora Campos
| Call Owner to Keep Rents Affordable in Alum Rock Village (6/4/06) |
| Councilmember Campos Promises her Support for Water Tender (6/5/05) |
| San Jose Fire Department Reductions for the East Side? (Response 4/4/04) |
| Is Councilmember Campos soliciting ideas for the Alum Rock Feed & Fuel corner? (Response 4/4/04) |
| As Planes Go Up, Home Values Go Down (Response 2/1/04) |
| District 5 Community Update (9/7/03) |
| San Jose Budget Concerns Will Not Affect Alum Rock Library (3/9/03) |
Santa Clara County Librarian Melinda Cervantes
| Final Results of Santa Clara County Library May 3 Special Election (8/7/05) |
| Santa Clara County Library passes Measure A, not Measure B (6/5/05) |
San Jose Fire Department Chief Jeff Clet
| Fire Chief Jeff Clet: Moving the Water Tender is better than eliminating it (6/5/05) |
| Neighbor Ruben Grijalva Named California’s Fire Chief - Q&A (6/4/06) |
San Jose Fire Department Captain José Guerrero
| Defensible Space? Here's how to prepare for fire season! (5/7/06) |
San Jose Fire Department Captain Juan Diaz
| Live in a Wildlands Urban Interface Zone? (5/1/05) |
State Assemblymember Manny Diaz
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Regional Medical Center of San Jose CEO Bill Gilbert
| Healthcare “issues” spur Regional - Trauma service contract being finalized (5/1/05) |
| Regional Prepares for Possible December Trauma Center Review (12/5/04) |
James Lick High School Co-Director Joel Herrera
| New Realities at James Lick - Big changes for students below grade level (9/5/04) |
| A Report On Academic Progress at JLHS (8/1/04) |
U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
| Pombo’s Road: $2 million for study a waste of taxpayers' money (4/3/05) |
| Season's Greetings: NNV Song, Message from Congresswoman Lofgren Just for You! (12/7/03) |
ARUESD Superintendent Elect Norma Martinez
| New ARUESD Superintendent Will “Maintain the Course” (6/4/06) |
Santa Clara County Supervisor Pete McHugh
Santa Clara County Roads & Airports Department Director Michael Murdter
| County Roads Funding Outlook (4/6/03) |
James Lick High School Principal Bernardo Olmos
| James Lick Principal Olmos Addresses the Community (9/7/03) |
| Response to Ahmad Abu-Shumays' Letter (6/1/03) |
San Jose Fire Department Captain Ralph Ortega
| New San Jose Fire Department Wildland Program Manager (12/7/03) |
San Jose City Councilmember Chuck Reed
James Lick High School Co-Director Bill Rice
| Death Valley: A Community Experience (12/5/04) |
| James Lick Moves Into New Era - API increase impressive, More to be done (10/3/04) |
Santa Clara Valley Water District Director Richard P. Santos
| SCV Water District – Ready to Answer Water Quality Questions (5/1/05) |
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith
| Mail Theft Response from Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith (1/6/03) |
Alum Rock Youth Center Supervisor Ed Solis
| Alum Rock Youth Center - The Model Program for Youth (12/7/03) |
Lt. Kristen Tarabetz, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
| Unlawful Marijuana Cultivation (8/6/06) |
Superintendent Ken Van Meter, Milpitas Christian Schools
| Spelling Whiz Brian Nguyen - D.C. Bound! (5/7/06) |
Roger Abe, Alum Rock Park Ranger
| Knock-Knock, Knock-Knock? Knock-Knock-Knock!!! (10/8/06) |
| Springtime Haiku (5/7/06) |
| What Do You Know About the Alum Rock Railroads? (5/7/06) |
| Let’s Protect Our Creek! Join the preservation effort (5/7/06) |
| Poetry Event - Haiku in the Teahouse (4/2/06) |
| Red Poison Oak - A Poem (11/6/05) |
| Alum Rock Park - July, 2005 - Haiku (8/7/05) |
| Looking for a Fun Date on Saturday? Try Alum Rock Park! (6/5/05) |
| Alum Rock Park Earth Day Report (6/5/05) |
| Ponderables - Thoughts for our unsettled times (9/7/03) |
| Zoroastrian Temple on Crothers Road (2/8/03) |
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| Japantown Farmer's Market: A Great Place to Shop - Open All Year (12/7/03) |
| Notable Neighbor: San Jose High-Tech Pioneer Paul Albert (4/2/06) |
| Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley - We're in your neighborhood! (9/7/03) |
| Las Delicias Mexican Restaurant Reviewed (4/4/04) |
| White Rock Café - It was the perfect place for Valentines Day (3/7/04) |
| Our Local Supermarkets - Save Mart, Albertsons and Pak'n Save (10/5/03) |
| Alum Rock Park Railroads to be Commemorated - Get on board (11/5/06) |
| Mark's Hot Dogs - East side landmark makes new home (4/6/03) |
| Warner Heights Loses Battle to Maintain Placid Status Quo (12/4/05) |
| Pressed for Time? Need New Tires? Neighbor recommends nifty new service (12/4/05) |
Nancy Bugwadia, MS, RD, CNSD, Regional Medical Center
| Healthy Living Healthy Eating on the Run: A Month of Tips (6/4/06) |
Lark Burkhart, Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
| The Coffee Cup in Country Club Villa: Be There or be Square! (12/7/03) |
Kathleen Cahill & Trudi Burney, WCSV
| Notable Neighbors: Spaulding Norris (8/3/03) |
| Nora; Negligent on Noise - Airport Meeting Disappointing (3/7/04) |
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As Planes Go Up, Home Values Go Down (2/1/04) |
| East Hills Parks For Hikers and Runners - Grant County Park (3/9/03) |
| Serving New Neighborhood Voice (3/9/03) |
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| David Cohen for Berryessa School Board (11/5/06) |
Pat Congdon, Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
| Bird counters flock to Alum Rock Park - Audubon Christmas Bird Count 2004 (2/5/05) |
| Should BART Skip Alum Rock and Berryessa for Now? (10/5/03) |
| Qualities of a Great School Board Member - Put CHILDREN first (10/31/04) |
| Alum Rock Education Foundation - For the children of ARUSD (2/1/04) |
Jenny Derry, Santa Clara County Farm Bureau
| Farmers’ and Ranchers’ Concerns Ignored by Conservation Initiative (8/6/06) |
| We Need Pombo’s Road – And It Must be Built! The road is essential (10/2/05) |
| Alum Rock Avenue - "One of the most delightful drives in the State" (9/7/03) |
| Alum Rock Avenue Widening Opposition Campaign (4/6/03) |
| Mary Bumb DeTar, 1952-2006 - Requiescat in pace (8/6/06) |
| High-Energy Dance Festival at Linda Vista was a Community Event (8/7/05) |
| Fifth-Graders' Rite of Passage at Linda Vista (8/7/05) |
| Affordable Housing Fair Draws 3,500 (5/1/05) |
| Santa Clara County Land Conservation Initiative (6/4/06) |
| Environmentalists Launch Land Conservation Initiative (3/5/06) |
| Playful, Loving Kitty for Adoption, "Shadow" (8/3/03) |
Anne Dunham, Youth Science Institute
| Of Time and Space - Teaching science: past, present and future (4/6/03) |
| Filling the Vase (2/8/03) |
| Clean Money Bill Passes Assembly! (3/5/06) |
| “Clean Money, Fair Elections” – Yes, it could be done! (9/4/05) |
| Three Strikes, You're Out - Recall Esau Herrera (3/7/04) |
Rebecca Elliot, League of California Cities
| Local Land Use Decisions Made in Sacramento? (10/31/04) |
Victoria Emmons, Regional Medical Center of San Jose
| Co-Existing With Wildlife: The Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley (11/5/06) |
| Give the Gift of Reading! Become a Reading/Writing Tutor for an Adult (10/2/05) |
| ARNNE (“Arnie”) Ready For You to Add Your Voice - It’s free! (11/5/06) |
| Let’s Find a Way to Communicate! Alum Rock E-List Serve? (9/3/06) |
| Annexation: Four Good Reasons Why We Need It (6/4/06) |
| Alum Rock Air Disaster - Parts, engines and body parts rained down (2/5/06) |
| White Road Food Lockers - A little piece of Alum Rock history (5/7/06) |
| Grieving Parr Eves Follows Pastor Wife Mary Parker-Eves in Death (8/7/05) |
Nancy Garrison, UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program Coordinator
| Master Gardeners & Cooperative Extension Need our Help (4/4/04) |
| YSI Volunteers find darnedest stuff in Thrift Shop donations – and return it! (2/5/05) |
| Running the Boston Marathon on Behalf of Two Others (5/7/06) |
| Alum Rock District Celebrates and Honors Its Employees (8/6/06) |
| My Father Remembers 1941 - Portuguese immigrants shaped Foothills (11/5/06) |
| East Foothills Turning - A poem (11/5/06) |
| Putting My Shadows Away For The New Year - A poem (2/5/06) |
| Calvary Cemetery, 1882 to the 21st Century, Part V - And another poem (11/6/05) |
| Finding my Great Grandmother at Calvary Catholic Cemetery - A poem (6/5/05) |
| Grandpa Tony's Orchard - A poem (8/1/04) |
| California Early Spring - A Poem (4/4/04) |
| President of Teachers’ Union Responds (4/2/06) |
| Measure A Rigid, Inflexible and Insensitive - County plan far superior (10/8/06) |
| Committee Helps Design Building Criteria for Hillsides (3/5/06) |
| Attract and Protect Wildlife in Your Garden (10/5/03) |
| ARUMC’s Interim Pastor Addresses the Church Community (4/3/05) |
| Bees With PMS? Reduced bee pollination means less food! (4/3/05) |
| "I Feel Lucky to Have Attended James Lick" (9/7/03) |
| Joan Elenore Petersen Balcom, 3/29/25 – 10/22/06 (11/5/06) |
| Like to Paint? Sculpt? Want to Hobnob With Eastside Artists? (4/2/06) |
| Recollections of McKee and White Roads Intersection “Back in the Day” (8/6/06) |
| Understanding Bird Flu - Part 2 - How to protect your family (10/8/06) |
| Understanding Bird Flu - How to protect yourself and your family (9/3/06) |
| Renaissance Kids Wow Parents, Community (5/1/05) |
| "A Teacher for City Council" - Beth Gonzales is the right choice (4/3/05) |
| Ballet San Jose shortens name ... adds dancers (9/3/06) |
| Mt. Hamilton Neighbor, Dennis Nahat, Announces New Ballet Season (9/4/05) |
| Goats on the Boccardo Trail reduce invasive plants and wildfire fuel (9/4/05) |
| Want to Find Out Who’s Stealing Your Mail? One neighbor’s solution (8/6/06) |
| Overfelt Gardens – Eastside Treasure – Part 2 - Mildred Overfelt (5/7/06) |
| Overfelt Gardens and Chinese Cultural Garden - McKee Road Marvel (4/2/06) |
| Community Building, One Step at a Time - Neighbors forge new ties (12/4/05) |
| The Farm Kitchen “We were expecting twins, but got quintuplets” (4/3/05) |
| What’s So Good About James Lick? Ten reasons to choose Lick (5/1/05) |
| 110 Years Old - Lyndale resident lived eleven decades (2/1/04) |
| Thai White Rock Cafe - A neighborhood jewel reviewed (3/6/05) |
| Marguerite Terrace Now Offers New Flexible Rental Option (12/4/05) |
| Music Lives! at Foothill Presbyterian Church (6/4/06) |
| “Celebrating Our Diversity” St. John Vianney’s Fiesta coming up soon (5/1/05) |
Susanne Mulcahy, Youth Science Institute
| “A Splendid Autumn Afternoon” at Deckers' Gorgeous Craftsman Home (11/6/05) |
| “Operation: Sharper Image” (11/5/06) |
| After Rafiki's - Help us get Peet's Coffee here! (4/2/06) |
Lorraine Oback, San Jose Public Library
| On Time AND Under Budget!! Grand Opening of Our New Library (8/7/05) |
| Apply for a Library Card, Pay Fines from Home, Work or School! (8/7/05) |
| Young Writer Pens Timely Poetry - A Winter Poem (2/5/05) |
| Fall Leaves - A Poem (10/3/04) |
| Pussy Willow - A poem (6/6/04) |
| "Walter the Witcher" Finds Water (12/7/03) |
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Doug Paganelli, Hubbard Administrator
| Hubbard Eagles Learn On the Run (5/7/06) |
Dana Peak, SCC Historical Heritage Commission
| County Commission Readies Historic Preservation Ordinance (3/5/06) |
| Brain Buster Tournament at ARYC (5/2/04) |
Mary Parker-Eves, Pastor, Alum Rock United Methodist Church
| An Alum Rock Pastor Discusses Same-Gender Marriage (4/4/04) |
| Letter from Home - A Prose Poem (3/7/04) |
| East San Jose Reads! Annual Community Literacy Event (9/4/05) |
| Brain Buster Tournament at ARYC (5/2/04) |
| Become a "Friend" of the New Alum Rock Branch Library (10/5/03) |
| Is Water Damaging Your House’s Foundation? (4/3/05) |
Lori Raymaker, Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
| Richard Pombo on a Rampage, 11th District Opposition Builds (12/4/05) |
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Pombo’s Road: $2 million to study unrealistic, ineffective “solution” (4/3/05) |
| Congressman Pombo Pushing For Road Over Mt. Hamilton (12/5/04) |
| What’s In a Name: A chronicle of the Ribbs family (2/1/04) |
| Homemade Healthcare at Reasonable Costs (6/4/06) |
| "Mt. Hamilton Challenge" Cycling Event Draws Hundreds (5/4/03) |
| Walking in the Park - An Alum Rock Park poem (5/2/04) |
| An 1878 Trip to the Summit of Mount Hamilton (10/5/03) |
| A James Lick Parent Speaks Out, “We have the best of everything at Lick” (5/2/04) |
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Greg Smestad, Los Californianos
| Celebrations Honor the Founding of San José (12/5/04) |
| Explorer Anza in Santa Clara County, Part 2 (5/2/04) |
| Explorer Anza in Santa Clara County (4/4/04) |
| Six South American Orphans “Camp” in San Jose (9/4/05) |
| Notable Neighbor: Eastside Pastor, Writer, Political Commentator ... (4/3/05) |
| "Illusions" at the Presentation High School Fashion Show (5/4/03) |
| Preparing for the Presentation High School Fashion Show (3/9/03) |
| School Days in the 1940's - Unlike Ed, she really did "pick prunes" (8/3/03) |
| The Coffee Cup - Great coffee, Michelle’s wonderful smile (6/4/06) |
| East Hills Preschool Event Draws Real Crowd (6/5/05) |
| Alum Rock Little League Season Debuts (5/7/06) |
| Celebrate at the Plaza (8/6/06) |
| Neighborhood Newsmaker: Mama Maniac receives Freedom Fighter Award (4/2/06) |
| RAINBOWS - "From Hurt, to Healing, to Hope" (12/4/05) |
| The Early Days of Mark's Hot Dogs (12/7/03) |
| "Walter the Witcher" Finds Water (12/7/03) |
| What's Behind the Covered Bridge on Penitencia Creek Road? (11/2/03) |
| “Things We Wish We Had Said” Department - The real school test (9/3/06) |
| Neighbors Coalesce to Fight Auto Repair Shop at McKee/Vista (8/7/05) |
| Alum Rock School Board Election: “Gustavo Gonzales has my support” (10/8/06) |
| Notable Neighbor: Anne Dunham - Iowa Girl in the West Makes a Difference (5/1/05) |
| The National Hispanic University Launches Recruitment Campaign (5/1/05) |
| Jambo! Habari aku? Greetings from Kenya, Africa and Rafikis Coffee Hut (9/4/05) |
| Jambo Rafikis! Report from Uganda and Kenya (6/1/03) |
Eleanor Weber Dickman, San José Public Library Foundation
| Support Our New Library With Your Gift (6/5/05) |
| Marguerite Terrace, A California P.E.O. Home - Come visit our facility (10/2/05) |
Richard and Veronica Wildanger
| Hillcrest Neighbors Honor Founding Fathers on July 4th (8/6/06) |
| Hillcrest Neighborhood Watch Hosts First Annual Halloween Parade (12/4/05) |
Essays, editorials and articles not credited above were written by NNV editor Judy Thompson with occasional contributions from Allan Thompson (and very occasionally from Schuster Thompson).
Opinions expressed by other writers and contributors are not necessarily shared by NNV.
Copyright© 2002-2006 by Judy Thompson. All rights reserved. Updated 11/3/06.