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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...
BVNA
Aug 14, 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...
BVNA
Jul 1, 20162 min read


Pop-up Bikeway Demonstration on Scott Street
Through numerous community discussions, residents and business owners in the West San Carlos and South Bascom Urban Villages have called...
BVNA
Jun 28, 20162 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...
BVNA
May 16, 20163 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...
BVNA
Apr 8, 20161 min read


'Micro-ish' units planned for San Jose's West San Carlos corridor
For several years, micro units — efficiency studios as small as 250 square feet — have been touted as a solution for the region’s housing...
BVNA
Mar 22, 20161 min read


Buena Vista Parks Little Free Library
If you have stopped by Buena Vista Park during the last few months, you may have noticed a new addition on the West side of the park; a...
BVNA
Mar 14, 20161 min read


A Push for a Park on Chiechi
Blight has been a problem plaguing the Buena Vista Neighborhood for some time, one of major sources of this blight comes from the illegal...
BVNA
Oct 19, 20151 min read


A Special Thanks for Your Support
Buena Vista Little Free Library October 18, 2015 Neighbors, THANK YOU! It was only with the support of Lowes on Cottle Road and Tap...
BVNA
Oct 18, 20151 min read
BVNA Spirit Night
Stop by the XXX house on October 31st starting at 7 p.m. to pick up your candy, glow necklace, and take home your instant film picture so...
BVNA
Oct 18, 20151 min read


Neighborhood Cleanup
It's amazing what a difference a few hours of hard work can have on an area. We were able to fill 5 giant bags with garbage that...
BVNA
Sep 13, 20151 min read


Neighborhood Cleanup
Next Saturday September 12th join your neighbors to help clean up Chiechi Ave. If you have driven down Chiechi you know that it has been...
BVNA
Sep 6, 20151 min read


S Willard Stabbing
#AttemptedMurder #Stabbing #SWillard #Law #Crime
BVNA
Jul 15, 20151 min read


Art Box Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
One of the Buena Vista neighborhood’s crown gems, the Buena Vista Park, has just gotten a little shinier. Please join our local community...
BVNA
Apr 4, 20151 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...
BVNA
Aug 30, 20141 min read
Developers are proposing a senior care facility at 415 Meridian Ave
A senior care facility will likely replace Green Design Plants & Potteries at 415 Meridian Ave. in the next two years or so. Property...
BVNA
Mar 19, 20141 min read
Urban Parks: The Community’s Backyard
Someone once mentioned in passing to me that the 21st Century would be the century of the landscape architect. This makes sense in the...
BVNA
Nov 22, 20131 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,...
BVNA
Sep 30, 20136 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...
BVNA
Jul 22, 20133 min read


Graffiti Cleanup Planned For South Bay Freeway Overpasses
SAN JOSE — For South Bay drivers disgusted by graffiti-covered overpasses and tagged train trestles, something is finally being done. ...
BVNA
May 11, 20131 min read
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