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February 2000 DIA Newsletter

Open Board Meeting
The DIA Board warmly invites everyone with an interest in the neighborhood to attend its meetings.

Dimond Working Groups Ready to Go
Who are you going to call? The DIA now has contact people for each of 12 areas for neighborhood activity, from Beautification to Zoning. When you have a question or an idea, or want to volunteer some time, you can just pick up the phone and call the right person first time.

The DIA hopes that a Working Group will grow in each of these areas, as people with similar interests get in touch with each other via the contact person. Each group can develop its own Dimond Projects, using the DIA web site and newsletter to keep their Dimond neighbors up to date with their activities. To see the list of working groups, click here

Dimond's Gateway
DIA member Tricia Alexander reports that the Lincoln-MacArthur gateway project is almost completed. The planting is done. Before long the podocarpus in back will form an evergreen curtain, the low, mounding shrubs will be in bloom, and the purple fountain grass at the base of the granite sculptures will shoot up. Many plants are still tiny or dormant, so Tricia, who donated her skills as landscape architect for the project, warns against volunteer weeding for now.

The electrical service is ready to go; alas, the first batch of lights was defective. Soon, though, we will see a beautiful night-time display.

Tricia praised Councilmember Dick Spees and City staffer Heather Hensley for keeping the project on track during its long and complicated journey through many City agencies.

Tricia said she all her frustrations over project delays disappeared as she worked on the final installation. "People driving by were honking and cheering and giving the thumbs up," she said.

Did you know?
Early hand-drawn Spanish maps show Sausal Creek ending in willow thickets before reaching the Bay. Most likely, the creek was named for these willows, since "sausal" means willow grove in Spanish. Quoted from "The Sausal Creek Watershed: A Cultural and Natural History." by Lisa Owens-Viani. To download Click here

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