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A tearful Nicole Wilson was among the first to cross a new pedestrian bridge that would have saved her 2-year-old son’s life.
Elijah Arriaga, 11, cuts the ceremonial ribbon to officially open his brother’s bridge.
“I feel his presence,” she said, as photographers and TV cameras captured her image and relatives and friends consoled her. “I feel him here now.”
]In November 2005 and in the care of a babysitter, Alexander Arriaga was struck by a train as he crossed the railroad tracks near Blossom Hill and Monterey roads. He wasn’t the only fatality on the shortcut residents took on their way to shopping or school. But Alexander’s death was the tragedy that spurred funding for completion of the $10.5 million project. (http://www NULL.vta NULL.org/projects/blossom_hill_pedestrian_overcrossing/pdf/factsheet NULL.pdf)
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Holding signs that reflected their frustration over a surge of prostitution in San Jose’s Washington neighborhood area, about 100 residents marched along South First Street, chanting, “No more prostitution in our community.”
Children join parents at rally.
The rally and march on Thursday, September 27, was organized by Omar Torres, director of Santa Maria Urban Ministry (http://smum NULL.org/blogs/ ), to call attention to the presence of sex workers near Washington Elementary School and hear the concerns of parents about what their children were seeing.
Children and their parents held signs that read, “No solicitation in the Washington Community,” “Bring Our City Services Back” and “Stop Prostitution.”
“You have all shown that the community standing up can have an impact,” Councilman Sam Liccardo said to about 100 residents, community members and City Hall leaders gathered in front of the Bibliotheca.
. . . → Read More: Washington Residents Take To The Streets to Protest Prostitution Surge
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In its first six months, the San Jose Clean app for Smart Phones has become the No. 1 method of reporting graffiti (http://www NULL.sanjoseca NULL.gov/prns/antigraffiti/) tags to the contractor hired to remove them.
San Jose Clean app
From December 2011 until June 2012, residents sent 4,102 requests for graffiti cleanup using the app available for the iPhone or Android compared to 2,989 requests received by telephone calls for the entire fiscal year — June 2011 to June 2012.
The popularity of the new reporting method was one of many findings in a semi-annual report (http://www NULL.sanjoseca NULL.gov/clerk/Agenda/20120925/20120925_0501 NULL.pdf) on anti-graffiti and anti-litter efforts reviewed by the San Jose City Council at its September 25 meeting.
The report gave a glowing evaluation of Graffiti Protective Coating’s work since the city contracted with the firm in July 2011 to save money and improve service. Outsourcing the graffiti services has saved the city about $613,000 a year, increased community participation, reached cleanup goals and received high marks from customers.
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News BriefsCounty Supervisors to Hear From Public on 2014 Budget
Before the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors votes on the $4.6 billion 2014 recommended budget, residents and other stakeholders will have a chance to hear presentations and voice their opinions at a series of hearings beginning on Monday, June 17, 2013. The board will vote on the budget on June 21.
All hearings will be in the Board Chambers, 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose, or you can watch them streamlined through the Internet.
Here is the schedule:
- Monday, June 17 1:30 p.m. – Overview and Health and Hospital
- Tuesday, June 18 at 1:30 p.m. – Finance and Government Operations
- Tuesday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m. – Children, Seniors, and Family
- Wednesday, June 19 at 1:30 p.m. – Public Safety and Justice and Housing, Land Use, Environment and Transportation
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Click here for more details on the hearings.
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