California Asked To Give Willow Glen Trestle Historic Status
A group of San Jose residents says it recently uncovered a “rich and intriguing background” that warrants declaring the Willow Glen...
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Feb 4, 20162 min read
Recycling Rates Lag as San Jose Fights its Biggest Hauler
Used diapers. A full can of beans. Batteries. Wadded-up toilet paper. Food-caked takeout containers. Greasy pizza boxes. “It’s trash,”...
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BVNA
Dec 1, 20151 min read
San Jose Tower Could Bring More Mixed-Use Near Santana Row
A 25-story mixed-use tower proposed for a site near Santana Row could bring 330 condos and around 50k SF of commercial space to San Jose....
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BVNA
Oct 26, 20151 min read
Trick-or-Treat the Alameda
Come check out Halloween on the Alameda this coming Saturday 10/31 from 3:30-5:30PM! Stop in at participating businesses for promotions...
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BVNA
Sep 13, 20151 min read
Neighborhood Cleanup
It's amazing what a difference a few hours of hard work can have on an area. We were able to fill 5 giant bags with garbage that...
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BVNA
Sep 6, 20151 min read
Neighborhood Cleanup
Next Saturday September 12th join your neighbors to help clean up Chiechi Ave. If you have driven down Chiechi you know that it has been...
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BVNA
Aug 13, 20151 min read
Mercury News Editorial: Housing At Mel Cotton’s? No.
The San Jose City Council continues to grapple with housing development proposals in conflict with the need to build a tax base the way...
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BVNA
Jul 15, 20151 min read
S Willard Stabbing
#AttemptedMurder #Stabbing #SWillard #Law #Crime
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BVNA
May 16, 20151 min read
Inside Westfield's Big Plans For Its $600M Valley Fair Expansion (Renderings)
If you’ve bought into the media narrative that malls are just so over, allow me to introduce you to Westfield’s latest plans for Valley...
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BVNA
May 12, 20151 min read
Herhold: San Jose Shouldn’t Lose Its Commercial Land
You can tell when a topic gets really, really heated at San Jose City Hall, incandescent white in a world of gray. A council member will...
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BVNA
May 7, 20151 min read
Developer Pulls Plug On Controversial Residential Rezone Bid In San Jose
A developer has withdrawn a proposal to build apartments on a south San Jose industrial site, blinking first in a growing land-use battle...
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BVNA
May 1, 20151 min read
2015 Homeless Census & Survey
Every two years in January, communities across the country conduct comprehensive counts of their homeless population to gain a better...
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BVNA
Mar 20, 20151 min read
Industrial Land Conversion Showdown: Debate Over San Jose Housing Proposals Reaches Boiling Point
San Jose’s land-use battle over industrial-to-residential conversions reaches a climax today as the city council takes up a controversial...
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BVNA
Mar 19, 20151 min read
Industrial To Residential? San Jose Developers Seek To Convert 40 Acres
For years under former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and a previous city council, property owners and developers knew the score: When it came...
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BVNA
Mar 15, 20151 min read
Inside Westfield's Big Plans For Its $600M Valley Fair Expansion (Renderings)
After months of construction to overhaul Westfield Valley Fair Mall, the Silicon Valley Business Journal got a sneak peek of what the...
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BVNA
Jan 9, 20151 min read
The Ohlone Revived: New Life For Major Midtown San Jose Mixed-Use Project
The Ohlone lives. A year after a major mixed-use project in San Jose's Midtown neighborhood seemed all but dead, the developer has...
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BVNA
Dec 5, 20141 min read
From domes to homes: Santana Row's western addition takes shape in Federal Realty's new plan
A 14-story office tower and nearly 1,000 apartments are envisioned for the old Winchester theaters site across from Santana Row. And yes,...
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BVNA
Mar 6, 20141 min read
315 apartments proposed for San Jose's Midtown
Nearly two decades after Cheim Lumber sold its last two-by-four, its almost five-acre site could become a hotbed of wood-frame...
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BVNA
Nov 22, 20131 min read
Urban Parks: The Community’s Backyard
Someone once mentioned in passing to me that the 21st Century would be the century of the landscape architect. This makes sense in the...
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BVNA
Sep 30, 20136 min read
West San Carlos Workshop
The second community workshop for the West San Carlos Urban Village was held on September 23, 2013, at Sherman Oaks Community Center,...
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