SANTA CLARA VALLEY (High School) ATHLETIC LEAGUE

SANTA CLARA VALLEY ATHLETIC LEAGUE Originally established in 1973 the SCVAL consisted of 13 schools; Awalt Buchser Cupertino Fremont Homestead Los Altos Lynbrook Monta Vista Mountain View Peterson Santa Clara Sunnyvale Wilcox In 1974 the league split into two divisions; the De Anza League (DAL) and the El Camino League (ECL). Over the course of the last 30 years the SCVAL has undergone many changes: •In 1976, Saratoga transferred from the West Valley Athletic League (WVAL) to the DAL. •In 1981 Sunnyvale closed its doors and St. Francis joined the Girls Division. •Around 1982, Mt. View closed and took up where Awalt was housed. •Also around 1982, Santa Clara did the same by replacing Buchser. •Circa 1983, Peterson was turned into a Middle School. •In 1988 Los Gatos joined the DAL •In 2002 St Francis left the DAL to join the WCAL (West Coast Athletic League). Today, the league is a 14 school super league with Boys and Girls teams divided into two leagues (or divisions). The DAL (strong) and El Camino (weak) leagues are different for every sport within the SCVAL. Current members include: Cupertino High School 10100 Finch Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014 Fremont High School 1279 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Gunn High School 780 Arastradero Road Palo Alto, CA 94306 Homestead High School 21370 Homestead Rd Cupertino, CA 95014 Los Altos High School 201 Almond Avenue Los Altos, CA 94022 Los Gatos High School 20 High School Court Los Gatos, CA 95030 Lynbrook High School 1280 Johnson Avenue San Jose, CA 95129 Milpitas High School 1285 Escuela Parkway Milpitas, CA 95035 Monta Vista High School 21840 McClellan Rd Cupertino, CA 95014 Mountain View High School 3535 Truman Ave Mountain View, CA 94040 Palo Alto High School 50 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, CA 94301 Santa Clara High School 3000 Benton Street Santa Clara, CA 95051 Saratoga High School 20300 Herriman Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070 Wilcox High School 3250 Monroe Street Santa Clara, CA 95051

Stop Rent Control in Mountain View

I received this email from SILVAR:

Call for Action!

Stop Rent Control in Mountain View

Call it “rent stabilization,” call it “binding arbitration,” call it whatever you want, it is still the City of Mountain View deciding how much a property owner is allowed to raise rents. This is bad for our community and bad for business!

Come tell the City Council NO to binding arbitration in Mountain View!

Tuesday, March 15

6:30 p.m. until late

500 Castro Street, Mountain View - City Council Chambers

In late 2015, the Mountain View City Council voted against rent control. They did, however, vote to “look at” what a binding arbitration program would be like. Now staff has completed the proposed ordinance. See how bad it is:

Binding arbitration IS rent control!

·         The City will determine by what percent a property owner can raise rents every year. This is an arbitrary number picked by the council.

 

·         The City will ban raising rents more than once in a 12-month period, regardless of a property owner’s business needs.

 

·         It will only apply to three or more unit buildings built before February 1, 1995. The City would be placing the responsibility for affordable housing on owners of older properties.

 

·         If a property owner raises rents twice in a year, or above the amount set by the City Council, or if there is a different rental dispute, the tenant can take the property owner to voluntary mediation followed by binding arbitration. The property owner must then prove to the arbitrator that the rent increase was “reasonable.”

 

Binding arbitration is bad for Mountain View!

·         The City has not said how much it will cost, but “fees” paid by property owners will fund the program. Adopting a program without knowing the financial impact on property owners is wrong.

 

·         It is unclear who the arbitrators will be, and there is no requirement they have any experience in rental housing issues.

 

·         The Ordinance does not even say for how long the arbitrator’s decision will apply!

 

·         The City already adopted a mandatory long-term lease program (“Right to Lease Ordinance”) and has not given it enough time to see what impacts it will have on the housing market.

 

Contact Government Affairs Director Jessica Epstein at jepstein@silvar.org or (408) 200-0108 if you have questions or are planning on attending the meeting. 

Google Provides Free WiFi in Mountain View

No-cost wireless Internet (WiFi) services are now available in most areas of the City of Mountain View as a benefit of a five-year agreement the City has entered into with Google, Inc., the Internet search engine company headquartered in Mountain View.

The City authorized Google to place wireless transmitters on City-owned streetlight poles throughout the City to create one of the first city-wide-no-cost WiFi networks in the country.

Google completed installation of the transmitters for the network and the network has been launched.

WiFi users who want a stronger signal inside their homes or offices will need to buy consumer premise equipment (CPE) available from local retailers or on the Internet for $50-$100.

Duplex in Mountain View : No For Sale Sign; Not yet on the market

Duplex in Mountain View : No For Sale Sign; Not yet on the market

~1500 sqft living area
on a ~6500 sqft lot

Will be on the market later this month

Total # Units: 2
Type of Units: 2 Bedroom Unit(s) Other:
Features
Cool: Room Air Conditioner(s)
Foundation: Concrete Perimeter
Heating: Wall Furnace
Grg/Prk: Garage - Private (Multi-Res), Guest Parking
Meter(s): Individual Electric Meter, Individual Gas Meter, Individual Water Meter Roof: Shake Roof
Stories: 1 Story
Sewer: Sewer in & Connected
Water: City/Public Water
Laundry: Laundry Area - In All Units
List Incl: Carpets - All Units, Oven/Range - All Units, Refrigerator - Some Units

Expenses Incl: Garbage, Water
Owner Pays: Garbage, Water
Tenant Pays: Gas, Cable TV, Electric

Mountain View Non-Profit Organization Helps Workers and Employers Meet

Mountain View Non-Profit Organization Helps Workers and Employers Meet (edit/delete)

The Day Worker Center of Mountain View provides reliable workers who are ready to serve anyone who needs help with housecleaning, yard work, moving, painting, plumbing, contruction, general labor, carpentry, electrical, leafleting, childcare, eldercare, handyman work, sign dance, etc.

The bilingual staff will help you find workers suitable for your job.

For further info you can visit or contact:

Day Worker Center of Mountain View

113 Escuela Ave (at end of Escuela going towards Central Expressway)

Mountain View, CA 94040

(650) 903-4102

www.dayworkercentermv.org

Monday thru Saturday 7am-5pm

Workers are available 24/7 by previous arrangement.


The service of identifying suitable workers for your specific job is provided by the Day Worker Center free of charge. However, you still must pay the worker for their work. A wage of $10-$15 per hour is suggested, with higher pay for special skills. You must agree on pay rate before you leave the Day Worker Center. You are expected to pay the workers in full daily. All of your payment will go to the worker. The Day Work Center does not charge anything for its services.

Although some workers have bicycles, you should plan on picking up and returning workers to the center. Some workers will not have food and drink with them. Please offer them something throughout the day. Please also show them the nearest restroom.



Robert Lei

Real Estate Professional

Century 21 El Camino

Sunnyvale, CA 94087