Vicente Vera
City Hall Reporter at San José Spotlight
San Jose City Hall Reporter @SJSpotlight / Former: @ABC10, @SanJoseInside, @NBCBayArea / [email protected]
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1 day ago |
sanjosespotlight.com | Vicente Vera
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan opened up the floor to critics of his initiatives to address homelessness Tuesday for the first time since the 2025-26 proposed budget included a reduction of funds prioritized for affordable housing.
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2 days ago |
sanjosespotlight.com | Vicente Vera
Mayor Matt Mahan’s initiative aimed at arresting homeless residents who refuse shelter was at the top of the city’s budget hearing Monday as he highlighted Santa Clara County’s lack of enthusiasm.
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2 days ago |
sanjosespotlight.com | Vicente Vera
City leaders want to redevelop a strip of land underneath the flight path of San Jose Mineta International Airport, shrinking the amount of nearby parkland and open space. San Jose business owners will be encouraged to set up shop on Coleman Avenue between West Heading and West Taylor streets after the City Council voted unanimously May 6 to rezone about 10% of the 120-acre Guadalupe Gardens land.
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3 days ago |
localnewsmatters.org | Vicente Vera |San Jose Spotlight
SAN JOSE HAS FINALIZED the removal of a farmhouse once home to World War II Japanese internment camp survivors to make way for a huge housing development — and one official isn’t happy about it. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a parkland agreement with Hanover Company, the developer of a 1,472-multi-family housing complex, which will include a 2.5-acre park and plaza at 0 Seely Ave. in North San Jose. The park was the last piece of the proposal needing approval.
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5 days ago |
sanjosespotlight.com | Vicente Vera
San Jose leaders want major retailers to take a larger role in retrieving abandoned shopping carts that end up in the city’s most blighted areas. San Jose councilmembers voted unanimously Tuesday to strengthen the city’s abandoned shopping cart regulations by requiring retail stores with more than 76 carts to install theft-prevention devices, require customers to pay a deposit for using a cart or make a deal with a cart-retrieval company.
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San Jose Mayor @MattMahanSJ says he’s looking forward to working with Oakland Mayor-Elect @BarbaraLee_CA after spending weeks campaigning for her opponent @lorenmtaylor — “Oakland has chosen.” @SJSpotlight https://t.co/446TjcKkbN
UPDATED SAN JOSE MURAL DESIGN includes palm trees + the water plant — yet neighbors in opposition seemed to have succeeded in delaying the Chicano-inspired mural design vote until next month. @SJSpotlight https://t.co/kwP6Fn8Syo
SAN JOSE’s Northside community (District 3) want to move forward with a Chicano-themed mural — but many of the neighbors want to delay and/or deny the project — saying they weren’t in the loop + they don’t like the mural design. @SJSpotlight https://t.co/TVSTmbrSSR
SAN JOSE’s Northside community (District 3) want to move forward with a Chicano-themed mural — but many of the neighbors want to delay and/or deny the project — saying they weren’t in the loop + they don’t like the mural design. @SJSpotlight https://t.co/TVSTmbrSSR
