Voters are on track to pass a ballot measure that will give the City Council authority to increase...
York: Alviso Park, a half century of broken promises
For more than half a century, the people of Alviso have waited for something so ordinary it should never have become a struggle — a decent neighborhood park. Generations of children have grown up while San Jose produced plans, commissioned studies, held meetings and made promises. Year after year, the blueprints grew more ambitious, but the grass remained neglected, the fields unfinished and the dreams unrealized. Millions were envisioned on paper while residents watched their park deteriorate. In a city celebrated for innovation and extraordinary wealth, one small community’s quest for a safe place to play is a heartbreaking story...
