October 21, 2021
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UPCOMING TOWNHALL
Join me tonight at 5:30 P.M. for a special Townhall meeting with our new City Manager, Jennifer Maguire. She will be spending some time with me and the residents of District 4 to introduce herself, talk about her priorities, and answer questions.
Please use this link to submit questions before the Webinar. Please register below to receive a link to the webinar.
This will be a wonderful opportunity to welcome our city manager. I look forward to seeing you there and answering your questions.

Sincerely,
IN THIS EDITION
  • DISTRICT 4 COMMUNITY PUMPKIN GIVEAWAY
  • INTERESTED IN BECOMING A DOCENT?
  • FREE SMALL BUSINESS WEBINAR
DISTRICT 4 COMMUNITY PUMPKIN GIVEAWAY
We will be doing a pumpkin giveaway on Thursday, October 28th from 4:30pm to 6:00pm at the Berryessa Union School District Office. Thank you to our generous community partners BUSD, Safeway and the amazing local artist and muralist Lila Gemellos for helping us put this event together!
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A DOCENT?
Becoming a Let's Look at Art docent will be the most rewarding volunteer job you've ever had! Join us and see how rewarding it is to watch children's eyes light up as they actively engage with pieces of art through the techniques you'll learn in San Jose Museum of Art's docent training program.

Let's Look at Art expects to serve its millionth student by the upcoming 50th anniversary. Will YOU be the docent who takes us there?
Do you have a passion for art and volunteering?

Do you enjoy interacting with children?

Are you available during school hours?

Choose your Favorite Grade Level
Elementary (K-5)
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)

Plan assignments to fit your schedule
Manage your own calendar.
ENRICH YOUR LIFE

Art Field Trips, Guest Speakers, and Study Groups. Beyond inspiring students to love art, docents enjoy opportunities for personal enrichment through day trips to artists' studios and museums, informative lectures, and study groups devoted to various artists and themes.
Be a part of SJMA's award-winning art enrichment program, providing free classroom art presentations to over 30,000 students a year at culturally diverse schools throughout Santa Clara County.
If you ask our docents why they joined Let's Look at Art, you'll hear lots of interesting stories. Here's an article with some of the reasons why you might enjoy becoming a docent.
 
Below is a video about life as a Let's Look at Art Docent.
If you're interested in becoming a docent, email us or go to the San Jose Museum of Art website.​​
FREE TREES FOR SAN JOSE RESIDENTS
As we face the effects of global climate change, one very simple thing we can all do to help mitigate the impact is plant trees. Our friends at Our City Forest have begun an ambitious initiative, ¡Comunidades Frescas y Verdes! (Cool & Green Communities), which is focused on San José’s East Side and high-need areas.
4 WAYS YOU CAN HELP

SPREAD THE WORD
Post the flyer - and share with those who can benefit!

VOLUNTEER
If your group would like to help plant trees or co-sponsor an event, contact Erika Alvarez at erika@ourcityforest.org

ADOPT A TREE

DONATE
Please help us continue planting more trees where they are most needed! To sustain our efforts, funds are needed to remove cement and asphalt, to support our old fleet, grow climate-suitable species, and to provide tree care, community education, and volunteer training services. Donations are also needed to help us increase and sustain the annual stipend for our full-time community service members to $25,000. Please visit www.ourcityforest.org/donate
Let's work together as a community and ensure that future generations can benefit from actions we take now. Trees don't need much water to thrive and they can help us combat intense heat and reduce temperatures, reduce pollution, recharge our ground water, fight erosion and make our neighborhoods beautiful and inviting. Join me in helping to support this initiative.
FREE SMALL BUSINESS WEBINAR
Please join State Controller Betty T. Yee and the City of San Jose for a FREE small business webinar. Learn about state and local programs available to small businesses.

The following agencies will be on hand with information and will take audience questions:
- U.S. Small Business Association (SBA)
- California Department of General Services
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- California Office of the Small Business Advocate
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- State Franchise Tax Board
MAKE YOUR HOME MORE RESILIENT WITH SOLAR + STORAGE
Bay Area SunShares is offering limited-time 15% discounts on rooftop solar and 10% discounts on battery storage from pre-vetted installers. Since 2016, SunShares has helped make solar and storage installations simpler and more affordable for more than 900 Bay Area residents!
 
Learn about the benefits of solar + storage on our website. To secure your discount, simply sign up on the SunShares website by November 30, 2021 – no commitment necessary. You’re also invited to attend a free online webinar on October 14 at 6 p.m. where SunShares staff and solar installers will answer your questions.