California is being hit particularly hard by Department of Government Efficiency cuts. It is home to more federal...
Shoor: San Jose’s general plan needs to achieve more vital outcomes
Ask almost any Silicon Valley elected official, city planner or resident in recent years what widespread issue our region needs to solve, and they’ll say the same thing: build more housing. So why haven’t we? There are many reasons, yet here’s one needing more attention: our planning process is malfunctioning. Full of good intentions, it’s tripping on its own laces and tumbling. A little background first. In 2011, San Jose approved a citywide vision called the general plan. Its objective: create neighborhood villages across San Jose where shops, homes, offices, transit and public space are within walking distance to make...
