The Penitencia Creek light-rail station just 10-minute walk from the trail, and a potential BART station nearby, the trail is expected to serve as a key alternative commuter link.

After six years of planning, negotiations among multiple agencies and $1 million in construction and emergency repair work, San Jose rededicated three miles of the Penitencia Creek Trail, a significant link in the 550-mile trail envisioned to ring the Bay Area along ridges. It runs through the Berryessa neighborhood, bordering Penitencia Creek from Toyon Avenue to Mabury Road south of Educational Park Drive. Planners expect to extend the trail one more mile toward the hills, connecting Alum Rock Park in the east to the Coyote Creek Trail in the west. Bridges crossing the creek.

The trail was developed in the 1970s and ran for two miles, but suffered periodic closings due to erosion and flooding. In one section near Capitol Avenue, the creek bank had to be cut and moved to be stabilized.

Flaugher, a board member of the non-profit Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, which is spearheading and helping fund the Bay Area-wide trail, said the Penitencia trail cost about $1 million and required 3,000 volunteer hours to restore. The trail is a cooperative venture by the city of San Jose, the Santa Clara County Parks Department and the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

November 13

Mercury News report

By the looks of things Berryessa has an area, that has the most homes with their actual value,

being less that the mortgages they have against them.

Here's a few facts about this area....

When people think of Berryessa, they think of the homes off Berryessa Road and towords Milpitas.

There is an area off Penitencia Creek near Toyon School, this area isn't even considered within city limits, therefore these homes are less desirable.

But in all actuality most people do not know that this areas High School is Piedmont Hills. Making this area the secret for the berryessa residents, if you would like to know more about this area or any other area within Santa Clara County please feel free to contact me at

denise.stuart@coldwellbanker.com

Berryessa neighborhood Canival time is here!

1970 Morrill Middle School.

October 17 - 19, 2008

Friday 4 - 10P.M.

Saturday 10 A.M. - 10 P.M.

Sunday 12 A.M. - 10 P.M.

Schools will be selling food items, profits go back into the specific Schools.

I will also be selling pre sale tickets, this also gives the school the opportunity to make money for the specific School

Please call or email with any questions or presale tickets

Denise Stuart

Coldwell Banker

408-893-3400

denise.stuart@coldwellbanker.com

Hope you can come and support our Schools.