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Norman Rose Tavern, in Napa is (in case you didn’t know) quite the happening place. Before Jan, Cindy and I went to dinner, I checked out the place with my husband. To our surprise who was sitting next to us but- Masihara Morimoto… of Iron Chef and The Food Network fame!!

Up to 70,000 malicious files are uploaded to the internet every day. These threats to your computer can come in many forms such as Viruses, Trojans, Adware, Spyware, and Malware among others. In order to combat these threats you need to stay on top of them.

The most memorable Hiddenbrooke Community Association Charity Golf Tournament ever is coming up October 3rd at the Hiddenbrooke Golf Course!

Gather your friends for a foursome and join us in supporting the community and an exciting Vallejo charity helping to foster and nurture young adults. This charity tournament invites all levels of golfers to come out and play an 18-hole scramble.

Silent Auction, prizes, games, and food...the best ever!

I am very honored to be serving as HCA president for the coming year.  Hiddenbrooke is such a unique community and I want to follow in the footsteps of those who have given so much to help make it so special. 

If you're on Facebook then you know your not alone! According to Comscore (the organization that rates media on the Internet) there were more than 500 million active users on Facebook as of July 2010!

The committee for this years Hiddenbrooke Charity Golf Tournament is making a considerable effort to organize a classy and fun tournament, but also raise a substantial amount of money for Alternative Family Services.

AFS is a noble, hard-working Vallejo organization that supports and trains young adults to live independently after ‘aging out’ of the foster care program. These teens have a HUGE responsibility dumped in their lap when they are only 16-21 years old.

COMPUTER E-MAIL SECURITY

Recently there have been several postings on the HB News Yahoo group regarding problems with e-mail hacking. While it is not completely unavoidable, there are some things you can do to significantly reduce your vulnerability to this type of intrusion.

First, make certain you have a good e-mail program. All internet providers offer e-mail accounts, however, not all of them allow you to easily adjust the level of protection from spam or junk mail. Just accepting the program your ISP offers to you may not be the best option.

Summer is the best time to shop local farmers markets and if you live here in Hiddenbrooke, we're surrounded by some great markets!

The Vallejo Farmers Market is on Georgia Street in downtown Vallejo every Saturday from 9:00am to 1:00pm just west of Sonoma Boulevard.

With over 20 people in attendance, the organizing meeting was a great beginning for the Security committee of Hiddenbrooke Community Association. The major inputs were from Richard Matthews on Neighborhood Watch, and Bob Sampayan on Watch and speeding issues, and Eli Cronbach on getting funding thru shifts of Hiddenbrooke Improvement District (HID) reductions, transferred to Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District (HMD) Welcome Center budget.

At our past HCA Board meeting, retired deputy sheriff Matthews had some very good ideas and suggestions to help address the increased concerns regarding the security in Hiddenbrooke.

Over the past few months, there has been a vigorous discussion about the security of Hiddenbrooke residents.  All of the dialogue has been useful, but it's now time for action.  Some of the ideas that will be explored will require some effort from the Community.

Beginning in May with a Town Hall meeting at the club, we’ve launched an important Neighborhood Watch program in Hiddenbrooke. Since that initial meeting in May, two subsequent meetings have been held in Hiddenbrooke staffed by Tony Pearsall, director of the Fighting Back Partnership; Bob Sampayan, retired Vallejo police officer and Hiddenbrooke resident; and Richard Tirrell, the HCA board liaison and Welcome Center manager.

On recent drives around Hiddenbrooke, we have noticed that the builder supplied back-lit house numbers on many homes are burnt out or broken, and some have been replaced with non-electric types, such as brass numbers or painted tiles. This is against Vallejo city code.

Hello neighbors, Hiddenbrooke social committee is busy planning some fun and exciting events for next year. Our first event of the year will be “Beat the Blues” party sponsored by HCA for January 30 at the home of Hugh Priscilla so mark your calendars. This is a great way to meet your neighbors, make new friends and find out what is happening in Hiddenbrooke.

Senior golfers now have another reason to love the Hiddenbrooke Golf Club.

A recent search on the popular review site Yelp found 428 results for restaurants in Vallejo. Are there really 428 restaurants in Vallejo?!

No, there were actually 318 restaurants in Vallejo that were reviewed on yelp.com and I was rather surprised. At a second glance, it turns out the other 110 are in Benicia, American Canyon and Crockett. More on those another time…