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Feb 6, 20181 min read
Buena Vista Little Free Library Makeover
The Buena Vista Park Little Free Library got a makeover and spring cleaning, a new window, new coat of paint, and its shelves cramed full...
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BVNA
Dec 25, 20171 min read
Christmas Day thanks due to these workers
A FREEWAY GUARDIAN ANGEL: John’s Cribbs has worked for years with an Adopt-A-Highway group along Interstate 280 near San Jose City...
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BVNA
Dec 9, 20171 min read
The Silicon Valley paradox: one in four people are at risk of hunger
In a region famed for its foodie culture, where the well-heeled can dine on gold-flecked steaks, $500 tasting menus and $29 loaves of...
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BVNA
Nov 8, 20171 min read
American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign
The Home Fire Campaign helps save lives by installing free smoke alarms in homes that don't have them, and by educating people about home...
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BVNA
Oct 25, 20171 min read
Lawn Busters
Lawn Busters is here for people who otherwise couldn't afford to bust their lawn. Qualified homeowners receive subsidized services on a...
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BVNA
Oct 15, 20173 min read
Report on the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Round-up 10/14/17 - A Safe? On Highway 280?
A Safe? On Highway 280? Mark your calendar: Saturday, November 18, 2017 is the next Adopt-A-Highway Litter Pickup on Highway 280. ...
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BVNA
Sep 17, 20173 min read
Report on the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Roundup on Highway 280 - a Tale of AYSO Paperwork and Baseball
AYSO paperwork and Baseball Cards made a mess of two off-ramps! Mark your calendar: Saturday, October 14, 2017 is the next...
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BVNA
Dec 21, 20162 min read
The I-280 Clean-Up Volunteers And The Crazy Thing They Found
A note from Mr. Roadshow: I love getting monthly emails from Loui Tucker, the San Jose woman who has led an Adopt-A-Highway cleanup crew...
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BVNA
May 16, 20163 min read
Changing Our City, One Tree at a Time
On May 15, a group of neighbors and volunteers gathered in the Buena Vista to dig holes and plant trees. In an effort organized by...
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BVNA
Apr 8, 20161 min read
Tactical Urbanism: Short-Term Events for Long-Term Change
On March 9, Greenbelt Alliance hosted a community meeting at the San Jose Rose Garden Library. Attendees included members from the Buena...
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BVNA
Nov 26, 20105 min read
Volunteers find the most amazing things cleaning trash on highway shoulders
Why would anyone stand on the shoulder of a freeway with cars and trucks whizzing by at 65 mph, or faster, to pick up plastic bags,...
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BVNA
Jan 24, 20091 min read
S.J. Homeowners eligible for free trees
If your yard could use a little extra shade — and you are a homeowner in San Jose — a free tree could be in your future. Our City Forest,...
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