Councilmember Rishi Kumar, Saratoga newsletter

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A VISION – HALLMARK OF LEADERSHIP
Dear friends,
A new park in Saratoga? When was the last time that
happened? Our city opened our new 64-acre Saratoga
Quarry Park (maps www.saratoga.ca.us/quarrypark) on
Halloween morning officially to the public. This simple
public event was kicked-off by our Mayor Howard Miller,
and the other speakers were Former Mayor Ann Walton
Smith, representative from MidPeninsula Open Space, San
Jose Water Company’s Government Affairs representative
John Tang, our district County Supervisor Joe Simitian
and our Senator Jim Beall. Pictures and videos at
https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/quarrypark
It took more than a decade of diligent effort and consistent
push to make this happen. It started with a vision, and
then a flurry of activities in keeping with that vision,
passing the baton to new councilmembers, collaboration,
planning and working with local groups, organization and
area elected leadership help to make this happen. Our city
staff led by Public Works Director John Cherbone,
worked furiously behind the scene to deliver this on time
and on budget. It has resulted into a phenomenal offering
for our citizens that Saratogans and area residents will
enjoy for a long time. A trail to the sea starting from the
Quarry Park? Yes, that is a possibility too. Stay tuned!
There were two active quarries on the site in the early
1900s. Both were converted from lime quarries into one
gravel quarry after the purchase of the properties in 1908. In 1921, Santa Clara County bought the property and operated
it as a rock and gravel quarry, which supplied the material for the county’s roads. The County closed the quarry in 1967.
The City of Saratoga acquired the property in 2011 by investing a mere $250,000 with a conservation easement and joint
funding from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and our county Parks and Recreation Dept. The easement
assures that the property will be retained as a natural scenic and open space area by restricting the property’s use.
Go check it out. Address 22000 Congress Spring Roads. Quarry Park will be open 7 days a week ‘from dawn to dusk’.
Hope to see you soon there and kudos to such incredible vision to making this happen! Take the survey here
- Rishi
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: YOUTH INTERN SHAUNAK VAIDYA

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The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s
Office would like to introduce a
great resource website called
CrimeReports.com. It allows free
access to the last six months of
reported crimes, including
jurisdiction and location.
CrimeReports.com also hosts a
Camera Registration Program.
This is a great way for the public
to take a more active role in
helping solve crimes in their
community while protecting their
own homes. By registering the
location of your home security
cameras, you might assist the
Sheriff’s Office in supplying
information needed to catch
criminals that have burglarized
your neighbors. Having camera
footage of suspects is one of the
most valuable tools law
enforcement can use to identify
criminal suspects. Your
information is kept secure and
never made public. You would
still own the cameras, and your
participation is always voluntary.
To register your security camera,
go to www.CrimeReports.com
and click on the “register my
camera” link. Then select the
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s
Office as your local law
enforcement agency.
Envision Silicon
Valley Feedback
for the Vta
Santa Clara
county Sheriff’s
Office tracker
C i t y c o u n c i l u p d a t e a n d P a s t
H A p p e n i n g s
The California Department of
Food and Agriculture has
discovered an infestation of an
exotic insect pest, the Oriental
Fruit Fly, in Saratoga. The
California Secretary of
Agriculture has issued an
emergency proclamation
authorizing the implementation
of an eradication project. The
eradication treatment will
encompass 12 square miles and
will likely around 5 days. The
process started on the 19 of
October, but will be repeated
every two weeks for 2 months.
Oriental Fruit
Fly Infestation
in saratoga
For the past several months, the
public gave VTA feedback about
the Envision Silicon Valley goals
that was developed in
collaboration with community
volunteers. Here is your chance
to select your top five priorities.
This will help VTA understand
the community’s values as we
consider the trade-offs involved
in decision-making. For those
that do not know, Envision
Silicon Valley is an interactive
tool created in order to allow the
citizens to help the Valley
Transportation Authority
examine the area. Take the
survey here
http://www.envisionsv.org/
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS A TECH CAUCUS
On Saturday, California now has a tech caucus founded by our own
Assemblymember Evan Low. Absolutely needed to keep Silicon
Valley thriving. Caucus members includes our Senator Jim Beall .
The focus on technology is good...not only for the valley, but the rest
of America.
DMV – AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED TO
VOTE
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure that would eventually allow
Californians to be automatically registered to vote when they go
the DMV to obtain or renew a driver’s license. The Governor’s
office said will "help improve elections and expand voter rights and
access in California,"
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2015 saratoga
holiday wine
stroll
On Friday, November 27th, we
hope you will join us for another
Holiday Wine Stroll from 5 to
8pm! Saratoga Village will
delight you with its beautiful old
world charm while you stroll up
and down Big Basin Way. You
will be able to sample the wines
from over 20 local and boutique
wineries, while savoring
scrumptious “bites” from local
merchants. Enjoy the fine wine,
the valley’s most beautiful village
lit up with music, and even
Dicken’s Characters in Victorian
attire! Come and experience the
fun. Participants must be at least
21 years of age. Remote ticket
purchasing for the Wine Stroll
Experience is closed. Tickets can
now be purchased at the
Chamber office at 14460 Big
Basin Way.
U p c o m i n g E V E N T S &
o c u r r e n c e s
Road Pavement on
Prospect/saratoga
sunnyvale
The joint paving work at the
intersection of Saratoga-Sunnyvale
Road and Prospect Road is
scheduled to begin between the
hours of 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. this
coming Monday, November 2, and
finish night work on Tuesday,
November 3. Notices were sent
out on Thursday, October 29.
Additionally, electronic message
boards were placed at the work
site that same day to advise
motorist of the upcoming work.
Lowering of iron manhole covers
during the day will begin as early
as this Friday, October 30 with
completion by Monday,
November 2.
Earlier this month Governor Brown
signed AB 57, which was approved
by large majorities in the Assembly
and Senate despite opposition from
the League of Cities. The legislation
declares that wireless
telecommunications facilities have a
significant economic impact in
California and are not a municipal
affair but a matter of statewide
concern. It provides that any
application for collocation or siting
of new wireless facilities are
automatically approved if a city or
county does not approve or deny
the application within the timelines
that are required by the Federal
Communications Commission (90
days for collocation and 150 days for
new facilities) as long as the
applicant has provided all required
public notices and notice to the city
or county that the time period has
lapsed. It does not allow any
additional time for public notice,
public meeting, CEQA, or appeal
issues. Our office will be working
with the Community Development
Department to ensure that the City
processes applications in a manner
that avoids automatic approval.
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Wireless
Communication
facility update
Silicon valley
turkey trot
registration
The registration for Silocon
Valley’s annual Turkey Trot
Race is open and can be done
online. The actual race will be
held on the morning of
Thanksgiving itself , the 26th
of
November. Our Mayor
Howard Miller hopes to bring
back to Saratoga the Mayor’s
cup
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VILLAGE SPECIFIC
PLAN – OPEN HOUSE
PLEASE ATTEND
On NOVEMBER 17, 2015, the
Saratoga Planning Commission
and Heritage Preservation
Commission will hold an open
house from 6pm to 8pm at the
Senior Center to discuss the
Village Specific plan update
process. Questions? Reach out
to staff Kirk Heinrichs at
kheinrichs@saratoga.ca.us or
call 408 868 1222

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With an eclectic
group, Assembly member
Kansen Chu, CA state
treasurer John Chiang,
COUNCILMEMBER BENNY
LEE FROM SAN LEANDRO
and SPOUSES
WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER
CATHERIN BAKER AT FOG
DIWALI IN PLEASANTON
With the eagle scouts
that contributed to
MANY PROJECTS at the
QUARRY PARK
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with President
Obama's cabinet
Secretary, the
United State
Secretary of
Labor Thomas E
Perez AT A
SILICON VALLEY
LEADERSHIP
GROUP EVENT
DIWALI CELEBRATION AT
THE SARATOGA HISTORY
MUSEUM
WITH CONGRESSMAN TED
LIEU, CD 33 at the USPTO
SILICON VALLEY LAUNCH
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7. At thE UsS PATENT
OFFICE SAN JOSE launch
with congressman
mike Honda –
organized by SILICON
VALLEY LEADERSHIP
With the honorees at
the SVAPADC dinner,
Margaret Okuzumi and
Assembly member rich
gordon
At the CA League of
Cities Peninsula
quarterly dinner
networking, sharing
ideas, problems and
solution. The topic
WAS Affordable
housing.
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8. Speaking at
the Silicon
Valley
Entrepreneurs
(SVE) SpeakerFest
at Prysm
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SENATOR JIM BEALL
SPEAKING AT THE TEA
SUCCESS PARTY, ORGANIZED
BY CUPERTINO. Senator
Beall’s SB 107 brought
additional $650K to
saratoga
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9. Delighted to meet
Nancy Johnson a
26 year Saratoga
resident who is
our new
Superintendent of
the Saratoga
Union School
District
At the region 7
quarterly meeting
with Kansen Chu,
Jim Beall, Ash Kalra,
Kevin De Leon and
JOSUE GARCIA
Congratulations to
Senator Jim Beall for
receiving the
Legislator of the year
award by the
California League of
Cities today in San Jose
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10. API Caucus
dinner with
California’s
new speaker
ANTHONY
RENDON
Getting sworn
in as an at large
director into
the CALIFORNIA
LEAGUE OF CITIES,
Asian pacific-
islander Caucus
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