Newsletter Archive
An in depth look at what’s happening in District 4, our weekly newsletter is as entertaining as it is informative.
January 2024
01/18/2024 Celebrate D4 Stars! Re: Israel/Gaza Conflict, SJPD Sideshow Response, School Gets New Gym + more...
01/11/2024 Focusing on Public Safety, Clearing Encampments, Celebrating D4 Stars, MLK Weekend of Service + more...
01/04/2024 Happy New Year! Join Us As We Celebrate D4 Stars + more...
December 2023
12/21/2023 Happy Holidays from Councilmember Cohen and the D4 Team! + more...
12/14/2023 District 4 Night at Christmas in the Park, TONIGHT! BUSD Board Meeting, MLK Luncheon and more...
12/07/2023 Santa Visits Alviso Foundation, Dumpster Day Recap, Penitencia Neighborhood Association + more…
November 2023
11/30/2023 A Donation to Boys and Girls Club, Christmas in the Park D4 Night, Youth Commission Highlight, and more...
11/23/2023 Happy Thanksgiving, Christmas In The Park, Berryessa Holiday Crafts Fair, Get Flood Ready, BioBolitz, and more...
11/16/2023 Honoring Pho San José, Public Safety Improvements, Scholarships for STEM Students, and more...
11/09/2023 Joy Drive - Donate Gifts for Kids! Road Paving Update, Pajama Drive, eBikes, and more...
11/02/2023 We Must Build More Housing + Halloween Wrap-Up Fun, Youth Poetry, and more...
October 2023
10/26/2023 Town Hall, FAHM Jam, Local Educator Honored, Litter Pick-Up Event + more...
10/19/2023 Celebrating FAHM, Upgrading Water Treatment, Traffic Safety, Day on the Bay Recap + more...
10/12/2023 Free Pumpkins! San José Power, Upgrading Infrastructure, Fil-Am History Month, Walking Little Italy + more...
10/05/2023 Homeless Crisis Emergency Declaration, FREE Pumpkins, Event Recaps, Your Camera Could Solve Crimes + more...
September 2023
09/28/2023 Mid-Autumn Festival This Saturday!, Parks Groundbreaking, Money for Trees, D4 Pumpkin Giveaway + more…
09/21/2023 Mid-Autumn Festival Sept. 30, 20 Years of MLK Library at SJSU, Nio EV HQ in North San José + more...
09/14/2023 Mid-Autumn Festival, RV Parking Memos, SJPD Busts Car Thieves, Farmers' Market Meet 'n Greet, Safe Communities Summit + more...
09/07/2023 Santos Family Car Show, Improving Pedestrian Safety, Lowrider Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, + more...
August 2023
08/31/2023 50 Years of BCAC! A New Refugee Clinic, Red Water in Alviso, Berryessa Farmers' Market + more...
08/24/2023 Pedestrian Safety in D4, SV Pride, Local Artist Spotlight, Test Drive an EV + more...
08/17/2023 Workers Strike Averted, Mid-Autumn Fest, CINEQUEST, Hispanic Heritage Fiesta, Moitozo Comes Alive! + More...
08/10/2023 Longevity Walks, Mid-Autumn Festival, Help Name a New Park, Wildfire Prep + More...
08/03/2023 National Night Out Recap! Protecting Mobile Home Parks, Litter Pick-Up, Wildfire Season is Coming + more...
July 2023
07/27/2023 Meet the D4 Interns! CompassPoint in Alviso, SPUR Forum, Airport Commission Opening + more...
07/20/2023 National Night Out August 1st, SPUR Forum on Future of Alviso Shoreline, Visit the D4 Website! + more...
07/12/2023 Fascinating Tour of Greenwaste Facility, Take The King Road Survey for a Chance at $50, Movie Night in the Park, + more...
07/06/2023 Senior Nutrition Program, Celebrating Independence Day, Elevate Math, King Rd. Improvements + more...
June 2023
06/29/2023 Donate Blood & Save Lives, Happy 4th of July!, + more...
06/22/2023 NEW Parks!, See You at the Farmer's Market, Dumpster Day Fun + more...
06/15/2023 Budget Deal Reached! New Battery Tech in D4, Celebrating Philippines Independence Day, and more...
06/08/2023 Getting RVs Off Our Streets, Legislation Update, Paint and Movie Nights, and more...
06/01/2023 David in the District, Paint the City: Penitencia Creek Park, Baby Falcons, and more...
May 2023
05/25/2023 Cohen Jimenez Budget Proposal, Litter Pick-Up at Penitencia Creek Park, Movie Night, and more...
05/18/2023 BeArt23 Rewind, Dealing With Abandoned Vehicles, Paint the City Tonight, and more....
05/11/2023 Berryessa Art festival This Saturday! + Building in North San Jose, 435 Trees! Bike To Work Day, and more...
05/04/2023 Farmers' Market This Saturday, Berryessa Art Festival, Get Rid of Junk for FREE!, + more…
April 2023
04/27/2023 Celebrating Arbor Day, Piedmont Middle School Choir, Northwood Park Improvement, BeArt23 Vendor Spotlights, and more...
04/20/2023 Improving Northwood Park, PHHS Interact, Berryessa Art Festival Countdown, and more...
04/13/2023 Alum Rock Park Reopening! Volunteer at Berryessa Art Festival, Farmer's Market, and more...
04/06/2023 Tonight! Community Meet & Greet, Volunteer at Berryessa Art Festival, and more...
March 2023
03/30/2023 Your Camera Can Fight Crime, Berryessa Art Festival, Community Meet 'n Greet, and more...
03/23/2023 2023-2024 Budget, Seeking Planning Commission Applicants, Silicon Valley Bank, Flea Market Update, and more...
03/16/2023 Career Day, Synopsys Science Fair, Berryessa Art Fest, An Irish Delegation Visits, and more...
03/09/2023 Now Is The Time To Prepare, Cataldi Park Clean Up, Hosting The Lord Mayor of Dublin, and more...
03/02/2023 Year In Review Part Two, Read Across America Day, Irish Flag Raising, and more...
February 2023
02/23/2023 District Year In Review Part One, SBYC Crab Feed, Black History Month and more...
02/16/2023 Meet & Greet Tonight! Repaving San Jose Streets, Dumpster Day Success, and more!
02/09/2023 Improvements in the District, Community Meet 'n Greet, African American Flag Raising, Blood Drive, and more...
02/02/2023 Students From Cherrywood Elementary Visit City Hall, Planting Trees Across The District, Black History Month, District Is Looking For A Planning Commisioner, and more..
January 2023
01/26/2023 New Year and Tet Celebrations, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Report Storm Damage, and more…
01/19/2023 Childhood Left At The Station, Holocaust Remembrance, Cohen Appointed Chair of Two Committees, more...
01/12/2023 Let's Talk Trees, Storm and Flood Resources, Community Meeting and More...
01/05/2023 A Fresh Start, Storm Updates, In Memory of Barinder Ahluwalia, and more...
December 2022
12/15/2022 New Housing in North San Jose, Direct Flights SJC to Tokyo, Is Santa Real? + More...
12/08/2022 Community Office Hours; D4 Night at Christmas in the Park; Breakfast with Santa; Santa Run Returns; and More...
12/01/2022 Noble Site Permanently Removed; Planting More Trees in District; World Aids Day; Santa Run Returns; and More...
November 2022
11/17/2022 Election Statement; Pajama Drive; Santa Run is Back; Emergency Interim Housing Update; and More...
11/10/2022 Veterans' Day Parade; Holiday Pajama Drive; E-Waste Recycling Event; Ride Out The Drought; and More...
11/03/2022 Alviso Community Garden Ribbon Cutting; E-Waste Recycling Event; Ride Out The Drought; Vaccination Clinic at Piedmont Middle School; and More...
October 2022
10/27/2022 Berryessa SPOOKtacular; Dia De Los Muertos Walk/Run; Paint the City Event; Vaccination Clinic at Piedmont Middle School; and More...
10/18/2022 Pumpkin Giveaway Next Week; Farmers' Market Office Hours; Dia De Los Muertos Walk/Runin Alviso; and More..
10/13/2022 Pumpkin Giveaway; Focusing on Child Pedestrian Safety; Voting Information; Berryessa Spooktacular; and More...
10/06/2022 Day on the Bay This Saturday; National Pedestrian Safety Month; Elevating Youth Voices; BeautifySJ Grants; and More...
September 2022
09/29/2022 Free Ice Cream Socials at 2 Libraries; Interview with Mr. Mosley From Piedmont Middle; Honoring Linda Locke; Supporting Foster Youth; and More...
09/22/2022 Mineta Airport 100% Renewable Energy; Largest Dumpster Day in San Jose History; Community Office Hours; Saving Water Together; and More...
09/15/2022 Remembering John Semanik; Office Hours; Community Safety Event; State of the City Event; and More...
09/08/2022 Moon Festival at the Children's Discovery Museum; Help Us Tell the Alviso Story; Honor Our Local Veterans; Morrill Vaccination Clinic; and More...
09/01/2022 Accelerating SJPD Staffing Levels; Santos Car Show This Saturday; Morrill Vaccination Clinic; Short Story Contest From SJPL; and More…
August 2022
08/25/2022 Silicon Valley Pride This Weekend; New District 4 Map Feature on Website; Cataldi Park Movie Night; 16th Annual Santos Family Car Show; and More...
08/18/2022 Visit the New District 4 Website; Office Hours This Weekend; 16th Annual Santos Family Car Show; Homework Coaches Needed; and More...
08/11/2022 Alviso Yacht Club Summer Camps; Farmers' Market Office Hours; 16th Annual Santos Family Car Show; Boogie at Berryessa; and More...
08/04/2022 One Step Closer for Noble; Vaccination Event at Morrill Middle; Tree Rebate Program; and More...
July 2022
07/28/2022 Next Steps for Noble; National Night Out Next Week; Notting Hill Extensive Clean Up; PBS Short Film Festival; and More...
07/21/2022 National Night Out Around the Corner; Emergency Interim Housing Information Sessions; In-Person Office Hours; and More...
07/14/2022 Constituent Services Review; In-Person Office Hours Return; Get Help With MediCare; City Small Business Workshop; and More...
07/07/2022 Movie Night at Berryessa Community Center; Alum Trail Crew Gearing Up; Register for National Night Out; and More...
June 2022
06/30/2022 How the City Budget Affects District 4; Rose, White and Blue Parade; Fireworks Shows Return; and More...
06/23/2022 Mid-Year Policy Update, San Jose Resilience Corps is Hiring, San Jose Library Summer Reading Program Needs Your Help, and More...
06/16/2022 Neighborhood Celebration at Vista Montana Park, Help Us Spread the Word on How to Report Illegal Fireworks, A Tribute to Norm Mineta, and More...
06/09/2022 Middle School Promotion Ceremony, Recognizing Juneteenth, Honoring the Life of Secretary Norm Mineta, and More...
06/02/2022 Summer Grilling Safety Tips, Support for Families looking for Formula, Voting Centers Opening June 4th, and More...
May 2022
05/26/2022 Reflections on the VTA Rail Yard Mass Shooting, District 4 Street Paving and Improvement Update, San Jose Public Library Summer Learning Series, and More...
05/19/2022 New Sludge Treatment Facility will Reduce Odors, Share your input on the City Budget, Serve on a City Board or Commission, and More...
05/12/2022 Celebrate Alum Rock Park's 150th Anniversary, Share your input on the City Budget, Serve on a City Board or Commission, and More...
05/05/2022 Serve on a SJ Board or Commission, The Berryessa Art Festival Returns This Saturday, Berryessa Union School District Recognized by State, and More...
April 2022
04/28/2022 Planting 1,000 trees in 1,000 days, A Plea for Ukraine, The Berryessa Art Festival, and More...
04/21/2022 Conversation with Councilmember Cohen at Berryessa Farmers' Market, Free E-Waste Disposal with TrashPunx, Alviso Vaccination Clinic, and More...
04/14/2022 Office Hours at the Berryessa Farmers' Market, Fundraiser to Support First Responders in Ukraine, Berryessa Art Festival, and More...
04/07/2022 Addressing Sideshows, Vaccination Event at Piedmont Middle School, Morrill Middle School Performs Invocation at City Council, and More...
March 2022
03/31/2022 Honoring César Chávez, Berryessa Art Festival Returns, Easter Egg Hunt at the Berryessa Community Center, and More...
03/24/2022 Little League Opening Day, Limiting Foreign Influence on Our Elections, Berryessa Art Festival Returns, and More...
03/18/2022 Budget Survey Correction
03/17/2022 Berryessa's Citizen of the Year, Community Budget Survey, Easter Egg Hunt, Ruskin Vaccination Event, and More...
03/10/2022 Mayor's Budget Message and Budget Town Hall, Alum Rock Park 150th Anniversary, Safe Neighbor Event at Brooktree, Free PPE and Rapid Tests, and more...
03/03/2022 County Ends Mask Mandate, City Amends Vaccine Mandate, Public Safety Event with SJPD and Chief Mata, and more...
February 2022
02/23/2022 Celebrating 150 Years of Alum Rock Park, Catalytic Converter Etching Program, East Side Education Foundation Crab Feast, and more...
02/17/2022 Garbage and Recycling Town Hall, Catalytic Converter Etching Program, East Side Education Foundation Crab Feast, and more...
02/10/2022 National Blood Shortage and How You Can Help; Residents Needed for Environmental Action Teams; Garbage and Recycling Townhall; and More...
02/03/2022 Paving and Road Work Update; Termination of Charcot Project; Garbage and Recycling Townhall; New Vaccination Clinic; and More...
January 2022
01/27/2022 Celebrating the Year of the Tiger; Gun Harm Ordinance; COVID 19 Testing and Vaccines Available; and More...
01/20/2022 2021 Recap Video; District 4 Community Survey; Morrill MS Vaccination Event; CoveredCA Enrollment Deadline; and More...
01/14/2022 How Redistricting Effects District 4; Morrill MS and George Mayne ES Vaccination Events; MLK Day Celebration; and More...
01/06/2022 2021 Year in Review, Vietnamese American Service Center, Morrill MS Vaccination Event, Covered California Open Enrollment, and More...
December 2021
12/23/2021 Happy Holidays! SJ Mercury Op-ed, Flooding Safety Tips, COVID Boosters, Omicron info, and more!
12/16/2021 Year in Review Town Hall, PJs for the Holidays, Food Distribution for the Holidays, and More...
12/09/2021 PJs for the Holidays; Year in Review Town Hall, Business Tax Exemption Extension, Carols in the California and More...
12/02/2021 Christmas in the Park; PJs for the Holidays; Year in Review Town Hall, Redistricting, Protecting Coyote Valley and More...
November 2021
11/18/2021 Protecting Coyote Valley; PJs for the Holidays; Hometown Hero Aderyn Clark and More...
11/11/2021 Happy Veteran's Day; PJ's for the Holidays; Climate Smart 2030; Vaccinations for Ages 5-11 and More...
11/04/2021 Alviso Community BBQ; PJ's for the Holidays; Caltrans is Hiring; Vaccinations for Ages 5-11 and More...
October 2021
10/28/2021 Trash Punx Creek Cleanup; Alviso Community BBQ; COVID Booster Shots and More...
10/21/2021 Tonight's Townhall with SJ City Manager; Pumpkin Giveaway; Free Trees for San José Residents and More...
10/14/2021 Day on the Bay Returns 2021!; Free Trees for San José Residents ; Meet our City Manager Townhall and More...
10/07/2021 Office hours at the Farmers' Market; Rental Assistance Event; Meet our City Manager Townhall and More...
September 2021
09/30/2021 Resolution of Reconciliation for Chinese American Community; WaterPalooza! and More...
09/23/2021 Autumn Moon Festival at Berryessa Flea Market; DHL Tree Giveaway; WaterPalooza! and More...
09/16/2021 Coastal Cleanup Day 2021 in Alviso; Viva Calle 5K Run ; DHL Tree Giveaway and More...
09/09/2021 SJFD 2021 Patriot Day 20th Anniversary; Viva Calle 5K Run ; COVID Townhall with Assemblymember Alex Lee and More...
09/02/2021 Santos Family Car Show in Alviso; Small Business Relief Grants ; 50% off Caltrains; Hike with a Ranger and More...
August 2021
08/26/2021 15th Annual Santos Family Car Show in Alviso; Small Business Relief Grants ; 50% off Caltrains; Hike with a Ranger at Alum Rock Park and More...
08/19/2021 New HQ for Second Harvest of Silicon Valley in Alviso; COVID 19 3rd Dose Info; Free Homework Help and More...
08/12/2021 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Returns; Viva Calle SJ 5k Fun Run is Back; City Hall Permitting Office Reopening and more...
08/05/2021 New County COVID 19 Dash Board; National Night Out Recap; City Hall Permitting Office Reopening and more...
July 2021
07/29/2021 City Hall Permitting Office Reopening; National Night Out Coming to Northwood Park and more...
07/22/2021 National Night Out Coming to Northwood Park, Berryessa Farmers' Market Returns , Wildfire Preparedness and more...
07/15/2021 National Night Out Coming to Northwood Park, Fire Safety Town Hall, Free EWaste Disposal and more...
07/08/2021 Celebrating Independence Day With Local Veterans; Free EWaste Pick Up and More...
07/01/2021 Bart Urban Village Rezoning Unanimously Approved; Celebrating the 4th of July Safely and Responsibly and more.
June 2021
06/24/2021 First 6 Months in Office; Water Restrictions due to drought conditions and more…
06/17/2021 District 4 Items Approved in City Budget; 6 Months in Office Town Hall and More...
06/10/2021 Feathered Culprits Apprehended, Increased Fireworks Enforcement and More…
06/03/2021 Fire Safety and Prevention, Volunteers Urgently Needed at Second Harvest Food Bank and More...
May 2021
05/28/2021 Reflecting on the Mass Shooting, The Google Downtown West Project and More...
05/20/2021 Community Safety; Santa Clara County now in Yellow Tier; Emergency Alert System; Rental Assistance Program; Libraries Reopening and More…
05/13/2021 Berryessa BART Urban Village Plan, Dumpster Days, State Energy Bill Forgiveness Program, Fire Safety Town Hall and City Budget Information
05/05/2021 Upcoming Events in District 4 - Get Vaccinated at NEMS Clinic on Lundy
05/03/2021 Safe Neighbor Community Safety Training - In Partnership with the SJPD Crime Prevention Unit. Join
April 2021
04/29/2021 Celebrate the Life of a Local Legend, Meet Your District 4 Commissioners, Possible Garbage Rate Increases, Free Vaccination Clinics and Summer Camp with Scholarships Available
04/19/2021 Walking the District With SJPD Chief Mata, Topgolf Grand Opening, Free Vaccination Clinics and Summer Camp with Scholarships Available!
04/12/2021 First 100 Days In Office, Upcoming Townhall and The District 4 Community Survey
04/02/2021 Road Improvements, Free Home Fire Prevention and Safety Training, Effective Council Discussion Memo and Upcoming Town Hall
March 2021
03/26/2021 Combatting Homelessness, Asian American Day of Action, New Street Lights and 1 Week Left to Enter GUAA Art Contest
03/18/2021 San Jose Has a New Police Chief, Abatement Updates and Morrill Middle School Receives California Distinguished School Award