Planning for the Future of San Jose, a survey for the City

Dear Residents and Friends of San Jose,

The Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan Update is creating the blueprint for the City’s future growth and development, and the City of San Jose would like your input.

With support from The Knight Foundation, we have created an online “wikiplanning” site where you can help shape the future of San Jose over the next 30 years!

Complete our survey and you will be eligible to win complimentary tickets from San Jose’s arts, entertainment, and cultural organizations! You can also learn more about the Envision San Jose 2040 city planning project, provide feedback in our discussion forum, or post and comment on your own and others’ photos.

Follow these simple instructions to participate:

1) Go to WWW.WIKIPLANNING.ORG
2) Enter your e-mail address
3) Use the password 2040

Our goal is to have more than 10,000 participants, diverse in age and background.

Thanks! Your participation will make a difference in San Jose’s future!

For more information on the Envision San Jose 2040 process, you can go to http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/gp_update/default.asp.
Contact Lee Butler at 408-535-7851 or at Lee.Butler@sanjoseca.gov with any questions.

Thank you for helping in this effort!

September Book Club

As summer winds down and we begin to feel the last legs of yet another season we are also shifting into another book club selection that returns us to the realm of non-fiction. This month we'll be reading "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer, a title that is immensely thought-provoking and gripping at the same time. Jon Krakauer has written some terrific pieces of non-fiction over the years, but this title is particularly well-suited to the discussion and thoughtful conversation that a good book club will foster. In fact, it's not often that I can personally recommend the filmed version of a book, but Sean Penn directed a marvelous version of "Into the Wild" in 2007 and if you have some extra time, check it out as well if you're so inclined. All right, the next meeting of our book club meets on Wednesday the 9th of September at 6:30pm, as always.