"My wife made me join a bridge club. I jump off next Tuesday."
Rodney Dangerfield
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2011 Goal: 1,000 Members
Help recruit new members. Membership packets Why Join ACBL? are available at the Bridge Center.
As of Sept. 30th we have 965 members!
Join us and jump into the fascinating world of Contract Bridge.
About Us
Located on the San Francisco Peninsula, we have over 900 members.
We offer games for all levels of players including intermediate / newcomer games specifically for new and returning players with limited masterpoints. We hold games seven days a week at our Bridge Center and several other locations nearby.
We provide a comprehensive education program including classes, free lectures and mentoring.
Almost all of our games and other activities are open to the public. If you are not already a member of our Unit we hope you will consider joining us.
Carpools & Public TransitAlthough our new Bridge Center will have adequate parking for most of our games, there will be times when it will not. In order to ease on-street parking and save energy in the process, we encourage our members to use carpools and public transit.Go Green - Use Carpools and Public Transit.
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 Please check our Event Calendar for special games, tournaments, etc., which are in addition to our normal Game Schedule.
 News
Help us contact the Buddhist Temple. We would like to discuss a mutual parking arrangement with the Buddhist Temple near the IFES. If you are a member of the Temple or know of people we might contact at the Temple we would like to hear from you. Contact Bob Lawrence (650) 967-7373. (1/10)
Bridge Center Fund. We've established a fund to pay for improvements to our new Bridge Center. We hope to have most of them done by the time we move into our new facility. How you can help (12/14)
January 23: 2 Over 1 Class Starts. John Schwartz and John Williams will be teaching an updated version of their course starting January 23 through April 1. Info (12/7)
February 2: Intermediate Bridge Class Starts. This course focuses on intermediate bidding and Intermediate/advanced concepts of play. Class Description (12/29)
February 6: 199'er Average Swiss Game Resumes. After a break of several months the game will resume again on the first Monday of the month. It will be held at the IFES Hall until we move into our new building at the same location. (1/23)
February 28: Planning to Win Morning Class Starts. This is the follow-up to the current Beginning Bridge class. Classes are held on Tuesday mornings. Class Description (1/18)
March 1: Deadly Defense Class Starts. Don't let thos mean declarers walk all over you. Classes are held on Thursday mornings. Class Description (1/18)
March 12: Planning to Win Evening Class Starts. This is the follow-up to the current Beginning Bridge class. Classes are held on Monday evenings. Class Description (1/18)
March 20: Lecture Series Resumes. The first of seven more free lectures will be held on Tuesday morning at 9:30. Info (1/20)
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Bridge Center Status
Our Terminal Blvd. facility has closed. Please check our Game Schedule for games and locations while our new Bridge Center is under construction.
Construction
(1/25) The inside has had major work done in the last few weeks. The drywall is finished, the bathroom floors have been tiled and the t-bar ceiling structure installed. Next is painting painting, finishing electrical and A/C work, installing the carpet and installing the kitchen (not necessarily that order).
(1/4/12) The inside of our building looks like a real building now. The walls and ceiling are insulated and drywall has been put on the walls. The next big steps are taping/mudding the drywall seams, installing the t-bar ceiling, painting, finishing electrical and A/C work, installing the carpet and installing the kitchen (not necessarily that order).
(12/20) Hooray! The county health inspector approved us yesterday and the City of Mountain View inspector approved us today so we can finally restart construction. There is still a lot of work to do but at least we can move forward again.
(12/6) We got inspected last week! The inspector liked what he saw but is requiring additional inspections by the Fire Dept. and also the Health Dept. (for the kitchen area) before we can "close up" the interior. We hope inspections will occur this week and crews can start putting up insulation and drywall next week. Meanhwhile, crews are preparing to pour concrete for handicap access and A/C condensors.
(11/21) After weeks of inactivity due to the city of Mountain View's unwillingness to allow the IFES to continue construction while some minor changes made their way through the building department the city has finally approved the plans.
Conditional Use Permit
(1/25/12) Our CUP, which has been held up for the last six months by long standing issues between the IFES and their neighbors, was approved tonight at a meeting of the Mountain View Planning Dept. Horray - almost! The city will publish it on Friday and then give the community two weeks to file an appeal. If nobody appeals it it will be effective at that time. Keep your finger's crossed.
(12/7) The IFES is still in discussions with the city regarding the site Conditional Use Permit. The next step is an informal meeting in January with the city and neighbors. After that there will be a formal meeting to set the final requirements for the Conditional Use Permit. Both the city and the IFES neighbors are in favor of the Bridge Center using the IFES location and the city has granted us permission to use the IFES Hall at least through the end of the year. We do not anticipate problems playing at the IFES (either the main hall or our building when completed) until the Conditional Use Permit is approved.
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