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Dec 25, 20171 min read

Christmas Day thanks due to these workers

A FREEWAY GUARDIAN ANGEL: John’s Cribbs has worked for years with an Adopt-A-Highway group along Interstate 280 near San Jose City...

Dec 9, 20171 min read

The Silicon Valley paradox: one in four people are at risk of hunger

In a region famed for its foodie culture, where the well-heeled can dine on gold-flecked steaks, $500 tasting menus and $29 loaves of...

Nov 8, 20171 min read

American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign

The Home Fire Campaign helps save lives by installing free smoke alarms in homes that don't have them, and by educating people about home...

Oct 25, 20171 min read

Lawn Busters

Lawn Busters is here for people who otherwise couldn't afford to bust their lawn. Qualified homeowners receive subsidized services on a...

Oct 15, 20173 min read

Report on the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Round-up 10/14/17 - A Safe? On Highway 280?

A Safe? On Highway 280? Mark your calendar: Saturday, November 18, 2017 is the next Adopt-A-Highway Litter Pickup on Highway 280. ...

Sep 17, 20173 min read

Report on the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Roundup on Highway 280 - a Tale of AYSO Paperwork and Baseball

AYSO paperwork and Baseball Cards made a mess of two off-ramps! Mark your calendar: Saturday, October 14, 2017 is the next...

Dec 21, 20162 min read

The I-280 Clean-Up Volunteers And The Crazy Thing They Found

A note from Mr. Roadshow: I love getting monthly emails from Loui Tucker, the San Jose woman who has led an Adopt-A-Highway cleanup crew...

May 16, 20163 min read

Changing Our City, One Tree at a Time

On May 15, a group of neighbors and volunteers gathered in the Buena Vista to dig holes and plant trees. In an effort organized by...

Apr 8, 20161 min read

Tactical Urbanism: Short-Term Events for Long-Term Change

On March 9, Greenbelt Alliance hosted a community meeting at the San Jose Rose Garden Library. Attendees included members from the Buena...

Nov 26, 20105 min read

Volunteers find the most amazing things cleaning trash on highway shoulders

Why would anyone stand on the shoulder of a freeway with cars and trucks whizzing by at 65 mph, or faster, to pick up plastic bags,...

Jan 24, 20091 min read

S.J. Homeowners eligible for free trees

If your yard could use a little extra shade — and you are a homeowner in San Jose — a free tree could be in your future. Our City Forest,...