Spanish Ranch #1 Information
The LUNCH BUNCH meets the THIRD
RESIDENT MANAGERS/OFFICE
Manager: Teresa Cruz,
Rutherford Investment Co.
Office address: 28400 Granada Circle
Phone: 510-783-5535
Office hours: 9-12 and 1:30-4 Monday-Friday.
Rent may be dropped in mail slot in office
door (next to laundry room.)
Shari and Kenny Bachmann, relief managers
On-call for emergencies Sat.-Sun.-Holidays
In an emergency, call 510-783-5535.
Answering service will contact
managers as needed.
ORGANIZATIONS
The Los Rancheros Association and the Spanish
Ranch #1 Ladies Club are automatically comprised
of park residents. There are no dues.
MEETINGS of the Los Rancheros Association are
the FIRST THURSDAY of even numbered months
at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Clubhouse.
LADIES CLUB meets the SECOND THURSDAY
of each month at 12 NOON in the Main Clubhouse.
Los Rancheros Association & Community Contacts
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President: Norma Moore — 887-0463
Vice President: Mary Dimsdale — 785-2571
Secretary: Marisa Leasure — 978-6778
Treasurer: Suzanne Hicks — 887-3160
ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD
Rey Abaya, 670-8711; Jerry Abbott, 887-8237;
June Hart, 783-3639; Rick Horlick,
Julie Manzo, 783-1911; June Robinson
Los Rancheros HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
meets the FIRST THURSDAY of even numbered
months at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse
unless otherwise announced.
The EXECUTIVE BOARD meets the
LAST THURSDAY of odd numbered months
at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse.
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THURSDAY of each month to go out to lunch at
various area restaurants.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH meets the
SECOND TUESDAY.
BINGO is the FIRST and LAST SATURDAY
of each month.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Clubhouses are available to residents for pri-
vate affairs. Contact the Office, 510-783-5535
SWIMMING POOL / HOT TUB
Pool open May-October. Hot Tub open year round.
The POOL ROOM inside Main Clubhouse is avail-
able for residents to use. See the office for a key.
COMPLAINTS/SUGGESTIONS/REPORTS
are to be submitted to Park Management in
WRITING and must be SIGNED.
For any complaints or suggestions concerning
safety, maintenance, replace/repair, the Executive
Board requests a copy as well. These also must be
in writing and must be signed.
RESIDENT REPORT FORM ON PAGE 10.
Bus transportation information on page 11.
COMMITTEES
Dime Bingo. . . . . . Lorraine Schmuck — 783-7294
Grievance Com . . . . . Mary Dimsdale — 785-2571
HMOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fran La Torre — 887-1509
Lunch Bunch . . . . . . Joy Cunningham — 785-4609
COMMUNITY CONTACTS
Bingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Gomez, 782-5183
N.E.R.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn Plaskon, 887-2199
N’borhood Watch . . Darlene Richardson, 785-8780
Spectrum Meals (Tu&Th). . Ruth Horton, 732-6671
EL TORO — Jeanie Schultz — 784-1997
e-mail: el toro.editor@comcast.net
Deadline for all submissions to the El Toro is the
10th of each month for the following month.
WEBMASTER
Charles Eldred—PastorEldred@gmail.com
 Los Rancheros Join us for
Association Meeting

THURSDAY,
December 3, 2009
at 7:00 p.m.
in the main clubhouse.
Next meeting:
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Los Rancheros Association meetings will now be
held on the first Thursday of even numbered
months (i.e., Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec), alter- First and Last Saturdays
nating with Board meetings on the last Thursday
of odd numbered months Jan, Mar, May, etc.). of each month

NOON TO 3:00 P.M.

Special meetings may be called as needed.

Snack bar open before play

Spanish Ranch I HOT LINE and during breaks
(510) 887- 0463 Ron Gomez, coordinator 782-5183
Call to keep up to date with such things as Volunteer help is appreciated, call Ron for info.
water line breaks, health & safety issues,
road repairs, police incidents, upcoming
events, etc.
Any question or concern you may have will HOLIDAY SCHEDULE:
be answered. Leave a message with your
name, phone number, and street address. Nov 28, Dec 5, Dec 12
Your call will be returned, your issue
addressed. No Bingo on December 26, 2009
or January 2, 2010.
EL TORO MAGAZINE

is published monthly by Mobile Home Park NOTICE

Magazines (http://mobilehomeparkmagazines.com/) Per state law, no one under the age of 18
and distributed by volunteers around the first of is allowed in the clubhouse during Bingo
the month. Dates and times of activities are
noted on the calendar therein. Special activities
will be announced in the regular pages.
Extra copies of the magazine (or replacement SPANISH RANCH I
copies if you got missed) are available in the
Main Clubhouse after distribution is complete. RESIDENT INFORMATION
www.spanishranch1.blogspot.com
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The web address is not case-sensitive, but you MUST
Letters to the Editor are welcome use a number 1 (one) and not a roman numeral I (i).
on any subject. Send to:
eltoro.editor@comcast.net. The El Toro and the Bylaws of the Los
(You MUST sign your name but we Rancheros Association are posted here.
won’t use it if you don’t want us to.)

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Food Bank
Donations
for the Alameda
County Food
Bank Barrels,
an ongoing community
service project,
may be
dropped off
in the office.
(Due to scavenging and
theft, the barrels have been
moved to the safety of the
conference room, but staff
will see that all donations
are collected into them.)
PLEASE
DONATE!
Check your pantry for non-
perishable food items you can
spare or buy a can or two
extra when you’re shopping.
Drop by and drop it off in the
office. Thank you!
COFFEE
is available
in the
Clubhouse
daily
during office hours
for residents of
Spanish Ranch I.
THE POOL IS OPEN
for a couple more weeks!
Due to a delay last May in opening the
swimming pool, it’s still open and heated.
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 office to
THE KIDS ARE BACK IN report suspicious activity,
SCHOOL! solicitors, excess noise,
etc.
WATCH
★ Report criminal activity
for the kids, moms with the police first, but ALSO
strollers, more kids tagging to park management, and
along and slow down! Neighborhood Watch!
SAVE CANS & BOTTLES
The Los Rancheros Association is
recycling cans and bottles as an ongoing fundraiser. Please
donate cans and recyclable bottles to the Association.
To have them picked up, please call the
hotline at 887-0463, and leave a message.
Your donation will be collected and
arrangements made for on-going pick up.
Newspaper Tubes
Newspaper tubes donated
by the local newspapers
are used to
notify residents of events
via flyers and the
monthly park magazine.
Please call the office and SLOW DOWN!
let them know if you need
a tube installed at your
home. 783-5535
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Public Service Announcement
SEC. 5-6.04 PROHIBITION OF
SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES, AND
CERTAIN OTHER AREAS. GO
A. Smoking shall be prohibited in any and all pub-
lic places within the City of Hayward, whether
enclosed or unenclosed, including but not limited to the
GREEN
following:
A few ways to go green:
(1) Elevators and restrooms Reduce Just by turning off the tap while brushing
(2) Buses, taxicabs, and other your teeth or shaving, you can save more than 200
means of public transit offered gallons of water per month. Here are some other
within the City, and in ticket,
boarding, and waiting areas of effective ways you can conserve resources …
public transit depots, including Turn off the lights when leaving a room.
bus shelters Use both sides of the paper when printing and
(3) Service lines copying.
(4) The sites of public events Walk or bike instead of driving.
including, for example, sports Take short showers.
events, entertainment, speaking performances, cere- Drink tap water instead of bottled water.
monies, pageants, and fairs; provided however that Remove unnecessary items from your car to reduce
this prohibition shall not prevent the establishment of weight.
a separate, designated smoking area set apart from the
primary event area and no larger Regularly replace the filter on your HVAC system.
Install faucet aerators.
(5) Retail stores, except in areas in the stores not
open to the public Use cold water to wash clothes.
(6) Within enclosed common areas for hotels and Stop junk mail.
motels, as well as 35 percent of private hotel and motel Install a programmable thermostat in your home.
rooms rented to transients, as defined by Hayward (Source: U.S. EPA)
Municipal Code, Chapter 8, Article 4.
(7) Restaurants, dining areas, and bars, whether
enclosed or unenclosed
(8) Public areas of libraries and museums when THWART THE
open to the public
(9) Any facility used primarily for exhibiting any
THIEVES!
motion picture, stage drama, lecture, music recital, or Put your mail in the
other similar performance, except when smoking is
part of any such production by the performers U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
(10) Every room, chamber, and place of meeting or
public assembly, including school buildings under the
control of any board, council, commission, committee,
or agencies of the City or any political
MAILBOX
located in front of the
subdivision of the State during such Main Clubhouse close to the
time as a public meeting is in
progress, to the extent such place is street (near the Park map).
subject to the jurisdiction of the City.
(11) Sports arenas, recreational

Mind your butts

areas, parks, playgrounds, and
greenways.
B. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Article, any person, business, nonprof- If you smoke, please dispose of
it entity, owner, operator, manager, or employer who your butts properly.
controls any premises described in this section may
declare that entire establishment as a non-smoking Don’t litter by throwing
establishment.
them in the street, and
C. No person shall dispose of smoking waste with-
in the boundaries of an area in which smoking is pro- especially don’t throw them
hibited, including inside the perimeter of any in people’s yards.
Reasonable Distance required by this Article.
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Comedy Corner contributed by S. Higman (no. 179)
(most copyright info unknown - web-exchange)

Fun Things to Do at a Drive-Thru GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

1. Drive through the drive-thru in A woman worries about the future until
reverse and let your passenger order. she gets a husband.
2. Ask the price of almost everything on A man never worries about the future
the menu and then order something that until he gets a wife!
you didn't ask the price for. A successful man is one who makes
3. Tell the employee that your window is broken. Order and more money than his wife can spend.
then pay with your door open. When the food comes, roll A successful woman is one who can
down the window and snatch your order from their find such a man.
hands. HAPPINESS
4. Go to McDonald's and demand a big breakfast at 11:30 at To be happy with a
night. Put up a fight. man, you must
5. Pay for a large order in pennies and nickels. understand him a lot
and love him a little.
6. Order in another language. Be careful what neighborhood
you're in. To be happy with a
woman, you must love her a lot and not
7. When asked if they can take your order, tell them you try to understand her at all.
are just window-shopping and drive on.
LONGEVITY
8. Laugh sadistically when asked if you would like ketchup.
Married men live longer than single men
9. Ask the cashier how they fit into that little box. do, but married men are a lot more willing
to die.
10. If they make you wait, make them wait when they come
back on. PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
11. Demand to speak to the manager. When they come on, A woman marries a man expecting he will
complain that you did not like the way the employee said, change, but he doesn't.
"May I take your order?" A man marries a woman expecting that
12. When asked if they can take your order say, "Why, can I she won't change, and she does.
take yours?" DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
13. If they ask you to wait, order anyway and keep doing it A woman has the last word in any
till they yell at you. argument.
14. Pretend your car has broken down. Ask for assistance Anything a man says after that is the
moving it. When they come out, drive away. beginning of a new argument.

15. Tell them you have to use the bathroom.

16. Order a cup of water and two napkins. That's it. A man walks out of a bar
17. Don't order when they come on. Just sit there. If a line totally hammered, only to
forms behind you, get out of the car and cause a scene. be greeted by a snobby
18. When they hand you your food, hand them a woman. She takes one
look at him.
bag with all the trash from your car in it.
"You, sir, are drunk!"
19. Just stare at them when you pay and get
your food. Don't break your stare. "And you ma'am, are
ugly. But when I wake up, I will be
20. Honk your horn the whole way through the line. sober!"

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 GUARANTEED!
Come and Eat!!
It’s a SNAP!
(Senior Nutrition and Activities Project)

All SR-1 seniors* are eligible and invited to participate in

SPECTRUM MEALS A government-sponsored program for seniors over 55.

Es un programa guvernamental para ancianos mas de 55 años.

Tuesdays & Thursdays in the main SR1 Clubhouse(except holidays)

Martes y Jueves en el Clubhouse (menos dias feriados)
NOTE! Signups are required. You must call before noon the day before.
Tiener que registrarse antes de doce un dia antes. Llamen a Ruth Horton 732-6671.

Call Ruth Horton — 732-6671

for reservations or information. (Help is invited, too.)

Meal served at 4:30 p.m. Come early to chat.

Las comidas estaran servidas a las 4:30 p.m.
Illegue temprano para socialisar se lon ellos.
$3.25 at door • Non-seniors/Guests $4.75 • 10 Dinner Tickets: $30.00
$3.25 en la puerta. • Los invitados pueden atendes por $4.75.
Donations are always accepted.

*NON-SENIORS AND GUESTS ARE WELCOME WITH ADVANCE RESERVATIONS.

Family visiting? Bring ‘em! Don’t want to cook? Come on up!
A complete balanced meal for less than $5.00 and all you have to do is call the day before!
Meals include fish, BBQ chicken, vegetarian spaghetti, salads, soups (more so in winter),
pork chops, hamburger, lasagna, and — always a dessert! Milk is included with each meal.
NOTE: on days soup is scheduled, you can substitute
a hamburger or veggie burger! A Spectrum menu is posted in the SR-1 clubhouse.
More information: Food is delivered hot from a central facility. Volunteers monitor the temperature of the
food as it arrives and served and keep a log as required by the government.

All SR1 seniors are eligible and invited to participate. Guests welcome!
Dinner is served 5 nights a week at the Josephine Lum Lodge at W. Tennyson and Oliver.
(Lunch is served at 11:30 daily — same menu.) Phone 785-1997.

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 Information from Spectrum Community Services:
Join the
Ladies Club Community Dining
at noon on the Sponsored by Spectrum Community Services
A non-profit community based agency
second SNAP (Senior Nutrition and Activities Program)
Thursday
for Spanish Ranch residents and guests,

DIME BINGO!
did you know just how many choices
are available to you through our meal
program? Take a look and come on
down to dine!
Ladies! Bring your lunch and let’s get
together. Dessert provided. Dinners 4:30 p.m., Tues. & Thurs.
at Spanish Ranch Main Clubhouse
It costs only a dime a game, winner Ruth Horton, Spectrum Volunteer
take all! (510) 732-6671
+ .25 for the bank which gets raffled back to
somebody at the first gathering in January. Monday through Friday
Lunches 11:30 a.m. Dinners 4:30pm
at Josephine Lum Lodge 2747 Oliver Dr.,
Come to the Main clubhouse on the Hayward, off Tennyson Ave.
Second Thursday, at noon! (510) 785-1997
Se habla español
For more information call
Lorraine Schmuck 783-7294 More information and monthly menus
available at the main Clubhouse.
Ladies Dime Bingo is for mature women who (Información en español y el menú del mes son
would like to get together for sharing ideas.
disponibles en el Clubhouse principal)
Dime Bingo Dessert Schedule:
2009
To reserve your meal, refer to the monthly
menu, call the above number by 11:00 a.m.
November: Joy • December: Party the day before.

Questions, concerns, feedback?

Call us at (510) 881-0300 and ask for
WEAR WHITE AT NIGHT! Annemarie Parrish, Program Manager.
Si tiene preguntas, quiere más información, u
Out for a Walk? ordenar un plato? Llame a nuestra oficina:
Going to the Neighbors? (510) 881-0300. Se habla español.

We Can’t See You LUNCH BUNCH SCHEDULE

in the Dark! The Lunch Bunch meets on the third
Wear something WHITE or THURSDAY (unless otherwise announced) of each
REFLECTIVE even if it’s just to month at 12 noon. All are welcome.
throw a white sweater over your shoulders or 2009
around your waist. This simple precaution November 19 Sweet Tomatoes
could prevent a tragedy. December Christmas Party
Coordinator: Joy Cunningham, 785-4609
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 NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
The date for getting informa-
tion into the El Toro was before the
Neighborhood Watch Meeting so we
have no report from the meeting
this month.
Crime
A car was broken into on
Miranda so be careful and keep
your vehicles locked at all times.
Good News
The moped that was stolen last
month was recovered by the
Neighborhood Alert Meeting 9/30/09
Alcohol Training presented by Lt. S. Boykins
DEFINITION: Any beverage in liq-
uid form which contains not +/- of
1% of alcohol by volume and is
intended for human consumption.
(Nyquil has this amount of alcohol
in it.)
HISTORY OF USE IN THE
UNITED STATES: Alcohol is the
oldest and most widely used drug
and is legal in most countries. Why
do you think society’s view of the
heavy drinker is more forgiving
than its view of even an occasional
cocaine, heroin or LSD user?
Alcohol is legal, provides tax rev-
enue and we’ve glamorized it.
Classification: Alcohol is a
potent central nervous system
depressant. Most people who drink
even a small amount of alco-
hol enter into a euphoric
state and with higher doses
can become comatose. Alcohol
is classified as a “downer”.
First stage of absorption of
alcohol begins with mouth and
stomach. Highest level of blood
alcohol concentration occurs within
30-90 minutes after alcohol is
ingested.
What speeds up absorption? 1]
Increase amount ingested; 2] drink
on an empty stomach; 3] drinking
alcohol with a higher concentration
of alcohol; 4] drinking alcohol with
carbonated beverages; 5] warming
up the alcohol; 6] women absorb
alcohol faster than men do; 7] high-
er body fat; 7] lower % of body
water; 8] women absorb more alco-
hol during their pre-menstrual
Hayward Police department and
returned to its owner. So calling the
police and turning in reports does
work.
Report from the October
Neighborhood Alert Meeting at
Southland Mall
Announcements:
Neighborhood Alert Meeting
10/28/09 – Southland Mall – topic:
Drugs
—Darlene Richard & Kevin Kelly
period than at other times.
What slows down absorption?
1] Fatty foods; 2] meat; 3] cheese; 4]
dilute drink with ice water or fruit
drink; 5] body mass (more muscu-
lar the slower the absorption rate);
5] drinker’s mood.
Low/moderate drinking: One
(1) drink for women; Two (2) for
men: usually there is no negative
health consequences except: when
pregnant or drinker has allergies to
alcohol.
WOMEN’S ISSUES: More
likely to have issues: 1] younger; 2]
loss of mother role; 3] never mar-
ried; 4] divorced, separated; 5]
using drugs; 6] experience sexual
dysfunction; 7] victim of childhood
sexual abuse.
Less likely to have
issues: 1] older women
(60+); 2] multiple roles (sta-
ble mother); 3] married, wid-
owed; 4] children in home; 5]
black or Hispanic women; 6]
non-drinking spouse.
Binge drinking: is five (5) or
more at one sitting for males and
four (4) or more for females. One
sitting is defined as a 24 hour time
frame. Heavy drinking is defined as
>5 drinks at one sitting. Chronic
high dose use will end up with liver
disease. 10-35% of heavy drinkers
in United States are addicted to
alcohol. Addicted to alcohol in men
is 2-3 times greater than in women.
An alcoholic’s craving for alcohol is
so great that it suppresses their
ability to stop drinking.
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November 10, 2009
7:00 p.m.
in the Clubhouse
Short-term health effects:
1] makes you sick/vomit; 2] embar-
rass yourself; 3] embarrass some-
one else; 4] lose respect; 5] lose
friends; 6] make ass out of yourself.
Large portion of alcohol is absorbed
through the liver. The liver has a
fixed rate of alcohol breakdown, so
as liver is over-used, disorders will
occur with the liver.
OTHER PROBLEMS: aggres-
sion and violence off charts (alcohol
encourages the release of pent up
anger, hatred and desires.
All attending this meeting had
the opportunity to put on MADD’s
goggles that simulates .08 intoxica-
tion. Persons wearing goggles had
to walk a straight line on the floor.
No one was able to do it.
The field tests include touching
your nose with eyes closed, walking
straight line forward and back-
wards, standing on one foot. The
test that REALLY shows if you
have been drinking is the following
of the officer’s finger with your eyes
from side to side. They are looking
for Nystagmus which refers to
rapid involuntary movements of
the eyes that may be: Side to side;
Up and down; Rotary
Uncontrollable eye movements
are involuntary, rapid, and repeti-
tive movement of the eyes (like
your eyes are bouncing off the side
of the eye socket. These movements
may be in both eyes or in just one
eye. The term "dancing eyes" has
been used in to describe nystag-
mus.
 What is Neighborhood Watch/ Neighborhood Alert?
Neighborhood Watch
It is the name for an individ-
ual group of residents living
within close proximity of each
other, headed by a Block
Captain appointed by HNA.
Neighborhood Watch involves
neighbors getting to know each
other and working together in a
program of mutual assistance.
They take pride in their neigh-
borhoods and work to keep it
looking attractive. They learn to
recognize and report suspicious
activities in their neighbor-
hoods. They learn how to fight
crime, drugs and gangs from
their very own homes. They
learn that they can make a dif-
ference.
Neighborhood Watch is the
most successful crime preven-
tion program ever offered! By
working with your neighbors
and the police department, you
can help fight crime in our com-
FOR ONLINE POLICE
REPORTING go to
www.hayward-ca.gov
There is a step-by-step guide to
filing a police report over the
internet. It provides a quick and
efficient way to file a police report
with the Hayward Police Dept.
Reporting is critical to get city
personnel and resources
directed to areas where
they are most needed.
If they don’t know it happened,
how can they stop it from
happening again?
munity the most effective way—
before it begins!
Working together can make a
difference in Hayward. HNA
and HPD are here to help make
each neighborhood a better
place to live.
Neighborhood Alert
Mission Statement: Hayward
Neighborhood Alert, in partner-
ship with the Hayward Police
Department, establishes
Neighborhood Watch Groups,
educating and supporting them
in crime prevention and safety
to improve the quality of life in
the City of Hayward.
Hayward Neighborhood Alert
(HNA) is a nonprofit organiza-
tion, incorporated in 1978 and
governed by an elected board of
directors. It is a membership
organization.
Members of HNA receive a
monthly newsletter listing top-
ics and guest speakers at mem-
ber meetings held the last
Wednesday of the month except
for July, November and
December. The newsletter
includes the city’s crime statis-
tics by police beat and crime
prevention articles by Hayward
Police Department (HPD) per-
sonnel. It also includes a calen-
dar of special events.
Neighborhood Alert
Membership Meetings:
Neighborhood Alert members
are encouraged to attend the
regular monthly meetings (last
Wednesday of each month)
offered through the Hayward
Police Department. For meeting
dates and times, call your
Neighborhood Watch Block
Captain at 785-8780, Crime
Prevention at 293-5051, or
Hayward Neighborhood Alert at
510-293-7122 (voice mail).
ALSO: Any resident owning
and using an alarm security sys-
tem within the city limits of
Hayward MUST have a Permit.
Call your Neighborhood Watch
Block Captain, Darlene
Richardson for an application or
go online to download an appli-
cation :
h t t p : / / w w w. h a y w a r d - c a . g o v /
departments/police/docu-
ments/HaywardAlarmPermitAp
plication.pdf
IF IT’S NOT
YOURS, DON’T
FEED IT!
Sure, you feel sorry for that
stray cat or dog, but if you feed it,
it WILL stick around and perhaps
not go back to it’s rightful family.
Don’t leave pet food outside!
Food left
out will attract
raccoons, stray
pets, opossums, and
other
varmints!
Only
indoor pets are permitted in the
park so don’t encourage outside
animals to stay!

Free Spay or Neuter, Gratis!

Vacunas y castradíon femenina
with vaccination, o macho para gatos salvaje/feral.
for feral cats living in the cities of Hayward, Para gatos que viven en Hayward, Union City,
Union City, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo or San Leandro Castro Valley, San Lorenzo o San Leandro
Phone: Hayward Friends of Animals Llamar al teléfono: (510) 886-7546
(510) 886-7546 Hayward Friends of Animals
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 Sept 2009 Board Meeting, Oct 1, 2009 Association Meeting -
Topics of discussion
Flea Market — Good News!
Through the hard work of long time
resident advocate, Mary Dimsdale -
flea market coordinator - our profit,
after expenses, $532.85. Thank you
to those who support your
Homeowner's Association whose
goal is to help all park residents. We
appreciate the participation from res-
idents who attend our functions and
the friendly atmosphere we, the
board members have encountered
while we work hard for you.
We made $179.85 from the
Snack Bar, $15.35 Donation Jar, and
$129.55 from donated items for the
Association Table and $208.00 for
Table Money.
Halloween —The Homeowners
association had planned a party for
Halloween Day for all park residents
but it seems park management
approved a date for another person.
They have been given the day before
our planned party to host a party of
their own. We had party plans with
reservations for the clubhouse for the
last few months for Halloween,
Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are
sorry this was done without our
knowledge. By the time you read this
Halloween will be over and we regret
our plans were overshadowed.
Watching the Neighborhood —
We are sorry to report crime happen-
ing in the park but feel you should be
aware of all that happens within our
HMOA
Information about the
Hayward Mobilehome
Owners Association, a
coalition of residents of
Hayward's nine mobile-
home parks is available
at www.HMOA.net.
HMOA Representative for
Spanish Ranch I:
Fran La Torre, 510-887-1509
community, not just so called “posi-
tive” things. We want you to know
we ask the police to come here to
help us. All the following crimes
have been reported to the Police but
you need to continue to be report all
incidences to the HOMEOWNER
ASSOCIATION BOARD. Watching
out for each other in the neighbor-
hood is of no value if information
isn't shared with all. Call 785-2571 or
Hotline at 887-0463 to update us
with park news, good or bad!
We are interested in everything
happening in our park.
1) A resident and park vendor
reported the theft of GPS devices
from their vehicles. Certain park ven-
dors have to lock their vehicles while
making repairs, an inconvenience
since they are back and forth for tools
and equipment.
Another GPS was taken by a per-
son who broke a car window for
access, both these incidents took
place near the Clubhouse just as
vehicles have been stolen from this
parking area as well.
2) A resident recently had a Blue
Ray/Game entertainment device
stolen from their home during the
day. The intruder gained access
through a window they broke.
3) Residents
resort to parking
their vehicles
outside of the
park near the
back entrance,
which resulted in
a vehicle being
broken into with
the theft of a gen-
erator.
There is a
high cost being
asked of resi-
dents to park in
the RV/vehicle
storage area,
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which until recently had no lighting
and has been unsafe with theft and
vandalism happening there as well.
In our RV/Vehicle parking area there
has been theft of a variety of items
including camping equipment.
A person took up residency in an
RV and the police had to remove
them. A fire was started in an RV by
an intruder and when the fire got out
of control the intruder used the RV
owner's fire extinguisher to put out
the fire.
4) A bicycle was taken during the
daytime but the thief was caught in
the act and the bicycle was reclaimed
by its owner. The thief was identified
later that day outside of the park in
the presence of the police, which
resulted in only a warning from the
police officer.
5) It continues to be reported the
park has drug trafficking here along
with reports of prostitution. Specific
areas were not mentioned.
Fire Prevention—A resident
finally had their tree trimmed after
many years of waiting on a list and
repeatedly asking management to
take care of this situation. The result,
the tree trimming company threw the
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branches over the deteriorating wood
fence. The debris was left there piled
between the cement wall and wood
fence with branches taller than seven
feet (see photo). The branches were
left there for months, although this
problem was immediately reported to
management. Dried pine branches
and needles loaded with pinecones
could have easily caught fire by the
careless toss of a cigarette or inten-
tional act by one of the many people
who walk in this area which is behind
the wooden fence that runs along the
back of Granada Dr, Murcia Street,
North Car wash, the RV/Vehicle
Storage Area toward Folsom St. We
are happy to report the Fire
Department was contacted along
with other City Officials and the
branches were removed and shredded
the next day, Much Thanks goes to
Hayward's Fire Department.
Donations to Charity — Many
of you donate items, which you place
near the street for pick-up. Please be
aware you should put your items out
the day of pick up since many of
these items end up behind the same
locations of the wood fence men-
tioned previously. These items have
fallen under residences fences and
are a fire hazard. Norma Moore took
it upon herself to remove most of
these items and bagged up 24 bags of
garbage with the permission of the
County of Alameda (see photos). The
City of Hayward was kind enough to
remove those bags for disposal. We
encourage residents to remove
garbage when you see it, one individ-
ual working alone can make a differ-
ence. The use of a dumpster occa-
sionally for problems such as these,
would be appreciated. Other mobile
home parks in Hayward make this
service available for their residents.
In fact, Spanish Ranch I used to pro-
vide this service.
Recycling — We are aware most
of you have been using your recy-
cling containers for many years now
hence no need for additional contain-
ers. We would like to remind you, if
you would kindly donate your plastic
bottles and cans to the association,
we would appreciate it. We need to
communicate with you, which incurs
an expense. Although we have not
advertised our need for your recy-
cling containers, someone saw the
need to question WHY we have an
ongoing fundraiser and eventually
tore our sign down at the back gate
entrance. We could use your help —
call 887-0463. We have collected
$26.90 to date from those donations
— thank you!
HMOA — Fran La Torre report-
ed that AB766, the Mobile Home
Resident Protection Act that would
have required mobile home park
SPANISH RANCH I RESIDENT INFORMATION
www.spanishranch1.blogspot.com
The web address is not case-sensitive, but you MUST
use a number 1 (one) and not a roman numeral I (i).
The El Toro and the Bylaws of the Los Rancheros
Association are posted here.
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owners to “survey” tenants prior to
subdividing properties (condomini-
um like conversions), has been sent
to the governor. She urged residents
that received a yellow postcard dis-
tributed to some in their papertubes
to send them in, urging the governor
to sign the bill.
AB761 “Vacancy Decontrol”
which allows owners to raise rents up
to 100% when a home is sold, has
been held over and becomes a 2-year
bill. This law would circumvent rent
control if enacted.
The HMOA committee working
on revising and strengthening the
city’s rent control ordinance is await-
ing a relacement for the city official
with whom they’d been working.
Why we do, what we do —
Please refer to the first page of our
Homeowner's Association By-laws.
Your Resident Activists initiated the
changes to the By-laws in 2005
before many current residents moved
into the park. The first page of the
By-laws will inform you as to what
our goals are for your health and
safety while residing at Spanish
Ranch 1.
Clubhouse Concerns — want
to know why Bingo can use the
Clubhouse 46.5% of all Saturdays,
the day parties are traditionally held.
Please attend Homeowner
Association meetings and events.
Our next meetings is December 3,
2009. We hope to provide some
Holiday Events but need you to real-
ize we don't have the big bucks so
we depend on you to help us through
participation.
Submitted by Marisa Leasure,
Secretary
 August Flea Market

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For information that

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Para información que

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AB 761
As Amended 5/28/09
AB761 allows the management
of a mobilehome park in a jurisdic-
tion with a mobilehome rent control
ordinance to set the initial rental rate
upon a new tenancy at either market
rate or up to twice the last-charged
rent, whichever is less.
Specifically, this bill:
Provides that, upon the sale,
assignment, transfer, or termination
of an interest in a mobilehome or a
mobilehome tenancy in a mobile-
home park, the management may
offer a new rental agreement con-
taining an initial rent in excess of the
maximum rent established by an
ordinance, rule, regulation, or initia-
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AB 566 Update
from the internet
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
has vetoed AB 566, the Mobile
Home Resident Protection Act that
would have required mobile home
park owners to “survey” tenants
prior to subdividing properties
(condominium like conversions).
Now with the veto, mobile home-
owners face a precarious future, the
original agreements between home-
owners and park owners may
change forever.
The Governor said, “While the
intent of this bill is to preserve low-
income housing, the fact that a
majority of mobile home park resi-
dents do not support a conversion is
not an appropriate means for deter-
mining the legitimacy of a conver-
sion.”
A representative of a residents’
rights organization, in response to
the Governor’s veto message
explained that although the version
of the bill that originally passed the
Assembly required that the survey
show the support of a majority of
residents in order for a conversion
to proceed, the bill was narrowed in
the Senate to instead allow local
governments to consider [only]
whether a majority of residents
support the conversion.
The veto message ignores that
the bill allowed local jurisdictions
to evaluate if a “majority of mobile
home park residents” do, or do not,
support a conversion. But, there
was no mandate to act solely on the
resident survey.
The veto is viewed as a set-back
to efforts to prevent park owners
from “condoizing” without regard to
the wishes of their residents.
tive measure adopted by the local
jurisdiction.
For a complete analysis of this
bill go to:http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/
pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-
0800/ab_761_cfa_20090617_16580
4_asm_floor.html
Or: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/
click on “Bill Information” and put
AB761 into the search box.
 Resident Suggestion / Objection Form
We welcome your views and suggestions on how to improve the quality and range of services we provide at
the community you reside. This form will allow residents to provide feedback to management on services,
suggestions for improvements, or general concerns.
While we are attempting to promote a harmonious community atmosphere, sometimes incidents occur which
may infringe on your enjoyment of the Park or perhaps you may have a suggestion or positive feedback to
share. In order to remedy the situation when appropriate, we request all complaints and/or suggestions to be
submitted to management in writing.

Type of communication: (Please check one that applies)

____Concern about Park Facilities ____Concern about Park Management

____Concern about park residents ____Suggestion
____Positive Feedback ____Other: _________________________________________

Name of Community:______________________________________________ Space Number:_____________________

Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Full Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Detail suggestion, feedback, incident or concern (specify date, time and place if applicable):
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What action do you think is appropriate?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Because of repeated complaints, in extreme cases, eviction proceedings may be initiated against an offend-
ing park resident. In compliance with California law, it may be necessary to use this statement for documen-
tation purposes. Consequently we cannot insure complete confidentiality.

Signed: _____________________________________________________________________Dated:_____________________

Print name:_____________________________________________________________________________________________

______ This form is for informational purposes only and does not require a response.

______ I wish for a response. My telephone number is:_____________________________________________________

Management Office Use Only: Received On:__________________ Form of Delivery: ____________________

Disposition __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________

Equal Housing Opportunity

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Clubhouses available for
your events!
Both the main clubhouse and the
small clubhouse may be reserved by
residents for private events.
Call the office, 783-5535,
for information.
Come Get a Book!
Bookshelves in the Main Clubhouse are avail-
able for the free exchange of books by park
residents. Stop by and browse any time the
clubhouse is open. There are lots of books to
choose from!
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 management.
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
submissions must be signed with your name/phone num-
ber included, 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
considered in bad taste will not be printed. Submissions
must meet the Editorial Guidelines set forth below by
Mobile Home Park Magazines.
Whenever possible, the editor prefers to “capture key-
strokes” for material to appear in the El Toro. If you are
typing something up, you might as well type it directly into
an e-mail and send it to me that way.
PLEASE DO NOT “FORWARD” EMAIL. Forwarding expos-
es MY e-mail address to YOUR whole broadcast list and I
DON’T want THEIR forwards.
If you are submitting an item someone-mailed to you,
COPY IT and PASTE it into a NEW e-mail window to send to
me: eltoro.editor@comcast.net.
Thanks, Jeanie Schultz, editor
TRANSPORTATION (effective July 1, 2009)
#391 SHOPPER’S SPECIAL — Leaves hourly (10:10,
11:10 a.m., 12:10, 1:10 pm) on TUES. and FRI. for SOUTH-
LAND from in front of Main Clubhouse.
RETURNS at 11:57, 12:57 & 1:57 p.m.
Ask for transfer if you plan to return on the bus.
#77 AC TRANSIT BUS — Leaves for downtown every hour
5:53 am-5:50 p.m. M-F. Bus stops outside the park across
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NOTICE TO THE COMMUNITY
The Editorial Policies listed below are set by the
publisher of this magazine and not by the editor.
These cannot be arbitrarily changed by a subscribing
mobilehome park, by an individual editor or
by action of any resident group.
The Guidelines are quite clear that disputes are not to
be aired on these pages but that this magazine be a
source of information and enjoyment.
These pages are open to all resident organizations
and management but the material submitted is
expected to be non-confrontational and not political.
As with all newsletters, the editor reserves the right
to edit for space or libel. This policy has been in place
since the very first issue of the El Toro,
Since libel and slander can take many forms, such as
libel by innuendo (i.e., insinuating by a question that
wrongdoing has occurred), submitted material will not
appear if there is any possibility of libel.
—The Editor
EDITORIAL POLICIES
(http://mobilehomeparkmagazines.com/mhbsite/editorial/rules.aspx)
The Mobile Home Board publications informs and pro-
motes the mobile home system; residents, management
and those that serve the mobile home community.
The Mobile Home Board publications are not political
tools. They are a source of information and enjoyment for
park residents. To ensure this policy we have developed
the following guidelines:
Editorial Guidelines:
• Editor is responsible for gathering information and
sending it to us in a form they want. Each editor must
allow all resident’s organizations and management to par-
ticipate in the publication.
• The publication is not to be used for disputes by either
residents or management. Mobile Home Park Magazines
must remain neutral in all resident/management issues to
preserve the integrity of the magazine. Not all residents
are on one side or the other of an issue. Since we do not
research each story, we cannot use Mobile Home Park
Magazines to weigh either side of these very fragile rela-
tionships.
• Resident political organizations are asked to limit their
information to meeting notices and reports of chapter
meetings.
• No listings of in-park-services (i.e. babysitting, handy-
men, Avon, etc.)
from Ruus Park. To go to Tennyson Shopping Center, bus
stops at corner of Ruus Park. Catch return bus at Tampa side
of shopping center. Sat.-Sun. service 8:31 am-6:31 pm
AC Routes 83/86—Early morning weekday bus service on
Tennyson Road starts at 4:48am (to South Hayward BART),
and last 83/86 leaving South Hayward BART is at 10:37pm
AC TRANSIT FARES — $2.00 ages 18-64, ages 5-17 and
65+ is $1.00. Transfer good for 1.5 hours is an additional 25¢.
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BINGO
SPECTRUM
DINNER
12-3
All Saints 4:30 p.m.
Day

Daylight SPECTRUM
Savings Time BUS DINNER BUS
Ends 10 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 10 a.m.

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
SPECTRUM El Toro
SPECTRUM DINNER Deadline
DINNER 4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
N’hood Watch Veterans Day
7 p.m.
DIME BINGO
BUS noon BUS
10 a.m. 10 a.m.

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
SPECTRUM
SPECTRUM DINNER
DINNER 4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.

LUNCH
BUS BUNCH BUS
10 a.m. noon 10 a.m.
22 230 241 25 26 27 28
Thanksgiving
SPECTRUM Day BINGO
DINNER 12-3
4:30 p.m.

BUS BUS
10 a.m. 10 a.m.
29 30 DEC 1 DEC 2 DEC 3 DEC 4 DEC 5
SPECTRUM BINGO
DINNER 12-3
4:30 p.m.

Los Rancheros
Association
Meeting
BUS BUS
7:00 p.m. 10 a.m.
10 a.m.

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