Orchard Supply Hardware Stores to Shut Down Nationwide
Orchard Supply Hardware stores across the Bay Area and beyond closed their doors early Tuesday and will shut down permanently by the end...
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BVNA
Feb 15, 20181 min read
San Jose Approves Sale of Land to Google for $67MM
The city council of the City of San Jose voted Tuesday 11-0 to approve the sale of of five former redevelopment properties near Diridon...
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BVNA
Jan 31, 20181 min read
Google Advisory Group Moves Forward In San Jose Despite Intense Pushback
After more than three hours of impassioned pleas from dozens of local residents and community groups who wanted to be included, the San...
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BVNA
Dec 27, 20171 min read
Update On Community Engagement Plan For Proposed Google Development At Diridon Station
On June 20, 2017, the City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an Exclusive Negotiation...
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BVNA
Dec 4, 20172 min read
Google in San Jose? Look what happened with Amazon in Seattle
An army of 20,000 Googlers is expected to descend upon the capital of Silicon Valley when the search giant opens a new campus here. To...
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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
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
Apr 2, 20151 min read
Meridian At Midtown Mixed-Use Project Finished
The Meridian at Midtown mixed-use development has been completed in part of the vision to rehabilitate W. San Carlos Street, creating a...
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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
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
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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BVNA
Jul 22, 20133 min read
A Midtown Plan Turns Bad And Should Be Rejected
San Jose’s first step toward the Envision 2040 General Plan is headed in the wrong direction. Nearly 10 years ago, the Valley...
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BVNA
Sep 13, 20121 min read
Complete Streets Audit and Community Engagement
A complete street is one that follows the 8-80 rule—whether you are 8 or 80 years old, the road is safe for you to use. The intersection...
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BVNA
Jun 6, 20121 min read
Getting A Head Start With Urban Village Planning In San Jose
On April 28, residents donned hats and comfy shoes to join Greenbelt Alliance on a walking tour of the West San Carlos-South Bascom area...
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