The first meeting of the Cabernet Neighborhood Watch Committee was held on November 8, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Raleys meeting room. Altogether, there were 15 people in attendance from our community in Cabernet Highlands.
Officer Andelin from Reno Police Department was on hand to offer assistance and advice on how best to proceed with forming and maintaining a neighborhood watch committee. He spoke with the attendees, querying their concerns. Many of the issues centered around car burglary and speeders.
Also present was Reno City Councilperson Bonnie Weber. Ms. Weber Hosted a meeting at Alice Smith School several weeks ago to promote Neighborhood Watch groups throughout Ward 4. She is committed to community outreach programs and has been instrumental in several improvements in the North Valleys.
Overall, the crime rate in our neighborhood has been typically very low. However, as the North Valleys continue to grow, the goal of the Neighborhood Watch group is to ensure the security of all our neighbors. Neighborhood Watch programs through, “Neighbors helping Neighbors” ensures the peaceful enjoyment of our homes and families.
The outcome of the first meeting was to establish a series of ongoing meetings to assist with teaching our neighbors better ways to ensure safety for their families and property; to encourage greater participation from more people; to provide communication resources through web page, email, and phone trees that inform people in our community; and to request from local agencies solutions to reduce traffic problems and crime going far into the future.
Officer Andelin spoke on the importance of reporting issues to our community leaders through local agencies.
For Emergencies call 911
For Non Emergencies call 775 334-2121
All others call Reno Direct 775 334-4636
Other sources of neighborhood information were discussed. Some suggestions were to attend the Neighborhood Advisory Board meetings held on the third Thursday of each month. Information is available via Reno City Neighborhood Advisory Board page at: https://www.reno.gov/community/your-neighborhood/ward-4
The next meeting of the Cabernet Neighborhood Watch group is tentatively scheduled for December 5, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Raleys community room.
For information or to get involved, please contact Pat Shea or sign up on the website providing contact information.
Pat Shea 775 721 6742 pat100shea@gmail.com
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June 12 Meeting Minutes
Cabernet Highlands Neighborhood Watch Meeting Minutes June 12, 6:00 p.m.
Raley’s meeting room
Present at the meeting were: Pat Shea, Billie Shea, JoEllen Curtis, Dan Curtis, Chris Rasmussen, Ray Lake, Bonnie Weber, and Officer Wen Wei of the Reno Police Department
A Neighborhood Watch program is a group of people living in the same area who want to make their neighborhood safer by working together and in conjunction with local law enforcement to reduce crime and improve their quality of life.
Pat Shea opened the meeting reporting progress on membership noting the Cabernet Watch group now has 40 members who have signed onto the website to receive information and to participate in this community watch.
A discussion about the effectiveness of the mobile radar cart followed with Pat citing that Reno Police Department and Traffic did 3 traffic surveys over the past 60 days. The report was that the mean average speed was 25 miles per hour with approximately 25 percent of the over 650 cars counted going faster than the posted speed limit.
The city traffic engineer reported that because most of the traffic is within reason no speed bumps are warranted at this time.
Pat spoke on things that would help to reduce speed, he spoke of the average width of Buck drive starting at above 30 feet wide and narrowing as it transitioned into Souverain. He noted that cars parked on the street were actually causing drivers to reduce their speeds inside our neighborhoods.
Officer Wei offered to liaison with Reno City Traffic manager to determine next steps.
Several solutions to the traffic issues were discussed that included radar speed signs that warn drivers of their speed, painted strips on the road that looked like speed bumps with accompanying signs warning speed reduction ahead, and speed rumbles similar speed bumps.
In order to initiate any of these solutions, the community must come together in some way to purchase these options. Radar speed signs sell for approximately $4,100 each with a recommendation of at least 3 placed strategically on the busiest areas. Speed Rumbles would cost around $600 apiece and would advice a minimum of 5 or 6 to be effective. The members at the meeting discussed asking the HOA to purchase these devices by raising the monthly assessments. One member suggested asking the HOA Board to put this topic on the agenda at a future meeting.
This issue is a community wide issue. As such, we would like to hear your opinion on solutions to our traffic issues.
Officer Wei reported there were 14 crimes reported in the last 28 days most of which were in the Raleigh Heights neighborhood. He indicated our neighborhood was pretty quiet overall.
Officer Wei’ Tip of the Day:
Too many Ring notifications?
The Ring app has a new way to narrow the area you wish to receive notifications for and the type of notices you want to review. Check out the Cabernet Watch website for instructions on modifying your ring map.
Fraud Targeting Seniors
O’Keefe Media Group Uncovers More Evidence Of Campaign Finance Fraud Targeting Seniors
A citizen journalist working with the O’Keefe Media Group recently uncovered more evidence of what appears to be campaign finance fraud targeting senior citizens.
Mr Rubio
In March, OMG founder James O’Keefe traveled to Maryland and spoke with residents whose names and addresses were linked to tens-of-thousands in donations to ActBlue and other left-wing organizations or political candidates. Almost all residents said that they had donated to ActBlue and other campaigns, though all denied making large contributions.
Federal Election Commission data analyzed by Election Watch, a citizen journalist group, revealed that hundreds of senior citizens across the nation had been making hundreds and, in some cases, thousands of individual donations to ActBlue and other campaigns.
One senior citizen had made 1,009 individual donations for a total of $18,849.77 since 2022. While she did say that she had made donations to ActBlue and Joe Biden’s election campaign, she vehemently denied having donated more than $18,000 and was shocked by the news.
A citizen journalist in New Jersey recently uncovered additional evidence of likely campaign finance fraud targeting senior citizens in New Jersey.
Campaign Finance Fraud
One elderly woman began sobbing after being informed that over $86,000 had been donated to left-wing political campaigns in her name. “86-thousand-dollars? Oh my, that’s…I… I did that?” the distraught senior citizen said. Over 5,300 individual donations had been made in her name over the course of two years. The donations ranged from just one dollar, all the way up to $5,000.
“I don’t remember giving hundreds of dollars to Pelosi. I was just giving more like 10 dollars, I don’t remember,” the woman said while looking at the list of contributions made in her name.
On September 30, 2022, 108 donations were listed in her name. “In one day? No wonder they keep contacting me as if I’m – and they keep giving me recognition as if I’m one of the best that they have,” she said.
Another woman was shocked to learn that she had supposedly been donating to ActBlue every other day in 2021 and 2022. She stated that this was impossible since she works six days a week as a nurse.
In April, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) called for an investigation into ActBlue following the revelations. “I write to urge the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate the purported presence of widespread fraudulent donations being reported to the commission by ActBlue, a Democratic campaign conglomerate,” Rubio wrote in a letter to the FEC.
“I urge the commission to investigate ActBlue’s reporting and insufficient security guardrails,” the letter went on to say.
April 19 Meeting Minutes
Cabernet Highlands Neighborhood Watch Group
Meeting April 19, 2023
Raleys meeting room at 6:00 pm
Present: Pat Shea, Billie Shea, Lucy Calles, Carlos Calles, Dan Curtis, JoEllen Curtis, Ernest Brooks, Bonnie Weber, Ray Lake, …
Pat called the meeting to order with a discussion on issues that many in our community are concerned about. One of the big concerns being the number of vehicles with no regard to traffic rules. Some of the drivers who are speeding and driving carelessly are members of this community, but many are taking shortcuts through the neighborhood. It was pointed out the only way to get any action is to complain.
The Reno Police Department is responsible for this neighborhood and the adjacent neighborhoods. But this community is far away from the core of the city where most of the problems occur so little attention is paid to our community. Pat agreed he would reach out and request the mobile radar cart again. He also suggested that if you see these speeders, take down as many details as possible and report it through Reno Direct 775 334-4636or RenoDirect@Reno.Gov . By reporting we should get more action from the police.
It was also decided that the group could inquire about having traffic calming devices put in place to slow cars down. This project will be reported on further at a later date.
Bonnie suggested that we start collecting information from our residents on the infractions they see. That may give us more details to share with law enforcement. Pat and Ray will be designing something on the website https://www.cabernetwatch.org/
The remainder of the meeting was an open forum discussion on ideas and goals for the future of the neighborhood watch group. Many suggestions will be followed in future meetings to see what interests the residents.
They were:
NW Newsletter (printed or online)
Discussions on Fire safety (asking for guest speakers)
Hold an event later in the year in conjunction with National Neighborhood Watch Nite Out. An event highlighting the neighborhood watch group and introducing our neighbors to each other to further safety and a sense of community.
Holding a “Block Party” to spread the word.
Asking one of the CERT trainers to guest speak at a future meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:35