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JULY 2026 Peters’ Bakery - A San Jose Icon

When you walk into Peters’ Bakery, you’re not just picking up a cake—you’re stepping into a living piece of San Jose history. The scent of sweet rolls in the oven, the flurry of bakers in white aprons, and the gentle hum of mixers in the back—it’s all part of a tradition that began nearly 90 years ago, with a man named Tony Peters and the family values baked into his soul.

Tony was born in 1907 to a humble family on a ranch in Berryessa. His father was born right here in San Jose, and his mother came from Faial in the Azores, part of a long lineage of Portuguese immigrants whose roots reached across the Atlantic and into the fertile soil of California. His grandparents were also from the Azores, and they brought with them not just their language and customs—but a fierce work ethic, a love of family, and a reverence for good food made with care.

When Tony began school, he couldn’t speak a word of English.

But he learned quickly—especially the language of hard work.

During the Great Depression, he spent his weekdays working for Studebaker, and every weekend, he’d take the train to San Francisco, learning the craft of baking at his uncle’s shop. That’s where he fell in love with the quiet discipline of dough, the artistry of pie crusts, and the joy of creating something from nothing.

On April 15, 1936, Tony opened the first Peters’ Bakery at Delmas and San Carlos Streets in downtown San Jose. Just two years later, he opened a second location on Alum Rock Avenue, right next to Poisal’s Variety Market. The downtown shop thrived but was eventually sold in 1947 to Tony’s apprentice, Richard Sota, who continued the legacy under the name Dick’s Bakery.

Meanwhile, Tony turned his full attention to East San Jose, where his horses once grazed on a 20-acre pasture across from his original Alum Rock location. In 1947, he built the now-iconic Peters’ Bakery building on that very land—and moved the bakery across the street to its permanent home. That same building still stands today, filled with the same warmth, recipes, and community spirit.

Tony wasn’t just a baker. He was a rancher, a horseman, a family man, and a fixture in the East Side community. He served as President of the Santa Clara County Horsemen’s Association, where he helped organize community events, led trail rides, and brought people together over shared passions—whether it was horses or homebaked pies. He loved the camaraderie of the group just as much as he loved his time in the saddle. If there was a barbecue pit to build or a birthday dance to plan, Tony was right there with a shovel in one hand and a smile in the other.

He trained over 100 bakers in his lifetime, many of whom opened bakeries of their own. In 1974, he made local headlines when, at age 66, he helped foil an armed robbery—wrestling a shotgun-wielding bandit to the ground with the help of his crew.

A few pastries may have been lost in the scuffle, but the shop still opened right on time.

Tony believed in doing things right. He always said, “If you don’t want to eat it yourself, don’t sell it.” That philosophy became the heart of the bakery.

Even into his eighties, Tony could be found rolling out pie dough by hand, slipping extra pastries to longtime customers, and guiding his team with the same passion that built the business from scratch. When asked about retirement, he’d just smile and say, “Whether I do it willingly or feet first.”

Tony passed away in 1996, but his legacy lives on. Today, Peters’ Bakery is still owned and operated by two of Tony’s grandchildren, making it the oldest family-owned bakery in Silicon Valley. “The recipes haven’t changed. The quality hasn’t wavered. And the love? It’s baked into everything we do.”

Dick’s Bakery moved to Hamilton/Meridian where it reigned supreme with its burned almond cake. Unfortunately, a fire in 2016 gutted the bakery. It was never rebuilt. One article stated there were health and safety issues with the city which were never resolved. Richard “Dick” Sota died on February 15, 2013, at the age of 90.

If you want to visit Peters’ Bakery, it is located at 3108 Alum Rock Avenue in San Jose. Go online to the ‘order’ page and you will see the cost of the items we are receiving because someone ordered the product, paid for it, and neglected to pick it up. I email pictures of what we have Tuesday afternoon, and you are invited to come to the clubhouse to select a product to take home, or, better yet, bring a neighbor with you. Select a treat and sit and visit with your neighbors. That is the reason for the treats. Meet your neighbors.

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Amazing World We Live In The strawberry poison dart frog is one of the most astonishing examples of parental care in the animal world. Deep in the rainforests of Central America, this tiny amphibian performs a survival strategy so precise and coordinated that every step has to work together perfectly from the beginning.

Unlike most frogs that simply lay eggs in water and leave, the female strawberry poison dart frog lays her eggs on the damp rainforest floor.

The father guards the eggs constantly, keeping them moist and protected. When the tadpoles hatch, they instinctively wriggle onto their mother’s back. She then carries each tiny tadpole individually through the rainforest, searching for rain-filled bromeliad plants high above the forest floor.

Inside these plants are tiny pools of water. The mother carefully places one tadpole into each separate pool so they will not compete or eat one another. Then comes perhaps the most incredible part: every few days she returns to each hidden location and feeds every tadpole with unfertilized eggs specially produced as food. She remembers multiple locations scattered throughout the forest and repeats this process for six to eight weeks until the tadpoles fully develop into frogs.

How could such a system evolve step by step? If the mother did not transport the tadpoles, they would die. If she did not feed them, they would starve. If the tadpoles lacked the instinct to climb onto her back, the cycle would fail immediately. Every behavior depends on the others already existing and functioning together.

This is not random chaos struggling toward order. It is coordinated design. The instincts, memory, timing, anatomy, and behavior all point to intentional creation. Even a tiny rainforest frog reflects astonishing wisdom and care from the Creator.

Darlene DeHart, former resident, “Look who I had a date with when I was about 15 yrs old.

“My grandson made this with an ap known as ChatGPT. I think he got my picture from my daughter. I thought it was pretty funny and had to share.”

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And Then There Was The Wedding…..

I was pumped – it is Sunday morning, May 3rd in Madison, WI, 9:00am and I am first to have my hair and makeup done professionally. My daughter-in-law Rhonda’s sister arranged for the Cramer/Lundberg women to have this done at our hotel on the Wedding Morning.

After carefully getting dressed, we piled into son Nathan’s rental car. It was 2:30. Pictures were to be taken before the 4:00pm ceremony at The Fields Reserve – a wedding/event destination located just outside of Madison, in Stoughton, WI. It’s in the country! The large building is the reception hall. The smaller one is a chapel for when it rains. And the outdoor chapel when the sun shines! As it did on May 3rd. We arrived at the Reserve and soon found ourselves at the outdoor chapel watching the wedding party’s pictures being taken. I was included in the picture of my son’s family. My son, Nathan’s picture followed by mine with the bride & groom. Sitting in chairs are my granddaughters MacKenna in wine and Delanie in green.

Marissa Newkirk is from Kansas City, KS. They met at Youth With A Mission, a world-wide Christian organization, with a branch in Madison, WI. They have known each other for four years now. And through YWAM, each have served in various third world countries. Calvin doesn’t like dress shoes, so the groomsmen all wore Vans! And they love pie more than cake, so at the reception, a one-layer cake was cut; we all ate pie, several varieties of which I personally tasted three! Part of the Preserve wedding pictures include the bride & groom strolling at sunset. At the beckoning hour, they left the reception and strolled! After an hour of dancing, a group picture was taken. Calvin is wearing his Grampi Ron’s wedding ring. Perfect fit!

They left under an arch of us holding aloft wands with a light at the end and streamers of silver foil. What a perfect day!

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They’re Baaa-aaaaK! Our friends the sheep are back in the neighborhood. I hope you avail yourself of the opportunity to take a walk through the upper neighborhood to see the sheep when they are here.

Another way to enjoy them is taking a walk on the Communications Hill path. You can see them up close and personal there! An electric fence keeps them from attempting to keep you company as you stroll the hill admiring them.

Resident Has More Tree Limbs Fall August 2nd, 2025, her house was battered by falling tree limbs. It had happened in 2019. And it has happened again. At the end of May she was notified by her neighbors that there were limbs again in her yard! She had heard swishing noises during the night but since we had been having a lot of wind, attributed the sound to that. Not! As you can see in the pictures, big limbs again fell.

The office called our tree service regarding possible removal. Which hasn’t happened.

When a limb falls on a passing resident, or onto the neighbor’s bedroom, or her gardeners, the tree will be removed.

May Friday Supper Super Fun!

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We celebrated two birthdays at our May Friday Supper. Lorraine Lewis and Sue Pringle were the recipients of birthday greetings and two kinds of cake, thanks to Peters’ Bakery! Park residents, you are missing out on great friendship development by not attending our last Friday of the month suppers.

The great food comes in second – our sharing and getting to know each other better comes first!!!

Look at the picture of the food on the kitchen counter! There were so many salads and casseroles, we had to remove the desserts! See what you are missing!

California Senate & Assembly Budget Subcommittees Reject HCD Proposal To Raise Fees On Mobilehome Residents After a sustained campaign by GSMOL members and resident advocates, both chambers voted to remove HCD’s proposed fee increase from the state budget, a significant win for California’s mobilehome communities.

The Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees have jointly rejected the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) Budget Trailer Language proposal that would have increased fees on mobilehome park residents. As a result, HCD's proposal will not be included in the final budget bills as Governor Newsom and Legislative Leaders continue final negotiations for the 2026–27 State Budget. The Legislature must pass the budget by midnight on June 15. GSMOL members made the difference GSMOL members answered the call to action — contacting committee chairs and members directly, sharing their experiences, and urging legislators to reject a fee increase that would have placed yet another financial burden on some of California’s most cost-burdened residents. Your voices were heard.

GSMOL’s Board of Directors and LAT thank every member who made calls, sent emails, and showed up for this fight. This outcome is a direct result of organized resident power.

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The Words of Jane Eyre, A Novel Jane Eyre was published around 1847 in pseudonym by Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855). I love the story. I was shocked at how many times the story was committed to the screen!

Silent Era (1910–1920s) • 1910 – Jane Eyre (Thanhouser Company, starring Irma Taylor & Frank Hall Crane) • 1914 – Jane Eyre (Frank Hall Crane) • 1914 – Jane Eyre (Ethel Grandin & Irving Cummings) • 1915 – Jane Eyre (Louise Vale) • 1915 – The Castle of Thornfield (Italy) • 1918 – Woman and Wife (Alice Brady) • 1921 – Jane Eyre (Hugo Ballin, Mabel Ballin) Early Sound Films (1930s–1940s) • 1934 – Jane Eyre (Virginia Bruce, Colin Clive) • 1943 – Jane Eyre (Joan Fontaine, Orson Welles, Elizabeth Taylor) • 1949 – Jane Eyre (Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair) International & Regional Adaptations • 1952 – Sangdil (India, Madhubala) • 1956 – The Orphan Girl (Hong Kong) • 1962 – The Man I Love (Egypt) • 1963 – El Secreto (Mexico) • 1968 – Bedi Bandavalu (India, Kannada) • 1970 – Jane Eyre (George C. Scott, Susannah York) • 1972 – Shanti Nilayam (India, Tamil & Telugu versions) And then there are all the modern era films and TV series, about 15 of them! What a love story – haunting – with a telling from Jane’s childhood, education, then to her employment at Thornfield, her falling in love with its master Mr. Rochester and the devastating ending of her stay there. As I read the original translation, I came upon not a few words that were known then but not in daily conversation now. Here’s the list: Etiolated - to make pale - to deprive of natural vigor - make feeble. The first known use of etiolate was in 1784 Lugubrious – dismal / mournful The first known use of lugubrious was in 1585.

Contumacy – rebellious The first known use of contumacy was in the 13th century.

Refulgent - Latin refulgent-, refulgens, present participle of refulgēre to shine brightly, glitter, from re- + fulgēre to shine, flash Hebdomadal - Hebdomadal is a rare and curious term describing a basic concept: the calendar week. The noun hebdomad (referring to a group of seven or a period of seven days) derives from Greek hepta, meaning "seven;" that root also gave us "heptathlon," an Olympic event consisting of seven events. One notable use of the word occurs in the name of the Hebdomadal Council, the chief executive body of the University of Oxford from 1854 until about 2000. The Hebdomadal Council managed the school's finances and property, among other things, and was so named for its strict schedule of meetings - of course - just once per week. The first known use of hebdomadal was in 1711.

Moiety - one of two equal parts : half The first known use of moiety was in the 15th century.

Surtout – a man’s long, close fitting overcoat The first known use of surtout was in 1686.

Excrescence - a projection or outgrowth especially when abnormal, a disfiguring or unwanted mark. The first known use of excrescence was in the 15th century.

Holm frozen fog of the beck – beck is a small stream.

Resurgam – Latin – I shall rise again – inscribed on Jane’s friend Helen’s tombstone.

Wood, dun and sere - Dun – an old English word for a dull, earthy, or brownish color, often used to describe the dry, tawny hue of autumn leaves and bark - Sere – an obsolete term meaning dry, brittle, or lifeless, often applied to leaves or vegetation in late autumn or winter.

Cachinnation - to laugh loudly or immoderately. The first known use of cachinnate was in 1824.

Contumelious - insolently abusive and humiliating. The first known use of contumelious was in the 15th century.

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Mobile Homes Exempt From Ban On Gas Appliances Good news on the ban on the installation of new gas water heaters and gas furnaces. Extensive further research has revealed that MOBILEHOMES ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS BAN. In a June 2, 2026 email to GSMOL Regional Manager Martha O’Connell, Eric Lara of the Bay Area Air District wrote: “The exemption for mobile homes under Rule 9-6 remains in effect. While we are currently working on broader amendments to Rule 9-6, they are aimed at adding additional compliance flexibilities. At the current moment, we do not have any plans to remove this exemption for mobile homes.”

Mr. Lara provided a link that empowers all of us to stay on top of this issue. “If interested, we anticipate releasing draft rule language for the additional compliance flexibilities in the next 1-2 months. If you'd like to stay informed on upcoming meetings, opportunities for public input, and project updates, please visit our Building Appliances webpage at https://www.baaqmd.gov/rules-and-compliance/rule-development/building-appliances and sign up for our lists to receive automatic notifications.”

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Darwin lived in a time when the cell was thought to be little more than a simple blob of jelly. He had no idea that inside every living cell exists a world of staggering complexity: molecular machines, information systems, error-correcting codes, energy generators, transport highways, and coordinated processes more advanced than anything humans have ever engineered.

That matters because Darwin’s theory depended on life starting simple and gradually building upward through blind unguided processes. But the deeper science looks into the cell, the more impossible that idea becomes. Even the “simplest” cell is packed with specified information and irreducibly complex systems that must already exist and work together at the same time.

To be clear, adaptation is real. Animals adapt to environments all the time. Dogs vary. Finches vary.

Bacteria adapt. Creationists have never denied that.

But adaptation is not the same thing as molecules-toman evolution. Small changes within living things are observable science. A cell creating itself from nonliving chemicals is not. It has never been observed, never reproduced, and never demonstrated.

The greatest problem for Darwin’s theory today is not finches or fossils. It is the cell itself.

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1. Dad, are we pyromaniacs? Yes, we arson.

2. What do you call a pig with laryngitis? Disgruntled.

3. Writing my name in cursive is my signature move.

4. Why do bees stay in their hives during winter? Swarm.

5. If you’re bad at haggling, you’ll end up paying the price.

6. Just so everyone’s clear, I’m going to put my glasses on.

7. A commander walks into a bar and orders everyone around.

8. I lost my job as a stage designer. I left without making a scene.

9. Never buy flowers from a monk. Only you can prevent florist friars.

10. How much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced? A buccaneer.

11. I once worked at a cheap pizza shop to get by. I kneaded the dough.

12. My friends and I have named our band ‘Duvet’. It’s a cover band.

13. I lost my girlfriend’s audiobook, and now I’ll never hear the end of it.

14. Why is ‘dark’ spelled with a k and not c? Because you can’t see in the dark.

15. Why is it unwise to share your secrets with a clock? Well, time will tell.

16. When I told my contractor I didn’t want carpeted steps, they gave me a blank stare.

17. Bono and The Edge walk into a Dublin bar and the bartender says, “Oh no, not U2 again.”

18. Prison is just one word to you, but for some people, it’s a whole sentence.

19. Scientists got together to study the effects of alcohol on a person’s walk, and the result was staggering.

20. I’m trying to organize a hide and seek tournament, but good players are really hard to find.

21. I got over my addiction to chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts. I won’t lie, it was a rocky road.

22. What do you say to comfort a friend who’s struggling with grammar? There, their, they’re.

23. I went to the toy store and asked the assistant where the Schwarzenegger dolls are and he replied, “Aisle B, back.”

24. What did the surgeon say to the patient who insisted on closing up their own incision? Suture self.

25. I’ve started telling everyone about the benefits of eating dried grapes. It’s all about raisin awareness.

A girl was visiting her simple friend, who had acquired two new dogs, and asked her what their names were.

The friend responded by saying that one was named Rolex and one was named Timex.

Her friend said, 'Whoever heard of someone naming dogs like that?'

'HELLLOOOOOOO......,' answered the simple friend …'They're watch dogs'! (Thanks, Saul) At 3 AM I realized I had to use the bathroom.

Got up and walked across the house, to the pantry.

Couldn't remember why I was in the pantry.

Remembered I had to use the bathroom.

Walked across the house to the bathroom.

Sitting on the throne I remembered why I went to the pantry.

Toilet paper.

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National Donut Day June 5 In 1938, the first-ever National Donut Day was celebrated in Chicago, and the history of The Salvation Army’s Donut Lassies was officially immortalized. In 1917, these women were sent to France to establish field bases near the front lines. In makeshift huts, thousands of soldiers would come to stock up on essential goods and grab a sweet treat baked by the Lassies.

Both the presence of these courageous women and the donuts that tasted of home brought a light of hope and happiness to the battlefield — a much-needed morale boost for languishing soldiers. In fact, the Donut Lassies are also credited with popularizing the donut in the United States after the troops (commonly known as “doughboys”) came back from fighting in Europe. And still today, over a hundred years later, The Salvation Army continues to serve on the front lines through a wide range of social services for the most vulnerable individuals and families living in the United States. Over a hundred years later, National Donut Day remains a time to reflect on the Donut Lassies’ selfless acts of service and a time to recognize veterans' bravery and sacrifice.

“The story of the Donut Lassies is one of extraordinary courage,” Commissioner Merle Heatwole, a national commander of the Salvation Army, said in a statement shared with Nice News, adding: “On this 88th National Donut Day, we honor their remarkable legacy alongside the veterans who have served this nation, reminding ourselves to carry that same spirit of joyful service into every community we serve.”

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Defending Our Rent Control – Again Report from Martha O’Connell, GSMOL Regional Manager – homeownersforequity@gmail.com I am incredibility grateful to fellow GSMOL member and President of the Westwinds Resident Organization for allowing me to include his outstanding analysis of the proposed changes to our rent control law in this article. I was going to write one myself but why reinvent the wheel. Patrick’s is incredible. It is in the three pages following my introduction.

A few additional observations. You might want to read Patrick’s pages first and come back to these observations later.

Petition Decision Appeal process, page 3 – I am not aware of a single Petition for Fair Return (PFR) decision appealed by the residents. It is the Park owners who appeal. Right now, they have to go to court to appeal. To give them the right to go to the Housing Director without incurring court costs is to ensure that they will appeal constantly. Furthermore, I trust an unbiased Hearing Officer, not the Housing Director who has demonstrated an anti-resident bias. (“City Hall Shenanigans” indeed.)

Vacancy Decontrol, page 2 – Housing attacked the Fremont study but at the City Council meeting in January 2026, several relators testified that higher space rent affects home value. From the San Jose Spotlight: “Fred Gomez, a mortgage broker, said the rent increase would price out a significant number of working-class people, since buyers would need to make three times the housing expense — including space rent — to be approved. He’s already having to turn down about half of the people who come to him looking for a loan, and said if the rent increase goes into effect, about 30% to 50% more people may be unable to afford a mobile home.”

To convince residents to accept Vacancy Decontrol, Housing cites a Park that got a 10-15% PFT rent increase in 2025 but they fail to explain this decision was an aberrant, outlier one due to the fact that the folks running the Park (Casa Alondra) do not own the land and got a big land lease rent increase. Totally unique but Housing does not want you to know this.

We fought these same ideas previously for three years. The difference now is that we have a Housing Department that is pro Park owner. We will fight again.

City Hall Shenanigans - Rent Control Attack

By Patrick Grimes The year 2025 closed with an attack on rent control. This attack began in secret. San José's Mobilehome Rent Ordinance (MRO) had to be updated to match changes in state law regarding long term leases. Someone tried to also sneak in other changes, most of which were favorable to park owners, and unfavorable to homeowners.

Is "sneak it in" accurate? Let's start with the fact that these changes were unveiled only three days before the Housing Commission meeting in November, with no public input. People raised enough of a stink that the meeting was postponed for a month.

During that time, we got organized. Westwinds Resident Organization directors and members got 475 signatures on a petition to protect rent control. Over 100 homeowners from all over the city showed up in person for the December 11 Housing Commission meeting (see photo), and over 100 more viewed the meeting online.

The results of that meeting were in our favor. They finally (at 10PM) decided to recommend only the state-mandated change and none of the rest. However, that was only a recommendation to City Council. As one councilmember says, City Council always tinkers with recommendations.

Three WRO board members (Dianne, Doug, and Patrick), along with two homeowners from Oak Crest, met with our city councilmember, David Cohen., to lobby for his support. He was amiable and promised to ask tough questions of the other side, but he would not commit to supporting us.

That made it very important to show up at City Hall for the January 27 city council meeting. WRO printed flyers and posted them on each carport. An hour of public testimony produced mixed results. Next month, this column will focus on that City Council meeting.

So, what changes to the MRO were proposed? Here is a rundown.

Changes to State Law The previous MRO exempted long term leases from rent control, which no longer conforms to state law. This proposal removes that exemption so that all mobile home owners are covered by rent control. This was the original reason for changing the MRO. This change was approved, as it should. However, this was an excuse to attempt other, unnecessary changes to the MRO. Vacancy Decontrol Some folks think that rent control should eventually freeze your space rent. That is not true, and never was. The purpose of rent control is to control how much your rent can go up each year. It is based on inflation (the Consumer Price Index for the Bay Area) and can vary between 3% and 7% (usually around 3%). If space rents were frozen, parks could not handle the rising costs of labor, materials, and services. Either parks would go bankrupt or conditions would deteriorate to unhealthy or unsafe levels.

The current MRO has Vacancy Control. This means your buyer inherits your space rent. This provision is crucial to keeping mobile homes affordable. These changes would allow space rents to increase 10% (rather than the usual annual 3%) when a

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mobile home is sold. This is called Vacancy Decontrol. Over time, this would make mobile homes less affordable. Vacancy Decontrol is touted as a way to give more money to park owners without affecting the space rent of the vast majority of homeowners who do not sell their homes.

However, no evidence has been presented that park owners need more income to stay afloat. Fair Return Hearings are infrequent and often result in space rent increases only a tiny fraction of what owners requested. This indicates that mobile home parks, for the most part, are doing okay. Even if there was a widespread financial crisis among parks, there is no data to tell whether 10% is the correct amount.

Another reason cited for Vacancy Decontrol is that the MRO restricts rent increases to about 3% a year, while the Apartment Rent Ordinance allows up to a 5% annual increase. That makes sense because mobile home owners are responsible for all maintenance and repairs, unlike apartment renters.

While Vacancy Decontrol does not affect the current homeowner's space rent, it does affect their equity. Analysis by the city of Fremont showed that for every extra $100 in monthly space rent, your equity (the price you get when you sell your home) decreases by almost $10,000. For seniors, the disabled, and others on fixed incomes, their mobile home might be their only asset. Selling your home to move to a nursing facility is a cruel time to lose equity.

Proponents of these changes try to discredit the Fremont study by pointing to other factors that affect your sale price: your home's age and condition, the park's location, and the park's condition. Common sense, though, tells us that a noticeably higher space rent will cause a buyer to offer noticeably less money for the exact same home. Vacancy control keeps mobile homes affordable. We need to keep vacancy control.

Capital Improvement Pass Through Currently, park owners who feel they are not making enough money can ask for a Fair Return Hearing. In this process, the city looks at their finances over multiple years. If the park's profitability has gotten too low, the city can allow a space rent hike above the annual 3%. This proposal allows parks to charge residents even without a hearing for the cost of projects "that provide added benefits to residents" or "that materially improve sustainability...accessibility, safety, or flood mitigation."

This definition is too broad, and it does not consider whether the park can easily afford a given project. Park owners claim this provision is needed because of the high cost of replacing aged infrastructure. Many do not realize that parks already get money every month from every homeowner to maintain utilities. The park buys gas and electricity from PG&E and resells it to homeowners at a higher cost. That difference is supposed to be set aside for maintenance, which is required by law and should be part of a park's operating expenses. Fair return hearings are the proper way to deal with project costs.

Petition Decision Appeal Process Currently, the Fair Return Hearing does a thorough examination and determines how much of a rent increase is needed to maintain a park's profitability. This decision can be challenged in court. This proposal allows a park owner to appeal the decision to the Housing Department Director, who alone can change the outcome of the hearing. The fairness of an appeal decision depends on the fairness of this director. Fair return hearings look at all the facts to reach a decision. If one person can set all that work aside, it negates the value of the hearing.

Resident Process to Settle Rent Disputes This section would allow rent complaints from homeowners to be resolved by the Housing Department. It claims to be inspired by processes that exist for apartment renters. Nothing in this section is a problem in itself. However, if this is added, park owners could say it's not fair for only homeowners to get relief directly from the Housing Department. It would increase pressure to adopt the Petition Decision Appeal Process discussed previously.

Park Registration Requirements Currently, parks must report some basic information to the city. This proposal would require that parks also report changes in rent and ownership for each mobile home owner. Aside from the added administrative costs, this granular data on space rents for each homeowner would likely be public information, available to park owners and everyone else.

There is no need to collect this much data.

Removal of Outdated Provisions and Relocating Provisions to Regulations On the surface, this appears innocuous, even helpful. Who wouldn't want to keep up with the times? The trouble is that the specific changes are not detailed. Who would decide what to change and how to change it? We should not give a blank check to whoever would make these changes to do whatever they want.

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He Lives Among Us! Meet Dan Montijo. He and his lucky wife Susan moved into Mountain Springs about 14 years ago.

The mobile home was owned by Susan’s parents. They passed, leaving the home to Susan. Dan and Susan, with her brother, Pat, made the comfortable home their permanent dwelling place.

About two years ago Dan got an igloo cooler, about three by two feet and literally filled it with his trophies and medals he had won through the years competing in body building contests locally and from San Francisco to Monterey, and as far as the Central Valley. What did he do then? “I hauled them to the dump. Those days were over – why hang on to them?”

He started competing at age 35 and usually placed 1st or 2nd. He stayed in the sport entering the Masters class, ages 60-65, and then the Grand Masters, over 65. He is now 73 and has the aches and pains from something very different than working out to maintain the physique in the picture.

Remember the car that rolled down Communications Hill? That happened Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026. It was raining and the car hydroplaned and jumped the curb on the street above the Communications Hill walking path, It’s final resting place was on the dirt space in the retaining walls seen from our second street cul-de-sac.

Dan took a similar ride down 150 feet off a curve heading to his girlfriend who lived on the first ridge off Mt. Hamilton hills one day at dusk. His friend Doug was in the Ford F 150 truck with him. It was October 20, 1968. Dan was a sophomore and had his learner’s permit to drive. They were rounding a hair-pin curve and What? A car is sitting in the center of the road. Four guys are admiring the sunset smoking pot. Dan tries to go around the car and the truck’s passenger front wheel caught the edge of the road, spinning the steering wheel out of Dan’s control. In a flash Doug jumped out of the truck as it began its roll down the side of the hill. When it came to a stop, the truck was upside down. God was watching – He had a family having an outdoor BBQ see the whole episode from their view of the road where the truck went over. Saw the whole thing – called the authorities. Meanwhile, Doug sprinted down the hill to the truck and pulled Dan out. Dan, being beyond pain, panicking, saw his left leg pulled out of the socket and turned completely over. Blood from a major slice across his face didn’t help. He was fighting Doug’s help, trying to get up. The police and ambulance arrived, Dan is still high in panic mode so the police have his dad George come down to the wreck to help calm him down. Doug had given the BBQ family Dan’s family phone number. They had rushed to the scene.

What saved Dan from death? His physique. Dan was born Daniel George Montijo on April 15, 1953 to his parents George and Elsie. His dad was from Cupertino, his mom from Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the second sibling, following Rosie, now 77, followed by Cindy, 69 and last Michael, 62. His grandparents had many acres of farmland in the Monte Vista area and, among other produce, had a strawberry farm. His parents had two acres in Cupertino when he was born. He remembers the chickens, two pigs, rabbits, and lots of vegetables. They moved Dad George and Mom Elsie the family to East San Jose when he was 11. He attended Mt. Pleasant High School. That physique was a natural – he was 5ft 8in and weighed 185 pounds as a freshman. He made Varsity Football as a freshman! He made All League Linebacker. In track and field, he participated in the 120 yard high hurdle and the 180 yard low hurdle. He came in second in the high hurdle in CCS. The six foot plus students outgunned him as he was just 5ft 8in. He was an average student. College football recruiters kept tabs on him and had conversations with his parents about Dan attending college to play football.

Then Oct 20th happened. He was taken to Alexion Brothers Hospital on the East Side, San Jose. He spent the next 22 hours on the operating table. His heart stopped two times and was shocked back to beating. Dan had a fractured skull, punctured membrane of the brain, laceration across his face over his right eye to the back of his head, broken ribs, and smashed fingers of his left hand, and that rotated leg. He had numerous lacerations from broken glass. The facial laceration cut the nerve that controls his eyelid. He can see somewhat. He can’t open his eyelid. It took 590 stitches to close the head laceration. He was placed into a coma for one and a half months. His parents were present when the Doctors planned to wake him up. They were told that they didn’t know in what condition his brain would be. Would he be ‘normal’? His mom was shaking his body, “Danny, Danny – wake up!” His dad was standing next to her. Dan rolled over to her saying, “Mom, let me sleep some more!” His dad said, “He’s going to be fine!”

His road to recovery included two and a half more months in the hospital and six months at home. He had follow-up surgeries putting his facial bones back into alignment. He lost his sophomore year. When school started that September of his Junior year – he went from Jock and Mr. Good Guy to the ‘dark side’. “I was so young.” He started using drugs and drinking. His parents didn’t know how to help him – he was basically “feeling sorry for myself.” Again, Dan said, “God was watching over me – I never got into trouble with the police.”

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About 18 years later he was suffering from severe left shoulder and neck pain. The Dr. took x-rays. Dan was out of the office crossing the street and the Dr. called him back. He said Dan’s cervical spine had hairline fractures from C2-C7. Again God was watching out for him as any sudden severe movement during those 18 years since the accident could have severed his spinal cord, causing paralysis. His C4 through C6 were repaired with cadaver bones!

In that era of schooling, work programs were common. He did four hours of school, then worked at Fry’s meat department as an apprentice meat cutter for eight hours. He did this for both his Junior and Senior years of High School. After graduation and finishing his apprenticeship, he was immediately promoted to manager of Fry’s meat department. He worked in several of their stores, bringing the meat departments up to the quality they should be. Frys sold to Save Mart but Dan decided to go to work for the P&W stores. He worked in stores that needed upgrading, bringing them back to quality meat departments. He retired in 2005 at age 52.

From 1995-2005 he was a part-time body building trainer. From 2005 to 2020 he Dan's High School worked fulltime training body building personal trainers. He was the Director of Graduation Trainers at Gold’s Gym. When he was 27, working at Fry’s, “This beautiful lady caught my eye” – she worked in the bakery department. Through a mutual friend, they met. It was Susan Flores. Dan told Susan all about his drug Susan in the Bakery and drinking habits, his life style. She said, “Make them all gone, or no me!” He stopped the drugs stole his heart. immediately, but alcohol took a bit longer and was harder, but he succeeded. They were married February 23, 1980. “She has helped me to become the man I am today.” They moved into a rental for two years in south San Jose then purchased a mobile home in Morgan Hill.

Dan adopted Susan’s three children, Jackie, Tim and David. His proudest moment, he says, is when he walked Jackie down the aisle at her wedding. He keeps busy being very involved in the lives of their six grandchildren. DJ and Connor, at 14 and 10; Bram and Thea, 21 and 17; and Laurin and Sarah 27 and 23.

What do you do when you retire? You go deep sea fishing, of course! Dan loves the sport – but being it is expensive, so far he has done it only about three times. Lots of fish were caught.

Dan is getting a third career as a handyman for neighbors in the park. Give him a call at 408-6559416 if you have a project that needs help. He’s your man! Come meet Dan and Susan as they attend the last Friday of the Month Suppers.

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The Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria

The Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria has reclaimed 450 acres of ancestral land in Butte County, marking one of the tribe’s largest land returns and a major step in restoring its historic land base. The completion of the land return, which had been in the works for about seven years, marked a significant moment for the tribe, which lost ownership of the land during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, according to Kyle McHenry, the Mechoopda Tribe’s cultural director.

“This particular landscape co-evolved with the Mechoopda’s stewardship, traditional ecological knowledge, and is very much intertwined with Machupta’s not only governance, but culture, ceremonies, connection to place,” said Geneva Thompson, the California Natural Resources Agency’s deputy secretary for tribal affairs. The tribe only recently began to reestablish its land base. In 1996, it purchased 40 acres, and since gradually acquired homes in Chico. In 2023, an agreement with Chico State Enterprises returned 93 acres in Butte Creek Canyon. Monday’s reclamation marked a key milestone in reestablishing the tribe’s ownership within the watershed. “In that area there’s archaeological sites and things connecting our people to this place for, you know, thousands of years,” McHenry said. “It’s a special thing for our people to be reconnected to that place.”

The returned land is within the Big Chico Creek watershed, a region known as Ótakim Séwi in the Mechoopda language, and is central to the tribe’s heritage. The return also contributes to the state’s new Tribal Stewardship Program, launched in March, which aims to expand tribal stewardship across 7.5 million acres in California. The project was spurred by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of his so-called nature-based solutions executive order, which aims to conserve 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030, and the corresponding Pathways to 30x30 plan released by the Natural Resources Agency outlining strategies to reach that goal. One key component of the effort is supporting tribally led conservation. “They really wanted to push to make sure tribes had a seat at the table,” said McHenry. “We were one of the first tribes to get to be part of that initiative.” The Mechoopda Tribe also received support through a $101 million grant program launched by the Natural Resources Agency in 2023 to support tribal land purchases and workforce initiatives tied to the nature-based solutions executive order. The tribe worked closely with previous landowners and partners, including Chico State and the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve.

At the beginning, tribal leaders were reluctant to be overly hopeful that the land return would succeed. McHenry recalled visiting the property and seeing the landscape. “The beauty of it, just striking, the views,” he said, describing the forest and steep canyon. “It’s hard to bank on things like that,” he recalls thinking about the reclamation project. “You don’t want to hold your breath for things because it’s like so many things fall through or you know, don’t work out.” The challenges the tribe anticipated eventually materialized. There were years of back-and-forth negotiations just to get the project underway, McHenry said. Then, in July 2024, a wildfire swept through the canyon, destroying buildings and damaging much of the landscape. For the tribe and its partners, the fire reaffirmed the need for tribal management of the land.

“It was definitely an eye opener, and you’re like, ‘OK, this is why we’re doing this work, and this is why we need the tribe in this space, and caring for these, these landscapes,’” Thompson said. Because of the damage, the property had to be reassessed to

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reevaluate its value. “At times we all felt like it was never going to happen,” McHenry said. The tribe plans to reduce future wildfire risk by removing hazardous trees, reseeding and replanting the forest, and conducting controlled burns. The environmental goals of the land reclamation also include continuing the tribe’s watershed protection efforts. The Big Chico Creek watershed connects to the Sacramento River and provides critical habitat for native salmon, which have drawn increased attention in recent years because of historic population declines. The Mechoopda Tribe has already participated in salmon conservation efforts.

In April, the tribe announced a collaboration with CalTrout, the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve and the city of Chico on the Iron Canyon Fish Passage Project, which will restore a nonfunctioning fish ladder that blocked salmon from reaching water cold enough for their survival. The project will restore 8.5 miles of habitat. After the land return was completed, McHenry and his wife took their children to the property. “We were always holding our breath until the finish line,” he said. It was only then that the significance of the project fully “sunk in,” reminding him of the land’s importance to his family’s history. Seeing his children playing in the creek resurfaced memories of his grandmother: “My grandma always said, ‘I loved taking my kids to play in Chico Creek and my grandkids to play in Chico Creek because I know my grandma did it before me and her grandma before her.”

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1. Which actress won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a linguistics professor with early-onset Alzheimer’s in the film Still Alice? a-Cate Blanchett, b-Julianne Moore, c-Meryl Streep, d-Sandra Bullock.

2. Which U.S. President’s dying words were “Thomas Jefferson still survives”? a-John Adams, b-John Quincy Adams, cJames Monroe, d-George Washington.

3. Which Biblical character commanded the sun to stand still in the sky? a-Moses, b-Job, c-Daniel, d-Joshua.

4. In which city does the spaceship land in the 1950s sci-fi movie The Day The Earth Stood Still? a-Orlando, Florida, bNewark, New Jersey, c-London, England, d-Washington, D.C. 5. Which singer produced four top 40 hits off his 1975 album “Still Crazy After All These Years”? a-James Taylor, b-Paul Simon, c-Neil Diamond, d-Neil Sedaka.

6. In which movie did John Wayne play Matt Matthews, an Ozark character who runs a moonshine still? a-The Fighting Kentuckian, b-The Quiet Man, c-They Were Expendable, d-The Shepherd of the Hills.

7. Which girl group had a No. 1 hit in 1961 with “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” a-The Marvelettes, b-The Honey Cone, c-The Shirelles, d-The Cookies.

8. Stillwater was the name of the fictional rock band in which movie? a-Almost Famous, b-Rock Star, c-The School of Rock, d-The Phantom of the Paradise.

9. Defensive end Art Still was the second overall player taken in the 1978 NFL Draft and became an immediate starter for which NFL team, making the NFL All-Rookie Team in 1978? a-Minnesota Vikings, b-Oakland Raiders, c-Kansas City Chiefs, d-Dallas Cowboys.

10. The painting “Still Life with Apples” fetched a record $28.6 million in 1993 for a work by which artist? a-Edgar Degas, b-Vincent Van Gogh, c-Mary Cassatt, dPaul Cezanne.

11. Which actress played Mark Addy’s mother on the sitcom Still Standing? a-Sally Struthers, b-Bonnie Franklin, cLoretta Swit, d-Raquel Welch.

QUOTES 4th of JULY quotes My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!

Thomas Jefferson Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed, else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.

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Lyndon B. Johnson All we have of freedom, all we use or know, This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.

Rudyard Kipling, "The Old Issue," 1899 America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact - the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality.

Adlai Stevenson May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this, our own country!

Daniel Webster Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

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J. Horace McFarland Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose.

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Todd Su

Over 27 Years Experience In Real Estate & MH Industry Ranked one of California's top 10 realtors 8 out of the last 10 years Mobile Home & Real Estate Specialist Top Producer In The Bay Area / 200+ Transactions closed yearly Believes In Spending To Advertise Your Home Real Estate Board Member MLS Member SCCAOR Member Upfront Straight Forward Selling Born In San Jose & Bilingual In Vietnamese Let’s Work Together To Get Your Home Sold!

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