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A community campaign to save a 91-year-old train trestle from demolition is picking up steam, even though the San Jose City Council has voted twice to replace it with a modern steel bridge for pedestrians and cyclists along Three Creeks Trail.
The train trestle was used by the Union Pacific Railroad until 2000.
Willow Glen trails advocate Larry Ames and a growing group of trestle supporters want the council to reconsider their unanimous votes to demolish the trestle and vote instead to restore it. Or, at the very least, give the issue a broader public hearing.
Restoring the trestle was in the original plan when the city, county and water district pitched in money to buy the former railroad corridor to ensure that it would be used for a critical segment of the Three Creeks Trail to connect to the Los Gatos Creek Trail. The trestle is the only way to connect the two trails. Eventually, it will also link to the Guadalupe River and Coyote Creek regional trails.
“I’m encouraged,” Ames said. “I’m really appreciative of community support . . . → Read More: Supporters Asking San Jose City Council to Save Historic Willow Glen Train Trestle
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Suppose the 216-year-old Peralta Adobe, San Jose’s oldest structure, was damaged in an earthquake. Could History San Jose, its caretaker, reconstruct it?
FARO Technologies’ Matt Daly sets up the Focus 3D Camera at the Peralta Adobe in Downtown San Jose.
The nonprofit is about to find out with a project called Capturing History San Jose, (http://www NULL.virtualdesignanalysisgroup NULL.blogspot NULL.com/) which is being launched through a partnership with a startup, NVentum. Using a sophisticated 3D camera, the adobe’s walls and interior will be scanned in precise detail. With Trimble Navigation software, the result is an online 3D replica of the adobe and an architectural blueprint of the only remaining relic of Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe, founded in 1777.
The eventual goal is to create living models of the 32 building in the 14-acre History Park and the 500,000 artifacts in the city’s collection.
“There is so much rich history that it’s difficult for a museum to share,” said History San Jose (http://www NULL.historysanjose NULL.org/)’s Director Alida Bray. “Once it is in the computer there are a myriad of things you can do.”
. . . → Read More: History San Jose Bringing the Past Into the Future With Tech Tools at the Adobe
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When heavy rains flooded Lake Cunningham Park, creating a series of mini lakes and flooded parking lots, San Jose park rangers Angie Martinez and Penny Lee didn’t hesitate to leave the comfort of their warm four-wheel drive vehicle.
Park rangers Angie Martinez, left, and Penny Lee save mole who has been flooded out of its home.
They were on a mission to save a lone mole who had taken shelter under the warm idle of their truck.
As Lee nudged the shivering mole into a box, she and Martinez hiked it up a muddy hill and released it onto dry land under a bushy canopy, reaffirming their dedication to protect not only humans, but also wildlife, no matter how small.
Last month, city park rangers celebrated their 40th anniversary, (https://www NULL.piersystem NULL.com/external/content/document/1914/1621543/1/Park%20Ranger%20Program%20Celebrates%2040%20Years_Release NULL.pdf) with a city council commendation for service in seven regional parks, neighborhood parks and trails throughout San Jose. The park ranger program began in 1972 with one ranger overseeing Alum Rock Park. At its peak the ranger program had more than 15 staff rangers. Over the years, budget cuts have reduced the force to only six rangers who patrol four regional parks and . . . → Read More: San Jose Rangers Celebrate 40 Years of Protecting, Preserving Parks and Trails
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News BriefsCommunity Budget Meetings Scheduled Throughout San Jose
San Jose has scheduled Community Budget meetings across the city to give residents an overview of the 2013-2014 budget, field questions and hear concerns about spending and revenues. Meetings have been held in San Jose Council Districts 8 and 1, but will continue this week and throughout May in other districts.
- District 2: Monday, May 6, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Southside Community and Senior Center, 5585 Cottle Road.
- District 10: Tuesday, May 7, 6 to 8 p.m., South Hills Community Church Youth Hall, 6601 Camden Avenue.
- District 4: Wednesday, May 8, 6 to 8 p.m., Alviso Branch Library Community Room, 5050 North First Street.
- District 3: Tuesday, May 14, 6 to 8 p.m., Roosevelt Community Center, 901 East Santa Clara Street.
- District 5: Wednesday, May 15, 6 to 8 p.m., Mayfair Community Center Chavez Hall, 2039 Kammerer Avenue.
- District 7: Thursday, May 16, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tully Branch Library Community Room, 880 Tully Road.
- District 6: Monday, May 20, 6 to 8 p.m., Willow Glen Community Center, 2175 Lincoln Avenue.
- District 4, Thursday, May 23, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Berryessa Branch Library Community Room, 3355 Noble Avenue.
- District 9: Tuesday, May 28, 7 to 9 p.m., Terrell Elementary School Cafeteria, 3925 Pearl Avenue.
For more information about the meetings, contact Ernest Azevedo at (408) 535-8119.
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