Koala Dreams
A wonderful and fun book of music and folk songs, in both French and English. All songs are beautifully illustrated and the lyrics are in both languages. All songs are performed by the author.
The Walking Trees
By Chloe Scott In Chloe Scott’s extraordinary post-war memoir, a beautiful young refugee from war-torn England and her American naturalist husband–both barely past their teens–accept an assignment from the Audubon Society to spend a year on a rickety boat guarding hundreds of thousands of birds in the Everglades. The Walking Trees is a true-life tale of romance
1918 Diary of Doc Day
By Royal Day While this diary has many special meanings for the family, it also is a unique book for those that enjoy a real and honest account of what life was like as a teen coming of age 100 years ago. Entering a world at war, entering the adult world of college and work,
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Books by Authors with Neighborhood Connects
Our University Park neighborhood has a rich history of famous and not so famous authors. There are interesting books about our neighborhood and others about its residents. It is always nice to support local authors and that is one of the reasons for this webpage – to connect people with interest to these authors.
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Lucy Rigg’s Naughty Pig
From author Jacquie Faber this is a fun read for children and it is so wonderfully illustrated. Kids love the trouble Pinky gets into and they are happy to see Lucy’s creative solution.
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Halloween – Neighborhood Events
Sunday, October 29th will be our neighborhood’s annual Pumpkin Carving, Halloween Parade, and Potluck! All the activities will be on Perry Lane @ Vine Street. Pumpkin Carving – 4:pm Halloween Parade – 5:15pm Potluck Dinner, Boogie w/DJ Brandon, Carving Awards – 5:30 – 7:30pm Please signup for potluck and volunteering: Volunteer & Potluck
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Santa Cruz/Alameda Safety Project
On April 18th there was an important meeting between County Public Works (DPW) and our community at the Oak Knoll School gym to discuss the Santa Cruz/Alameda Safety Project. At that meeting many questions were presented to DPW and it was obvious that there was a general feeling of disconnect between DPW and the community
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Vine St Reconstruction and Widening Project
Updated March 2023: Vine Street property owners have elected to not widen Vine Street. This preserves the lower traffic speed for the street and preserves the natural and rural ambience of the neighborhood. What was in question was if Vine Street then would be added to the Pavement Preservation Project. In January
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Dr. Nancy Jewell Cross
Nancy Cross lived for many years in our University Park neighborhood. Her home was a double lot on the NW corner of Palo Alto Way and Vine St. The following was published in the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday 5/22 Nancy Jewell Cross June 4, 1920 – March 8, 2022 Dr. Nancy Jewell Cross passed away
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