Preparing for Extreme Heat
Extreme Heat This page explains what actions you can take when the weather is extremely hot and how to understand heat alerts from the...
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BVNA
Sep 30, 20164 min read
Preparing for an Earthquake
Earthquakes This page describes what to do before, during, and, after an earthquake. Know your risk What An earthquake is the sudden,...
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BVNA
Sep 30, 20161 min read
Emergency Supply Kit
Everyone should maintain an emergency supply kit for your home, office, and/or car including in the following items: Battery-powered...
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BVNA
Sep 29, 20161 min read
Willow Glen Trestle Doesn’t Deserve Historical Status, Federal Historian Says
Residents who have been fighting to save the Willow Glen Trestle from demolition were dealt a blow last week when they got word that the...
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BVNA
Sep 16, 20164 min read
Keeping Cool Without AC
Let’s face it: here in San Jose it gets miserably hot outside, and it’s only going to get warmer as summer goes on. While it’s tempting...
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BVNA
Sep 15, 20162 min read
Stamp Out Street Spam
Drive through any neighborhood in San Jose and there it is, a blight every bit as unsightly as graffiti: Nailed to street trees, duct...
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BVNA
Aug 30, 20162 min read
Willow Glen’s Clout In District 6 Is Disproportional, Some Residents Say
Some District 6 residents are upset that the latest caucus to determine who sits on a two-member Neighborhoods Commission selected a...
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BVNA
Aug 21, 20161 min read
High Rents Force Some In Silicon Valley To Live In Vehicles
Faced with some of the most expensive rental housing in the nation, some Bay Area residents are feeling priced out and are seeking...
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BVNA
Aug 15, 20161 min read
Tent Cities Rise Amid Affordable Housing Shortage In Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley, the epicenter of the tech industry, is one of the wealthiest and fastest-growing regions in the country. But the rapid...
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BVNA
Aug 14, 20162 min read
Art Box Project San Jose Turns Drab Utility Boxes Into Art
Utility boxes are for the most part rectangular, gray, metal structures housing needed electrical wiring. They are also both drab and...
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BVNA
Aug 13, 20161 min read
Willow Glen Trestle: San Jose City Council Votes For Razing Despite Residents’ Pleas
The San Jose City Council has voted for a fourth time to remove the Willow Glen Trestle, a wooden railroad relic nestled at the junction...
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BVNA
Aug 13, 20161 min read
High Rents Force Some in Silicon Valley to Live in Vehicles
Faced with some of the most expensive rental housing in the nation, some Bay Area residents are feeling priced out and are seeking...
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BVNA
Aug 12, 20161 min read
Viva Calle San Jose 2016, The Return of the Open Streets
Last year Viva CalleSJ brought more than 35,000 residents out and into the streets of San José to walk, bike, skate, and play and this...
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BVNA
Aug 6, 20161 min read
San Jose: Demolition Of Willow Glen Trestle Put Off While Legal Battles Continue
Because of legal wrangling, the 1920s-era Willow Glen Trestle still stands despite another San Jose City Council vote to raze the old...
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BVNA
Aug 2, 20161 min read
Victorian Preservation Association of Santa Clara Valley
Have you heard about the Members of the Victorian Preservation Association of Santa Clara Valley; it's a non-profit organization, whose...
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BVNA
Jul 27, 20161 min read
No Water Doesn’t Mean No Landscaping
Did you know that San Jose Municipal Code (sections 17.72.530 (Single-Family) 17.72.535 (Multi-Family)) requires that all residential...
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BVNA
Jul 23, 20161 min read
Blighted Alley Becomes a Place of Fun and Games
With his shaggy white Jack Russell terrier trailing close behind, Warren Doleshel stopped his afternoon walk to peer into what looked...
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BVNA
Jul 10, 20161 min read
Back Alley Makeover & Block Party
Forget everything you know about the back alley behind Business Circle, and join us for a Back Alley Block Party on Saturday, July 23rd....
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BVNA
Jul 10, 20162 min read
Why Your Voice Matters
Like everything in the world, San Jose is constantly changing; its growing up, evolving from the orchards of the Valley of Hearts Delight...
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BVNA
Jul 1, 20162 min read
National Night Out 2016
Buena Vista, and many other neighborhoods across the city and country, is participating in celebrating National Night Out on Tuesday...
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