East Palo Alto Community

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East Palo Alto, CA  94303

Announcements and Events

East Palo Alto Rent Stabilization Board Rules and Regulations Committee meeting

Location: Community Room at City Hall, 2415 University Ave.
Date and Time: Fri, Aug 13 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Rules and Regulations Committee will be holding the fourth in a series of meetings to work on the new rules and regulations this Friday, 13 August 2010, at 7:00 p.m.  We shall hold this Friday's meeting in the Community Room at City Hall, 2415 University Avenue.  We plan to meet for the next seven weeks  or until our work is done.
 
The focus for this Friday's meeting is Section 10 of the new Rent Stabilization Ordinance:  Annual General Adjustments of Maximum Allowable Rent.
 
We look forward to the participation of interested members of the public in this long and deliberate process to produce a set of new rules and regulations working with rent control expert Kenneth Baar that can ultimately be presented to the full Rent Stabilization Board for a public hearing and final review and adoption.
 
The new ordinance has many changes and updates for landlords and tenants.  Our task is to address the need for affordable homes, but also to allow our landlords to make a reasonable profit on their investment while maintaining properties as comfortable places to live.
 
I am attaching the meeting agenda for this Friday's fourth meeting of the Rules and Regulations Committee.
 
In addition I am attaching several documents that will be of use in studying the topic of annual general adjustments of maximum allowable rent:
 
1) Suggestions for New Rules and Regulations Volume One contains all written suggestions on all topics submitted as of July 28, 2010.  Pertinent to the topic are the June 24, 2010, email to City Attorney Vincent Ewing from Jeanne Merino of CLSEPA and Professor Juliet Brodie of Stanford Community Law Clinic, the July 7 Recommendations from Rent Board Member Robert Allen, the undated notes on Section 4 from Rent Board Chair Midge Dorn, the July 22 email "Rules and Regulations Required/Suggested by 2010 RSO (Measure H) by Rent Board Vice Chair Matthew Fremont,  the July 26 commentary on Matthew Fremont's July 22 email by Rent Board Chair Midge Dorn, and three emails from Youth United for Community Action (YUCA)  dated July 14, 15, and 21
 
2) Suggestions from YUCA and the Woodland Park Tenant Committee dated 11 August 2010
 
3) Measure H (the new Rent Stabilization Ordinance) with the full text of Section 10
 
4) Complete copy of current Rules and Regulations without annotations
 
5) Part 1 of current Rules and Regulations with annotations by me regarding language that could be incorporated into the new Rent Stabilization Ordinance
 
6) Part 2 of current Rules and Regulations with annotations by me regarding language that could be incorporated into the new Rent Stabilization Ordinance
 
If you have suggestions for rules and regulations to implement the principles of law in the new Rent Stabilization Ordinance that you believe are needed but have been overlooked, please share your suggestions.  Suggestions need to be in written form before they can be referred to Mr. Kenneth Baar, the attorney contracted by the City of East Palo Alto to write the final version of the new rules and regulations.  After our meeting this Friday, if you have not submitted your suggestions in writing, please send them to me as soon as possible.
 
Our focus for the meeting of Friday, 20 August 2010, will be:
 
Section 5
 
Applicability and Exemptions
 
 
On behalf of the Committee, we look forward to seeing all interested parties at these meetings.  
 

Free "Fixes" for Pets

Location: 550 Bell street
Date and Time: Wed, Aug 11 8:00 AM - Wed, Dec 22 9:00 AM

Free "Fixes" for Pets please read the flyer

Rent Stabilization Board Rules and Regulations Committee meeting schedule

Location: City Hall at 2415 University Avenue.
Date and Time: Wed, Aug 11 1:00 PM
Dear Friends,
 
Every Friday through at least 10 September the Rules and Regulations Committee of the East Palo Alto Rent Stabilization Board will be meeting between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. to draft the new rules and regulations implementing the new Rent Stabilization Ordinance (Measure "H") passed by a 79.1% of all voters, including absentee voters.  Of those who actually cast their votes on Election Day 8 June 2010 an even more astounding 81% voted YES on Measure "H".
 
Our meetings are held in either the City Council Chambers or the adjoining Community Room at City Hall at 2415 University Avenue.
 
The Rules and Regulations Committee welcomes your participation in this project to create new rules and regulations to better protect the up to 12,000 residents of East Palo Alto who look to the Rent Stabilization Program for affordable and safe housing.  The ordeal of the past four years is not over, since Wells Fargo now owns all of the housing formerly owned by Page Mill Properties through foreclosure and the fate of the 1812 apartments and houses has not yet been decided.
 
But our task is to try to design rules and regulations implementing the new Rent Stabilization Ordinance that will give maximum protection to our families and friends who need affordable homes if East Palo Alto is to remain a haven for working people in the heart of Silicon Valley, where there is otherwise very little housing for working families.
 
I am also attaching the tentative schedule of topics we will be focusing on at each meeting:
 
Friday, 6 August 2010
 
Section 8
 
Certificates, Certification, and Appeals
 
The topic of appeals relates to appeals of certificates.
 
 
Friday, 13 August 2010
 
Section 10
 
Maximum Allowable Rent
 
 
Friday, 20 August 2010
 
Section 5
 
Applicability and Exemptions
 
 
Friday, 27 August 2010
 
Section 14
 
Rent Adjustment Petitions and Hearings
 
Section 14 includes appeals of hearings
 
 
Friday, 3 September 2010
 
Section 16 
 
Just Cause for Evictions
 
Section 18
 
Remedies
 
 
Friday, 10 September 2010
 
Topics to be decided
 
On behalf of the Committee, we look forward to seeing all interested parties at these meetings.  
 
          notice 3

Nuestro Futuro es Seguro

Location: Eastside College Preparatory High School
Date and Time: Sat, Aug 14 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
A collective of partnering non-profit agencies, including Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Nuestra Casa, E4FC, International Institute, APILO, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Parents Helping Parents, Renaissance Center, Eastside College Preparatory School, Opportunity Fund, Mission Asset Fund, California Center for Cooperative Development and Wages Cooperative, are hosting a free community event on August 14, 2010, from 9:00am - 3:30pm, entitled Nuestro Futuro es Seguro. The event is being sponsored by Bank of the West and Mi Pueblo.
 
The purpose of the event is to provide a forum for Latino community members, including the undocumented community, to obtain information regarding educational access and educational rights, current issues in immigration law, and useful information regarding creating economic opportunities and economic self-sustainability. The entire event will be conducted in Spanish.
 
Please see event flyer, which I encourage you to forward, share, print and post.

 

 

 

CRIME STATISTICAL REPORT – FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2010

Date and Time: Thu, Jul 29 1:00 PM

CRIME STATISTICAL REPORT – FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2010

OVERALL CRIME DOWN 11% - SHOOTINGS DOWN 44%

Since January 1, 2010, overall crime is down 11%. Assaults with a Firearm (Shootings) are down by 44% (this increase is amid a 29% decrease in shootings last year) and Assaults have decreased by 18%. Homicides are up by one (1) so far this year: there are 4 homicides this year compared to 3 last year. Sexual Assaults (Rapes) are also up this year from 6 to 10.

Robberies are down by 27% and Larcenies are down by 20%. Both of these categories saw increases last year. Burglaries are up by 4%, however, which continues the upward trend experienced last year. Auto Thefts are also up by 15% this year (this increase is amid a 40% reduction last year).

Below is the Year-To-Date Crime Statistical Report (January 1 – June 30, 2010)

 

Part I Crimes

YTD 2009

YTD 2010

2009 – 2010 % Change

Homicide

3

4

33%

Rape

6

10

67%

Robbery

71

53

-27%

Assault

208

170

-18%

Assault with a Firearm

50

28

-44%

Burglary

203

211

4%

Larceny

164

132

-20%

Motor Vehicle Theft

111

128

15%

Total Crime

797

708

-11%

 

 Next Steps

The Police Department will continue its implementation of Operation Ceasefire. This strategy uses crime-intelligence to identify those involved in gangs, drugs and violence, and then partners law enforcement with the community to sit down with these individuals (also known as “call-ins”) and offer them services and alternatives to stop their destructive behavior. If these individuals fail take advantage of the services offered and continue to victimize our community, the Police Department then utilizes all available resources at the local, county, state, and federal levels to hold them accountable.

 

Over the next six months, the Department’s newly formed Violence Interdiction Team (VIT) will work with the community and our law enforcement partners to conduct several “call-ins”.

 

Over the next six months, the Police Department will also strengthen its Police Activities League (PAL) and increase the level and types of activities provided by the program. This includes launching the second Graffiti Arts Project (GAP), in partnership with the Mural, Music and Arts Project (MMAP). GAP teaches at-risk youth how to use their talents to transform graffiti into art that compliments the community. The GAP program will start in August.

 

The Police Chaplains will work with our youth over the summer to launch a comprehensive and aggressive anti-violence campaign and conduct a Youth Summit in early September.

The Police Department will restore the School Resource Officer (SRO) at the beginning of the school year to work closely with the school district to increase campus safety. The Department has partnered with the East Palo Alto Youth Court and the Ravenswood and Sequoia School Districts to increase our focus on truancy and curfews – both contribute to decreasing school attendance and increasing crime rates. By working with the Youth Court, the Police Department can intervene and hold our youth (and their families accountable) without entering them into the criminal justice system. For more information about the East Palo Alto Youth Court, please watch the next episode of “Make the Call”which will air in late July on the Media Center (www.communitymediacenter.net).

 

In October, the Police Department will launch its annual Operation 4th Quarter in attempts to stop the increase of violence that historically occurs during these months.

The Police Department is working closely with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to obtain another 3-year contract for the East Palo Alto Parole Reentry Program. The first reentry program was extremely successful and now serves as a national model. The return-to-custody rate for parolees served in this program was approximately 20% - this is much lower than the state average of 60%. The new contract is tentatively scheduled to start October 1, 2010 

Eastside Class of 2010 College Decisions

Date and Time: Thu, Jun 17 8:00 AM
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Marie McKenzie <mmckenzie@cityofepa.org>
Date: Mon, May 10, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Subject: FW: Eastside Class of 2010 College Decisions
To:

I am so proud of Eastside Prep School in East Palo Alto, I wanted to share the good news.  Please take a moment to look at the video and the list of colleges and universities the students will attend.  I was also excited to hear that all the students excepted at Stanford were also accepted at Harvard and Yale!  And, this is the 11th year in row (see below).  This is something good about East Palo Alto that I just had to share. 

Marie McKenzie, Redevelopment Project Manager

First Source Hiring/Local Business Enterprise Programs Coordinator

City of East Palo Alto Redevelopment Agency

1960 Tate Street

East Palo Alto, CA 94303

(650) 853-3147 Office

(650) 853-3179 Fax

mmckenzie@cityofepa.org


Subject: Eastside Class of 2010 College Decisions

Dear Marie,

I’m happy to announce that for the eleventh year in a row, every Eastside senior has been accepted to a four-year college or university. To see a glimpse of our students’ excitement and gratitude for all the opportunities they have received, please click on the link below to view a short video:

http://www.eastside.org/about_library/decisions_10.html

Thanks to their commitment to their education and the hard work that has brought them to this point, the members of the Eastside Class of 2010 will enter the following schools in the fall:

Ca’Shea Airy - UCLA

Felicia Anderson - San Francisco State University

Chantaell Barker - Barnard College

Wynesha Branch - Prairie View A&M University

Mariah Brown - Saint Mary’s College of California

Manuel Chavez - UC Merced

Jose Churape - Kalamazoo College

Eliana Corona - Vassar College

Catherine Cunningham - Bryn Mawr College

Luis Flores - CSU Monterey Bay

Darrell Ford - Stanford University

Erika Gallegos - UCLA

Vashon Guidry - CSU East Bay

Yesenia Guizar - Occidental College

Porshay Hart - University of San Francisco

Lani Hengehenga - CSU East Bay

Oscar Hernandez - Loyola Marymount University

Clara Ibarra - UC Santa Cruz

Gustavo Jimenez - UC Merced

Rumaanah Khan - CSU East Bay

Javier Magana - Colgate University

Jesus Magana - CSU East Bay

Frank Maldonado - UC Merced

Veronica Maldonado - Mount Holyoke College

Ernesto Martinez - St. Edward’s University

Josh Martinez - Gonzaga University

Noe Mata - Sonoma State University

Chanell Mays - Mount St. Mary’s College

Tania Murphy - Mount St. Mary’s College

Ayde Nunez - CSU East Bay

Margarita Perez - Stanford University

Veronica Polanco - UC Santa Cruz

Evelyn Reynada - Mount Holyoke College

Ruben Robles - Vassar College

Darryl Sepulveda - UC Santa Cruz

Jamela Tatum - Prairie View A&M University

Kassandra Torres - Mount Holyoke College

Gabriela Trujillo - Mount Holyoke College

Yecica Urena - Bryn Mawr College

Titus Van Hook - Pomona College

Diana Vargas - Stanford University

Ruth Vasquez - Mount St. Mary’s College

 

We hope you will celebrate with us at our eleventh graduation ceremony on May 27th at 5:00 pm.

Best wishes,

Chris

Support the Drive Less Challenge

 

Support the Drive Less Challenge

About the Challenge...
The Drive Less Challenge is a friendly social competition to reduce solo car trips. The mission is to change driving behavior by motivating people to act in the context of their social networks, spurred by positive feedback.  After a successful pilot in 2009 in Menlo Park, the Drive Less Challenge is expanding in 2010 to include the neighboring communities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Burlingame (and EPA I hope!)

The Challenge provides a web-based, game-like contest that allows participants to log their daily, non-car trips (walk, bus, bike, etc.) and compete within their communities - friends, neighborhood, school, workplace, faith communities. It runs for 2 weeks starting Earth Day, April 22, 2010.  There are many ways to win, to encourage behavior change. Participants also share their stories about alternatives to driving as inspiration and role model.  Find out more at  http://www.drivelesschallenge.com

Why EPA...?
The DLC is a great way for our mid-Peninsula Cities to work together on a grassroots way to reduce one of the biggest generators of green house gasses in our community, car travel. Moreover, as cities on the bay we have much higher risks of flooding as sea levels rise and driving less is something all citizens can do to help right now.

Let us know if you would like to help....
We have a Google Group to coordinate and are developing a kind of tool kit (model invitation letters, blurbs, posters, press release, articles, etc.) to help volunteers to coordinate for their city and do outreach to sponsors, press and community groups (schools, churches, etc), to generate participation.  We are in the midst of fundraising, online system development and communications planning now.

4/4/10 - Missing Adult - At Risk

Date and Time: Tue, Feb 2 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Feeding the Homeless

Date and Time: Sat, Dec 5, 2009 5:00 PM

Feeding the Homeless

Bridge for Success

In conjunction with the East Palo Alto Merchant Association

Starting at 12 noon*

Saturdays, Oct. 10, Nov.7 and Dec. 5 at PAL Market

In kind and cash donations always welcome. Underwriting, sponsorship and vendor opportunities still available for future events.

For more information on A BRIDGE 4 SUCCESS please call 520-305-8730 or email abridge4success@gmail.com.

For more information on EAST PALO ALTO MERCHANT ASSOCIATION please contact 650-346-7543.

*(End time not supplied)

Dizi (Wake) for Jean Louis Pangou Mbemba

Location: 1051 Alberni Street
Date and Time: Sat, Oct 10, 2009 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 The Congolese Dance & Drum Workshop 
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Mbemba Pangou Memorial Update 
Dizi (Wake) for Jean Louis Pangou Mbemba

Mbemba-Maui 2009

Saturday, October 10, 2009
 
Friends, Family and Community,
 
In keeping with Congolese tradition, we will hold Dizi (Congolese wake) for our beloved Mbemba. Those who knew and loved him, and those who wish to extend their support to his extended family and friends, are invited to join us this Saturday at the home of our community elder, MaBoukaka. We will begin to gather at 2pm and will continue through the night. Feel free to bring food and drinks to share... Maboukaka's address has been noted below. Thank you for your continued love and prayers! Please see the below update if you wish to lend further support. 
 
Maboukaka's Home
1051 Alberni Street
East Palo Alto, CA 94303 
 Support & Contributions...

Dearest CDDW Friends & Family,

Much progress has been made since, with heavy hearts, we announced the passing of our beloved brother, uncle, teacher and friend, Jean Louis Pangou Mbemba. Mbemba, as he was affectionately known, lived in San Francisco for close to 30 years and was the consummate artist. Born in the Republic of Congo on September 30, 1949, Mbemba was blessed with astounding talents in both traditional and popular Congolese art forms, including music, dance and theater. These talents led him all over the world, to the US in the late seventies, and to California, where he then settled in the early 1980s.
 
Though a treasured member of the SF Bay Area Congolese community, Mbemba has no immediate family in the United States. Therefore, it has fallen upon us, his extended family and community, to begin the process of ensuring that he receives a farewell befitting a man of such kindness and virtue. Mbemba's younger brother, Jean Pierre, who resides in Congo, has plans to come to California to represent his family and see that their wishes are carried out.
 
While his brother is navigating the legal red tape required to travel from Congo to the United States, we, as Mbemba's long time friends and extended family, have established a memorial account to help support his immediate family carry out his wish to be buried at home in the Republic of Congo. If you wish to contribute to the "MBEMBA MEMORIAL FUND," please note the below information:
 
To Donate Online
 
 
If you have any trouble with this link,
Visit: www.congolesecamp.org and click on the
MBEMBA MEMORIAL FUND link
 

To Donate By Mail
 
Make Checks Payable to Thomas Boukaka
Account # 9002384437
 
Send to:
 
Stanford Federal Credit Union
SFCU
P.O. Box 10690
Palo Alto, CA 94303-0843
   
 
 
Our sincerest thanks for your generosity & support...
 
The Congo Camp Family 

East Palo Alto after school / early evening camp

East Palo Alto after school / early evening camp.  Activities include art, dance, music, organic gardening, and cooking.  Occasional weekend events and outings.  Contact Cornelia at 650-245-9016.

The Built to Last Collaborative End of the School Year Celebration

Location: Onetta Harris Community Center, 100 Terminal, MP
Date and Time: Thu, May 28, 2009 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gail Ortega <gail.ortega@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Subject: SAVE THIS DATE AND TIME: The Built to Last End of the School Year Celebration
 
 
Hello, please save this date:
The Built to Last Collaborative
End of the School Year Celebration
Thursday May 28, 2009
5 - 7 pm
Onetta Harris Community Center
100 Terminal Ave,
Menlo Park, CA, 94025
 
 
 
--
"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future."  
Franklin Roosevelt
 
Gail Ortega
Executive Director
The Built to Last Collaborative
Onetta Harris Community Center
100 Terminal Ave,
Menlo Park, CA, 94025
Office: (650) 330-2259
Cell: 650-353-6618

April & May Events with a Focus on the Pacific Islander Community

San Francisco 4th (Tongan) Ward Young Men Car Wash

Proceeds will help the Young Men of 4th ward attend Scouts Camp this year

Saturday, April 25

9:30am-3pm

975 Sneath Lane (chapel parking lot)

San Bruno, CA  94066

 

San Francisco 3rd (Tongan) Ward Lu'au

Proceeds will help the Young Men of 3rd ward attend Scouts Camp this year

Saturday, April 25

Doors Open 5pm

979 Sneath Lane (building behind chapel)

San Bruno, CA  94066

Adult: 10.00

Child: 5.00

 

Service Project for Young Single Adults (18yrs+)

Saturday, April 25, 2009

10am-12pm

Ocean Beach in San Francisco, meet at Stairwell 17 acrs from Beach Chalet

BBQ and Games to follow



 

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 6:51 AM, Epi Aumavae <samoan_solutions@yahoo.com> wrote:

*******TONIGHT****

Friday 4/24/09

Multi-Cultural Festival

4:00-7:00pm 

Onetta Harris Community Center

100 Terminal Ave.

Menlo Park, 94025

Fun.Food.Music (Club Impact Band & More).Community Organization fair (4-5pm)

Open to all ages...check it out!

 

Saturday April 25, 2009

Capuchino High School SPRING FESTIVAL

11am-3pm

1501 Magnolia Ave.

San Bruno, CA 94066

Games.Music.Good Food.Art Show.  Entertainment by "Rise-Up" program (sponsored by Tongan Interfaith Collaborative) students & other CHS students.  

(see flyer attached)

 

Saturday April 25, 2009

SOLE MUSIC BAND performing  6:00pm-10:00pm @

St. Timothy's Catholic School CARNIVAL 

1515 Dolan Ave.

San Mateo, CA 94401

Fun family event!   

12 noon-11:00pm

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 24, 25, and 26. Lots of 

fun rides and games for all ages.  Enjoy delicious barbeque 

and live entertainment.  

 

Saturday May 2, 2009

Stanford Univ. Hawaiian Club 28th Annual Lu'au

"Unite to Move Forward"

12 noon-3:00pm

ADMISSION/SHOW FREE!

Manzanita Courtyard

(see flyer attached)

 

Saturday May 2, 2009

PACIFICA ISLANDERS FOOTBALL (vs. California Warriors)

5:30pm

Terra Nova High School

1450 Terra Nova Blvd.

Pacifica, CA 94044

Come check out BIG BODY CISCO & the USOs (NCFL's finest) as they take on California Warriors!

(for more info visit:  www.islanderfootball.org)

 

Sunday May 3, 2009

Peninsula School Spring Fair

920 Peninsula Way

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Crafts.Food.Live Music.Fun Games.Crazy Rides.Books.Face Painting.Henna tattoos.Farm Animals & more!

Admission $5/children $10/adult $25/family (2 adults+3 children), Seniors +3yrs under FREE

(for more info visit:  www.peninsulaschool.org)

 

Wednesday May 6, 2009

University of California, Berkeley

PACIFIC ISLAND STUDIES WORKSHOP

5:00pm-7:00pm

Barrows Hall

Center for Race & Gender

4 Pacific Island students (Grad & UnderGrad) present research & 2 community organizations share information on services. 

 

 

Tuesday May 12, 2009

Club Impact (End-of-School year Celebration)

More info coming soon....

 

Saturday May 16, 2009

PACIFICA ISLANDERS FOOTBALL (vs. South Bay Stallions)

5:30pm

Terra Nova High School

(for more info visit:  www.islanderfootball.org)

Friday, May 29, 2009

Cesar Chavez Pacific Island Day Celebration

Cesar Chavez School

10am -12noon

Cesar Chavez Gym

2450 Ralmar St, EPA , CA 94303

May is Pacific Island Month so we celebrate it by having our own Pacific Island show to showcase our many Polynesian islands.

Events 411: Upcoming events with a focus on the Pacific Islander Community

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Alisi Fineasi <AFineasi@ravenswood.k12.ca.us>
Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:40 PM

Hello All,

Spring is here & there are a number of events happening throughout the community about which we would like to keep folks informed.

To add events to our listing reply to this email.
 

Sat. April 25, 2009
YCS Family Service Day & Community Fair
Cesar Chavez Academy
2450 Ralmar Avenue, E. Palo Alto

Open to all ages!  Families & youth spend the morning participating in community service projects including:  mural painting, baylands cleanup, etc. Samoan Solutions & other community organizations will be onsite to provide literature & resource info to participating families from EPA, Menlo Park & Redwood City.  Free entertainment (Club Impact Band), lunch & much, much more!
 

*MAY IS PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH*

Come out to these events - show your pride & support :)

Sat. May 2, 2009
Foster City Polynesian Festival
(more info coming soon :)

Friday May 15, 2009
City College of San Francisco
Annual Luau
 
Saturday May 16, 2009
Pacific Islander High School Education Conference
9am-5pm
Skyline College
3300 College Drive, San Bruno, CA 94066

Parents encouraged to attend.  High School age (14-18yrs) Youth participate in workshops on today's most popular fields of employment & explore higher education opportunities, skills training & alternative options for a better future!  Free entertainment to follow.  Free lunch provided & much more...  Register NOW! Brought to you by TIC (Tongan Interfaith Collaborative)

Saturday May 16, 2009
Landscape Ent. & In-Poly Skin Prod.
POLY GROOVE
7pm-12am
San Mateo Performing Arts Center
600 N. Delaware, San Mateo, CA 94401

Family event for all ages!  LIVE PERFORMANCES by Flymar, Keira'D, Chubbs, Finn, Spoon & more!
Reggae.R&B.Hip-Hop.Island Music


Friday, May 29, 2009
Cesar Chavez Pacific Island Day Celebration
Cesar Chavez School
10am -12noon
Cesar Chavez Gym
2450 Ralmar St, EPA, CA 94303

May is Pacific Island Month so we celebrate it by having our own Pacific Island show to showcase our many Polynesian islands.

Please ask your Senators and Representatives to support the DREAM Act!

-----Original Message-----
From: George Taufui Halaholo [mailto:halaholo@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:40 PM
Subject: DREAM ACT Support
----
Dear Family Members and Friends,

I am writing to ask you to contact the Senators and Representatives of
your state to ask them to support the DREAM Act. This request is for
everyone, especially those of you who live in UTAH, HAWAII, ALASKA,
OREGON, WASHINGTON, TEXAS, AND IDAHO.

The DREAM Act is proposed law that would allow young men and women who
came to the United States when they were children to legalize their
immigration status.

If the DREAM Act passes, then youth who meet the following criteria will
be eligible for a temporary green card:

* Older than 12 on the date the DREAM Act passes
* Came to the U.S.A. before age 16
* In the U.S.A. for at least five years continuously
* Still younger than 35
* Graduated from high school or earned a general equivalency degree
(G.E.D.)

Each year about 65,00 youth who live in the United States, including
some Pacific Islanders, are blocked from pursuing their dreams because
they are undocumented, even though they have spent nearly all their
lives here. This is a tragic situation and must be fixed.

An earlier version of the DREAM Act almost passed in October 2007.   Now
is the time. Please do not let this opportunity pass by. Contact your
Senators and Representatives now and spread the word to your friends and
family.

Most members of Congress prefer to be contacted by e-mail through their
official web sites or by telephone.

Please tell your Senator(s) you support the DREAM Act.
To find your Senator(s) and their contact information, visit
http://www.senate.gov

Please tell your Representative you support the American Dream Act.
To find your Representative and his or her contact information, visit
http://www.house.gov

 

CALIFORNIA HAS A NEW TIME ZONE

DO YOU HAVE THE CORRECT TIME?

The CALIFORNIA'S NEW TIME ZONE, project is approaching its second month of a scheduled twelve month project duration and on behalf of members of the African American commuities across California.

Initiated at the beginning of this years 2009 Black History Month celebrations, the CALIFORNIA'S NEW TIME ZONE, project is running ahead of the projects completion deadline dates between January 15th and February 28th in the year 2010.

This is the TIME which provides ample opportunty for all of the, CALIFORNIA'S NEW TIME ZONE supporters to place your order for this unique limited edition, Black History Month, commemorative TIME piece for your office desk-top.

Ravenswood Gardenkits has designed and distributing this item in support of a planned documentary covering the past 40 year history of African Americans in the Ravenswood and Oakland, California communities across California and in acknowledgement of this years Dr. MLK Jr. Day festivities and the inauguration of our 44th President of the U.S.

In addition to the above 40 year history review, the CALIFORNIA'S NEW TIME ZONE Project has teamed up with the RAVENSWOOD TREASURES HISTORY Project in presentation of......features of the future........check-point...the story of the historic City and College of Nairobi, California......If you get the time....check it out!

This special $24.00 item will be fabricated and menufactured for one year only and it is recommended that your order for this colorful, red, black and green special edition TIME piece be placed right away to insure delivery before the next Black History Month festivities. A minimum of a $10.00 deposit is requested to secure your order and delivery (shipping not included if applicable).

CALIFORNIA'S NEW TIME ZONE, can be ordered by telephone @ (650) 949 4744, online;californiasnewtimezone@yahoo.com or directly by us Postal Service; CNTZ, Ravenswoood Gardenkits, P.O. Box 51524, Ravenswood/EPA, California 94303-1524.

3/27 deadline for Los Altos Affordable Housing

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Maureen Pattarelli <mpattarelli@yahoo.com> wrote:

I received this email from the Unitarian Church. Feel free to forward it to anyone you know who might be interested.

-Maureen

> We wish to inform you of the sale of low cost
> housing in Los Altos.  You may know
> someone who qualifies and may be interested.  But time is
> short!
>
> Apply for affordable condos in Los Altos by March 27, 2009.
>
> As part of the League of Women Voters' support for
> affordable housing, we
> have encouraged the building of below-market-rate units.
> Eight are being
> sold at Peninsula Real at the corner of Los Altos Avenue
> and El Camino.  The
> deadline is March 27, 2009. Applications can be picked up
> at the condo site
> and turned into Los Altos City Hall by the 27th. It is
> possible that buyers
> will qualify for up to $18,000 in federal and California
> tax credits because
> of the stimulus package.
>
> The one-bedroom units are priced at $106,000 and the
> two-bedroom units are
> $121,000.
> Maximum income for a one-person household is $37,150; for 2
> persons, it¹s
> $42,450, and for 3 persons, it¹s $47,750.
>
> For more information call:
> Neighborhood Housing Services 408-279-2600
> David Kornfield, Los Altos City Hall, 650-947-2632
>

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