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Free ads for Leland Speech and Debate Team donors

If your child is part of the Leland Speech and Debate Team, the Bret Harte Team, or if you just want to donate to the team, we would like to reward your contribution to the team by running your business ad for free for one year.  Send the name of the team member who inspired your contribution and your ad to donate@lelandsd.com, and we will [Read More...]

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Leland High School T-Mobile Tower Meeting

People haven’t heard of this because everybody within 500 ft. of the tower site must be notified, and since the cellphone tower is at Leland, even though Leland and Bret Harte have 3000 students,  the closest houses are 200+ ft. away. Only a few close by residents were notified, most of the parents of the 3000 students are not notified. The purpose of this article [Read More...]

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Almaden Lake Park

Almaden Lake Closed to all Water Activity Due to Algae Bloom According to the City of San Jose website on July 26, 2010: Almaden Lake is now closed to all water activity due to blue-green algae bloom; the Lake will remain closed until the bloom dissipates. The algae, identified as Cyanobacteria, can be harmful to humans, especially small children. The bloom can occur in fresh [Read More...]

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More on Education

Almaden is a very family-oriented community.  Many people  move here precisely because the schools are considered to be the best in the San Jose Unified school district and education is a priority for many families.  Not surprisingly, businesses providing tutoring, test preparation, and various other supplemental classes and academic services have been springing up.   Here are some (and this list will be added to if [Read More...]

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Pizza

Legends Pizza Co. 5965 Almaden Expy Ste125 San Jose, CA 95120 (408) 323-9700 Amato Pizza 6081 Meridian Avenue San Jose, CA 95120-2752 (408) 997-7727 www.amatos.com Mountain Mike’s Pizza 6477 Almaden Expressway, San Jose – (408) 268-6630 – www.mountainmikes.com Round Table Pizza 1159 Redmond Ave San Jose, CA 95120 (408) 997-2313 www.roundtablepizza.com Round Table Pizza 6932 Almaden Expy San Jose, CA 95120 (408) 268-7474 www.roundtablepizza.com

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Coffee

Almaden seems  to come up a bit sparse in this regard! Almaden Roasting Company 6055 Meridian Avenue Suite H  (Meridian and Redmond) San Jose, CA 95120 (408) 323-9294 Starbucks Coffee 6477 Almaden Expressway  (Almaden and Camden) San Jose, CA 95120 (408) 323-9511 Maple Leaf Donuts 6473 Almaden Expressway (Almaden and Camden) San Jose, CA 95120-2901 (408) 268-5503‎

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TAT (Teachers Are Tutors) Initiative

Does your child need help in writings essays, creative writing, reading and language arts? Is your child struggling in Math Algebra, Trigonometry or Pre-calculus? The TAT (Teachers Are Tutors) Initiative has Tutors who are public school teachers(with credentials) to raise the level of education in California, one neighborhood at a time.  Call us at 408-476-2573 OR send us an email to sdatta@opustechnologie­susa.com Join us as a TAT [Read More...]

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Kaldoa Music Productions

Kaldoa Music Productions Conestoga Way 408-515-8835 Drums, guitar, bass, and piano lessons in our professional home studio. Additionally, we offer musical opportunities to special-needs children. Please visit our website for pricing and other information about us at www.kaldoamusic.com.

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About Almaden

Almaden Valley (often just called Almaden) is a neighborhood of about 37,000 in the southwestern portion of San Jose, California, USA, roughly equivalent to the 95120 ZIP Code. The neighborhood is south east of the town of Los Gatos, west of the Santa Teresa neighborhood of San Jose and south of Coleman Ave. at the southern end of the Blossom Hill neighborhood of San Jose. [Read More...]

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