2016 – January

The Cherryland News
Volume 4, Issue 1
January 2016
Brought to you by the Cherryland Community Association (CCA), 2016.
Inside this issue:
BOD Christmas Dinner
General Meeting
1
President’s Message
2
Sponsors page
3
Sponsor page and
Membership Form
4
New Mattress Law
5
Bryan Parker for Dist. 4
County Contacts
CCA BOARD DINNER
On December 10th, the CCA Board took themselves out to dinner at Buon Appetito.
We continued a tradition that was started several years ago. Unfortunately Judie Christine and Derry Silva could not attend. We others had a good time, enjoying the delicious food and refreshments. A small reward for all the work we did the last two years.
Here you see us dangling Christmas ornaments that Cindy Towels had thoughtfully
brought as gifts for everybody. One sweet perk to join the Board! Thank you, CCA!
Cherryland Community Association
GENERAL MEETING
Public Works
6
Preparing for El Nino and
street work on Meekland Ave.
Winter Events
Sponsors page
7
Oro Loma held an Open
House for the Shoreline
Project
8
Sheriff report
Zoning report
Tues Jan. 12 7pm Eden Church
21455 Birch St Hayward
Jensen Rm
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President’s Message
By Ingrid Moller
A very Happy and Healthy New Year to you! We hope you all had wonderful holidays, getting together with family and friends. The new year should
bring us Cherrylanders exciting projects to be completed and started, like the
new fire station on Meekland Ave and the beginning of work on Meekland Ave : A
totally new streetscape with new curbs and gutters, new sidewalks and a new
street surface is planned for Meekland Ave from A Street to Blossom Way. Also,
more improvements on Haviland Ave and on the Eastern side of Western Blvd, if
we are lucky. We are planning to get somebody from Public Works to speak at
our January meeting about the different street improvement plans. We are also
hoping for the ground-breaking for our new Cherryland Community Center.
Before all this exciting development shall take place, we will have to
make it through this winter with El Nino in the forecast. How do we prepare for El
Nino? The county has a website that you should check out:
www.acgov.org/pwa/info/elnino.htm. It will have checklists for personal emergency kits and practical safety tips for dealing with storm-related impacts. During
the worst of the storm, the website will have regular updates on flooding, road
closures and other problems. Residents who wish to be alerted by emails can
sign up on the website. The county is coordinating with different departments to
respond to this situation. They are checking storm drains, flood control channels
and other drainage areas for several months. You can pick up sandbags from Public Works on Turner Court in Hayward. We are going to try to get somebody from
Public Works to our January meeting to talk about these important issues and to
answer any concerns our members may have. Elections for a new CCA board will
also take place at this coming meeting. Come and participate and make your voices heard.
Our lot at the corner of Hampton Rd and Mission Blvd is in great demand:
The Community Development Agency (CDA) put out a Request for Interest (RFI)
and received five applications. Especially one caught the eye of the agency and
the consultant: A mixed use project with market rate townhouse style apartments combined with lots of retail space, among it a co-op style grocery store.
The retail space will feature incubator businesses for local folks who want to start
their own venture. It sounds very enticing!
This may be my last President’s Message to you. It has been a lot of fun
serving you! I am proud to mention that under the leadership of this board our
attendance at meetings grew, we gained quite a few new members, we created a
new website, and we attended a slew of meetings , most of them related to EALI
(Eden Area Livability Initiative) spearheaded by Supervisor Nate Miley. Our relations with BART improved. They are cleaning up more often under their tracks.
Union Pacific Railroad is more responsive as well. We are on the right track!
2015
Cherryland Community
Association
Board of Directors
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President
Ingrid Moller
Co-Vice Presidents
Basil Sherlock
Hugh ODonnell
Treasurer
Derry Silva
Secretary
Judy Christine
Parliamentarian
Basil Sherlock
Members at Large
Cindy Torres
Cindy Towles
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Newsletter Editor
Hugh ODonnell
Newsletter Publisher
Copy Mat, Hayward
Foothill Blvd @B Street
Meeting Venue
Eden Church,
21455 Birch Street
Jensen Rm.
Hayward
Mailing Address
PO Box 3
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
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WILMA’S COLLISION REPAIR
25571 Dollar Street  Hayward, CA 94544
510-881-0106
Established in 1976
John Wilma, Owner
Cherryland Residents & CCA Members
Robert S. Robello, General Manager
Open 8am—5pm
Monday—Friday
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BYE BYE MATTRESS
By Ingrid Moller
I just read a story in the newspaper that was like music to my ears: a free statewide effort makes it possible to recycle mattresses. There are five Bay Area drop-off locations to start and more will be added. Hopefully this
will cut down on folks putting their mattress up for “Free” in front of their homes, dumping them by the RR easement or by the roadside. A lot of folks do not want to pay the fee at the dumps of approximately. $35 to discard
their used mattress.
This has been made possible by California’s Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act which requires mattress manufacturers to create a statewide recycling program. The purchaser pays $11 when he/she buys the mattress which funds this program. Most part of the mattress and box spring can be recycled and used again. The closest drop-off location to us is at this point in San Leandro at :
Blue Marble Materials, 1345 Doolittle Drive.
Monday - Friday from 8 am. To 4 pm. 323-724-2583.
Www.bluemarblematerials.com.
Bryan Parker; who is running against Supervisor Nate Miley this next year; spoke to
CCA on December 8 at our general meeting.
Mr. Parker who is a graduate of UC Berkeley
and NYU law school, has run for the position of
Oakland mayor and sits on the Oakland Port
Commission. His motivation is to serve the residents of District Four to provide quality health
and safety services and to reduce crime by providing more employment and
jobs. He presented a rather clear and concise set of goals that he would
pursue as our next supervisor. Questions were asked regarding traffic safety, crime and unemployment. To learn more, please go on his website at
www.bryanparker.org or facebook.com/bryanparker2014.
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The Zoning Zone
You could always try being a
friendly neighbor first, and
have a civil discussion with
your neighbor
before involving
the authorities.
You never know
what a simple
chat might accomplish until
you try it!
Please use the following numbers to anonymously call the
authorities about blight in Cherryland. Thank you!
Non Emergency Sheriff .……………………………..... 667-7721
Abandoned Vehicles ………………………..…………. 667-7869
Code Enforcement … ……………... 670-5400 or 670-6556
Traffic Concerns, CHP……………………………….…...581-9028
Graffiti Abatement ……………………………………….. 670-5500
Weed Abatement ………………………………………… 670-5400
COPP Shop ………………………………………………….. 667-7770
Jan. 2016
CALENDAR
OF
MEETINGS

CCA BOARD MTG:
Tues. Jan 5 7pm
Contact Hugh ODonnell
510-886-9571
Hayward

Winter Events
Special EALI Joint Leadership Committee Training
Thursday, January 28th 7:00 –9;.00 pm
Eden Church 21455 Birch St. Hayward
Dinner Available with RSVP by Jan 21, 6:15 - 6:45pm
Gain Skills in meeting facilitation
Updates on all EALI working groups
CCA GENERAL MTG:
Tues, Jan. 12 7pm
@ Eden Church
Jensen Rm.
21455 Birch Street
Hayward

Unincorporated
Services Mtg
Jan.27 Wed 6:30pm
TBA

Governance
Jan 13 Wed. 6:300pm.
San Lorenzo Library
395 Paseo Padre SL.

New Hours for the Computer Cafe
Need access to a computer? Word processing and internet
access are available at the Cherryland Computer Café in the
Norberg Room of Eden Church. Open hours for January
2016 will be on Mondays from 4 - 7 pm, and 2nd and 4th
Wednesdays during Comida para Cherryland.
All ages and skill levels are invited to participate in the Café!
To get
involved as an adult supervisor or peer mentor,
please contact Krista Coburn.
Public Safety / Realignment
Jan 19 Tue 6:30pm
Ashland Comm Center
1530 167th Ave
San Leandro
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Agriculture &
Environment
Feb 25th Thur. 7:00pm
Castro Valley Library
3600 Norbridge Ave
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Oro Loma Horizontal Levee Project Open House
On Saturday, Nov 14th, Oro Loma Sanitary District showed the first phase of the "horizontal
ecotone levee," project. People from various communities came to tour the experimental shoreline
designed to buffer against rising sea levels, while also providing wildlife habitat and improving water
quality. Scientists and other experts talked about the levee and its significance. The project has two
goals. The first goal is to find the most effective plants and soil types to filter water as it seeps through
the gently sloped plots to the bay. The second goal is to protect the shoreline from raising sea levels.
Higher tides will damage areas not planted with the right mix of hardy native plants. Plants can slow
wave action and protect inland areas from further damage. Scientists and research teams have sections
to test theories on sand / soil and plant combinations.
UC Berkeley professor David Sedlak and
other scientists will monitor the site and collect
samples from different combinations of soil types,
plant species and water flow to see which works
best to purify the water.
Jason Warner, General Manager at Oro
Loma was on hand to answer questions and guide
tours. Knudsen's Ice Creamery was dishing up
free ice cream to the many guests. For info
contact OroLoma.org or SaveTheBay.Org.
Volunteers are needed to plant and maintain these
projects.
Cherryland Community Association (CCA)
PO Box 3
San Lorenzo, CA 94580