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From: &quot;Kathryn Mathewson&quot; &lt;kmathewson@secretgardens.com&gt;
To: &lt;info@savebarec.org&gt;
Subject: BAREC: Need Help as we near the end, Update 
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:58:29 -0700
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Hello BAREC Supporters:
Following is good news in our efforts to keep BAREC in open space:
1.  This past week the Santa Clara Planning Commission voted to delay their
BAREC discussion and vote because the Final EIR meeting for Valley Fair was
being held the same night and both are huge changes to the BAREC
neighborhood.  It will probably be held on Monday May 14th at 7 pm and the
following night the City Council may have its BAREC hearing and vote.  We
will keep you informed.
2.  Last week the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to support
the County Historical Commission's letter stating that the BAREC EIR was not
sufficient and that BAREC was sufficiently historically important that it
should be placed on the state historical registry.  This is something that
the Santa Clara City Historical Commission has been unwilling to address.
3.  We have gone before the San Jose Rules Committee to place BAREC on the
City Council Agenda with the hopes that San Jose will begin negotiating for
BAREC as a San Jose City park now that it is clear the city of Santa Clara
has no intention to keep BAREC in open space nor to save any of its history.

4.  Keep adding to to the BAREC/Santa Clara EIR document with any new
information or comments you have.  You can do this up until the day the
Santa Clara City Council votes on approving the Final EIR.  It looks like
this will be Tuesday, May 15th.  For those who made comments it is very
important that you read the State's comments to yours as most do not have
substance and do not address all your issues.  However, do use a lot of
words.  We need your comments to prove this, however.  Send them to: 
 

TO:  Gloria Sciara, Project Manager

         City of Santa Clara, Planning Division

         1500 Civic Center Drive

         Santa Clara, CA 95050

&quot;Gloria Sciara&quot; GSciara@ci.santa-clara.ca.us
FAX:  247-9857

 
Following are some research and support projects for which we need extra
help.  We are coming down to the final days and this  help is most important
in saving BAREC from housing.  Those starred are the most important ones. 

HISTORY RESEARCH ISSUES:

*1.  BAREC STRAWBERRY JAPANESE CULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM:  Why did the State
spend so many pages in the Final EIR refuting the importance of this
research program?  Was it because the story is too important and a major
reason why BAREC is historically important?  The State did not use local
historians for their report and, therefore, the people they got to prove
their points were not the people who really know our local history.  We need
more research on the importance of the BAREC research on strawberries and
the importance of the Japanese Cultural Research Program at BAREC so we can
refute what the State is saying.

*2.  VETERANS ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE CIVIL WAR
VETERANS HOME:  The State is hiding something here and showing us
conflicting stories.  Recently the State renewed its five year lease to the
Veterans Office on the corner of BAREC.  At the last meeting they said that
the reason they did not include this land in the BAREC housing proposal is
because the county was responsible for this land.  The original entrance to
the 1880s home and the home for the Civil War Veterans is adjacent to the
Veterans Office (road, sidewalk, and trees)  Why?  

*3.  FIND A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE:  There are living people that have told us
that in the San Jose Mercury News that when the veterans' home was closed in
1963 that the State did not own this land.  We need someone to go through
the newspaper to find this.

4.  RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BAREC AND WINCHESTER HOUSE:  Especially
important is the Civil War connection.  There is a library at the Winchester
House.

 
MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH

1. CONTACT THE PEOPLE WHO WROTE COMMENTS TO THE DRAFT EIR:  Make sure the
people who wrote comments to the Draft EIR read their comments and comment
back.  We need to show that the State did not do a thorough job addressing
the issues that were raised.

2.  STATISTICIAN FOR INFORMATION COLLECTED ON BAREC CANCER CLUSTER:  The
neighborhood has done a good job collecting the information about the people
who have had or have cancer around BAREC but it needs to be put in a
professional format.

3.  LEGAL RESEARCH ON PRECEDENTS FOR STATE OFFERING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LAND
AND FOR OPEN SPACE FEES RATHER THAN HOUSING:  The law states this is a
requirement but we need precedents.  What should the fair price for open
space be?

*4.  FOUNDATION  AND DONATION MONEY:  To keep BAREC in open space we have
raised $200,000.  We probably will need more.  The big high tech valley
companies all have organic food in their cafeterias for their employees so
we know there are people with money who will support local organic food.
What foundations or people will donate money for a more sustainable Silicon
Valley?

5.  BIOREMEDIATION RESEARCH:  We need more people and reports on soil
bioremediation to clear up in particular Dieldrin and Arsenic and the many
other chemicals which do not have toxicity ratings.  

6.  WRITTEN LETTERS FROM BAREC NEIGHBORS REGARDING STATE DROPPING CHEMICALS
FROM PLANES:  We need written signed letters with details from the BAREC
neighbors who experienced the State dropping chemicals from airplanes from
the 1950s to the 1960s.  Questions to ask:  How long did it take?  How
often?  What day of the week?  What time of day?  How low did they fly over
the property?  Was the wind blowing?  What was the smell like and how long
did it last?

  
ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECTS

*1.  BAREC MAILING LIST:  We need help to set up BAREC mailing list so those
who do not have an email can receive US Postal mail.

*2.  GENERAL FILING AND FINDING:  We have collected a lot of information and
it needs to get into the public record.  Help is needed here.

*3.  ORGANIZING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING:  We need help organizing the City
Council meeting the evening the Santa Clara City Council will vote to
approve the Final EIR and change BAREC's zoning.

*4.  SANTA CLARA CITIZENS TO HELP GATHER SIGNATURES FOR REFERENDUM:  If the
City Council votes to change BAREC's zoning we will need to collect more
than 7000 signatures in 30 days.  We need help organizing and doing this.

5.  INFORM ALL SAN JOSE CITY COUNCILMEN:  Let them know about the BAREC
issues and why it is important that San Jose rather than the city of Santa
Clara take BAREC.

 
Kathryn Mathewson 
408-292-9595
kmathewson@secretgardens.com 

 
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addressing the issues that were raised.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10p=
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=3D&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;STATISTICIAN FOR INFORMATION COLLECTED=
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ON BAREC CANCER CLUSTER:&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&amp;nbs=
p;&nbsp;The neighborhood has done a good=20
job collecting the information about the&nbsp;people who have had or have ca=
ncer=20
around BAREC but it needs to be put in a professional format.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  s=
tyle=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT=
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=3D&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;LEGAL RESEARCH ON PRECEDENTS FOR STATE=
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OFFERING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LAND AND FOR&nbsp;OPEN SPACE FEES&nbsp;RATHER THA=
N=20
HOUSING:&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;The law=20
states&nbsp;this is a requirement but we need precedents.&nbsp; What should=20=
the=20
fair price for open space be?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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=3D&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;*4.&nbsp; FOUNDATION &lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-spacerun: y=
es&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;AND DONATION MONEY:&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight=
: bold&quot;&gt;&nbsp; To keep BAREC in open space we have=20
raised&nbsp;$200,000.&nbsp; We probably will need more.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;=
big=20
high tech valley companies all have organic food in their cafeterias for the=
ir=20
employees so we know there are people with money who will support local=20
organic&nbsp;food.&nbsp; What foundations or people will donate&nbsp;money f=
or a=20
more&nbsp;sustainable &lt;st1:place w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;Silicon=20
Valley&lt;/st1:place&gt;?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Aria=
l&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=3DMsoTitle style=3D&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=3D&quot;Times New Ro=
man&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT  size=3D3&gt;&lt;B&gt;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;BIOREMEDIATION RESEARCH:&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN  sty=
le=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;We need more people and report=
s=20
on soil bioremediation to clear up in particular Dieldrin and Arsenic and th=
e=20
many other chemicals which do not have toxic&lt;SPAN class=3D921080921-28042007=
&gt;ity=20
ratings&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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REGARDING STATE DROPPING CHEMICALS FROM PLANES:&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-=
font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&nbsp; We need written signed letters with=20
details from the BAREC neighbors who experienced the State dropping chemical=
s=20
from airplanes from the 1950s to the 1960s.&nbsp; Questions to ask:&nbsp; Ho=
w=20
long did it take?&nbsp; How often?&nbsp; What day of the week? &nbsp;What ti=
me=20
of day?&nbsp; How low did they fly over the property?&nbsp; Was the wind=20
blowing?&nbsp;&nbsp;What was the smell like and how long did it=20
last?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SP=
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oman&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 14pt&quot;&gt;ORGANIZATIONAL=20
PROJECTS&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;SPAN  s=
tyle=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FON=
T&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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=3D&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;*1.&nbsp;&nbsp;BAREC MAILING LIST:&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=
=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;We need help to set up BAREC=20
mailing list so those who do not have an email can receive US Postal=20
mail.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;=
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 style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have collected a lot of=
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information and it needs to get into the public record.&nbsp; Help is needed=
=20
here.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;=
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MEETING:&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&nbsp; We need help=20
organizing the City Council meeting&nbsp;the evening the Santa Clara&nbsp;Ci=
ty=20
Council will vote to approve the Final EIR and change BAREC's=20
zoning.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:=
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on&quot;&gt;SANTA CLARA&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt; CITIZENS TO HELP GATHER SIGNATURES=20
FOR REFERENDUM:&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&nbsp; If the=20=
City=20
Council votes to change BAREC's zoning we will need to collect more than 700=
0=20
signatures in 30&nbsp;days.&nbsp; We need help organizing and doing=20
this.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;=
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JOSE&lt;/st1:City&gt;&nbsp;CITY COUNCILMEN:&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=3D&quot;mso-bidi-font-weigh=
t: bold&quot;&gt;&nbsp; Let them know about the BAREC issues=20
and why it is important that &lt;st1:City w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;San Jose&lt;/st1:City&gt; rathe=
r than=20
the city of &lt;st1:place w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st=3D&quot;on&quot;&gt;Santa=20
Clara&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; take BAREC.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN  style=
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