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San Jose’s first homeless safe sleeping site opens in March
Dec 18, 2024 · Don't miss a story. Get San José Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. San Jose officials are sharing more details about the city’s first safe sleeping site for homeless residents as the March opening draws near. Mayor Matt Mahan and city housing officials spoke with residents on Monday ...
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Dec 17, 2024 · Another San Jose school district is making the difficult decision to close and consolidate campuses due to declining enrollment. The Berryessa Union School District board of trustees on Wednesday voted 4-1 to close three elementary schools for the 2025-26 academic year: Cherrywood, Toyon and Laneview.
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Dec 17, 2024 · San José Spotlight is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to local political & government reporting in San Jose, Santa Clara County & the South Bay.
San Jose leaders approve scaled-down El Paseo redevelopment
Dec 11, 2024 · Jones served as District 1 councilmember from 2014 to 2022 and as vice mayor starting in 2019. He voted for the original El Paseo de Saratoga plan, which included 150 affordable apartments among the 994 total proposed.When the modified plan with only 38 affordable homes came back before the council on Tuesday, Jones told city leaders he was profoundly disappointed to see so many affordable ...
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San Jose hits some homelessness goals, misses others
Nov 22, 2024 · But the city has also faced setbacks with tiny home sites experiencing various delays. The modular homes at Branham Lane had numerous problems, including mold and plumbing. The latest issues found were deficiencies in the factory-installed waterproofing, as well as faulty installation of exterior protective finish.. San Jose has also ramped up removing trash around the waterways to address ...
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Dec 10, 2024 · The tasting room at 10th Street Distillery in San Jose features windows looking into the distillery, showing off a stainless steel boiler and two copper pot stills with otherworldly-shaped domes that wouldn’t be out of place in one of Joan Miró’s surrealist paintings.
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Dec 11, 2024 · San Jose Spotlight is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to independent Policy reporting in San Jose, Santa Clara County & the South Bay.
How San Jose plans to tackle its worst problems
Feb 16, 2023 · The San Jose mayor’s transition committees have finally made their private discussions public. Mayor Matt Mahan created five closed-door committees to meet and advise him on the city’s most pressing problems ahead of this year’s budget process—a move highly criticized because it lacked transparency and potentially flouted the law.The now-dissolved committees were tasked to create ...