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

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ALL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED

TO ATTEND

THE ANNUAL MEETING

OF THE

SR1 ResidentsAssociationmade up of homeowners and residents

of Spanish Ranch 1 MH Park

THURSDAY,

April 3, 2014

7:00 p.m.in the main clubhouse

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

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 servingin the positions. The positions are open to anyregistered resident living at Spanish Ranch 1.Newly elected persons assume office May 1.

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

Join us for

BINGO

First and Last

Saturdays of each month,NOON TO 3:00 P.M.

Snack bar open before play and during breaksserving nachos, hot dogs, sodas, snacks.

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

NOTICEPer state law, no one under the age

of 18 is allowed in the clubhouseduring Bingo

ATTENTION!Soliciting donations or work,

door-to-door sales of any

kind, 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

allowed and if they do not leave the park

immediately, call the police! Then report them

to the ofce. Help keep our residents safe!

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Be part of a nation-wide Day of Service

to markEarth Day

by joining ourbimonthly

CREEK CLEANUPSaturday, April 19, 2014

9 a.m. - noonEARTH DAY is April 22 and our regular

effort will be part of the nationwide Dayof Service that joins Americans in cleanupefforts and neighborhood projects all across

the nation.Meet on Folsom Street at the

gates to the road along the wallparalleling Miranda.

Many hands make light work, so please join us inour efforts to keep our neighborhood looking caredfor, which helps make it less inviting to the crimi-nal element. If you have questions, e-mail Dawn [email protected]. Otherwise, just show up!

Heavy gloves and rubber boots are

recommended if you are willing to work in thecreek channel — but you don’t have to.There’s trash to pick up on the sides

of the channel, the road and the walkway, and wepaint out any graffiti that’s accumulated.

Canvas gloves, trash picks, garbagebags, paint and rollers are provided.

Rain cancels

SPECTRUMnutritious meals for Seniors

Available on MONDAYS at NOON at the

Westminster Hills Outreach Center,27287 Patrick, Hayward

across from Weekes

Library.

$3.75 donation

suggested

Here’s another senior meal option!

Homebound senior residents over age60 are eligible for nutritious meals

delivered to your door throughS.O.S. Meals on Wheels.

Meals are delivered between 10 a.m. and1 p.m. for a suggested donation of $3.50.

Call Meals on Wheels,

510-582-1263

THWART THE

THIEVES!Put your mail in the

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

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

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You like to eat, right?

Join the Lunch BunchCome join our group of park women as we

visit area restaurants. You’ll get acquainted

with 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 as

we visit area restaurants.Call Wilma, 397-5701, to let her know you’re

coming (so we know how many to tell the restau-rant). Lady friends are welcome.

2014April Hometown Buffet HaywardMay Harry’s Hofbrau San LeandroJune Sizzler HaywardJuly Panera HaywardAugust Sweet Tomatoes FremontSeptember Olive Garden HaywardOctober Coco’s Hayward

November Elephant Bar HaywardDecember Christmas Party

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 thesecond

Thursdayfor

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 some-

body at the first gathering in January.

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

For more information callLorraine Schmuck 783-7294

Dime Bingo 2014 Dessert Schedule:

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 for those in need

who can’t afford to hire professional help.So if you are elderly, disabled, or on a lim-

ited income, donate what you can and help

us help the next person who just needs a

“helping hand”.

Call us, or park manage-

ment, to schedule a lot

assessment.

Marvin 783-0360.

PULL THE WEEDSNOW!

If you do it now while theground is softened up fromthe rains, they’ll come rightout, probably roots and all -

no problem. Don’t wait until they are aBIG problem—DO IT NOW!

And, f’r pete’s sake, get thembefore they go to seed and spread toother yards!

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Notice from Hayward Police Department to Community:

Be Aware of Residential Burglars Posing as Contractors/Utility Worker(s)

This is to advise the commu-nity that there was a residentialburglary on Cottonwood Drive.An elderly woman who was homealone was contacted by a malesuspect who came to her frontdoor claiming to be a fencingcontractor for the neighbor to therear of her home. The suspect stat-ed the neighbor was going to putin a new fence, and there was adiscrepancy with the property lineon the plans and asked if he couldenter the backyard to take somemeasurements of the rear fenceline. The homeowner compliedand escorted the suspect into therear yard. The suspect insisted thatthe homeowner stay outside withhim at all times for liability reasonssince he was on her property.

The homeowner noted thatthe suspect was carrying a walk-ie-talkie radio, and periodicallyused it to speak to another malevoice. The suspect asked a lot

questions to the homeowner tokeep her occupied, and ap-peared to be taking measure-ments using his own footsteps andpace. The homeowner becamemore suspicious as she continuedto speak with him. After 15 to 20minutes in the back yard area, thesuspect advised the homeownerthat he had to return to his truckfor some tools and a businesscard. The homeowner went backinside her residence and noticedthat her purse had been moved,

and money was missing from herwallet, as well as jewelry missing

from the bedroom.Suspect #1 is a Hispanic male,

5’8” – 5’10”, mid 30’s, mediumbuild, dark hair.

Suspect #2 is unknown, atlarge. Vehicle is unknown. If youhave any information on the sus-pects, please contact DistrictCommand Office at (510) 293-

7151.

TO AVOID BECOMING A VICTIM:• When working outside, lock the

doors not visible to you

• Do not leave your garage dooropen and unattended

• Watch for occupied parked ve-hicles in your neighborhood

• Acknowledge persons knockingon your door

—Talk through locked door

—Door to door solicitation, askto see proper identification and

call the employer to verify theiridentity

• Let neighbors know when youare on vacation

—Pick up mail and newspapers

Report all suspicious activityimmediately to the Hayward Po-lice Department (510) 293-7000

Hayward residents can nowgo online to see what kinds ofcrimes are occurring in the city.Go to WWW.CRIMEMAPPING.com

NOTE: Only indoorpets are permitted

in the park

If YOUR cat is outside, it willbe presumed to be feral andcould be trapped and taken to

the local animal shelter. It canbe quite costly to bail out yourcat so keep it inside where itbelongs!

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Join Neighborhood Watch for

Spanish Ranch 1

NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS

Meet your neighbors

Get some exercise

Walk your dog

Let’s do this

MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS

6:30 p.m.Meet in front of the main clubhouse.

For more information, contact any member of the

Neighborhood Watch team.

PROBLEM?★Please notify the office if there

is a problem with park facilities

or lighting.★Call if you need a tree trimmed

or drains are blocked.★

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

★Report criminal activitythe police first, but ALSO

to park management, andNeighborhood Watch!

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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,

April 8, 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!

Free Spay or Neuter,with vaccination,

for feral cats living in the cities of Hayward,Union City, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo or San Leandro

Phone: Hayward Friends of Animals

(510) 886-7546

Gratis! Vacunas y castradíon femeninao macho para gatos salvaje/feral.

Para gatos que viven en Hayward, Union City,Castro Valley, San Lorenzo o San Leandro

Llamar al teléfono: (510) 886-7546

Hayward Friends of Animals

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FOR SALE

Freemotion 735 Interactive Treadmill,lightly used, lifetime warranty. Com’l quality,user up to 400 lbs. $1,800 or best offer.

Nutrition Pro kitchen scale, never used,$60/b.o.

Cherrywood hutch, dining room table and6 chairs. $650. Make offer.

Contact park residentAlice Gevarter,

887- 0360.

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MARCH SR1 FLEA MARKET Crowds were steady, weather was good and most vendors did well. Many thanks tocoordinator Patty Little, Dawn Plaskon and Janay Santos in the snack bar, Jeanie, Joe Higman and Marvin Daley for setup and tear-down. Another flea market is being planned for fall with perhaps a Craft Fair later if there is sufficient interest. Photos by Jeanie Schultz

GOT SOMETHING TO GIVEAWAY OR SELL?

Looking for something specific?The El Toro will accept listings from residents for

household items or furniture, pet stuff or kid stuff,(whatever you might post on the bulletin boards)that you want to get rid of (or want to acquire).

Fundraiser or special event for your kid’s school?We can give it a few lines.

Put together what you want to say and emailtext/pix to the editor by the 10th of the month forthe following month. [email protected]

Be sure to include your contact information (name,phone #, best time to call), and a price, if applicable inyour item. You must also provide your address to verifythat you are a resident, but it won’t be published unlessyou want it to be.

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Capitol ReportBy Brian Augusta,GSMOL Legislative Advocate

Manufactured homeowners and GSMOL scored amajor legislative victory this year with Governor Brown’ssignature on SB 5 10 (Jackson). The bill, which clarifiesthe law governing conversion of parks to “condos”,caps a multi-year effort to ensure that homeownershave a say when a park is proposed for conversion.

In addition to the hard work of many people, SenatorJackson (D-Ventura) deserves great praise from home-owners for her tenacious effort to pass this legislation,which faced stiff opposition at every turn.

Now, GSMOL and its members must turn their at-tention to the 2014 legislative session. GSMOL is lookingto build on its recent success in Sacramento, in whichfour pieces of GSMOL-sponsored legislation havebeen enacted in the past two years to protect andexpand the rights of homeowners.

Next year, GSMOL will be finishing the work on twoGSMOL-sponsored bills introduced this year: AB 692 (Tor-res) and AB 1205 (Wiekowski). Earlier this year, these billsbecame “two-year” bills, meaning that the work on thebill would continue when the legislature resumes next

year. AB 692 will make improvements to the Mobile-home Park Resident Ownership Program, a source offunding for resident owned parks. AB 1205 proposes toestablish a MRL mediation program, similar to the pro-gram established in the state of Washington.

A few other manufactured housing issues are alsolikely to present themselves in the next legislative ses-sion. Parkowners have expressed a desire to create amore streamlined process for the removal of homesthat have been completely destroyed by fire. It is un-clear whether legislation will be proposed on this subject next year. Another likely issue is confronting thelarge number of manufactured homes in California inwhich a change in title to the home has not been prop-erly recorded with HCD. And as always, GSMOL will be

prepared to fight any attacks on the MRL, rent control,or other protections for homeowners.To get regular updates emailed to you, go to

http://eepurl.com/c6k9o and sign up.

EDEN GARDEN ESTATES

1150 West Winton Avenue - Hayward

ANNUAL FLEA MARKET and CRAFT SALE

SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

NEWS AROUND THE STATEBy Tom LockhartGSMOL State Secretary(GSMOL=Golden State Mobilehome Owners League)

Zone A-1 Region ICounties: Alameda, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Santa

Clara and San Francisco.

A City of San Jose hearing officer denied the parkowner’s request for an $85 per month rent raise atthe 200 space Colonial Manor* MHP. The raise ex-ceeded the 3% limit of the City’s 1986 Rent Stabili-zation Ordinance (RSO). It was the second year in arow for an above-the-limit rent raise request and thesecond since 2002. The previous year’s request of a$114 space rent increase was reduced to $46.30 bya hearing officer.

San Jose’s 58 parks, with 10,649 spaces, is Cali-fornia’s largest concentration of mobilehomes, and isa significant source of affordable housing in the oth-erwise very expensive Silicon Valley market. Many ofthe MHP residents are senior citizens on limited fixed

retirement incomes.The owner of the 111 space Summerset Mobile

Estates* MHP in Alviso has requested a $185 (20%)space rent increase. Another San Jose officer will pre-side over that hearing.

Park owners can appeal the decisions.

[*Colonial Manor is owned by Henry Wang family,Summerset is a recent purchase of Rutherford InvestmentCo, the entity that owns our park.—Ed]

EFFECT OF COMPOUNDED RENT RAISESEver wonder why your rent seems to go up so

fast over a period of years even though the yearlyincrease does not seem so high? It’s because theyearly raise is actually being “compounded” by theraises in previous years. Below is a chart of rent raisesof 3% a year and 4% a year for space rent starting at$500 per month.

BASE YEAR SPACE RENT: $500 per month 3% 4% 0. $500.00 $15.00 $500.00 $20.00 1. $515.00 $15.00 $520.00 $20.00 2. $530.45 $15.45 $540.80 $20.80 3. $546.36 $15.91 $562.43 $21.63 4. $559.75 $16.39 $584.93 $22.50 5. $576.54 $16.79 $608.33 $23.40 6. $593.83 $17.30 $632.66 $24.33 7. $611.65 $17.81 $657.97 $25.31 8. $630.00 $18.35 $684.29 $26.32 9. $648.89 $18.90 $711.66 $27.3710. $668.36 $19.47 $740.13 $28.4711. $688.41 $20.05 $769.74 $29.6012. $709.06 $20.65 $800.53 $30.7913. $730.33 $21.27 $832.55 $32.0214. $752.24 $21.91 $865.85 $33.3015. $774.80 $22.57 $900.49 $34.63

[In SR1, if you have month-to-month rental agreement, yourannual rent increase is 3%, if you signed a lease it’s 4%.—Ed]

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Regarding your checks, moneyorders and other correspondence,Jeff would like to remind the residentsthat when submitting payment foryour monthly space rents that you fol-low these simple procedures:

1. Please remove the top portion

of the monthly space rental state-ment and submit it with your check ormoney order.

2. Please place your paymentand the top portion of your statementin the envelope provided.

3. To eliminate potential latecharges, please insure that the personsubmitting payment is on your lease[or rental agreement] documents.We cannot accept ANY paymentsfrom anyone other than persons onthe lease documents.

4. Remember, too much informa-tion when submitting your payments is

better than too little or no informationat all.

5. We cannot accept paymentfrom anyone who is NOT a resident ofSpanish Ranch #1 MHP. If a paymentis received from someone that is noton the lease [or rental agreement],that payment will be returned. Pleasemake certain that your lease papersare up to date.

From a concerned resident of

Alameda County regarding WasteManagement: For all you who livein Alameda County, take a look atyour Waste Management bill and

see if you have a “Stop Waste” fee,it should be less than a dollar. Lookback at some of your old bills and seeif the fee is on there. They got curiousand called Waste Management. It isnot their fee, but one that county offi-cials snuck in without public hearingsor announcements to do a “study” onhow county residents recycle. Neither

did they publicize that you can opt

out of the fee by calling the county.Waste Management has the numberto call. Even though it’s just a smallfee, the principle is that county of-ficials tried to pull a fast one. If theywant a study, pay for it out of general

funds, or whatever.

The issue of Visitor Parking, StreetParking and unauthorized vehiclesin Spanish Ranch #1 continues to betroubling

The Rules and Regulations ofSpanish Ranch #1 MHP regardingParking read as follows:

7. PARKING

Parking is only permitted in desig-nated parking areas. No street park-ing is permitted at any time.

Guest parking is only permittedin areas designated as guest parkingand only guests, not residents, maypark in these areas.

Vehicles parked on your spacemay only be parked in your drivewayand not on landscaped or other areasof the space, No more than two ve-hicles may be parked on your spaceunless your driveway is long enoughto accommodate the extra vehiclewithout it extending into the street.

Sleeping in cars is not permitted.

Trailers and boats may not beparked on your space and commer-cial trucks, vans, trailers and boatsmay not be parked in carports andthe parking of a vehicle for the pur-pose of selling is a commercial ac-

tivity. You may, of course, leave yourvehicle on your space while you areon vacation. No RVs or pickup truckswith cab over camper shells unlessthey are your primary mode of trans-portation. No vehicle or portion of avehicle may be parked on or extendover the street.

During the past year, Manage-

ment has communicated with theresidents of Spanish Ranch #1 MHPvia informational articles in the El Toromagazine, personal dialogue with res-idents and through a system of infor-mational “tagging” of offending vehi-cles. This has not resulted in a defined

reduction in illegal parking (either instreets or in visitor parking areas).

Management has entered intoan agreement with a private towingcompany, in conjunction with theCity of Hayward Police department,to enforce our Rules and Regulationsregarding parking.

Please keep the following guide-lines in mind as you are parking with-in the confines of Spanish Ranch #1MHP:

1. Do not allow your vehicles or

those of your guests of park in thestreets at any time. Our streets areFire Lanes and signs have been post-ed to that effect. For vehicles parkedin the streets the following will occur:Management will have your vehicletowed at the owner’s expense.

2. Please do not park your vehi-cles or those of guests LIVING in yourhome in the visitor parking areas. Forresidents vehicles parked in visitorparking areas the following will occur:After any vehicle has been taggedper the City of Hayward Ordinance,

we will, after 96 hours tow the offend-ing vehicle at the owner’s expense.

We have begun towing and wewill continue to tow until the park-ing issue is under control. We will towduring the day, during the eveninghours AND ON THE WEEKENDS.

We would like to address proper

“rear gate etiquette”.

1. Do NOT open the gate for indi-viduals that you do not know. Chanc-es are they don’t belong here.

2. When approaching the gate,please slow down.

3. If you are approaching thegate and it is “mid cycle”, pleasecome to a full stop before for pro-ceeding through the gate. This willgive the control circuitry time to cycle

the gate open for you as your vehiclepasses over the “control loops” buriedin the pavement.

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

Clubhouses availablefor your events!

Both the main clubhouse andthe small 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® orlarge amounts of rice,potatoes or GREASE! Continued on next page

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Food BankDonations

for the Alameda

County 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 willsee 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.

Continued from previous page

We have noticed several peoplewhile using the gate are “charging “the gate and coming close to hittingthe gate with their vehicles.

Animals and pets:

Please be advised that NO an-imals are allowed in the park if theyexceed the weight and height lim-itations as provided by the Rules andRegulations of Spanish Ranch #1 MHP.This includes those that “might be vis-iting”.

USE MEDICINESWISELY

About 30% to 50% of those who usemedicines do not use them as direct-ed. This causes more doctor visits, hos-pital stays, lost wages, and changedprescriptions. All this costs Americansmore than $100 billion each year.

Adults often take care of med-

icines for the whole family as well asthemselves. So we need to read thelabel, avoid problems, ask questions,and keep a record.

1. READ THE LABELBefore you take any medicine,

read the label. The label should show:

List of ingredients - If you know youare allergic to anything in the medi-cine, don’t use it. Ask your doctor orpharmacist for a different medicine.

Warnings - Read these carefully.

The expiration date - Do not use amedicine after the date on the bottle.

It may not work as well.For more information on your medi-

cines ask your pharmacist.

2. AVOID PROBLEMSMedicines can cause problems or

side effects such as sleepiness, vomit-ing, bleeding, headaches, or rashes.Ask about the side effects of the med-icines you are taking. Talk with yourdoctor, 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 stom-ach or with food?• Is it safe to drink alcohol with it?• If I forget to take it, what should Ido?• 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 healthprofessional before taking any medi-cation or diet supplement.

Talk with your doctor, pharmacist,or nurse. She/he will be happy to helpyou.

4. KEEP A RECORD OF

MEDICINES YOU USE

Keep this list handy for reference.Provide it to your doctor, pharmacistand caregivers.

Mind yourbutts

If you smoke, pleasedispose of your buttsproperly. Don’t litter by

throwing them inthe street, andespeciallydon’tthrowthemin

people’s yards.

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Community Police Blotter 02/10 11:30 AM

An unknown suspect(s) used light-er fluid to set fire to an AT&T junctionbox in the area of Huntwood Ave andWest Tennyson Rd. This shuts downphone service and causing significantdamage to the phone box.

02/17 10:00 AM

The Hayward Police ABC/ViceUnit conducted a special Tobaccoenforcement operation visiting sev-eral licensed establishments in Hay-ward. Several were found to be inviolation of related state and munic-

ipal codes and were issued citations;one simulated gambling device wasseized from an establishment.

02/18 03:54 AMA subject was seen exposing

himself to employees in the shoppingcenter at the corner of West TennysonRd and Hesperian Rd. The suspectwas identified using the registration ofhis vehicle. The suspect was reportedto have done this several times in thepast several days at around the sametime each day. On 02/19 Police offi-cers set up a stakeout for the suspectand arrest him when he returns to the

scene to commit the crime again.02/20 02:11 AM

An Officer observes a vehiclecommitting a traffic violation in frontof him. When the Officer tries to stopthe vehicle the driver crashes the ve-hicle. The vehicle is found to be stolenfrom another jurisdiction and the driv-er arrested. Narcotics and a loadedfirearm are also recovered from insidethe vehicle.

02/22 06:18 AM

Officers respond to burglary inci-dent in the 28000 block of HesperianBlvd. Upon arrival they locate a wit-ness with video of the incident. Offi-cers view the video and see footageshowing the suspect. Officers begin asearch for the suspect in the area anda matching suspect is contacted onthe 2200 block of Industrial Pkwy West.A search of a nearby property con-trolled by the suspect locates some ofthe stolen merchandise from the vic-tim businesses. The suspect is arrestedfor burglary.

02/23 03:14 PMA strong arm robbery occurredat the South Bart Station. The victimmet the suspect in order to sell someproperty. During the transaction thesuspect battered the victim and tookhis property. The suspect then got ona BART train and left the scene. Theincident is still under investigation.

If you have information to report thatcould help lead to an arrest in thiscrime/crime activity, please contactpolice.

Anyone with information is en-couraged to call the Hayward

Police Department InvestigationsDivision at (510) 293-7034.

NIXLE ALERTS ARE AVAILABLE TOTHE PUBLIC.

To sign up for email alerts fromthe City of Hayward Police De-

partment, go to www.nixle.com.

Hayward residents can nowgo online to see what kinds of

crimes are occurring in the city.Go to WWW.CRIMEMAPPING.com

FROM CRIMEMAPPING.COM:

BURGLARY2/22/2014 9:45 PM;

1500 BLOCK LOS OJOS DR; BUR-GLARY-RESIDENTIAL

2/23/2014 7:55 PM

1200 BLOCK INDUSTRIAL PKWY W;BURGLARY-NONRESIDENTIAL

LARCENY FROM AUTO2/22/2014 6:00 AM

28400 BLOCK HESPERIAN BLVD;3/2/2014 2:30 AM

28485 THACKERAY AVE;MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT2/23/2014 10:00 PM

900 BLOCK W TENNYSON RD;3/1/2014 3:00 PM

2400 BLOCK TRIPALDI WAY;3/3/2014 1:55 PM

W TENNYSON RD & TAMPA AVE;3/4/2014 5:30 AM

27900 BLOCK MANDARIN AVE;3/5/2014 12:01 AM

2000 BLOCK CATALPA WAY;

ASSAULT3/5/2014 4:22 PM

28000 BLOCK DICKENS AVE;ASSAULT-SIMPLE

THEFT/LARCENY2/24/2014 3:00 PM

2000 BLOCK CATALPA WAY2/28/2014 6:00 PM

2400 BLOCK TRIPALDI WAY3/1/2014 3:00 PM

500 BLOCK FOLSOM AVE3/2/2014 4:30 AM

30100 BLOCK INDUSTRIAL PKWY SW3/3/2014 6:00 PM

700 BLOCK SANDOVAL WAY

Take responsibility for preventing crime with these common sense tipsCrime prevention is everyone’s

responsibility, not just a job for lawenforcement. Everyone can learnhow to protect themselves fromcrime by following these simple, com-mon-sense suggestions. Share thesetips with your neighbors and friends,too, and make it tough for criminals towork in your neighborhood.

While you’re out...

Carry your purse very close toyou, don’t dangle it from your arm.Also, never leave your purse in a shop-ping cart.

Don’t carry more cash than isnecessary. Many grocery stores nowaccept checks and automatic tellercards instead of cash.

Avoid walking alone at night. Try

to have a friend accompany you inhigh risk areas-even during the day-time.

Do not carry weapons-they maybe used against you.

Have your paychecks or gov-ernment checks sent directly to yourbank account-many banks have se-nior discounts.

Never withdraw money from yourbank accounts for anyone exceptYOURSELF. Be wary of con artists andget-rich schemes that probably are togood to be true.

In your car.Keep your gas tank full and your

engine properly maintained to avoidbreakdowns.

Always lock your car doors, even

when you’re inside, and keep yourwindows rolled up. Driving with thewindows closed also improves gasmileage.

Lock packages and other valu-ables in the trunk. Do not leave themon the back seat or on the floor of thecar where potential thieves can seethem.

When you return to your car, al-ways check the front and back seatbefore your get in.

Never pick up hitchhikers.If your car breaks down, pull over

to the right as far as possible, raise thehood, and wait inside the car for help.Do not get out of the car or roll downthe window until the police arrive.

See “Seniors”, next page for morecommon-sense security tips.

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Minutes of the SR1 Board Meeting—March 6, 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 president PatSmith. Also present were Jeanie, Peggy, Marvin, anPatty. Dawn and Barb were excused. Brenda andClint were absent.

Minutes of the February meeting were approved.Treasurer’s Report was approved.

No Resident Concerns

COMMUNITY:

Helping Hand: No calls this month.

Neighborhood Watch meets April 8. Neighborhoodwalks will be resumed after daylight savings kicks in,tentatively Monday and Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m.

NERT: Bags from February 15 Creek Cleanup werenot picked up until March 6, after multiple emails anda phone call. We are still trying to find out what iscausing the delay, and also will follow up on the sug-

gestion of placing trash receptacles near the path.HMOA: Meets March 15, 2014 at Hayward Country

Club.

OLD BUSINESS

Flea Market: All tables sold, arrangements madeto get tables from small clubhouse, snack bar cov-ered.

Election: Individuals expressing interest will becontacted and asked to come to the April GeneralMeeting when officers and board members will beconfirmed.

NEW BUSINESS

Ellen Corbett will speak on March 29 on mobilehome laws and living.

Pool party/ice cream social is scheduled for

Sunday, May 4.Park Pet Policy has been the subject of recent

management communications to residents, bothregarding dogs and cats. There have been com-plaints about a specific off-leash dog, and recentlyseveral large dogs were running loose inside thepark. Since the existing Park Rules were issued in 2000,the consensus is that it may be time to review andrevise them. It was decided to table the issue andtake it up at a later date after the incoming officersand board are finalized.

Respectfully submitted, Jeanie Schultz, Secretary

TREASURER'S REPORTFebruary 2014

Starting Balance $1,157.472-10-14 reimburse J.Schultz - 20.00

State of CA ling fee SI-100, for Spanish Ranch 1 Association, Inc.

Ending Balance, Nov 2013 $1,137.46

Respectfully submitted, Peggy Nichols, Treasurer

Seniors must be take steps to ensure their own securityAt home...

Always keep your doors and windows locked. Installdeadbolt locks on all your doors.

Keep your home well lit at night, inside and out, andkeep your curtains closed at night.

Install a peephole in your front door so you can seecallers without opening the door.

Ask for proper identification from deliverymen orstrangers. Don’t be afraid of asking. If they are legitimate,they won’t mind.

Never give your credit card, phone card, social secu-rity, or bank account number to anyone over the phone

unless you’ve placed the call.If a stranger asks to use your telephone, offer to place

the call for him/her yourself. Never let a stranger into yourhome.

Do not leave notes on your door when you are gone,and do not hide your keys under the mat or in other con-spicuous places.

Never give out information over the phone indicatingyou are alone or that you won’t be home at a certaintime.

When you are gone for more than a day, make sureyour home looks and sounds occupied--use an automat-ic timer to turn on l ights and a radio or television.

If you are a victim at home...If you arrive at home and suspect a stranger may be

inside, DON’T GO IN! Leave quietly and call 911 to reportthe crime.

If you are attacked on the street make as much noiseas possible by calling for help or blowing a whistle. Do notpursue your attacker. Call 911 and report the crime assoon as possible.

If you have been swindled or conned, report thecrime to your local police or district attorney’s office. Conartists count on their victims’ reluctance to admit they’vebeen duped, but if you delay, you help them get away.

Remember, if you never report the crime, they are free tocheat others again and again, and you have no chanceof ever getting your money back.

What you can do to help:Work to change conditions that hurt your neighbor-

hood — Volunteer as a citizen patroller, tutor for children,office aide in the police or fire department, mentor forteens, or escort for individuals with disabilities.

Contact your local American Association of RetiredPersons (AARP) for more information on how to get in-volved in other community programs.

Info courtesy of HPD:http://www.hayward-ca.gov/CITY-GOVERNMENT/DEPARTMENTS/POLICE/

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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.

PARK WEBSITE!for SPANISH RANCH 1

RESIDENT INFO

www.spanishranch1.orgThe El Toro and the Bylaws of the

Spanish Ranch 1 Association are posted here.

Voicemail phone number for the

association is: 510-274-1771

THE POOL IS CLOSED FOR

THE WINTER!La Picina esta cerrada duranteel Invierno

THE HOT TUB/SPA ENCLOSURE IS

OPEN.

EL SPA ESTA SIMPRE ABIERTO.

The pool will reopen May 1, 2014.

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