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
May 2, 20182 min read
Construction Costs Could Limit Where Homes Are Built In San Jose
Construction expenses have pressured developers severely enough that new market-rate apartments are profitable in no more than two...
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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 29, 20181 min read
South Bascom Urban Village Community Open House
This meeting will be an open house format where community members are able to view the final draft concepts of the Plan, make comments,...
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BVNA
Jan 23, 20181 min read
SP17-037 Community Outreach and Public Feedback Meeting
A Community Outreach Meeting will take place at Westminster Presbyterian Curch Fireside Community Room 1100 Shasta Ave San Jose, CA 95126...
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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
Oct 2, 20174 min read
Building Strong Towns Requires Changing The Conversation
No doubt about it, our cities are in trouble. Not only are they saddled with insurmountable debt, but some are on their way to becoming...
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BVNA
Jul 29, 20171 min read
San Jose Planners Tweak Urban Village Plan
Before more developers can swoop in to build in the West San Carlos Street and Bascom Avenue urban village areas, minor land-use changes...
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BVNA
Apr 29, 20171 min read
Smart & Final To Replace Mel Cotton’s Store In Midtown
A Smart & Final grocery store will be built on the old Mel Cotton’s site in Midtown San Jose, developers announced last week at a...
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BVNA
Jan 12, 20171 min read
Developer Files To Redevelop Old Mel Cotton’s Site
An application has been submitted to rezone the site of the historic Midtown building that housed iconic sporting goods store Mel...
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BVNA
Dec 20, 20161 min read
Joint Venture Project Underway in San Jose’s Midtown After Long Hiatus
Construction on the Silver project began in November marking the first phase of a three phase buildout for a large residential mixed-use...
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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
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
Aug 30, 20141 min read
West San Carlos Street & South Bascom Avenue Urban Villages
The West San Carlos Street and South Bascom Avenue urban village plans are available for the public to read and comment on. Each document...
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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
Mar 6, 20134 min read
West San Carlos
West San Carlos (WSC), with its cool vibe and eclectic mix of businesses, is not only a destination in-and-of itself, but it also plays a...
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BVNA
Dec 27, 20121 min read
Midtown Specific Plan
The Midtown Specific Plan provides a vision for an area of San Jose that is undergoing considerable transition and change. The purpose of...
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