Upcoming Events Envision San Jose 2040 Attend one of the upcoming General Plan Update Community Workshops to share your input on the future growth of the city.       Thursday September 4       6 p.m. to 8 p.m.       Edenvale Branch Library       Saturday September 6       10 a.m. to noon       Berryessa Branch Library Click here for more information on Envision San Jose 2040 POW/MIA Flag Raising Friday September 19 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. City Hall West Plaza Join Mayor Chuck Reed and the United Veterans Council of Santa Clara County as they honor the effort and sacrifice of past and present military personnel. Click here for more information on the POW/MIA Flag Raising Rock 'N' Roll Half Marathon Sunday October 5 8:00 a.m. W. Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd. The Half Marathon features 14 live bands at stages throughout the 13.1 mile course with a post-race concert at the finish line. Organizers have also issued a Get Fit Challenge to companies, schools, and groups, challenging them to get in shape and train for the marathon as a group while raising funds for your favorite charity. Click here for information on joining the Get Fit Challenge 2008 Click here for information on registering for the Half Marathon Metro Silicon Valley Marathon Sunday October 26 7:00 a.m. Almaden Blvd. & Park Ave. With a full 26.2 mile marathon, a half 13.1 mile marathon, and a family-friendly 3.1 mile course with a costume contest, the Metro Silicon Valley Marathon encourages the whole family to join in the fun. A Corporate Challenge will pit local companies against each other in a friendly competition. Click here for information on the Metro Silicon Valley Marathon Safe Summer Initiative    In its first year, the Safe Summer Initiative kept San Jose youth active and off the streets this summer, which was critical in combating gang violence this summer.    Through a partnership with the District Attorney's Office, the Mayor's Gang Prevention Task Force provided more than $300,000 in grants to community-based organizations serving youth throughout the city. Click here for more information on the Mayor's Safe Summer Initiative Mayor's Office Links Homepage Memos Photo Gallery Speeches Back-to-School Safety    With San Jose students heading back to school, it's a good time to remind drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists to slow down and pay more attention in school zones. Mayor Chuck Reed joined Councilmember Pierluigi Oliverio, Police Chief Rob Davis, Transportation Director Jim Helmer, and San Jose Unified officials at Hoover Middle School to announce Operation Safe Passage and the expansion of the School Area Parking Patrol Team.    Operation Safe Passage is a program led by the San Jose Police Department and California Highway Patrol to alert and educate the community about traffic safety. Enforcement teams will concentrate their efforts near school zones, encouraging motorists to slow down while enforcing hazardous violations.    The School Area Parking Patrol Team is an effort from the Department of Transportation to increase parking compliance in school areas citywide. Providing ongoing coverage of school zones during drop-off and pick-up times, the Patrol Team will also distribute educational material on safe driving, cycling, and walking. Click here for more information on School Walking Routes in San Jose Emergency Preparedness Month    September is National Preparedness Month. Have you made a family emergency plan? Do you have basic survival items on hand? Experts recommend having supplies readily available such as a flashlight, batteries, water, non-perishable food, and a first aid kit to last at least 72 hours in case of a power outage, earthquake, or other emergency.    If you are interested in learning how to properly prepare and manage for an emergency, the city's Office of Emergency Services provides training and information for San Jose residents. Through its program, San Jose Prepared!, the Office of Emergency Services provides 2-hour Disaster Preparedness Courses & 20-hour Community Emergency Response Training.    In addition to San Jose Prepared! classes, these upcoming community events will feature resources on emergency preparedness: Strawberry Park Neighborhood Association Emergency Preparedness Fair Saturday September 13 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Challenger School Field, 4625 Strawberry Park Dr. Santa Teresa Citizen Action Group CommunityFest 2008 Saturday September 20 - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. George Page Park, Santa Teresa & Miyuki Click here to view brochures with tips for various emergency situations Click here to view a schedule of free emergency preparedness classes Green Vision Update    The San Jose Go Green Schools program, led by the Environmental Services Department, will be recognized this month by the National Recycling Coalition as an "Outstanding K-12 School Program." Since 2005, the Go Green Schools program has worked with more than 100 San Jose school to educate students on environmentally-friendly habits and provide recycling, composting, and green supplies.    In connection with the Go Green Schools program, Union School District has launched a new lunch composting program that will use compostable plates, cups, and utensils. Students will sort their trash into clearly marked containers with the organic material being used at a local composting facility.    On the economic front, Downtown San Jose is pleased to be the home of the new headquarters for SunWize Technologies, Inc. Specializing in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of solar energy systems, Sunwize will join the growing group of solar companies that are helping to make San Jose a World Center for Clean Tech Innovation. Click here for more information on the San Jose Go Green Schools program Leonardo Exhibit Comes to San Jose     The Tech Museum of Innovation's new exhibition, Leonardo: 500 Years Into the Future, opens on Saturday September 27 and will be the world premiere and exclusive U.S. showing of this comprehensive collection of artifacts and recreations.    Bringing together more than one hundred life-size and scale working models based on the drawings and designs of Leonardo Da Vinci including the Flying Machine, a 1320-pound Renaissance hang glider with a wing span of nearly forty feet   The exhibit will also feature hands-on interactive machines, multimedia presentations, and art pieces. A total of 17 freight containers were required to bring the exhibition from Italy to San Jose. Leonardo: 500 Years Into the Future will run through January 4, 2009. <Sforza Horse: 24-foot tall, three-ton, steel and fiberglass model of Leonardo's sculpture currently stands outside of The Tech in Downtown San Jose. Click here for more information on Leonardo: 500 Years Into the Future

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