Saturday, August 21, 8 AM - Noon — Neighborhood Cleanup ("Dumpster") Day

This is the day to clean out the garage and storage areas. Take your old furniture, rugs, appliances, wood waste, etc. (but no TVs or Computers or Refrigerators) to a dumpster near you. Look for the large Recology Silicon Valley bins at the following locations:

• Scott St between Patton Ave and Bradley Ave
• Scott St between Wainwright Ave and Halsey Ave
• Ginger Lane and Maywood Ave

Items not accepted: 

• Refrigerators/Freezers
• Televisions/Computers*
• Matresses
• Tires or Engine parts
• Paint/Chemicals
• Batteries

To learn about Hazardous Waste Disposal call 408-299-7300 or visit www.hhw.org.

A good site for electronic product recycling information is the eWaste page of the California State Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).

For more information about recycling call 1-800-533-8414 or visit www.RecycleStuff.org

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 — Calif High Speed Rail Informational Open House

Attend an Informational Open House on the alternative alignments under consideration for the area south of Diridon to Coyote Creek in San Jose. Learn more about the High-Speed Train alternatives being considered for the San Jose area, including new information on a shallow tunnel alignment currently under evaluation. The meetings will be held in an open house format, where attendees can view maps and exhibits, learn more about tunneling technologies and talk with members of the project development team.

For more information, please call 1-800-881-5799, or visit www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Gardner Community Center 520 West Virginia Street, San Jose 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Monday April 19, 7 PM — Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren speaks at the BCA meeting

The Burbank Community Association is pleased to welcome congresswoman, Zoe Lofgren to our meeting on Monday, April 19, 2010, in the Burbank Elementary School Library. Here is the agenda for the meeting.

• 7:00 p.m. – 7:05 p.m   Administrative Business
  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Attendance Count/ Quorum
  • Approve January 2010 Meeting Minutes
  • Treasurer's Report
• 7:05 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Reports/ Discussion
  • Sherriff’s Report
  • Hong Cao (Supervisor Yeager’s Office)
  • San Jose Telephone Tax
• 7:15 p.m. – 7: 50p.m.
  • Speaker,  Representative Zoe Lofgren
• 7:50 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Comments for the Good of Burbank
• 8:30 p.m. Adjournment

Monday, April 19. Luther Burbank School, 4 Wabash Ave.

Saturday April 17 — United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County (UNSCC) 2010 Conference, San Jose City College, 8 AM - 3:30 PM

United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County (UNSCC) is a coalition of neighborhood associations and home owner's associations in Santa Clara County who have come together for the purposes of education, communication and common action.

• Registration - 8:00 AM
• Welcoming - 8:45 AM
• Start of Educational Training/Workshops & Forums - 9:10 AM
• Resource Fair / Lunch - 11:20 AM
• BRICC Awards & Networking -12:45 PM
• End of Educational Training / Workshops & Forums-3:30 PM

Saturday, April 17. 2100 Morpark Avenue. For more information go to the UNSCC 2010 Conference website.

Thursday March 11, 6:30 PM — Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Association (SONA)

San Jose Library Director, Jane Light, speaks on the fate of San Jose Libraries.

Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 6:30pm, Sherman Oaks Community Center, 1800 Fruitdale Avenue on the corner of Leigh and Fruitdale. Park in the lot on Fruitdale.

Bascom Avenue Library and Community Center to be delayed?

Many Burbank residents are users of the San Jose City Library System. Many are eagerly anticipating the opening of the new Bascom Avenue Library and Community Center, scheduled to open in August, 2010, at 1000 S Bascom Avenue. With the financial difficulties of the City, will that opening be delayed? See the BCA website's Library page for a description of the Bascom Library and Community Center project.

From the SONA press release:

"This will be one of the few chances neighborhoods have to get together before this month's council meetings regarding upcoming budget cuts. Whether you have an existing library or one in the process of being built, this year's budget will affect your ability to obtain services at our branches. Rather than discuss rumors, you can hear directly from Jane how the budget will affect service delivery."

See the SONA web site at http://www.sona-sj.com/. Once there, click on the March 2010 Newsletter link on the right side to view a PDF of the newsletter that discusses the Library issue in more depth.

Report: At the March 11 meeting, Jane Light and Councilman Pierlugi Oliverio confirmed that the Bascom Library and Community Center is unlikely to open on schedule. Furthermore, all San Jose City Libraries may cut service to 3 days per week due to budget constraints.