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Emergency
Numbers (Besides 911, of course)
Santa Clara County Sheriff: 408-299-3233
Santa Clara County CDF/Fire: 408-299-3144
Santa Clara Emergency Medical: 408-299-3325
Santa
Cruz County Sheriff, Fire, EMS: 831-471-1170
CDF: 831-335-9113
CDF Fire Info and Updates
CalFire (Callifornia Dept. of Forestry and Fire Control) home: http://www.fire.ca.gov/index.php
Current Incidents Updates http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_current
Statewide Fire Map (PDF): http://www.fire.ca.gov/about/downloads/Statewide_Fire_Maps/StatewideFireMap_061308.pdf
Road
Conditions
Links: Traffic411: http://www.traffic411.com/mapsanjose.html, Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic
Bay Area Travinfo: 817-1717; no area code needed. Provides information
for all Bay Area highways.
Santa Cruz County: 800-523-7623; Santa Cruz is not part of Travinfo.
CALTRANS:
800-427-7623 Caltrans service for the entire state— helpful
if you're heading outside the Bay Area.
Utilities
PG&E Repairs or Hazard: 800-743-5000 (Have account number
handy)
Power Outage Hotline: 800-743-5002
Amerigas:
800-660-1252 or 408-293-1252
Telephone
Repairs:
611
South
Skyline Association
"The purpose of the SSA is to represent the rights
and interests of the residents and property owners in the South
Skyline area..." The website has much useful information, including
information about the Skyline Propane Users Group, SPUG. www.southskyline.org
Waste
Disposal and Recycling
Waste Management: 831-768-9505
Ben Lomond Transfer Station: 831-336-3950 (Informational message) or http://www.dpw.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/solid.htm
9835 Newell Creek Road, Ben Lomond, CA; Loads MUST BE covered and
secure.
7:30 to 3:30 daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas,
and New Year's
Minimum Charge: $6.00; Recycling: Free; Hazardous Waste: Free, Thur & Sun only
Service
Providers
The following are service providers who have been recommended
by someone on the road. (Check with the person in parentheses for
details.) If you can recommend anyone who does good work (or at
least is willing to come up here), please let Kim or Linda know
and we will get the information up on the site!
Pumps
and Water Systems
Martin Wittingham: 831-335-9161
Tree
Work
Huerta's Tree Service
408-472-8500 or 408-472-5856
Excavation,
Paving, Earthmoving, etc.
Bob Whalen: 408-741-0313 (Whitman et al.)
Drainage
Systems, Erosion Control, Retaining Walls
Porter
Construction: 831-426-1681 (Hamilton)
Heating
and Air Conditioning
Allied Aire Service, Inc.: 408-934-88443 (Hamilton)
Conditioned
Air: 408-374-6311 (Hamilton)
Handyman
All phases of carpentry, some plumbing and electrical, Michael Dunn (lives directly below Ken and Ellen) prefers small jobs to fit between art commissions. References on request (Las Cumbres), michael@enchantedcreek.com, 408-395-0881
Stump
Grinding
Kelly's Stump Removal: 408-747-1630
Has several machines and can do hillside and narrow access. (Hamilton)
House Cleaning
Bonita's Housecleaning Service: Leticia Elicex, owner: 408-733-6162 (Jorgensen)
Window Cleaning
KP Window Cleaning, Los Gatos: 408-356-5659 (Ask for Sal) (Stinchfield)
California Native Plants
Yerba Buena Nursery: 650-851-1668
19500 Skyline Blvd, Woodside
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Recommendations
from John Miller:
Architects
Steve & Thalia Lubin. Designed my house but willing
to do smaller jobs like garages, pool houses, home offices,
kitchens. They are in Woodside at 650 851-4234.
General
Contractor Les McClane. He lives on Skyline. Built
my house. Will do smaller jobs too. 867-1877.
Painting Bill Offerman. Has done lots of inside
and outside work for me. Is careful, pretty neat and
clean, will work inside without shoes and actually has
an eye for color. He's in Redwood City at 650 368-6921.
Landscaping David Ross. Pretty reliable for weed
abatement, putting in irrigation and hose bibs, cutting
and placing stone and tiles for garden paths, moving
and placing decorative rocks, etc. He's in San Jose
at 356-1240.
Plumbing
Bob Howes, Summit Plumbing. Will work in evenings and
on weekends at no extra charge. Installed fixtures for
me. 353-2939.
Tech Support Tim Malm, on-site computer repair,
configuration, local area networking. Was a great help
in setting up my satellite Internet connection. He's
in San Jose at 739-5462.
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