URGENT UPDATES
Initial Developer Plans Released!
Please review the attached plans submitted by the developer to the City of San Jose. We are gathering neighborhood feedback. Please send us your questions, concerns, and improvement requests by 11/30/23. We will provide feedback to City planners. We can influence what gets built next! Please stay tuned for a neighborhood rally before this goes to City Council.
Document Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LY4lbC0UBqCmUH4Anu3CvQ39MaEltbQc/view?usp=share_link
We Are Fighting To Preserve Our Neighborhood's Character
- We want more than 1/2 an acre of consolidated green space
- We want the number of new homes to match the Glider neighborhood's density.
- We have support in City Hall
- We need YOUR help. We cannot open the school, but we CAN influence the new development with your support.
ACT NOW
REGULAR MEETINGS
Join our neighborhood meetings on the 2nd Tuesdays of each month at 7pm.
*** April 2023 meeting rescheduled to Mon. 4/10/23 ***
Please join us!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88441139886?pwd=UHdYUC91bVZmWEt5LzRKRHlyOThZZz09
Meeting ID: 884 4113 9886
Passcode: SaveGlider
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Meeting ID: 884 4113 9886
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DONATE to the Glider Neighbor Advocates to pay for lobbying & legal fees
WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE TO the GLIDER NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCATES Fund for political consulting and legal fees:
1) Check payable to: "Glider Neighborhood Advocates"
2) Zelle through your bank's mobile app (not if it's only associated with a debit card)
This is an example of the Zelle process (your app might vary slightly):
- Payments->SendMoney->SendMoneywithZelle
- Add Recipient: scan QR code if your app allows it; or Add Recipient:otherwise enter name (if required) and email: Name: Glider Neighborhood Advocates, email: Treasurer@Glider-NA.Org
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STEP 1: Get Informed
Background: In March 2020, while the neighborhood went into lockdown, Oak Grove School District Board of Trustees issued a resolution to sell the Glider School property. In May 2021 they received 4 offers from developers for dense residential housing. On June 17th, they voted on which developer to continue working with: https://www.thetruelifecompanies.com. As of 1/20/2022, OGSD voted unanimously to SELL the Glider School Property. Our next stage is oppose the City rezoning. City Council votes will be in 2023.
Learn about our new legal+lobby+advocacy approach by watching this Zoom Recording. (Passcode: @5m?z3jC)
First Community Info Meeting (YouTube)
Second Community Info Meeting (Google Drive)
OGSD Meeting Minutes (March 12, 2020)
What is "Opportunity Housing"? (Click Here)
OGSD Press Release (Click Here)
Notes from 6-9-21 Meeting with Superintendent
Learn about housing concerns in San Jose: https://www.familieshomessj.org
Sale Contract shared 1/14/22
As of 1/14/2022, OGSD shared a DRAFT of the CONTRACT
Contract Summary: $26,625,000 sale price; For 71 homes, up to 76 homes; Two-story single family units; At least ½ acre open space; 5 days notice to keep residents “reasonably informed
The OGSD link to contract is https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/ogsd/Board.nsf/public
(Go to the 1/20/22 Meeting, click on “View the Agenda”, and scroll down to click on Action “7.1” to view the PDF file)
We saved a copy of the draft OGSD posted to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U0zwyG5FaxNFn5i86_vOqx3fYxLwyEWlP6qQQS4rhyQ/edit?usp=sharing
Initial Application Plans
On 11/13/23 we obtained a copy of the developer's application to the city which includes detailed plans for the development.
Developer plans include: 80 units (including duplexes), all two story homes, .68 park but not fully usable open space.
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LY4lbC0UBqCmUH4Anu3CvQ39MaEltbQc/view?usp=share_link
STEP 2: Sign the Petition Online and In-Person
We are collecting both online and paper signatures. Your paper signature is important to prove to the board that you are in their voting jurisdictions. We can also show the paper petition to the San Jose city council as proof that we are San Jose residents and have our voice heard by the City. Please send us a message if you would like to sign in-person, even if you already signed the online petition.
Click to Sign Glider's Online Petition
STEP 3: Write Letters & Emails
- OGSD Board of Trustees : Carla Hernandez <cahernandez@ogsd.net>, Jorge Pacheco <jopacheco@ogsd.net>, Tami Moore <tmoore@oakgrovesd.net>, Beija Gonzalez beigonzalez@ogsd.net, Nancy Yue <nyue@ogsd.net>,
- OGSD Superintendent Jose Manzo <jmanzo@ogsd.net>
- San Jose Planning Department Michael.Brilliot@sanjoseca.gov (Deputy Director)
- San Jose Mayor & City Council
- City Councilmember Arjun Batra district10@sanjoseca.gov
STEP 4: Tell Your Neighbors
Talk with your neighbors.
Share this site on social media.
Share with your friends in ALL of OGSD's areas - this is a district wide problem. There will be future campus closures and what happens here sets a precedence for the entire district. Further, the current budget issues do not give us assurance that any funds from proceeds will be used responsibly.