More than 200 apartments could be coming to San Jose’s Buena Vista neighborhood as city planning officials consider a proposal that would require demolition of several buildings. Cupertino-based Urban Villas LLC is pitching a slightly bigger version of a previously approved project just outside of downtown San Jose that includes 237 apartments and nearly 17,000 square feet of...
San Jose wants to help renters fight evictions
Following a tsunami of evictions, San Jose is looking at ways to help residents from losing their homes, and heading off the problem before it reaches the courts. The eviction issue has skyrocketed in San Jose, especially after the expiration of COVID-19 pandemic-era tenant protections. Toward the end of 2022, hundreds of San Jose residents...
Longtime San Jose employee rises to public works director
A San Jose employee of more than two decades is taking the helm to oversee the city’s public infrastructure. Matt Loesch fought back tears standing before the San Jose City Council as he accepted his promotion on June 13 to lead the city’s public works department. Since January, he served as acting director after his...
San Jose residents are obsessed with pickleball
Pop, shuffle, whoops of victory. Those are the sounds of San Jose’s latest sport on the rise: pickleball. Pickleball, a combination of tennis, table tennis and badminton, ranks as the fastest growing sport nationwide for the last three years by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association—and San Jose has thousands of fans. With 58 courts...
San Jose mayors blast MLB for excluding city
San Jose officials are making a renewed push to clear a path for a future professional baseball team in the city. A group of former San Jose mayors and current Mayor Matt Mahan sent a sharply worded letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred calling for an end to the San Francisco Giants’ claim...
San Jose finds interim head for critical department
As San Jose works to fill the vacant director role of its housing department, a seasoned city leader with a history of smashing barriers will take over in the interim. Deputy City Manager Rosalynn Hughey will temporarily lead the housing department as San Jose conducts a nationwide search to fill the role permanently. In three weeks, current...
Will San Jose’s St. James Park revamp be a gamechanger?
One of San Jose’s oldest parks that laid the ground for presidential speeches, memorials and even lynchings wants to remake history again after more than 150 years. St. James Park, located on nearly seven acres in the downtown core, is getting a complete makeover through a partnership between Levitt Foundation, Friends of Levitt Pavilion San...
San Jose and SJSU want to keep talent in the city
San Jose State University and San Jose City Hall are partnering in a bold endeavor—a marketing campaign to help students feel more connected to the city and keep them local after graduation. They are each investing $100,000 in a citywide branding strategy and student fellowship program to create an easier path to employment for students interested in...
San Jose approves hike in mayor race donations
Mayoral candidates in San Jose will soon be able to raise more money for their campaigns—if just slightly. The San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $100 increase to campaign contribution limits for the mayoral race. Come March 2024, individuals will be able to donate up to $1,500 per mayoral candidate. This small change comes as...
San Jose pilot program to tackle blight
San Jose streets are blighted with trash, broken windows and graffiti—and instead of waiting for residents to point it out, the city wants to find and fix it first. The city is launching a pilot program where its employees will conduct blight inspections and enforcement in downtown and other areas for six months, starting in...