Alum Rock Neighborhood

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Formerly a separate town, Alum Rock is a census-designated place and neighborhood of San Jose, California. James Lick High School, Joseph George Middle School and other schools in the Alum Rock School District serve the neighborhood.

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Arlene Wilder left a comment for Elizabeth Driedger

Hi Elizabeth, We are new to the area, having moved from the east coast 4/1. We just moved into the east foothills on 5/1 and are interested in connecting with other folks in the area. Looking forward to hearing from you! Arlene

May 17

Arlene Wilder left a comment for gwen sotelo

Hi Gwen, I am interested in creating a community for my family also. We are newcomers to the area and the west coast, having just moved to the Alum Rock area on May 1. Would be interested in talking to you about what's here, local businesses to s...

May 17

Latest Alum Rock Neighborhood Information

Special ARUSD School Board Meeting at the Alum Rock Youth Center

137 N. White Rd

December 10th 6:30 p.m.

ARNC Action Plan

1. Call, write, email to the old board to complain, and to the new board to inquire.
2. Go to Wednesday's Board Meeting and express our issues (both this and related concerns)
3. ARNC to request a review by the District Attorney's office / office of the Civil Grand Jury
4. Push for more transparency and responsible decision-making and policies.
5. Push Frank and or Patty to take accountability for this breach of trust and resign NOW.
6. Invite Frank or Patty to an ARNC meeting to explain him / herself.
7. ARNC S&E Committee to develop and submit a best practices report on open governance to the district.
8. ARNC to submit a letter formally requesting written notice of all School Board meetings.
9. Work with other Alum Rock community groups to build a task force to resolve this situation by pooling funds for an attorney, escalating to authorities, and looking at other methods of getting relief.

Contact information: Remaining Board members:
gustavo.gonzalez@ arusd.org (408) 646-1236
patricia.potter@ arusd.org (408) 251-3924
frank.chavez@ arusd.org (408) 373-4335

New Board Members
esaulawyer@aol. com (408) 926-7163
dolores.marquez@ arusd.org (408) 476-4121

Mercury News:
Sharon Noguchi, who is writing the articles
snoguchi@mercurynew s.com (408) 271-3775

John Fensterwald, who is on the editorial staff
jfensterwald@ mercurynews. com