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Penitencia Neighborhood Association’s (PNA)
Neighborhood Meetings & Events
- Focusing on crime, security, safety, and quality of life issues
January 2024 - December 2025

​2025 Penitencia Neighborhood National Night Out

2024 Penitencia Neighborhood National Night Out

2024 PNA National Night Out Movie

2023 Penitencia Neighborhood National Night Out

2022 National Night Out

2023 National Night out

 Penitencia Neighborhood Association (PNA)​
We subscribe to the adage:
"Together, we can do more!"  

Our association has 600 members on 67 streets and courts in the Upper Penitencia Creek regional area of the City of San Jose's District 4

Our group's motto is:
"WATCH, REPORT AND LEARN"
1. WATCH for any suspicious activity (especially by strangers),
2. REPORT all questionable activity to SJPD and then to your WATCH group, and
3. LEARN from any dubious activity you observe.

Penitencia Neighborhood of Residents > The unity of it all > A sense of Community!
Community Awards for
Penitencia Neighborhood Association

Community Awards
 
2025 Unsung Hero Award from California Legislature Assembly Alex Lee, 24th District
Michael Kraus

2024 Unsung Hero Award from California Legislature Assembly Alex Lee, 24th District
Michelle DeLos Angeles

2024 District 4 Stars Community Leader of the Year
Council-member David Cohen, District 4
Certificate of Commendation, Supervisor Otto Lee
Star Community Leader Award, Senator Aisha Wahab, District 10
Certificate of Recognition, Cal Assembly Member Alex Lee
MIKE KRAUS

2023 Unsung Hero Award from California Legislature Assembly Alex Lee, 24th District
GLORIA COLLINS

CA State 27th Assembly Recognition from Ash Kalra, State Assembly Member for California State Assembly, District 27

Certificate of Recognition by California State Senator Jim Beall, 15th Senate District for hosting National Night Out

Community Hero Award from California Legislature Assembly by Kansen Chu, Assemblymember, 25th District
JOHN SEMANIK

Community Hero Award from California Legislature Assembly by Kansen Chu, Assemblymember, 25th District
MIKE KRAUS

Community Service City of San Jose Commendation by Sam Liccardo, Mayor of the City of San Jose and Councilmember Lan Diep and collegues on the City Council
MIKE KRAUS

Community Service Commendation from Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors by Dave Cortese.

Kudos Award to JANET HIGAKI by Penitencia Neighborhood Association

Kudos Award to MIKE KRAUS by Penitencia Neighborhood Association

Responsible Landlord Engagement Initiative (RLEI) Neighborhood Champion - AUGI BETTENCOURT by Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County

Responsible Landlord Engagement Initiative (RLEI) Neighborhood Champion - JOHN SEMANIK by Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County

Responsible Landlord Engagement Initiative (RLEI) Neighborhood Champion - MIKE KRAUS by Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
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Penitencia Neighborhood of
Community-minded Residents
Penitencia Neighborhood Association is a group of concerned residents that have developed a solid sense of neighborhood community.

- Our focus is on crime, safety and quality of life issues that effect our neighborhood community.
- We are NOT strictly a virtual website. Rather, we are a collective group of “security and safety minded” individuals that occasionally meet "in-person" to:

(1) Know each other "face-to-face,"
(2) Proactively collaborate tactics to monitor and report to SJPD all suspected criminal activity occurring on Penitencia streets and courts, and
(3) Addressing issues having an effect on the "quality-of-life" in our neighborhood community.
PNA Board of Officers
    President: Mike Kraus of Crystal Creek Drive
Vice President: Gloria Collins of Creek Point Drive
    Treasurer: George Mosqueda of Salt Lake Drive
Secretary: Shiv jha  of Mary Caroline Drive ​

Penitencia Community at
National Night Out History

Images of PNA Over the Years

Penitencia Neighborhood Association [PNA] and
San Jose Community NETWORK [SJCN]

- PNA is a founding member of San Jose Community NETWORK http://www.SanJoseCommunity.com
- PNA is a member of United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County (UNSCC) http://www.unscc.org
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with San Jose Police Officers Association http://www.sjpoa.com
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with Catalyze SV https://www.catalyzesv.org
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with Berryessa Citizens Advisory Council https://berryessasj.wordpress.com
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with Gardner Neighborhood Association http://bit.ly/gardnerneighborhood
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with Japantown Neighborhood Association
https://www.facebook.com/Japantown-Neighborhood-Association
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with Oster Neighborhood Association https://www.facebook.com/OsterNA
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with River Oaks Neighborhood Association https://sites.google.com/site/riveroaksna
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with San Jose Action http://www.SanJoseAction.com
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with Senter Monterey Neighborhood Association (SMNA) http://www.smnasj.org
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with Willow Glen Association http://www.wgna.net
- PNA & SJCN works in collaboration with Cottle-to-Lean Neighborhood Association (CLNA) https://www.cottlelean.com

Board of Officers
    President: Mike Kraus of Crystal Creek Drive
Vice President: Gloria Collins of Creek Point Drive
    Treasurer: George Mosqueda of Salt Lake Drive
    Secretary: Shiv jha  of Mary Caroline Drive 


​Community Emergency Response Team Members

Penitencia Neighborhood Association Pet Registry 

The Penitencia Neighborhood Association has set up a Community Pet Registry database, administered by Elaine Lee (email: [email protected]).
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SCENARIO
​In the event a Pet gets out and starts wondering the neighborhood, PNA neighbors can send a picture of the wondering pet to Elaine.  Elaine will check the database and if the pet is in the database, Elaine can contact the owner to return the lost Pet!!  
SIGN UP FOR THE PET REGISTRY BY CLICKING ON ONE OF THE BUTTONS BELOW DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU HAVE A GOOGLE EMAIL ACCOUNT OR A NON-GOOGLE EMAIL ACCOUNT

Penitencia  NEIGHBORHOOD association [PNA]

What  your  COMMUNITY neighbors  Are  Saying

"PNA is the exemplar neighborhood association."

"Your neighborhood association group is a model of effective and proactive neighborhood association programs for the City of San Jose. "

"Your neighborhood association's motto of WATCH, REPORT AND LEARN really works!"

"Your neighborhood association's "deterrent programs ARE working" due to lower overall property crime on your groups streets and courts in recent months."

Join  PNA TODAY

PNA is a 501(c)(4) non-profit regional neighborhood association having a shared unity by its residential members with a solid sense of a caring community.
- PNA has over 600 members on 67 streets and courts located in the Upper Penitencia Creek region of the City of San Jose, CA, District 4.