North San Jose will see a transformational change along one of its busiest transit corridors as more affordable housing, walkways and bike and bus lanes are developed — thanks to a multimillion-dollar state grant aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Affirmed Housing Group has received a $38 million grant to build 195 affordable apartments next to...
San Jose lawmakers influence vote over Muwekma Ohlone recognition
San Jose leaders have suspended discussions over supporting the federal recognition of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe — pushing it to a vote in mid-September after receiving letters from two congressional leaders critical of the proposal. Councilmembers Domingo Candelas, David Cohen, Dev Davis, Bien Doan and Peter Ortiz first requested a resolution to champion the tribe’s...
San Jose tiny homes construction faces ongoing delays
Over the next 18 months, San Jose may see four tiny home sites built, offering hundreds of beds to help people living on the streets transition to permanent housing. But getting there remains a challenge. Mayor Matt Mahan wants to add 784 beds between the end of 2025 and beginning of 2026 to tackle the...
San Jose could lose thousands of trees to invasive beetle
An invasive beetle killing a dramatic number of Southern California trees has found its way to San Jose — and it could threaten the urban forest that shades and cools Silicon Valley. Santa Clara County officials aren’t sure when or how the species, known as the shothole borer beetle, arrived in San Jose. The non-native...
San Jose apartments designed for people with disabilities
There is no housing market in the U.S. where someone who is disabled and living on Supplemental Security Income can afford an apartment without rental assistance. A disability-forward housing nonprofit wants to change that. The Kelsey is changing how housing developments are built for low and moderate-income households and people with disability needs, with its first project...
San Jose police to get $400K in military equipment
San Jose leaders have greenlit the purchase of more than $400,000 in military equipment for the city’s police department to replenish its existing inventory of weapons and devices. Approved purchases for San Jose police officers include 125 new .556 caliber patrol rifles for $112,132 and close to $100,000 in new rifles for use by the MERGE unit...
UPDATE: Legendary San Jose mayor’s name will grace city rotunda
Political leaders across San Jose say the time to honor Janet Gray Hayes, the city’s first woman mayor, is long overdue — and she will soon have a building to carry her name alongside Silicon Valley’s most influential changemakers. Hayes was the first woman mayor of a major American city when she was elected in...
Historic Japanese farmhouse in San Jose will be saved
San Jose officials want to save the historically significant residence once home to a Japanese community leader, farmer and survivor of World War II internment camps in California. Preservationists pledged last week to save the North San Jose farmhouse once owned by Eiichi “Ed” Sakauye after the San Jose City Council approved 1,472 apartments and townhomes on 23...
San Jose sees safe sleeping sites as option for homeless residents
As San Jose develops plans for sanctioned homeless encampments, Mayor Matt Mahan traveled to San Diego to see what he could glean. San Diego, at the forefront of safe sleeping sites for unhoused people in California, has two sanctioned locations that support a total of 533 insulated tents. The locations provide on-site case management and resource referrals, restrooms,...
San Jose officials juggle transit design with city disruption
Silicon Valley transportation leaders are closer than ever to turning San Jose’s doorstep into one of the West Coast’s largest mass transit hubs. They just have to come up with billions to pay for it and get residents on board with the ongoing effects of major construction over the next few decades. The San Jose...