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NOVEMBER 2026

A Big Thank You to FRANK LAMANTIA for the great Italian Sausage BBQ. Not only did he pay for it out of his own pocket, but he also did all the cooking. Thank you to anyone who helped out or brought side dishes. We are trying to reduce the cat population. If anyone would like to help, we would greatly appreciate it. If you are interested, please stop by the office, and I will explain the process to you. Please join our Thanksgiving potluck on November 21, 2026. It is usually the best one of the year. Please sign up outside the office so that we can prevent multiples of the same dish. Try your luck at winning a great basket full of goodies. For the first time, we are having a crafts fair on Dec. 5, 2026. Come check it out and pick out some Christmas gifts or stocking stuffers. Don’t forget to reserve your table to sell your items.

Frank is available until 2:00 Monday – Friday. Please do not call him at home. All jobs should be scheduled through the office. The dumpster is ONLY available by appointment. Please read the sign on the fence to know what items are ok to dump. Do not throw items over the fence. In explanation of the rent stabilization issue brought up by Martha, it only affects owners selling their homes. The ordinance, if passed, would allow space rent to be raised by as much as 10% to bring rents closer to market value. All other rents will only go up by the amount allowed by HCD. It has been around 3% for years and will be again in 2027.

Thank you, Belinda Nelson Property Manager

November Birthdays! Date 2 4 6 8 8 10 11 11 13 15 19 19 21 24 24 28 28 29 30

Jesus Ocampo Jeff Vanzant Lenore Nelson Anita Lozano Opal Curtis Tri Do Hector Molina Loan Dao Stella Giannatos Jose Flores Gail Osmer Megenagna Admasu Nuwan Colby Thuyen Le Hank Phan Etelvina Fuentes Scott Woodard Linda Holloway Tran Thi Kim Nhung

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EVENTS CLUB 6:00 MEETING (Everyone is invited) Crafts 1-3pm 8

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BOARD GAMES 6-8 PM

14 Coffee & Donuts 10-11 AM

CRAFTS 1-3PM

BOARD GAMES 6-8 PM

21 BAKE SALE 3:30 PM

CRAFTS 1-3PM

THANKSGIVING POTLUCK 5:00 PM & RAFFLE

BOARD GAMES 6-8 PM

EVENTS CLUB I try to keep the display case current, so always check it as you go by. The Events Club meets on the ﬁrst Tuesday of each month (November 3 this month) at 6:00pm in the clubhouse. We had 6 people at our Tuesday October 6 meeting. Please plan to come and help us plan future events. Other November events (check the calendar in this Chatter for details) include Crafts Club Tuesdays from 3:00pm. Game Night Thursday from 6:00pm-8:00pm in the clubhouse. or four have currently been playing Rummikub. Don’t forget Coffee and Donuts on Saturday November 14 from 10:00 to 11:00. We had 16 people at our Coffee and Donuts in October, which is a 60% increase with the time change to 10 AM. You are all invited to come and join us. We had a good attendance at Saturday October 17 Potluck. Be sure to come to our Saturday November 21 bake sale at 3:30 and our potluck and raffle at 5:00.

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We are having our ﬁrst ever Crafts Fair December 5 Sign up by November 30.

Please consider checking out a book from the clubhouse library. Laurie Worthen is doing a great job keeping the library up to date. I want to thank Terry Traenkle, Pam Fisher, Mary Ann Humes and Arlene Chong for the current clubhouse decorations and keeping the clubhouse always decorated. Any other ideas? Bring them to the Tuesday November 3 meeting or give me a call at 408-495-1998. We are always looking for helpers. Also, you can ﬂag me down as I ride my bike around the park. I enjoy seeing all of you exercising as well.

George Van Buskirk, email: georgeavb64@gmail.com Events Club President

cell phone: 408-495-1998

BBQ & Ice Cream Social

Huge thank you to everyone who provided the food and photos special shout out to Frank Lamantia for funding the Italian sausages, mixed peppers and also helped to cook everything! Thank you as well to Phil Nguyen for capturing the event with photos so we can share the joy!

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CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN

OUR SIXTH ANNUAL HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST FOR 2026

LET'S GET MORE HOMES DECORATED THIS YEAR AND REALLY SHOW HOW FESTIVE COLONIAL MANOR CAN BE

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MORE INFORMATION IN THE DECEMBER CHATER OR CONTACT GAIL AT 408-266-2424

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Craft Sale! ★ Come join the fun! ★

Saturday, December 5 • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

★ CALLING ALL CRAFTERS! ★ Residents who create handmade crafts, artwork, or other creative items are invited to participate in our Craft Sale.

Showcase your talents and earn extra $

☕ REFRESHMENTS FOR SHOPPERS Coffee, tea and cookies will be available throughout the event. Snack while you shop — it's all part of the fun!

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Grab your spot for only $5.00! What a deal! Complete the form & submit with payment to Sharon in the office.

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Table setup begins Saturday at 10:00 AM Come early, get settled, and get ready to sell!

Questions? See Sharon in the office.

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Craft Show! Saturday, December 5th at Noon Colonial Manor Park Clubhouse

Vendor Sign-Up Information Name: Space #: Number of Tables ($5.00 each):

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Important Information Set up time is Saturday, December 5th at 10:00 AM. Your table will have your name on it for set up. Drop this form and fee in the office with Sharon.

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November 30th, 2026

We look forward to seeing you there! 7

Happy crafting!

Report from Martha O’Connell, GSMOL Regional Manager – HOUSING ATTEMPTS TO TIGHTEN GRIP ON RESIDENT INPUT On 9-10-26, Housing held its next to last community meeting about the disastrous proposed changes to our rent stabilization ordinance. Beth Paige rose to her feet and read the following statement: “I’m Beth Paige, a member of GSMOL’s Save Our Rent Stabilization Leadership group. I am a resident of Quail Hollow Mobile Home Park. First, please read the ﬂyer that we handed to you at the door. At each meeting you have tried to avoid calling on GSMOL representatives or cutting them off before they are done speaking because they are disputing points you are trying to make. You are presenting a very biased view of the proposed changes. These changes that Housing and the Mobile Home Park Owners representative on the Housing Commission developed with no input from the Mobile Home Residents representative on the Housing Commission. This is voting season. We are receiving our Voting Guides and Ballots. In our guides, the propositions and proposals have pros and cons presented so we can make informed decisions on who and what to vote for. For what is in our best interest. A great analogy of these presentations is that you are giving Residents a voting guide that has only Pros from the owners perspective for the proposals and no cons or rebuttals from a resident’s perspective. How are residents to make an informed decision based on what you are telling them when what you are telling them is not fully factual?” End of Beth’s statement. Prior to Beth’s statement, there was an astounding attempt by Housing to shut down opposing viewpoints. Saul Srour from Mountain Springs stood up and began to deliver feedback on the proposed changes. Housing repeatedly tried to silence him by saying, “I don’t hear a question.” Saul turned to the audience of residents and asked, “Do you want to hear what I have to say?” Yes, yes, yes rang out all over the room. Saul then delivered his forceful critique of the attempts to weaken our rent control. After he was done, he received a round of applause.

I tried again to tell Housing they were delivering incorrect information on renters but was shut down for the third time. (FYI their misinformation is contradicted by a 2-26-13 letter from Shasta Greene, who was then the Sr. Deputy City attorney advising the now defunct Mobilehome Advisory Committee.) As you will recall, in January 2026 the San Jose City Council delayed a vote on the proposed changes and directed Housing to engage with the residents. In the past, such meetings were first held by zoom. Everyone could speak. Everyone could hear what was being said. Everyone could see who was in the meeting. Everyone could use chat. Everyone could see what was being written in chat. Everyone could engage with each other in chat. Housing began a campaign to strip away transparency from these meetings to present their one-sided view. -no more speaking -participants were hidden from each other -all questions had to be put in chat and were hidden from everyone else but Housing Go to San Jose mobile home residents shunned from rent increase talks - San José Spotlight Be sure to scroll down and read the comments following the article. I wrote: “Housing is even refusing to tell Housing Commissioner Dan Finn and me, a GSMOL Regional Manager, the locations of Park outreach. Dan and I have had to file a Public Records Act request to obtain that information. The request was filed 7-21-26. Although Housing has that information at its fingertips, the City requested an extension on the timeline to provide that information and as of 8-3-26, no information has been given to Dan or me.” By the time Dan and I got the information, we had missed several meetings. Housing did not want us there to provide answers to their one-sided presentations. At the last community meeting on 10-5-26 Housing went even further. To forestall Beth Paige, Saul Srour, and other brave residents, Housing DID NOT ALLOW ANY VERBAL FEEDBACK. Questions had to be written down, only Housing could see them, and only a handful of questions were selected. One long time activist stood up to speak and Housing ignored him. Do not fill out their biased survey as your answers will be weaponized against you.

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