Just weeks after announcing his run for governor, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan launched two new social media...
Paz-Cedillos: Culture is civic infrastructure
On Friday night in Mayfair, the Mexican Heritage Plaza was full — not just of art, but of memory. Timeless Art Collective presented ¡La Cultura Vive! — a showcase rooted in San Jose’s Chicano art scene and grounded in the history of this neighborhood. What unfolded made visible something we too often overlook: Culture is civic infrastructure. Inside the gallery, old cannery boxes — once used in the fields — were stacked to spell out “Mayfair.” Nearby, a large map traced what was once called Sal Si Puedes — “Get Out If You Can” — the name given to this...
