The long-simmering debate over closing Reid-Hillview Airport in East San Jose and replacing it with a neighborhood development is expected to heat up again next week as Santa Clara County supervisors consider potential uses for the land. The Reid-Hillview airport, built more than 80 years ago, occupies nearly 200 acres that advocates say could be...
Letter to the editor: Reid-Hillview article lacked balance
We write in response to your most recent article regarding Reid-Hillview Airport. The article, while informative, took an unbalanced look at a very serious issue that is impacting our community. Those of us who reside in this community face possible consequences that no other community in the Bay Area has to face. We write to...
San Jose residents weigh proposed closure of Reid-Hillview Airport
Planes have flown daily out of Reid-Hillview Airport in East San Jose since the mid-twentieth century. But 2020 could be the last decade in which the roar of these engines is heard, and as ideas to repurpose the airport are discussed, residents are speaking out. Santa Clara County officials just finished gathering public input about...
Coronavirus LIVE BLOG: April 9 to April 22
Catch up on our current Coronavirus LIVE BLOG here. 6:45 p.m. April 22: Santa Clara sees rise in illegal dumping Santa Clara officials said Wednesday that the city is getting “increased reports” of residents leaving things like mattresses and other bulky household wares on public streets. The dumping comes at about the time that the city...
Santa Clara County sued over plans to close Reid-Hillview Airport
Santa Clara County is being sued over its plans to close an East San Jose airport to build much-needed housing — but the complaint alleges federal officials say the county can’t do that, and shutting down Reid-Hillview Airport would be a disaster for the Bay Area, which relies on the airport for emergency operations and...
San Jose lawmakers to discuss Reid-Hillview Airport closure
After months of delay, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday will discuss a report on the possible closure of Reid-Hillview Airport, a move many opponents said will burden the city’s downtown airport and shrink city resources in the case of an emergency. In December, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors took a big leap...
UPDATE: San Jose officials delay discussion on Reid-Hillview Airport closure
The potential closure of the 80-year-old Reid-Hillview Airport could have a lasting impact on San Jose, according to a new report, by straining city resources and reducing the capacity of the city’s downtown airport. Santa Clara County supervisors in December voted to explore closing the airport due to rising costs, declining revenues and growing maintenance...
Retired? Yeah, right. East Side’s Blanca Alvarado launches two new campaigns
Ten years after East Side matriarch Blanca Alvarado “retired” from politics, the trailblazer shows no signs of slowing down.