The Bay Area Review February 25, 2019

South Valley Review

VOL. 3, NO. 4

February 25, 2019

Better at knowing what matters to you The Light Between Two Towers

On Wednesday, February 20, Thomas A. Wohlmut unveiled his film “The Light Between Two Towers� at 3Below Theaters & Lounge.

This special screening celebrated over 200 generous individual and corporate donors that supported the creation of the film.

After nine years of research and over a year of production, producer/ director Thomas A. Wohlmut has completed his eye-opening documentary about the remarkable story of the link between the San Jose Light Tower (1881) and the Eiffel Tower of Paris (1889). The 60-minute film documents the dawning of the age of electricity and how San

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Worship Directory First Congregational Church of San Jose United Church of Christ 1980 Hamilton Ave., San Jose, CA 95125 (At the corner of Hamilton and Leigh) (408) 377-7121 www.firstccsj.org

We are a progressive, Open and Affirming, welcoming congregation of faithful people who seek to wrestle with scripture, and live out our faith, in the real world. We are far from perfect, but we try to offer as wide a welcome as possible, and invite you to join us on the community path, wherever it takes us. We offer lively, multi-generational worship on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM (nursery care provided). We have regular educational programs for all ages, children through adults, and a variety of groups and offerings for spiritual development and service. Come check us out and find a community for the journey.

Santa Teresa Hills Presbyterian Church 5370 Snell Ave, San Jose, CA 95123 (2 blocks north of Blossom Hill Rd on Snell) (408) 629-5906 Email: santateresahills@gmail.com

We are a friendly, progressive, multicultural church striving to understand and apply the teachings of Jesus Christ. All are welcome!! Come visit us and participate in opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship, and community outreach. We can pursue our faith journeys together! Sunday services are at 10:00AM with children’s Sunday school and nursery care available on site. Handicapped and hearing impaired services available. Visit our website for sample sermons, photos and a lot more information www.sthpc.org We look forward to meeting you!!

Hillside Church San Jose 545 Hillsdale Avenue San Jose, CA 95136 (408) 269-4782 www.hillside.org

At Hillside Church, we take God and His Word seriously. We are a growing congregation of friendly people who are taking the hope of the Gospel to a world that desperately needs it. Join us in our mission to change this world one soul at a time. Our Sunday services are at 9:00 AM (acoustic/quiet) and 10:45 AM (more high energy). Make a difference in the live of people in our community. Help us as we point others to Jesus Christ, teaching them to live for Him. Visit our website, listen online, or join us this Sunday!

Sunrise Valley Baptist Church

5860 Blossom Avenue (at Blossom & Calero) San Jose, CA 95123 (408) 225 - 0200 www.sunrisevbc.org “Rejoice in the Lord always! And again I say rejoice!” Come join us in a traditional worship service that is steeped in the old hymns of our faith and rooted in expository Bible preaching. A friendly congregation will encourage your heart.

Our Wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ, offers peace, love & joy.

On Sunday we have Sunday School at 9:30 am; Sunday Morning Worship at 10:45 am; and Sunday Evening Worship at 6:00 pm. On Wednesday Evening we have Awana at 7:00 pm (Children’s Bible Clubs K-6; Sept May) and Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting at 7:00 pm.

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Parade of WESTFIELD Valley Fair, Hosted Their Annual Lunar New Year Celebration!

WESTFIELD Valley Fair, hosted their annual Lunar New Year Celebration!

The Shopping Center welcomed the Year of the Pig with new ART experiences, Family activities, Traditional Lion Dances, and various live performances events.

“Westfield Valley Fair is thrilled to bring Lunar New Year celebrations to our community here in Santa Clara and the greater Silicon Valley region,” said Sue Newsom, Senior General Manager of Westfield Valley Fair. “We’re proud

to offer a combination of traditional cultural performances and fresh, new experiences to welcome the ‘Year of the Pig’ for 2019.

Placed throughout the upper level of the Shopping Center is the “Parade of Pigs” by six different Artists: Simon Tran, Emerald Mahr, Margeau B, Shirley ‘SURE’ Lee, Lian Si Liu, Amaranta Colindres Westfield has decided that these whimsical little piggies will be auctioned off to benefit the Dragon School of Art, a 501(c)3 in Oakland.

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San Jose Pride The Light Between Two Towers Jose was able to influence the world, including the engineering design of the world-famous Eiffel Tower.

On February 16, 1882, The San Jose Mercury wrote, “Nothing more beautiful, in its airy lines and symmetrical proportions, was ever before erected on this continent. It has advertised San Jose abroad as nothing else could. Beyond our country the illustrated papers of Germany, France, Austria and Italy, have contained pictorial descriptions of this tower. Scores of cities on this continent are contemplating the erection of similar structures.”

At a recent San Jose City Council meeting, Mayor Sam Liccardo commented, “Tom [Wohlmut] is working on a film now that demonstrates the link between our iconic Light Tower and the Eiffel Tower... So, we’ve got a great opportunity now.

I’m certainly excited

by the possibilities and I’m most excited by the fact that it’s stirring imagination which I think is long overdue in our city.

We’ve got a city that’s a wonderful place to live, it’s a wonderful place to work, and we want it to be a place that we all love.”

“I am proud to be a sponsor of this exciting project and hope you will join me in giving back to our wonderful city and enabling the engineers and those involved, to create this historical San Jose icon for future generations to experience and enjoy!”

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Major Sam Liccardo, French Counsul, Filmaker Thomas A. Wohlmut, and linda L. Lester

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Strong Headwinds SJC denies FIOA Request of Chair of San Jose Airport Commission San Jose International Airport, Director of Aviation John Aitken, denies FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request from Chair of San Jose Airport Commission Dan L. Connolly. He requested to review the “actual responses” made by airlines, which is the basis of the Downtown Airspace Capacity Study Report and Recommendation of Scenario #4, to San Jose City Council, that if approved, will raise building heights in the South Flow flight path of SJC. Is it possible that the City of San Jose is withholding critical data and analysis that might disprove their own recommendation? News organizations should file their own FOIA requests on this issue to seek out the truth about what airlines actually said with reference to the effect on their flights under various temperature and weather conditions.

The basis of the $940,000 make-shift

report is in direct conflict with the findings of the 2007 Airspace Capacity Report. Summer Temperatures used in 2007 used the Boeing 95% accuracy of 88 degree (high temperature days), while today’s study used Boeings 85% accuracy of 81.3 degrees average summer temperatures. Lowering temperatures in input data provides a more favorable output for those looking to raise building heights in the flight path at SJC. Since this report is based on alleged airline responses, they should be a matter of public record and not classified by the City and the Airport Director as being “Trade Secrets”. Our investigation has also found that Google’s was briefed on November 2nd, 2018. It showed a non-stop flight from San Jose to Newark NJ, flying a Boeing 737-900ER (Extended Range aircraft), being impacted with weight restrictions and 21 passengers being removed in the Winter, and 41

passengers being removed in summer months during South Flow Operations.

Yet, the information given to the airport commission omitted the city and the number of passengers affected downplaying the effect this decision will have on East Coast NonStop Flights.

Here is a timeline: Our research has uncovered that Google received an OEI briefing on November 2nd, 2018.

Airport Administration had the opportunity to provide the SJ Airport Commission the same briefing but DID NOT do so at the SJ Airport Commission meeting on November 5th, 2018. Instead, Airport Administration waited 60+ days, until January 10, 2019 to provide the commission with specific OEI documents, just 4 days prior to the Commission meeting of 1/14/19.

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issue, except a citizen filed a complaint over the publishing of our agenda, forcing a delay to the vote. A second special meeting was scheduled for Thursday, 1/24/19 for ACTION on the Airport’s Recommendation of Scenario #4 (complete elimination of “One Engine Inoperative” airspace over downtown San Jose.

On 1/24/19 the Airport Commission Rejected the Recommendation of Scenario #4 and instead voted in favor of a compromise proposal, put forth by four Airport Commissioner’s known as Scenario #10B. However, the San Jose is moving forward with Scenario #4.

The questions we should be asking is: Should San Jose International Airport be relegated back to a

“Regional Airport?”

Do Bay Area residents want to see SJC lose its status as a Transoceanic International Airport?

Is the public concerned that they may not be able to fly non-stop from SJC to the East Coast?

The San Jose City Council is considering raising building heights and eliminating OEI (One Engine Inoperative) airspace for departing airlines during South Flow take-offs (Runway 12L/12R towards downtown) and a decision is scheduled to be made

by City Council on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The study, led by the Director of Aviation, DID NOT invite Airlines or Airline Pilots to be a part of the committee which is moving the proposal

forward.

The committee met in private, outside of view of the public, and denied requests from Airport Commission members interested in attending their meetings, stating that the meetings were not open to the public.

The Committee was comprised of: • Project Steering Committee • Community Representatives: Teresa Alvarado – SPUR; Scott Knies – San Jose Downtown Association; Matt Mahood – Silicon Valley Organization; David Bini – Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council; Josue Garcia – Santa Clara County Residents for Responsible Development; Matt Quevedo –

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Strong Headwinds Silicon Valley Leadership Group; and Julie Matsushima – Airport Commissioner and Downtown Resident • City Staff: John Aitken and Judy Ross – Airport Department; Kim Walesh and Blage Zelalich – City Manager’s Office/Office of Economic Development; Rosalynn Hughey – Planning, Building and Code Enforcement; David Hai Tran & Christina Ramos– District 3 Office; and Kelly Kline – Mayor’s Office For full article, go to https:// sanjosespotlight.com/san-josedenies-airport-commission-chairaccess-to-records/

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District 2 News A message from the Santa Clara Valley Water District: The winter season is here – are you flood ready? The Santa Clara Valley Water District is committed to keeping residents and businesses safe through its flood protection programs.

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Parts of our county are historically prone to flooding and at risk during heavy storms.

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ready pages you can determine if your house is in a flood zone, learn about flood insurance, find out where to get sandbags, and sign up to receive emergency notifications through AlertSCC, Santa Clara County’s emergency warning system. You can also keep an eye on streams with our Flood Watch Tool.

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I was honored to present a commendation to Jalen Butcher for winning the San Jose Youth Entrepreneurship & Innovation Summit business competition.

This was the last ceremonial item for 2018, and it was even more special for me to have members of my family present.

On January 29, we proclaimed a week of remembrance, held a candlelit ceremony, and lit the Rotunda in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Thank you Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley for bringing us together..

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The Southside Community Center’s Dazzling Divas tap group is made up mostly of seniors who are active in their communities and love to dance.

They perform at community centers and senior living facilities. In February, I invited them to treat us to a performance at our City Council meeting!

Thank you to our lovely dancers: Eileen Roberts, Norma Callender, Terry Santoro, Loretta Carter, Lynda Kelaita, Marsha Liu, and Karol Wolf.