Vietnamese leaders are calling for equitable funding across community-based organizations in an effort to ensure residents aren’t left behind. Santa Clara County’s Vietnamese nonprofits have faced a longstanding gap in funding and resources, despite the population’s significant presence in the region. Advocates said these funding disparities are detrimental to the organizations that provide the greatest support...
San Jose parents frustrated by loss of college program
San Jose parents are upset over their school district’s decision to shut down a popular enrichment program and want to know why they are just now learning about it. San Jose Unified School District closed its middle college program last April, which allowed high school juniors and seniors to attend school at a community college...
San Jose advocates demand stronger police oversight
On the heels of a tumultuous year for San Jose police, advocates are renewing calls to give the city’s independent police watchdog more power. More than two dozen people gathered outside San Jose City Hall this week to demand the independent police auditor (IPA) have full independent investigatory powers over the San Jose Police Department. Organizers...
Silicon Valley leaders want to deliver faster internet services
Local governments are looking to create public-private partnerships to ensure high-speed internet is a central service to all South Bay residents. At a technology innovation forum hosted by Comcast, government and tech leaders gathered to discuss how large companies can work with cities to create faster internet services and ensure more equitable and accessible coverage. Elad Nafshi,...
Longtime San Jose sports club could become housing
A beloved tennis and swimming club that’s operated for nearly seven decades appears likely to be sold, demolished and redeveloped with dozens of townhomes. The San Jose Swim & Racquet Club is “under contract” to be sold to a developer, Dion Campisi, a real estate agent with Colliers International representing the seller, told San José Spotlight....
San Jose Fallon statue is heading to storage
After two years, work has finally started on removing a controversial San Jose monument. On Tuesday, construction workers started jackhammering the three-foot concrete pedestal of the Thomas Fallon statue, crumbling concrete and sending dust flying. The statue, located at the intersection of St. James and Julian streets, has caused public uproar for more than three...
San Jose lawmaker seeks changes to state towing practices
Vehicles won’t be towed or have their registration denied due to a few parking tickets if a proposed state bill passes. For low-income families, this could prevent the loss of livelihood and housing instability. Assembly Bill 1082, authored by San Jose Assemblymember Ash Kalra, would prohibit towing or immobilizing vehicles due to unpaid parking tickets. If approved,...
San Jose says goodbye to its neighborhoods commission
The San Jose Neighborhoods Commission is on pause, for now. The City Council voted unanimously to suspend the neighborhoods commission until it can come up with a better model to attract and retain commissioners. The 20-member committee—which allows residents and neighborhood groups to weigh in on critical votes and bring concerns to elected officials—has not met...
San Jose opens homeless housing site in police parking lot
Dozens of homeless residents will be able to get off the streets, as new interim housing opens near the doorstep of the San Jose Police Department. The Guadalupe Emergency Interim Housing site, located on a former SJPD parking lot, opened Wednesday. Housing advocates and elected officials said it’s the latest project in the city’s attempt to...
San Jose approves seven-story apartment building in Willow Glen
More than 200 apartments are set to be built in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood, after getting the green light during the city’s planning director hearing Wednesday. Cupertino-based KCR Development plans to demolish a nearly 30,000 square-foot vacant building that most recently served as a senior assisted living facility, and put up a seven-story apartment...