El Toro February 2014

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RESIDENT MANAGERS/OFFICE

Manager: Teresa Cruz,

Rutherford Investment Co.

Ofce address: 28400 Granada Circle

Phone: 510-783-5535Ofce hours: 9-11:30 and 1-4 Monday-Friday.

Rent may be dropped in mail slot in ofce door

(next to laundry room).

Jeffrey Stoops, Assistant Manager

On-call for emergencies Sat.-Sun.-Holidays

In an emergency, call 510-783-5535.

Call will be directed to pager (510-312-0277).

ORGANIZATIONS

The Spanish Ranch #1 Association and the SpanishRanch #1 Ladies Club are automatically comprised

of park residents. There are no dues.

MEETINGS of the Association Board are the FIRSTTHURSDAY at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Clubhouse.

Residents are encouraged to attend.

LADIES CLUB meets the SECOND THURSDAY of eachmonth at 12 NOON in the Main Clubhouse.

The LUNCH BUNCH meets the THIRDTHURSDAY of each month to go out to lunch at

various area restaurants.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH meets the SECOND TUESDAY

of alternate months at 7:00 p.m. in the clubhouse

BINGO is the FIRST and LAST SATURDAYof each month unless otherwise announced.

MISCELLANEOUS

The Clubhouses are available to residents forprivate affairs. Contact the Ofce, 510-783-5535

SWIMMING POOL / HOT TUBPool open May-October. Hot Tub open year round.

The POOL ROOM inside Main Clubhouse is availablefor residents to use. See the ofce for a key.

COMPLAINTS/SUGGESTIONS/REPORTSare to be submitted to Park Management in

WRITING and must be SIGNED.

For any complaints or suggestions concerningsafety, maintenance, replace/repair, notify the Ex-

ecutive Board as well. This may be done through thewebsite at www.spanishranch1.org,

RESIDENT SUGGESTION/COMPLAINT FORM on page 14. Bus transportation information on page 15.

Spanish Ranch #1 Information

ASSOCIATION OFFICERSPresident: Pat Smith — 784-0105

Vice President: Dawn Plaskon — 887-2199Secretary: Jeanie Schultz — 784-1997Treasurer: Peggy Nichols — 782-8950

ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD

Marvin Daley — 783-0360Clint Dean — 266-0979

Brenda Glover — 303-2308Patty Little — 783-1534

Barbara Sacks — 783-8176

Spanish Ranch I Association Officers andExecutive Board Members meet the FIRST THURSDAY

of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouseunless otherwise announced.

ALL RESIDENTS WELCOME

Annual Membership Meeting held each April.

COMMITTEESDime Bingo . . . . . . . . . . Lorraine Schmuck, 783-7294HMOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OpenLunch Bunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wilma Keck, 397-5701Welcoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Open

COMMUNITY CONTACT CHAIRPERSONS

Bingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Gomez, 782-5183

Neighborhood Watch . . . . Peggy Nichols, 782-8950

Clint, 266-0979; Judy, 785-4894; Patty, 783-1534

N.E.R.T. . . . . Jeanie Schultz/Dawn Plaskon, 887-2199

EL TORO — Jeanie Schultz — 784-1997

e-mail: [email protected] for all submissions to the El Toro is the

10th of each month for the following month.

WEBMASTER: Rev. Charles Eldred

[email protected]

SR-1 Association & Community Contacts

is published monthly by Mobile Home ParkMagazines and distributed by volunteers around therst of the month. Dates and times of activities arenoted on the calendar therein. Special activities will beannounced in the regular pages.

Extra copies of the magazine (or replacement copies if you got missed) are available in the MainClubhouse after distribution is complete.

EL TORO MAGAZINE



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Residents are welcome

at the meeting of the

SR1 Association Board

THURSDAY,

February 6, 2014

7:00 p.m.in the main clubhouse

The Executive Board meets on the firstThursday of each month.

Residents are invited to attend.

A special meeting will be called any time there

is a need to gather park residents for anythingother than routine business.

SPECTRUMnutritious meals for Seniors

Available on MONDAYS at NOON at the

Westminster Hills Outreach Center,27287 Patrick, Hayward

across from WeekesLibrary.

$3.75 donation

suggested

Here’s another

senior meal option!Homebound senior residents over age

60 are eligible for nutritious mealsdelivered to your door through S.O.S.

Meals on Wheels.

Meals are delivered between10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

for a suggested donation of $3.50.

Call Meals on Wheels,

510-582-1263

NOMINATIONSARE OPEN

FOR OFFICERS OF THESPANISH RANCH 1 ASSN.

made up of homeowners and residentsof Spanish Ranch 1 MH Park

THE ELECTION WILL BE HELDAPRIL 3,

2014AT THE ANNUAL

MEMBERSHIPMEETING.

Three or four officers and four to six boardmembers will be elected by the residents inattendance at the April meeting.

The number of officers and board memberswill depend on community interest in serving inthe positions. The positions are open to any reg-istered resident living at Spanish Ranch 1. Newlyelected persons assume office May 1.

If YOU want to run for an office or arewilling to serve on the Board, please contactANY member of the current board or leave amessage for on the association’s voicemail510-274-1771.

If you haven’t noticed yet...

BUS SCHEDULESHAVE CHANGED!

Effective December 15, 2013, AC Transit Route68, which came right by the front entrance, andRoute 391, that came into the park Tuesdays

and Fridays, were eliminated because of lowridership.

Replacing these are 2-direction circular Route22 which runs every half hour to go to Chabotor Southland, or linear Route 85 to get to UnionLanding which runs hourly. The #85 still stopsoutside the park, but the nearest place to catch#22 is up on Tennyson.

See page 15 for what info we were able togather. Updates from riders are welcome!



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Letters to the Editor are welcomeon any subject. Send to:[email protected].

(You MUST sign your name butwe won’t use it if you so request.)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Join us for

BINGO

First and Last

Saturdays of each month,

NOON TO 3:00 P.M.Snack bar open before play and during breaks

serving nachos, hot dogs, sodas, snacks.

Ron Gomez, coordinator 782-5183Volunteer help is appreciated, call Ron for info.

NOTICEPer state law, no one under the ageof 18 is allowed in the clubhouse

during Bingo

COFFEE isavailable in theClubhouse daily during regular ofce hours forresidents of Spanish Ranch 1.

JOIN OURCREEK CLEANUP

Saturday,

February 15 • 9-12We skipped December so some litter andgraffiti has accumulated and we want to keepahead of it. Many hands make light work, soplease join us in our efforts to keep our neigh-borhood looking cared for, which helps make ituninviting to the criminal element.

For information, e-mail Dawn at [email protected]. Or just show up!

Meet at FOLSOM STREETgates to creek area.

Gloves, garbage bags, tools provided.

Rain cancelsOur responsibility includes graffiti cleaning and trashpickup on the west side of the flood control channel(part of Ward Creek) that runs the length of SpanishRanch I, between Folsom Avenue and Pacheco Street,behind the homes on Miranda Street.

‘Newspaper Tubes’ currently fashioned from large PVC pipe if your

newspaper doesn’t supply one, are used to notifyresidents of events via flyers and the monthly park

magazine. Please call the office if you need a tubeinstalled at your home. 783-5535

ATTENTION!Soliciting donations or work,

door-to-door sales of anykind, door-knob hanging or

distributing ads or yers by

entities outside the park is

PROHIBITED!DON’T let anyone

into your home!

TELL the intruders that soliciting is not al-

lowed and if they do not leave the park im-

mediately, call the police! Then report themto the ofce. Help keep our residents safe!



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You like to eat, right?

Join the Lunch BunchCome join our group of park women as wevisit area restaurants. You’ll get acquaintedwith some great gals!

LUNCH BUNCH SCHEDULE

The Lunch Bunch meets on the thirdTHURSDAY (unless otherwise announced) of eachmonth at 12 noon. All are welcome to join us aswe visit area restaurants.

Call Wilma, 397-5701, to let her know you’recoming (so we know how many to tell the restau-rant). Lady friends are welcome.

2014January Sizzler HaywardFebruary Applebees HaywardMarch Mimi’s HaywardApril Hometown Buffet HaywardMay Harry’s Hofbrau San LeandroJune Famous Dave’s BBQ HaywardJuly Panera HaywardAugust Sweet Tomatoes Fremont

September Olive Garden HaywardOctober Coco’s HaywardNovember Elephant Bar HaywardDecember Christmas Party

THWART THE

THIEVES!Put your mail in the

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

MAILBOXlocated in front of Main Clubhouseclose to the street (near Park map).

S PA N I S H R A N CH 1 L A D I E S CL U B

O p en t o a l l p a r k w o m en

SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Join theLadies Club

at noon on the

secondThursdayfor

DIME BINGO!Ladies! Bring your lunch and let’s get

together. Dessert provided.

Costs only a dime a game, winner take all! + .25 for the bank which gets raffled back to

somebody at the first gathering in January.

Congratulations to Jeanie who won this year’s Dime

Bingo bank of $18.00. She won the raffle of a

gift certificate to Olive Garden at the

Christmas Party too! What a Lucky Lady!

Come to the Main clubhouse onthe Second Thursday, at noon!

For more information callLorraine Schmuck 783-7294

Dime Bingo 2014 Dessert Schedule:February: Ruth • March: Louise

April: Fannie • May: Pat • June: JeanieJuly: Lunch/Dessert furnished by clubAugust: Lorraine • September: Irene

October: Ruth • November: IreneDecember: Christmas Party

Ladies Dime Bingo is for mature women whowould like to get together for sharing ideas.

SR-1 Helping HandAre weeds, rubbish, or overgrown plants on your lot

a cause for concern? Is your home in need of sprucing

up with washing or painting?

Helping Hand is intended forthose in need who can’t afford

to hire professional help. So if

you are elderly, disabled, or on

a limited income, donate what

you can and help us help the

next person who just needs a “helping hand”.

Call us, or park management, to schedule a lotassessment. Marvin 783-0360.



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Comedy Corner contributed by S. Higman (no. 210)

(most copyright info unknown - web-exchange)

Stress Management Joke

Picture yourself near a stream.

Birds are singing in the crisp, cool mountain air.

Nothing can bother you here.

No one knows this secret place.

You are in total seclusion from that place called the world.

The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with acascade of serenity.

The water is clear.

You can easily make out the face of theperson whose head you’re holding under thewater.

There now, feeling better? (tcastle 2014)

You Know You’re Getting Older When...

You and your teeth don’t sleep together.

Your try to straighten out the wrinklesin your socks and discover you aren’twearing any.

At the breakfast table you hear snap,crackle, pop and you’re not eating cereal.

Your back goes out, but you stay home.

You wake up looking like your driver’slicense picture.

It takes two tries to get up from the couch.

Happy hour is a nap.

You’re on vacation, and yourenergy runs out before yourmoney does.

You say something to your kids that yourmother said to you, and you always hated it.

You look for your glasses for half an hour,and they were on your head the whole time.

You sink your teeth into a steak - and theystay there.

All you want for your birthday is to not be

reminded of your age.Your idea of weight lifting is standing up.

It takes longer to rest than it did toget tired.

Your memory is shorter and yourcomplaining lasts longer.

Your address book has mostly names thatstart with Dr.

The pharmacist has become your newbest friend.

Getting “lucky” means you found your carin the parking lot.

It takes twice as long - to look half as good.

Everything hurts, and what doesn’t hurt -doesn’t work.

You give up all your bad habits and stilldon’t feel good.

You have more patience, but it is actuallythat you just don’t care anymore.

Things You Learn From the Movies (part 1 of 2)

1. Large, loft-style apartments in New York City are well within the

price range of most people--whether they are employed or not.

2. At least one of a pair of identical twins is born evil.

3. Should you decide to defuse a bomb, don’t

worry which wire to cut. You will always choose

the right one.

4. Most laptop computers are powerful enough

to override the communications system of any

invading alien society.

5. It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight

involving martial arts: your enemies will wait patiently to attack

you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner

until you have knocked out their predecessors.

6. When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in your

bedroom will still be clearly visible, just slightly bluish.

7. If you are blonde and pretty, it is possible to become a world

expert on nuclear fission at the age of 22.

8. Honest and hard working policemen are traditionally gunned

down three days before their retirement.

9. Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their

arch enemies using complicated machinery involving fuses,

pulley systems, deadly gases, lasers, and man-eating sharks,

which will allow their captives at least 20 minutes to escape.

10. All beds have special L-shaped cover sheets that reach the

armpit level on a woman but only to waist level on the manlying beside her.

11. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of

French bread.

12. It’s easy for anyone to land a plane providing there is someone

in the control tower to talk you down.



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STOP

GRAFFITI

REWARD

PROGRAM

$500REWARD

RECOMPENSA

For information that leads to

the arrest and conviction of

graffiti vandals in Hayward.

Para información que dará

lugar a la detención y a

la convicción de los delin-

cuentes de graffiti enHayward.

Call:

510-583-5500English & Español

More info:

www.hayward-ca-gov

PLEASE NOTE MEETING LOCATION!! SMALL CLUBHOUSE

Spanish Ranch I

NEIGHBORHOOD

WATCH

NEXT MEETING:TUESDAY,

February 11, 2014

7:00 p.m.

Come to the

SMALL CLUBHOUSE

Granada Drive at Cartagena

SR1 NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH TEAMPeggy Nichols # 782-8950 • Clint Dean # 266-0979

Patty Little # 783-1534 • Judy Allen-Rodgers # 785-4894

Please call a team member to report crime,suspicious activity, theft, safety concerns, etc.

Come to the NW meeting and tell us about it!

Together we can make the park safer for everyone!

THE POOL IS CLOSED FOR THE WINTER!

La Picina esta cerrada durante el Invierno

THE HOT TUB/SPA ENCLOSURE IS OPEN.

EL SPA ESTA SIMPRE ABIERTO.

Mind yourbutts

If you smoke, please

dispose of your butts

properly. Don’t litter by

throwing

them in thestreet,

and

especially don’t throw

them in people’s yards.

SAFETY FIRSTIN THE HOT

TUBThe following are not allowed in the hot tub enclosure:

NO Food • NO Glass • NO Floating Devices

NO Toys (including squirt guns) • NO Pets

Approved swimwear only Use common sense and care when usingthe hot tub. Minors should always be ac-companied by a parent or adult. Showerbefore entering the hot tub and get out to

use the bathroom.



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. . . . . . . Sign up early . . . . . ..

Saturday, March 8, 2014

• 9 am-3pm •

at the

Spanish

Ranch 1

Main

Clubhouse

TABLES ARE ONLY $12!Tables are all indoor and are limited to the first

24 paid signups so reserve yours early.First come-first served.

Our motto: We won’t save, if you’re not paid!

Reservations must be paid by February 26.NO refunds for no shows OR late cancellations

(you can sell your space though).

RESIDENTS! Please talk up this event to your friendsbut mention that there is no street parking!

Contact Patty Little, 783-1534Note to vendors:

The Clubhouse will be open to vendors only at 7 pm Friday evening for setup.Cover tables to protect the surface before set up. Doors open 7:30 am Saturday

for vendors, and at 9:00 am for the public.No tires or excessively greasy or dirty items please.

DON’T BE AN UNWILLING EQUIPMENT DONOR!

LOCK YOUR SHED!

Food Bank

Donationsfor the AlamedaCounty FoodBank Barrel,

an ongoing community

service project,

may be dropped

off in the office.

(Due to scavenging and theft,

the barrels are kept in the

conference room, but staff will

see that all donations

are put into them.)

NOTE!Food donations must be

UNOPENED, not perishableand not require refrigeration.

PLEASE DONATE! Thank you!

COMPLAINTS/Suggestions or

Reportsmust be submitted to Park

Management in WRITING andmust be SIGNED.

Only the person with the prob-

lem or concern may file the com-plaint. None will be acceptedfrom third parties on behalf ofsomeone else. Forms are availablein a bin on the wall next to thebulletin board in the main club-house AND in most issues of theEl Toro.

If you want your elected SR1 Assnleadership help you, please provide acopy to the SR-1 Assn. Give a copy toany member of the board or fill out theform on the website.



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SR1 Ladies Club Christmas PartyGift exchange and white elephant trades were a lot of fun.Dime Bingo players and Lunch Bunch participants enjoyedfood provided by the club from funds raised by helping with theBingo snack bar, with SR1 staff as invited guests. Coordinatorsare Ruth, above, and Lorraine, below left with Irene.

Above, Fannie and Louise, below Yolanda and Pat. Bottom, Lori,left, and Kenny, Shari and Teresa, foreground. Photos by Jeanie Schultz



USE MEDICINES WISELYAbout 30% to 50% of those who use medicines do not

use them as directed. This causes more doctor visits, hos-pital stays, lost wages, and changed prescriptions. All thiscosts Americans more than $ 100 billion each year.

Adults often take care of medicines for the whole fam-ily as well as themselves. So we need to read the label,avoid problems, ask questions, and keep a record.

1. READ THE LABEL

Before you take any medicine, read the label. The la-bel should show:

List of ingredients - If you know you are allergic to any-thing in the medicine, don’t use it. Ask your doctor or phar-macist for a different medicine.

Warnings - Read these carefully.The expiration date - Do not use a medicine after the

date on the bottle. It may not work as well.For more information on your medicines ask your phar-

macist.

2. AVOID PROBLEMS

Medicines can cause problems or side effects such as

sleepiness, vomiting, bleeding, headaches, or rashes. Askabout the side effects of the medicines you are taking. Talkwith your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse.

Organize your medicines.Do not skip taking your medicines.Do not share medicines.

Do not take medicine in the dark.

3. ASK QUESTIONS

• What is the medicine’s name?• Is there a generic available?• Why am I taking this medicine?• When should I take it?• Should I take this on an empty stomach or with food?

• Is it safe to drink alcohol with it?• If I forget to take it, what should I do?• How much should I take?• How long am I to take it?• What problems should I watch for?If you are pregnant or nursing a baby, seek the advice

of a health professional before taking any medication ordiet supplement.

Talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse. She/he willbe happy to help you.

List any allergies.

4. KEEP A RECORD OF MEDICINES YOU USE

Check off the ones you use:

__Aspirin or other pain/headache/fever medicine __Allergy medicine __Antacids __Cold medicine __Cough medicine __Diet pill/supplements __Laxatives __Sleeping pills __Vitamins __Minerals __Herbals

__Others

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A continued Happy New Year to

all the residents of Spanish Ranch #1

MHP!!!

Regarding checks and correspon-dence, we would like to remind all res-idents, that when submitting paymentfor your monthly space rents that you

follow these simple procedures:1. Please remove the top portionof the monthly space rental state-ment and submit it with your check ormoney order.

2. Please place your payment andthe top portion of your statement inthe envelope provided.

3. To eliminate potential latecharges, please insure that the personsubmitting payment is on your leasedocuments. We cannot accept ANYpayments from anyone other thanpersons on the lease documents.

4. Remember, too much informa-tion when submitting your payments isbetter than too little or no information

at all.5. and again, We cannot accept

payment from anyone who is NOT aresident of Spanish Ranch #1 MHP. Ifa payment is received from someonethat is not on the lease, that paymentwill be returned. Please make certainthat your lease papers are up to date.

Your Sewer SystemWe continue to find LARGE

amounts of handi-wipes (baby wipes)in the sewer system when there is abackup in the main line. Recentlywe observed about two (2) POUNDSof baby wipes removed in one spotfrom the mainline. I for one was simplyamazed.

A reminder: If your life style dic-tates the use of this type of hygiene

products, we would ask that do NOTintroduce them into the sewer system.We would recommend that you treatthis type of product exactly as you

would other female hygiene prod-ucts. Dispose of them in the garbage.

Please see last month’s ManagersLetter for more information regardingthis and what other municipalities arefacing with this issue.

Reserving the Clubhouse

A word about reserving the clubhouse for your special events:

Please plan on reserving your club-house based on the following guide-

lines: The main clubhouse typically isreserved two (3) months in advanceand the small club house is about six(6) weeks in advance.

The procedure is very simple, justcomplete the club house reservationform (located in the main clubhouseto the left of the bulletin board). Bringyour completed form into the officewith a $100.00 refundable cleaning

deposit check or money order madepayable to Spanish Ranch #1. We willthen check the availability of the clubhouse requested, and put you downfor your date.

Your deposit monies will be re-turned to you after your event provid-ing the following conditions are met:

1. All trash is removed from theclubhouse areas. This includes all bal-loons, banners and other celebrationtrappings associated with your par-

ty. Special reminder: if you are usingthe balloons that float and they get

up into the overhead, it is still yourresponsibility to clear them from theclubhouse.

2. New plastic trash can liners areinstalled in all trash cans

3. The kitchen is cleaned with thefloor washed

4. The tables and chairs arewashed and cleaned

5. The carpeted areas are vac-uumed and any spills/stains arecleaned from the carpeted areas

6. Bathrooms used are cleaned,swept and new trash can liners in-stalled.

7. All chairs and tables are restoredto their original locations according tothe guidelines supplied.

8. Lastly, the outside of the build-ing is policed and any debris incleaned up.

9. Once again, remove all your

trash to your home for your garbagecollection.Remember, someone else will be

using the clubhouse facilities immedi-ately after you and will expect it to beclean.

Emergency Procedures

We would like to remind our resi-dents about the EMERGENCY PAGERand its use. This pager is for EMERGEN-CIES ONLY!! What is an emergencyyou might be asking?

An emergency is:

1. You and your neighbors haveno electricity and it is localized toSpanish Ranch or your home. Youwould call the emergency pager AF-TER you have checked all your break-ers to your home at your distribution

panel.2. There is a main line sewer back up

3. You have a gas leak 4. You have a water leak before

the water meter. If the water leak is af-ter the meter, this leak is your responsi-bility to repair.

If you have a question about the

use of the pager, please feel free tocall the office at 510.783.5535 duringnormal working hours.

When you dial the emergencypager number, leave your message,please speak slowly and clearly.Leave your complete name, yourstreet address, your lot number ANDyour return phone number along withyour issue.

We ask for these things for asimple reason: there are times thatmanagement goes shopping, to themovies, to get gas, to church or any

of the other things that normal peo-ple do and we cannot go to the of-fice to track information down. Whenyou page we may be away from thecommunity and need to get back intouch with you.

When you page and we haveyour name and number we will returnyour call as soon as humanly possible.

Do not knock on any of the man-

Manager’s Corner submitted by Jeff Stoops, SR1 Assistant Manager

Continued on next page

Clubhouses availablefor your events!

Both the main clubhouse and thesmall clubhouse may be reserved

by residents forprivate events.

The BBQ and patio area next tothe pool may also be

reserved, Call the ofce,783-5535, for information.

Plumbingissues:Please do not flush:

baby wipes • disposable diapers

feminine supplies • Depends® or large amounts of rice,potatoes or GREASE!



agers doors. If you have not beencontacted in a reasonable amount of

time it is probably due to the fact thatwe don’t know whom to call or whatthe challenge you are facing.

Dog walking at dark:Please be aware that often times

you may not be visible to someonedriving after dark. Please insure that

you have some sort of identifier onyour person, a flash light, light reflect-ing clothes or even a lighted leash.

Speeding also remains a chal-lenge within the community. Pleaseremember that the speed limit is 15MPH.

We would like to address an on-going issue regarding noisy vehicles.A noisy vehicle is strictly prohibited bythe rules and regulations.

Guillermo’s CornerGraffiti is everywhere. The taggers

have moved from the exterior of thepark to the inside of your clubhouses!A person or people unknown havebeen tagging the laundry room in themain club house. Please be awareand if you see someone suspicious-ly holding a spray paint can in theirhands, take note of whom, where andwhen and report this to management.

Trash continues to be an issuethroughout your community. We arediscovering trash in the visitor parking

areas, in and around the club housecommon areas, and continuing in thecar wash areas.

One challenge that Guillermo fac-es on an ongoing basis is a result ofclothing collections. As residents areplacing their bags of clothing on thecurb in front of their homes, we haveother individuals that are picking upthese bags of clothing, taking themto the car wash area and then sort-ing through them, spreading them allover in the process. We would ask thatyour clothing donations be placed infront of your home the night beforethe pickup if at all possible and notput them out days in advance.

Resident parking in visitor park-ing continues to be a challenge forSpanish Ranch #1 MHP.

Guillermo also wants to remind

everyone that the gutter area in frontof your home is your responsibility tokeep clean. This includes picking updebris that is there and disposing of itproperly. Please don’t simply “wash” itdown to your neighbor’s home.

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Continued from previous page

Let therebe lightThe days are

getting shorter,help light the way!

Leave your porch light onat night!

For economy, get a motion-detector light!

You can use:☛

light sensors that will turnyour light on automatically atdusk and off at dawn.

☛ motion-activated lights

☛ solar-powered walkway

lights or spotlights

For more suggestions, come tothe Neighborhood Watch

meeting the second Tuesday of “even” months at 7 p.m. in

the small clubhouse

Please Wear White at Night!

Walking the dog?Walking home?

There isn’t enough light in the park and…

We Can’t See Youin the Dark!

Wear something white or reflective even if it’s

just to throw a white sweater over your

shoulders or around your waist.

PROBLEM?★Please notify the office if thereis a problem with park facilitiesor lighting.

★Call if you need a tree trimmedor drains are blocked.

★ALSO, call the officeto report suspiciousactivity, solicitors, excessnoise, etc.

★Report criminal activitythe police first, but ALSOto park management, andNeighborhood Watch!

Meter ReaderSpanish Ranch I utility meters

are read during the middle of eachmonth. The meter reader is employedby an outside company that is respon-sible only for monthly meter read-ings and has no responsibility for theamount of your utility bills.

Our meter reader is just doinghis job. You can help him do that bykeeping meters clear of obstructionsand by treating him with respect andcourtesy.



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Community Police Blotter December 12, 2013 4:00PM

The vice-intelligence detectives, in conjunctionwith the school resource officers, conducted a to-bacco operation. Four smoke shops were visited byundercover juvenile decoys who attempted to pur-chase tobacco products. Two businesses were citedfor selling tobacco to underage customers, and two

businesses refused to sell.

December 14, 2013 12:11AM

A robbery/carjacking occurred in the parking lotof 1190 W. Tennyson Rd. Four juveniles confronted thevictim. The suspects punched the victim in the faceand threatened to shoot her, while taking her purseand cell phone. The suspects fled the scene takingthe victim’s vehicle. A short time later a patrol officerspotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it, but itfled. A pursuit ensued and a Pursuit Intervention Tech-nique (PIT) was utilized but unsuccessful. The pursuitcontinued and eventually the suspects lost control ofthe vehicle and collided with a concrete wall. Two

suspects were arrested at the crash scene, while theother two suspects fled on foot. After a brief footchase the two outstanding suspects were locatedand arrested.

December 15, 2013 5:49AM

A shooting occurred across the street from 26447Gading Rd. Two victims were walking in the areawhen they were shot at by a passing vehicle. Onevictim sustained a gunshot wound to his arm. He wastransported to a local hospital with non-life threaten-ing injury. Both victims were uncooperative with theinvestigation.

Community: “SMASH” Operation Results in Arrests

On December 11th, Hayward Police Departmentinitiated a Synchronized Multi-Agency Safe Housing(SMASH) operation at an apartment complex in the2100 block of W. Tennyson Road in response to nu-merous community complaints and police calls forservice regarding criminal activity at the location.

The operations resulted in two arrests for drug-re-lated charges, probation violations and several codeviolations. The District Command Unit will work closelywith the property owner and management to abateand improve conditions at the location.

The overall mission of this SMASH operation was tofoster a safe and secure environment and improvethe quality of life for the citizens residing in the area.

The Hayward Police Department District CommandUnit and Special Response Unit would like thank thefollowing city and law enforcement partners for theirparticipation in this successful action: City Attorney’sOffice, Hayward Fire Department, City of HaywardCode Enforcement, Youth & Family Service Bureau,and Alameda County Probation.

01/02/2014 11:00 PM

A robbery and attempted sexual assault occurredat an apartment complex in the area of Hesperian

Blvd and W Tennyson Rd. The victim fought off thesuspect who fled from the scene after being chasedby residents. Patrol Officers are able to identify thesuspect and pass this information onto the Investiga-tions Bureau. After conducting surveillance the sus-pect is located and apprehended by investigators.The victim’s property was recovered and the suspect

arrested.01/04 05:37 AM

A carjacking occurred in the area of 1000 Tenny-son Road. The two suspects take the victim’s vehicleat gunpoint and flee the scene. The vehicle is later lo-cated by Alameda County Sheriff Deputies and foursubjects are taken into custody. Hayward Patrol Offi-cers take over the investigation and take custody ofthe suspects who are also determined to be involvedin a recent shooting incident in the 26000 black ofEvergreen St.

01/06 01:57 AM

Three suspicious fires occurred at Centennial Parkin a 24 hour period resulting in damage to trash binsand surrounding vegetation.

Anyone with information is encouraged tocall the Hayward Police Department

Investigations Division at (510) 293-7034.

NIXLE ALERTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

To sign up for email alerts from the City of HaywardPolice Department, go to www.nixle.com.

Crime Prevention SpecialistAssignment Change

To All Community Members: This email is to inform you of a recent change.To further enhance the capabilities and contributions that

the District Command Unit provides, both to the community andwithin Hayward Police Department, effective immediately, I willbe rotating to the Northern District area and Crime PreventionSpecialist, Mary Fabian, will be working in the Southern Districtarea.

For all future involvement, please contact your respectiveNorth/South representative. The current phone numbers willnot change.

—Mary Fabian at (510) 293-1043, [email protected] - Southern District

—Gale Bleth at (510) 293-7151, [email protected] . – Northern District

I want to thank each of you for your commitment tocrime prevention and the opportunity to have worked in yourneighborhoods. If there are issues that we have started together, please don’t hesitate to contact Mary Fabian. Her and Iwill continue to work closely together to assist the Haywardcommunity during this transition. We look forward to our newassignments and the continued commitment to service thecommunity and the people of Hayward.

Best Regards,Gale Bleth



Minutes of the SR1 Board Meeting—January 2, 2014 Meetings of the elected Spanish Ranch I Executive Board are held on the rst Thursday of each month (unless other-

wise announced) at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse. ALL residents are welcome to attend!

Meeting called to order at 7 p.m by presidentPat Smith. Also present were Dawn, Jeanie, Peggy,Barbara, Marvin, Clint and Brenda. Patty L wasexcused.

Minutes of the December meeting were approved.

Treasurer’s Report was approved, as there wereno changes.

No Resident Concerns

COMMUNITY:

Helping Hand: No calls this month.

Neighborhood Watch meets February 11. No calls,though Clint noted that stolen cars continue to be aproblem. It was reported that a driver went rampag-ing around the park one or two days after Christmasin a car, including down Salamanca where a resi-dent may have gotten pictures. Without witnesses,

the police can do nothing because it happenedon private property despite obvious property dam-age and many people knowing who is responsible.Anyone who may have photos of this incident, orany others like it, is requested to turn them into thepolice or park management.

Mary Fabian, once again assigned to our area asCrime Prevention Specialist, attended the Decembermeeting. A young man visited to ask when the policepatrol the park.

Selections from the Community Police Blotter arebeing published at the request of residents. The NIXLEalerts are available to anyone interested. Sign up atwww.nixle.com.

NERT — February Creek Cleanup is a definite gounless it’s raining since December was skipped. Therewas some discussion about the fact that the collect-ed debris wasn’t picked up by the county in a timelymanner for two sessions. Dawn will try and find out ifthere are scheduling or other problems of which wearen’t aware, or if there’s anything different we needto do to make sure our cleanup efforts don’t end up just getting dumped back in the creek.

HMOA —Meets January 18, 2014 at New EnglandVillage. An informal program talking further aboutidentity theft is planned.

OLD BUSINESSFlea Market scheduled for March 8 is presumedto be on track though coordinator Patty Little wasn’tpresent to confirm this.

Monte Carlo night — Pat S. has found that equip-ment for this type of event, starting with tables rentingfor $100 each, is probably too expensive to consider.

NEW BUSINESS

Permit required to build a shed? — An inquiry hasbeen received questioning whether the manage-ment notice that runs periodically in the El Toro about

permits required is accurate in that it says that a per-mit is required to construct a shed. Also whether hav-ing sheds is provided for the Mobilehome ResidencyLaw (MRL). Jeanie agreed to research this and hasfound that the MRL doesn’t deal with specifics but

says park rules and city regulations must be followedwith regard to the “mobilehome, appurtenancesand accessory structures” which presumably meansa shed or storage building.

A permit is NOT required from the city for construc-tion of a shed, but park rules specify that you mustget permission from management and follow thespecifications for construction materials and place-ment. The size may not exceed 100 sq ft., a restrictionrequired by the park because of the small size ofthe lots, when the MRL may allow somewhat larger“accessory structures” in parks with larger individuallots.

Elections information has begun running in the ElToro but no one has reported any interest.

It was announced that the schedules for AC Transitbusses serving the park have changed. The Shopperspecial #391 and the #68 that came by in front wereeliminated with other lines partially replacing them.

Pat announced new social media that attemptsto link neighbors for the purpose of sharing informa-tion called nextdoor.com. She will email links.

Respectfully submitted, Jeanie Schultz, Secretary

TREASURER'S REPORTDecember 2013 — no change

Ending Balance, Dec 2013 $1,157.46

Respectfully submitted, Peggy Nichols, Treasurer

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PARK WEBSITE!for SPANISH RANCH 1

RESIDENT INFOwww.spanishranch1.org

The El Toro and the Bylaws of the

Spanish Ranch 1 Association are posted here.

Voicemail phone number for the

association is: 510-274-1771



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BUS SCHEDULE INFORMATIONSchedules for all our local bus routes changed on

December 15, 2013. Route 68 that came by just out-side the park, AND the Shopper’s Special Route 391that came into the park twice a week have beencompletely eliminated.

AC Transit Route 22, a 2-directional circular route,serves both the Hayward and South Hayward BARTstations, as well as Southland Shopping Center.Clockwise, it goes from Hayward BART along Missionto South Hayward BART, along Tennyson to Kaiser,along Hesperian to Southland, then an extension jogsdown Winton to Sabre Street and back, and thence

via Winton back to Hayward BART. Counterclockwiseis the same route in reverse without the extension.Daily service on the line starts at 5:45 a.m. and

ends at 11:45p.m. Weekend service is from 6:46 a.m.to 12:28 p.m. Buses run every half hour.

For specific stops on this line, go to http://www.actransit.org/rider-info/stops/local1/#22.

AC Transit Route 85 runs back and forth onWEEKDAYS between Foothill Square in San Leandroand Union Landing Shopping Center. This line comesby the front entrance to our park at the existing busstops at Tampa and Folsom but also has stop outthe back entrance at Stratford and Industrial before

meandering via Huntwood, Whipple and Dyer toUnion Landing. Both ways the route loops aroundGeorgian Manor and the buses run every hour.

The other way, the line turns right from Folsom ontoTampa, down Tennyson to So Hayward BART, back-tracks to Leidig Ct near Cesar Chavez School, andwanders through the neighborhoods to HaywardBart, then down A St, Hesperian, Washington Ave,and on to San Leandro BART and then a extensionto Foothill Square. On weekends line 85 runs onlybetween So Hayward, Hayward and San LeandroBART stations via various neighborhoods.

Daily service on the line runs from 6:05 a.m. to9:45 p.m. (7:18 a.m. to 9:18 p.m. for our location.)Weekend service from So Hayward BART starts at 8:09Sats and 7:09 Sun/Holidays, going only the portionbetween the BART stations.

For specific information about this line, and whereand when it goes on what day of the week, go to theACtransit.org website OR Transit511.org.

AC TRANSIT FARES — $2.10 ages 18-64, ages 5-17and 65+ are $1.05. Bus to bus transfer good for 1.5hours is an add’l 25¢. BART to Bus add’l $1.85. Transferfare automatically applied when using Clipper.

From the Editor Articles that appear in the El Toro are presented as an

informational service to the residents. Contents are the

option of the editor but do not necessarily represent the

opinion of the editor, the homeowners association or man-

agement.

Reader response is welcome. Your article must be in

my paper tube at 28408 Granada Circle, or posted to my

e-mail address, no later than the 10th of the month. All sub-

missions must be signed with your name/phone number in-cluded, as any article must be verified. Your name will not

appear, if you so request.

Editor has the right to edit for space or libel. Articles con-

sidered in bad taste will not be printed. Submissions must

meet the Editorial Guidelines as set forth by Mobile Home

Park Magazines.

If you are submitting an item someone e-mailed to you,

COPY IT and PASTE it into a NEW e-mail window to send to

us: [email protected].

Thanks, Jeanie Schultz, editor

Come Get a Book!Bookshelves in the Main Clubhouse are

available for the free exchange of books bypark residents. Stop by and browse

any time the clubhouse is open.

IF IT’S NOT

YOURS, DON’T

FEED IT!(and if it is yours,

keep it inside)Sure, you feel sorry for

that stray cat or dog, but if you feed it, it WILLstick around and perhaps not go back to it’srightful family.

Don’t leave pet food outside! Food left outwill attract raccoons, stray pets, opossums, andother varmints! Only indoor pets are permittedin the park so don’t encourage outside animalsto stay!

THE POOL IS CLOSEDFOR THE WINTER!

La Picina esta cerrada duranteel Invierno

THE HOT TUB/SPAENCLOSURE IS OPEN.

EL SPA ESTA SIMPRE ABIERTO.



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