City of San Jose Government News Digest

The mayors of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Foster City and Half Moon Bay have all voiced support for pursuing a regional plan to address local homelessness.

Following the direction of the Federal Aviation Commission, the City of San Jose began clearing a homeless encampment from under a flight path serving San Jose Mineta International Airport.

A 2.2-acre lot on West San Carlos Street near downtown San Jose is under consideration for development of over 200 units of affordable housing.

A proposal for a 205-unit all-affordable housing development on an empty lot on West Julian Street in downtown San Jose has been filed.

San Jose City Councilmember Arjun Batra joined in opposition of a planned Santa Clara County purchase of the South San Jose interim housing sites for use in a jail diversion program.

A proposed market-rate housing project for Lick Avenue in San Jose has been updated to instead build 215 affordable homes as the first phase of a 565-unit project.

A look at the life of a 7-year-old member of a family living in a homeless encampment in San Jose.

A plan by Santa Clara County to acquire a City of San Jose-owned homeless tiny house site to be used for a jail diversion plan was put on hold following strong opposition from nearby residents.

A parking lot on South Second Street in downtown San Jose is the site of a proposed housing development of several hundred units.

Estimates for the cost of the Diridon Station development range from $3 billion to $10 billion.

The anti-crime Proposition 36 on the November ballot is being backed by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan.

A look at the burned down, boarded up and deserted properties increasing urban blight in San Jose.

A 25 acre lot in north San Jose once considered for an office campus is being proposed for development of housing, including more than 100 affordable units.

The Willow Glen Neighborhood Association is open to a sanctioned homeless encampment at the Valley Transportation Authority’s Lelong Street property, but with a list of conditions.

Following the confirmation of West Nile virus in tested mosquitos, pesticide spraying was ordered for neighborhoods in the 95111, 95112, 95121 and 95122 zip codes in San Jose and unincorporated Santa Clara Valley.

San Jose announced a $6.7 million state grant will be used to finance a 100-unit tiny house site on Cherry Avenue.

On July 5, the San Jose Police Department announced a new citywide online crime dashboard, updated monthly.

Wastewater testing for COVID shows the virus is surging in San Jose.

A 15-story 220-unit affordable housing project is being proposed for development on South Market Street in downtown San Jose.

Local real estate development company Lakeside Community shared feedback collected over several sessions expressing local resident input about desired uses for the 114-acre former golf course.

The San Jose City Council approved a new land-use category to protect the 58 mobile home parks and tens of thousands of residents in the city from future displacement.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held June 14 celebrating the start of construction of the $13 billion 6-mile BART extension to Silicon Valley.

Effective July 18, ADUs may be sold as condominiums separate from the homes to which they are attached in San Jose.

A mountain lion sighting was reported near Happy Hollow Park and Zoo and Kelley Park on Senter Road in San Jose on June 6.

In its June 4 meeting, the San Jose City Council yesterday approved a rate increase for drinking and wastewater services for some local residents and businesses.

In his June 1 State of the City speech, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan asserted a need to find clean and safe places to move over 1,000 homeless from unsafe conditions on the streets and along waterways in the coming 12 months.

A proposal to bulldoze the historic Burbank Theater on South Bascom Avenue in San Jose to build 62 units of housing is causing concern among preservationists.

A proposal was unveiled for dual 28-story towers with 529 units of housing and some retail and a restaurant on East Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose.

Plans for a 300 unit residential development on West Julian Street have been filed.

Preliminary proposals for a rail and transit hub in downtown San Jose adjacent to Diridon Station have been released, with costs of billions of dollars projected.