November 14, 2008

NEWS BRIEFS

San Jose police will enforce seat belts during holidays

The San Jose Police Department, in an effort to help bring everyone home safe for the holidays, will be aggressively enforcing the state’s seat belt and child safety seat laws during a Click It or Ticket mobilization, taking place Nov. 17-30.

California has a primary seat belt law which requires that every passenger in the car, including the driver, is required to wear a seat belt at all times.  If stopped and found to be in violation, law enforcement will issue citations without warning.  Tickets for first seat belt violations range from $80 to $91 for adults and $330 to $401 for children under age 16, depending on the county.

Teens and nighttime car occupants lag behind others as far as buckling up is concerned.  Officers will be concentrating even more on ensuring they are properly restrained.  More than 280 law enforcement agencies statewide will be participating in this year’s Click It or Ticket mobilization.

Funding for officer overtime to support California’s Click It or Ticket campaign was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

SAN JOSE YOUTH BALLET:

Nutcracker cast members presented snippets of their upcoming performances during a NUTCRACKER PARTY, a free community outreach event, sponsored by Dance Theatre International's Maggie and Xavier Ferla and Evergreen Village Square merchants on Nov 8 at the Evergreen Village Square. Celebrate Evergreen's Holiday Tradition with Family and Friends on Dec 6 and 7 with San Jose Youth Ballet's Nutcracker performances. Tickets are available at www.SJYB.org or 1.800.838.3006 (24/7)

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Rotary hosts financial analyst

Don Bice, Vice President of Bernstein Global Wealth Management, spoke to the San Jose East/ Evergreen Rotary Club at the National Hispanic University in San Jose. More information on Bice’s insightful analysis of current economic conditions in the world is available at www.bernstein.com. More information on the San Jose East/ Evergreen Rotary Club is available at www.rotarysjee.org.

Photo/Caption by Thom Harney.

Democratic party celebrates

Dave Cortese met with the happy throng in the balloon-filled room at the Democratic Victory Celebration held at the Holiday Inn in San Jose on election night, Nov. 4 along with Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, executive officer of the South Bay Labor Council. Cortese won his race for the District 3 Seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

Photo/Caption by Thom Harney.

EBPA mixer

Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 20, 2008 starting at 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and join Evergreen Business & Professional Association (EBPA’s) upcoming mixer at Kayaa Spa, 33 Las Colinas Lane (inside Reformation Studio), San Jose, California (408) 309-1090. Food and drinks will be provided.

The mixer will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Exquisite Party (a quality rental service for party set-ups) located next to Reformation Studio and Kayaa Spa where we will begin with a little networking, food and drinks. From there, we will be touring Reformation Studio which provides pilates, gyrotech and body shaping (please note that Reformation Studio was Voted “Best Pilates & Yoga Studio in Silicon Valley” by the Metro Newspaper. You will also be able to take a tour of Kayaa Spa and meet EBPA member and founder, Jaskiran Brar. Jaskiran has considerable experience and education in the fields of esthetics, reflexology and skin care technology and has studied and worked with some of the top names in the skincare industry.

What a way to bring in the stressful upcoming holiday season than to start with a tour of Reformation Studio and Kayaa Spa and then making yourself an appointment for a treatment or a class?

If you have a business in Evergreen or live in Evergreen but have a business elsewhere, you are invited to attend this mixer. .

RSVP Carla Evans at President@evergreenbusiness.net, ebpa@plazadental.com or Filomena Cota at filomena1961@comcast.net.