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).
Jeffrey Stoopes, Assistant Manager
On-call for emergencies Sat.-Sun.-Holidays
In an emergency, call 510-783-5535.
Call will be directed to a pager.
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 the month 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.
SR-1 Association & Community Contacts
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President: Dawn Plaskon — 214-2199
Vice President: Jeanie Schultz — 784-1997
Secretary: Patty Little — 783-1534
Treasurer: Kevin Kelly — 589-8119
ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD
Dave Abreu, Judy Allen-Rogers, Maurice Carcamo,
June Christian, Marvin Daley, Jerry Higgins,
Ruth Horton, Darlene Richardson
Spanish Ranch I HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
meets the FIRST THURSDAY of the month
at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse
unless otherwise announced.
The EXECUTIVE BOARD meets on a date announced at
the general meetings (or call one of the officers)
at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse.
COMMITTEES
Dime Bingo. . . . . . . . . . . . Lorraine Schmuck, 783-7294
HMOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fran La Torre, 887-1509
Lunch Bunch . . . . . . . . . Judy Allen-Rodgers, 785-4894
1
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
private 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 available 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 safe-
ty, maintenance, replace/repair, the Executive Board
requests a copy as well. These may be submitted
through the website at ww.spanishranch1.org,
RESIDENT SUGGESTION/COMPLAINT FORM ON PAGE 14.
Bus transportation information on page 15.
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
OR [NEW!] eltoro@spanishranch1.org
Deadline for all submissions to the El Toro is the
10th of each month for the following month.
WEBMASTER
Rev. Charles Eldred—webmaster@spanishranch1.org
EL TORO MAGAZINE
is published monthly by Mobile Home Park Magazines
and distributed by volunteers around the first of 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 copies
if you got missed) are available in the Main Clubhouse
after distribution is complete.
 JOIN US
at the meeting of the
SR-1 Homeowners Association

THURSDAY,
September 2,
2010 at 7:00 p.m.
PARK WEBSITE!
in the main clubhouse for
EVERYBODY THAT LIVES HERE
is asked to attend
SPANISH RANCH I
(not just the homeowner). RESIDENT INFO
THE REVISIONS TO THE BYLAWS PUBLISHED
IN THE JUNE EL TORO WERE APPROVED WITH www.spanishranch1.org
MINOR CHANGES AT THE AUGUST MEETING. The El Toro and the Bylaws of the Los Rancheros
THE REVISED BYLAWS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN
THEIR ENTIRETY AT A LATER DATE. Association are posted here.

Next meeting: All the latest! Check it out!

THURSDAY, October 7, 2010 Voicemail phone number for the associa-
tion is: 510-274-1771 (or 510-274-1sr1).

Join us for
First and Last Saturdays
of each month SR-1 Helping Hand
Are weeds, rubbish, or overgrown plants
on your lot a cause for concern? Is your
home in need of sprucing up with washing or
painting? We’re here to help!
Give Dave or Marvin a call,
and we’ll see what our team
can do to extend a helping
hand. Call us, or park
NOON TO 3:00 P.M. management, to schedule
a lot assessment.
Snack bar open before play 510-274-1771
and during breaks (Association voicemail)

Ron Gomez, coordinator 782-5183

Volunteer help is appreciated, call Ron for info. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letters to the Editor are welcome

NOTICE on any subject. Send to:
Per state law, no one under the age of 18 eltoro.editor@comcast.net.
is allowed in the clubhouse during Bingo (You MUST sign your name but we
won’t use it if you don’t want us to.)
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 MANAGERS’
Street sign project is moving along
nicely and the installation should begin
shortly.
Please keep in mind that in order to
use the BBQ at the club house and the BBQ
area you are required to make reservations
just as if you were going to use the club-
house. When someone reserves the club-
house, they also have access to the Patio
Area and the BBQ area.
GREAT JOB to everyone on the
National Night Out party! Everyone had a won-
derful time.
Managers are still doing the annual lot
inspections. We are finding many homes that have
just minor items that need to be addressed. KEEP
UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!
Guillermo’s Corner
Gate Repairs as a result of broken chain,
please, those who live next to the back gate keep
Come to the Main clubhouse on
the Second Thursday, at noon!
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.
For more information call
Lorraine Schmuck 783-7294
Dime Bingo 2010 Dessert Schedule:
September: Fannie • October: Lorraine
November: Bridgette • December: Party
LUNCH BUNCH SCHEDULE
The Lunch Bunch meets on the third
THURSDAY (unless otherwise announced) of
each month at 12 noon. All are welcome to
join us as we visit area restaurants.
2010 Sept 16 Sizzler
Oct 21 Applebees
Nov 18 Mimi’s
Coordinator:
Judy Allen-Rodgers, 785-4894
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an eye out for someone stealing the flood light
bulbs, have replaced 3 times.
Repaired perimeter fence in RV storage areas
due to vandalism. We had some electrical
pedestals replaced for resident’s homes. We have
completed the semi-annual hydro flush of our
sewer system; please do not flush baby wipes.
Guillermo assisted the repairs to the carwash
structures. He has also been spending large
amount of time cleaning up multitude of items
dumped at the carwashes, if you see anything
please contact the office ASAP.
We have also completed repairs to our gas
system per our annual inspection, Guillermo
supervised. Guillermo found that the men’s urinal
in pool restrooms was leaking and had it fixed
before we had to replace the wall from a water
leak. Due to vandalism, Jeff and Guillermo were
out at 1 am repairing a water valve that someone
broke on Murcia.
Guillermo is still working on cutting ivy on
the perimeter fence.
Teresa and Mr. G, on-site managers
POOL RULES
1. Pool hours are from 9 am to 9 pm. Pool is open
May through October. Therapy pool is operated and
heated year round.
2. Pools are for the exclusive use of residents and
their guests. All guests must be accompanied by a res-
ident and the resident is responsible for the conduct
of their guests. Only four guests per space are
allowed, at any one time, and on a space-available basis.
3. Children under 14 should be accompanied and
supervised by an adult when using the pools.
4. No LIFE GUARD IS ON DUTY. PLEASE DO
NOT SWIM ALONE.
5. All persons using pool or therapy pool must
shower pool side before entering pools. Anyone using
suntan oils, lotions, or other ointments must re-shower
before entering pools.
6. Persons in swimming suits or trunks, wet or dry,
will not be allowed in the clubhouse.
7. Swim fins, diving masks, rubber floats, toys,
balls and the like are not permitted in the pools.
(Individual swim goggles, baby life jackets and arm
floats for small children are OK.)
8. Screaming, running, horseplay, cannonballing and
diving are not allowed in the pools.
9. Only manufactured swim wear in good condition
may be worn in the pools.
NO SHORTS, CARGO PANTS, UNDERWEAR, CUTOFFS
10. No food, alcoholic beverages and/or glass con-
tainers are permitted anywhere in the pool area.
11. No bobby pins or jewelry in pool.
12. Residents climbing over or under the fence
around the pool will lose their pool privileges.
 Critters a big hit at Bird Talk
More than 50 people, about
equally divided between adults and
children, turned out to hear natu-
ralist Nicole McGinnis, from
HARD’s Sulphur Creek Nature
Center, talk about our avian neigh-
bors, the swallows that nest near
the back gate and the egret rookery
flourishing at the park entrance.
Nicole did an outstanding job,
showing a mud nest while explain-
ing about the swallows and display-
ing a stuffed Snowy Egret and pic-
tures of the Great Egrets like our
neighbors, while explaining about
their nests in the trees. It appar-
ently is unusual for a rookery to
be so far inland, so in that we
are unique. These large white
herons are nesting in eucalyp-
tus trees, which are not as solid
as their preferred oak trees, so
Sulphur Creek regularly cares
for egret youngsters tipped out
of the nest by swaying branch-
es, and has a couple in resi-
dence.
The “Critter Ambassadors”
traveling with the naturalist,
Mercury, an enormous gopher
snake and Boris, a great horned
owl, were a big hit. Boris, cared for
since he lost a wing 18 years ago,
was admired from a distance
because of his sharp beak, but the
snake circled the room entwined on
his handler’s arm, to varying
degrees of interest and cringing.
Besides the birds, our neighbor-
hood is shared by opossums, rac-
coons and a variety of smaller
varmints. The children
were encouraged to
watch for wildlife. —JS
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Lots of critters share our space...
Clockwise from bottom left, naturalist Nicole
McGinnis shows a swallow nest made of
mud like the ones found under the bridge at
the back gate; “critter ambassador” Boris
the owl regards all those squirming children
attentively; the audience is invited to touch
Mercury, the “critter ambassador” gopher
snake; a boy steps up to meet and touch;
and out come the cellphone cameras;
Nicole shows a stuffed Snowy Egret while
explaining about our nearby rookery popu-
lated by their larger cousins, the Great
Egret; Nicole with her great-grandmother,
park resident Louise Salas. Photos by
Jeanie Schultz and Judy Allen-Rodgers
 Comedy Corner contributed by S. Higman (no. 187)
(most copyright info unknown - web-exchange)

Grocery Store EVER WONDER

A young man was Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?
walking through a Why women can't put on mascara with their
supermarket to pick mouth closed?
up a few things when
Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic
he noticed an old lady following him
Wins Lottery"?
around. Thinking nothing of it, he
ignored her and continued on. Finally Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?
he went to the checkout line, but she Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?
got in front of him. "Pardon me," she
Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on "Start"?
said, "I'm sorry if my staring at you
has made you feel uncomfortable. Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing
It's just that you look just like my liquid made with real lemons?
son, who just died recently." "I'm Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
very sorry," replied the young man,
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
"is there anything I can do for you?"
"Yes," she said, "As I'm leaving, can Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
you say 'Good bye, Mother'? It would When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
make me feel so much better."
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
"Sure," answered the young man.
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
As the old woman was leaving, he
called out, "Goodbye, Mother!" As he You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
stepped up to the checkout counter,
he saw that his total was $127.50. Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
"How can that be?" He asked, "I only Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
purchased a few things!" "Your
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of
mother said that you would pay for
progress?
her," said the clerk.
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
DUI Violator
Dog and Cat
One night a police officer was staking out a
A dog thinks: Hey,
particularly rowdy bar for possible DUI violations.
these people I live
At closing time, he saw a fellow tumble out of the
with feed me, love
bar, trip on the curb, and try his keys in five me, provide me with
different cars before he found his. Then he sat in the front a nice warm, dry
seat fumbling around with his keys for several minutes. house, pet me, and take good
Everyone else left the bar and drove off. Finally he started his care of me... They must be gods!
engine and began to pull away. The police officer was waiting A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live
for him. He stopped the driver, read him his rights and admin- with feed me, love me, provide
istered the Breathalyzer test. The results showed a reading of me with a nice warm, dry house,
0.0. The puzzled officer demanded to know how that could be. pet me, and take good care of
The driver replied, "Tonight I'm the designated decoy." me... I must be a god!

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 ARE YOU A NEW RESIDENT?
We’d like to welcome Our friendly welcomers are anxious
you to our community! to hear from you! Call Patty
Our newly reactivated Little, 783-1534 or Judy
WELCOMING COMMITTEE has Allen-Rodgers, 785-4894.
gifts and information If you’ve been here
that can help make your awhile and are
introduction to mobile- saying, “hey! nobody
home living easier and ever welcomed us when
friendlier. we moved in”, give the
And you’ll have some new ladies a call because we all
friends! want to meet you too!

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 MEALSA 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 4 - 4:30 p.m. Come early to chat.

Las comidas estaran servidas a las 4 - 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.

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New CERT (Community Emergency Response
Team) Program begins September 16
(Sign up NOW!)
The Hayward Fire Department is creating an interest list for the next
CERT Program which will consist of 4 consecutive evening indoor classes
and one “hands on” drill (that will take place
outdoors). The City hopes to recruit 60 resi-
dents for this training for the month of
September 2010.

The CERT program provides training to City of Hayward and Fairview

Fire Protection District residents. Participants learn skills that will enable
them to provide emergency assistance to their families and neighbors in the event of a major disaster.
There will be no charge for the course. The only cost incurred may be in upgrading your disaster supply
kit at home (food, water, tools etc.). Participants learn skills that will enable them to provide emergency
assistance to their families and immediate neighbors as well as organize a neighborhood team response.

The training will involve instructions in light fire suppression, hazardous materials situations, first
aid, light search and rescue techniques, and procedures in organizing CERT’s to aid and assist in times
of disaster. You do not need any special skills to participate, just the willingness to learn the skills nec-
essary to survive a disaster. You must be 18 years or older to sign up. The training program will involve
some physical activity, such as using fire extinguishing equipment and rescue tools under the supervi-
sion of trained Fire Department personnel.

The Hayward Fire Department will make this a positive experience, emphasizing teamwork, coop-
eration and community service in dealing with difficult emergency situations. The CERT program goal
is to provide participants with the opportunity to learn more about how their efforts can help aid and
protect lives and property in times of disaster or other emergency crises.

The dates for the next CERT program are as follows:

Thursday, September 16th, 6pm-9pm
Wednesday, September 22, 6pm-9pm
Wednesday, September 29, 6pm-9pm
Thursday, October 7th, 6pm-9pm
Thursday, October 14th, 5:30-9pm
You must attend all classes in order to receive certification.

Residents who are potentially interested in this free training are encouraged to sign-up via the city’s
Disaster Preparedness website by clicking on the red “Disaster Preparedness” button below (or by past-
ing the URL into your browser), then the green “CERT” button. Residents who are still able to attend all
5 classes will be notified via email during the week of August 23 when formal placement and confirma-
tion into the program begins.
For more information, contact: Thor Poulsen, Public Education Officer at (510) 583-4948.
http://www.hayward-ca.gov/departments/fire/DP/disasterprep.shtm

Emergency Services Office, City of Hayward Fire Department

777 B Street, Hayward CA 94541 • (510) 583-4948

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 National Night Out Recap
There were 87 residents in atten-
dance for the annual National
Night Out cookout, held on 8/3/10
at the main clubhouse, pool side.
Besides hot dogs, chips, dessert
and soda, the kids had face paint-
ing, water balloon and egg toss
games to choose from. The adults
felt left out so they joined in on the
Tuesday, water balloon toss game. A great
time was had by all!
August 10, 2010 The kids won prizes for the
7:00 p.m. games and adults toted home some
stuff from the raffle.
in the Clubhouse I would like to acknowledge the
financial support of: Advantage
Homes, Bingo, Ladies Club, NERT,
REPORT PROBLEMS IN YOUR Los Rancheros Association, Inc.
NEIGHBORHOOD TO and Ron Gomez (We couldn’t do it
Darlene Richardson
without your generosity!)
785-8780
I would like to acknowledge the
(file a complaint, too, or call the following people for their help in
police, 293-7000.)
making this event successful:
Jerry and Pat Higgins,
Photos by Darlene Richardson and Jeanie Schultz
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Tim Higgins, Marsha Pimentel,
Linda Moniz, Kevin Kelly, Judy
Allen-Rogers, Patty Little, Jocelyn
Ahnstrom (face painting), Kathi
Calvert, Nichole Calvert, Lamerle
Phillips, David Abreu, Amanda,
and Joe Higman.
There were others that stuck
around and helped with the
cleanup but I don’t know their
names. THAT IS WHAT A COM-
MUNITY IS ALL ABOUT. Helping
neighbors! GREAT WORK and
many thanks.
Many thanks to Officer Sheryl
Mitchell, Officer Faye Thomas, and
Explorer Amanda O’Connor that
attended. A big hand to the Fire
Department and all those guys
from Fire Station 7 who stole the
show with two rigs. They allowed
the children and adults to sit
behind the wheel and to ask all the
questions they could think of. —DR
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 Board meeting, 7/21/10
President Dawn Plaskon was
out of town on business and was
excused. Meeting conducted by VP
Jeanie Schultz. Also absent:
Marvin, Dave, Maurice.
President’s written report
Status of recovery of associ-
ation records—All actions possi-
ble without going to court have
been exhausted. Next step will be
small claims court. Suggest that we
petition for recovery of $1500, all
financial records and correspon-
dence, the sound system, and
authorization to the bank for us to
access the records of the now-closed
account. The scope of the petition is
to incorporate as much as possible
into the claim in the hopes that we
can at least get authorization to
access the closed account bank
records.
Status of request by man-
agement for letter supporting
Food Bank
Donations
for the Alameda
County Food Bank
Barrels,
no change to anniversary dates
—After a call with Patrick and
Greg, they prefer to retain the sta-
tus quo. They report that a transi-
tion would take a minimum of 10
years as only incoming residents
would have their anniversary date
changed. The city has no position
on the matter, but Mayor Sweeney
had asked for a report on which
parks had universal dates and
which did not. HMOA has reported
that no other parks have made a
transition, so there is no recognized
process for making a change. SR1 is
the only park that is not on a uni-
versal date. Rutherford was asked
to summarize their position in an
email, but has not responded.
Status of release of cabinets
by past board—The cabinets are
still locked, and the deadline was
July 15. Greg and Teresa will be
asked for a status on the release of
the cabinets to the HOA.
Association: We have received
tax refunds from State of California
that total $219.15. With this money
and the table sales, we can open a
bank account. [Treasurer and
President] plan to open this during
week of August 2.
Status of upcoming events
HARD event: Scheduled for
7/26 2:00pm-2:30pm, flyers should
have been distributed this week .
Flea Market: Scheduled for
8/13-8/14, have put ad in
Pennysaver ($25 for 20 words) and
Craigslist. Jeanie will deal with
Daily Review. Flyers for table sales
went out with bird flyer. We need
donations for the Association space
and volunteers to man the table.
Committee reports:
Several voicemails for the
Helping Hand committee were for-
warded to Dave.
New business:
Darlene Richardson brought to
the board concerns about her
ceramics materials stored at the
small clubhouse since last year.
Ceramics classes were suspended
due to a situation with other resi-
dents. Darlene wants to start the
classes again, saying she now feels
safe enough to do so but when she
requested use of the small club-
house on Saturday mornings and
access during the week for prep
work, she was flatly refused.
Management changed the locks
on the classroom in order to give a
renter access to the sink in that
room and some damage to the
ceramics materials was reported.
However, mgmt has refused access
for a check on her materials, nor,
apparently, is onsite management
willing to discuss options.
After much discussion, it was
decided to ask MzPrez Dawn to
seek a resolution during her period-
ic contact with the regional manag-
er and/or discuss the situation with
on-site management.

Pet Owners!
an ongoing community
service project,
may be Keep ’em IN!
dropped off Only indoor pets are allowed
in the office. in the park.
(Due to scavenging and Don’t let your CAT out to be digging in
theft, the barrels are kept in someone else’s
the conference room, but landscaping or flowers!
staff will see that all
donations are collected Walk your DOG on a leash
into them.) (it’s the law) and it’s your
responsibility to pick up your
PLEASE DONATE! dog’s waste and
properly dispose of it.
Thank you!

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 Hayward on
Greetings! People kept telling me that Council-
manship oftentimes was a bit boring, time consuming,
frustrating, unrewarding and unappreciated, and that
my fun personality was not the right fit for it. Well,
after two years on the job, as your employee, I must be
doing something wrong — I'm having a blast!
At home, family first. At Chabot, students first. At
City Council, if it benefits our City, it's Hayward first! CAN NOT touch it, smell it, feel it, be one with it,
What do we need in Hayward, TOMORROW, not 2
to 5 years from now? Tomorrow, capped because that's
the only thing that chaps my hide a bit about govern-
ment — things move too slowly. We need these things
now! Namely, a Sports Bar, a Music and Comic
Book Shop (complementing our
Book Shop), more restaurants
with Councilman Zermeño!
zilch, comes to Hayward! Not good at all! We have
helped make Amazon.com Inc. become one of the
world's top retailer. Now, let's help our City! That said,
I am beginning a ZOS campaign - zero online shopping.
Let's tell people to think twice about online shopping,
because that item ordered MAY not fit, DOES not look
quite right on you, JUST doesn't look the same on the
screen as in your hands, IS smaller than its photo, YOU
before buying it, TAKES an eternity to exchange it, NO
refund or return department, WASTE in packaging,
WHO knows who is looking at your credit card number,
ANOTHER username and password to remember, IT is
not social shopping, WINDOW shopping is more excit-
ing than screen shopping, NO chit chat with salesper-
son in this computer interaction, IT
prevents physical exercise helping

“
Downtown, Ford and Chevy
back to our Auto Row, become an
Art Center (more murals, especially
one for Martin Luther King Jr., and
one for César E. Chávez, more
Utility Box Art), the Toaster gone,
One of the culprits
of our sleepy local
economy is our
penchant for
build a heftier waistline, and IT
hurts the local economy.
One example of this is Netflix,
as it has discouraged Hayward res-
idents from going to their local
video store, our Video Z, to the

150,000 more trees, a bocce court
or two in our Italian Park Corner (A online shopping.
and Mission), a new Public
Library, a library branch in South
Hayward (both to help in the educa-
tion of our youth), and a Supermarket in South
Hayward and another in Southland, and Hayward
residents (all of us) putting our money where our
homes and job are in order to beat out the dol-
drums of our local economy and have the funds for
the hiring of more police officers, building a perma-
nent Fire Station #7 (Huntwood and Tennyson), and
continue providing quality service to you, our residents.
There, that's just a part of my bucket list for the next
two years and beyond. Hopefully you can help. Just let
me know.
Now, what have we done these last two years?
Among other things, we began an active Mural/Utility
Box Art program, cleaned and greened our City, passed
a tough antigrafitti ordinance, instituted a
Neighborhood Partnership Program, opened Cinema
Place, passed Measure A, hired nine police officers,
passed a Climate Action Plan, Opposed the Eastshore
Energy Power Plant, approved a 1,000kw solar plant on
west Hayward, welcomed a second Mi Pueblo, Target
and Costco, and instituted an active Summer Concert
and Movie Series at City Hall Plaza.
One of the culprits of our sleepy local economy is
our penchant for online shopping. Did you know that
for every $100 spent in a local independently owned
store, $68 returns to the community through taxes,
payroll, and other expenditures? In a national chain,
only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing, zero,
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point that it will go out of business
soon. This, after 25 years, over on
Tennyson Rd., of renting movies,
contributing to and being family
with the community. Sad.
Finally, much thanks for being active proud mem-
bers of our community, and for helping make our City
the Bay Area's best. Hayward on!
° ° °
Hayward Business Opportunities for a Strong
Local Economy! — Promoting a healthy business
community, one locally spent dollar at a time!
Saturday, September 18, 11:30am · Downtown
Street Party at B from Foothill to City Hall. Games,
music, food, and classic cars.
The Golden Tea Garden, on Main St., recently was
Voted one of the Top Ten Tea Rooms in California! Tea
and desserts - mmmm!
I want to invite you to visit and patronize the
newest addition to our Hayward Latino business fami-
ly! Montero Market, by the Juárez Family, has just
opened its doors on Foothill Blvd. (two doors north from
A St.). They have a very nice collection of goodies from
south of the border, along with a meat market, and
their own Taquería! We need to thank and help the
Juárez Family (along with the Cisneros Family of Tu
Tienda Azteca that has just celebrated its Third
Anniversary!) for believing in our City, and helping us
beat the doldrums out of our recessive local economy.
Hope to see you there!
Nice video about Hayward, produced by Steve
Miller and Stonebrae:
http://comps.gunnjerkens.com/hayward/.
J Francisco Zermeño: machetez@sbcglobal.net
 SR-1 Association Meeting Minutes – August 5, 2010
After a welcome to residents, association presi-
dent Dawn Plaskon called meeting to order at 7:05 and
the pledge was said. All officers and board members
were present except Maurice Carcamo.
The minutes from the July 1, 2010 meeting were
approved.
Committee reports:
Treasurer:
Treasurer Kevin Kelly reported that a new
account has been opened and we have $417.00. This
amt. Is from table sales from the flea market and two
state refund checks. No funds have been collected yet
from previous board.
Helping hand committee:
Dave Abreu reported that he and Marvin have
been busy with calls from residents and have many
requests for power washing houses. They have already
finished some homes and received a $20.00 dollar dona-
tion which will go into a general fund and used for
homeowners who are unable to pay.
Disaster committee:
Had a meeting with manager to see how close they
are with the plan for the park. By law the managers
have to have a disaster plan in place for the park. They
said they should have one in place by autumn.
Welcoming committee:
Judy Allen-Rodgers reported that they have been
working on getting together some information packets
to leave in the office for the managers to hand out to
new homeowners.
Jeanie will put announcement in El Toro with
committee contact information.
Improvement committee:
Kathy had a meeting with manager Teresa. Two
gas leaks had been reported and fixed in the park.
Teresa said the pool rails will be repaired. They are
under warranty so arrangements are being made with
the installer. The fence around the pool will also be
worked on. The street signs have been approved and
the deal sealed and should be complete by September.
COMPLAINTS/Suggestions
or Reports
must be submitted to Park Management in
WRITING and must be SIGNED.
Only the person with the problem or concern
may file the complaint. None will be accepted
from third parties on behalf of someone else.
Forms are available in a bin on the wall next
to the bulletin board in the main clubhouse
AND in almost every issue of the El Toro.
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HMOA:
No report from representative as no meetings are
scheduled until September. Ownership had requested a
letter from the association opposing changing to a uni-
versal anniversary date. HMOA told us we are the only
park that doesn’t have this. However the board decided
not to take a stand either way on changing the anniver-
sary date for the park residents and ownership was so
advised.
Neighborhood watch:
Darlene reported that National Night Out was a
big neighborhood hit, Besides the hot dogs, there were
games for the kids and a raffle. Several members of the
police force came but the biggest attraction for the kids
and adults were the two fire trucks that came rolling
in. The kids climbed on board, honked the horn and had
many questions for the firemen.
Thank you Darlene and her helpers for making
National Night Out a hit and success.
El Toro editor:
Jeanie reported the El Toro was late again.
Publisher has been having equipment problems.
Some residents remarked about the memorial to
Joy cunningham and how nice it had been written.
Jeanie reminded everyone they can read the El
Toro on the website and its address is published in the
El Toro each month.
Old business:
Recovery of records and paper work from previous
board have been exhausted our next step is small
claims court.
Cabinets are still locked and the deadline was
July 15th. Dawn will ask managers to cut locks and will
take inventory. Sound system and many items belong-
ing to the association are missing.
Barbara gave a report on the nature program held
July 26th. Many kids and adults as well enjoyed the
talk about the egrets and other birds given by the
Hayward Area Recreation Department. The naturalist
from Sulphur Creek brought an owl, snake, and some
nests. The association will write a thank you letter to
HARD. Barbara suggested that we have more pro-
grams like this in the park.
Continued on next page
HMOA
Information about the Hayward
Mobilehome Owners Association, a
coalition of residents of Hayward's
nine mobilehome parks is available at
www.HMOA.net.
HMOA Representative for Spanish Ranch I:
Fran La Torre, 510-887-1509
Continued from previous page
Bylaws revisions discussed and a few minor
changes made by voice vote. Among other changes, res-
idents voted to drop the 2/3 vote and go with a simple
majority for future revisions of the bylaws. The revised
document was then voted on by written ballot and
passed unanimously.
Next board meeting August 25.
It was announced that Darlene Richardson
resigned as Secretary but will continue to serve on the
board. The body confirmed Patty Little as the replace-
ment Secretary.
Flea market:
24 tables have been sold. Volunteers will set up
Friday night.
NERT:
Creek clean up August 20th 9-noon. Will start on
Folsom Street side. Residents Monty and Yolanda
agreed to bring people from their church to help.
Halloween party:
Darlene will chair a committee to help decorate
and hand out candy at the party.
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Denise offered to take charge of the thanksgiving
dinner. She will be looking for volunteers.
Ruth Horton, who has been doing the Spectrum
meals for many years, has announced she can not con-
tinue. Spectrum meals require two people to work for
2+/- hrs twice a week, Tuesday and Thursdays, from 3
to 4:30 or 5:00. Several residents expressed interest in
helping.
Darlene asked the Association to reimburse her
$50.00 she spent out-of-pocket for National Night Out.
The expenditure was approved.
Meeting ended at 8:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Patty Little, Secretary
AVAILABLE FOR: Yardwork, Painting,
Housework, Powerwashing. 20+ years experi-
ence. Park resident. References available.
Marsha 510-785-5569
***
FOR SALE: Sharp Microwave Oven, 1100watt,
14” carousel, white. $50. 784-1997.
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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
number 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 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: eltoro.editor@comcast.net.
Thanks, Jeanie Schultz, editor
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to the Editor are welcome
on any subject. Send to:
eltoro.editor@comcast.net.
(You MUST sign your name but we
won’t use it if you don’t want us to.)
NEW BUS SCHEDULE INFORMATION
Route number 68 (which replaced line 77), a 2-
directional circular route, services both the South
Hayward BART station, as well as the Union Landing
Shopping Center.
Weekdays, going to South Hayward BART, board the
bus across the street at Tampa / Folsom (where the
park is) hourly from 6:32AM until 8:32PM, arriving at
BART at 6:46AM until 8:46PM. Weekends / Holidays,
service is from 6:32 AM until 6:32PM.
Weekdays, returning from South Hayward BART,
board the “counter-clockwise”, Tampa directional bus
hourly from 6:30AM until 8:30PM, arriving Spanish
Ranch at 6:42AM until 8:42PM. Weekends and Holidays,
service is from 6:00 AM until 6:00PM.
Weekdays, going to Union Landing, board the bus at
the corner in front of the 2 houses at Tampa / Folsom
hourly from 6:37AM until 8:37PM, arriving at Union
Landing at 6:54 AM until 8:54 PM. On Weekends/
Holidays, service is from 6:37AM until 6:37PM
Weekdays, returning from Union Landing, Board the
“clockwise”, Tampa directional bus hourly from 6:22AM
until 8:22PM, arriving Spanish Ranch at 6:39AM until
8:39PM. Weekends / Holidays, service is from 6:22AM
until 6:22 PM.
Additional frequency (now every 45 minutes, as
opposed to every 1-2 hours) has been added to the
“Tuesday & Friday” shopper’s shuttle (Spanish
Ranch to Southland – Route 391).
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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.
Plumbing
issues:
Please do not flush:
• baby wipes • disposable diapers
• feminine supplies • Depends®
or large amounts of rice, potatoes or GREASE!
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.
Busses now leave the Spanish Ranch Clubhouse at
10:10, 10:55, 11:40AM, 12:25, 1:10, and 1:55PM and
arrive at Southland Mall at 10:35, 11:20AM, 12:05,
12:50, 1:35, and 2:20PM. NOTE – The last trip leaving
Spanish Ranch at 1:55PM which arrives at Southland
Mall at 2:20PM has no direct return trip back to Spanish
Ranch.
Return trips leave Southland Mall at 10:42, 11:27AM,
12:12, 12:57 and 1:42PM, arriving back at Spanish
Ranch at 10:55, 11:40AM, 12:25, 1:10, and 1:55PM.
Route 22: For those who wish to walk to/from
Tennyson Ave, on weekdays route 22 will go to the
South Hayward BART station every 30 minutes from
6:22AM until 11:22PM weekdays, and hourly on week-
ends and holidays from 6:22AM until 11:22PM. From the
South Hayward BART station going down Tennyson
will leave every 30 minutes from 6:04AM until 11:04PM
weekdays, and hourly on weekends and holidays from
6:17AM until 11:17PM.
Route 22 is a circular route, serving Tennyson,
Hesperian (both Chabot College and Southland Mall),
Winton, and both Hayward and South Hayward BART
stations along Mission Blvd. Visit AC Transit’s web site
at www.actransit.org for more information.
AC TRANSIT FARES — $2.00 ages 18-64, ages 5-
17 and 65+ are $1.00. Transfer good for 1.5 hours is an
additional 25¢.
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SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

AUG 29 AUG 30 AUG 31 1 2 3 4

SPECTRUM SR-1
DINNER Association BINGO
4 p.m. Meeting 12-3
7:00 p.m.

BUS SPECTRUM BUS

10:10 a.m. to DINNER 10:10 a.m. to
1:55 p.m. 4 p.m. 1:55 p.m.

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
SPECTRUM
DINNER SPECTRUM El Toro
4 p.m. DINNER Deadline
4 p.m.

BUS BUS
LABOR DAY 10:10 a.m. to DIME BINGO
1:55 p.m. 10:10 a.m. to
noon 1:55 p.m.

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
SPECTRUM
DINNER SPECTRUM
4 pm
DINNER HMOA
Neighborhood 4 p.m.
WATCH
7 p.m.
BUS LUNCH BUS
10:10 a.m. to BUNCH 10:10 a.m. to
1:55 p.m. noon 1:55 p.m.

19 20 21 22 230 241 25
SPECTRUM Association SPECTRUM
DINNER Board DINNER BINGO
4 p.m. Meeting 4 p.m. 12-3
7:00 p.m.

BUS BUS
10:10 a.m. to Autumn 10:10 a.m. to
1:55 p.m. Equinox 1:55 p.m.

26 27 28 29 30 OCT 1 OCT 2
SPECTRUM SPECTRUM
DINNER DINNER BINGO
4 p.m. 4 p.m. 12-3

BUS BUS
10:10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. to
1:55 p.m. 1:55 p.m.

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