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    Tackling Blight In Unincorporated Urban Pockets
    BVNA
    • Nov 17, 2017
    • 1 min

    Tackling Blight In Unincorporated Urban Pockets

    On November 14, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors took a major step forward in dealing with urban blight when they unanimously...
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    Ever-Growing Tech Giants Have Changed The Pace And Price Of Life In Silicon Valley
    BVNA
    • Nov 8, 2017
    • 1 min

    Ever-Growing Tech Giants Have Changed The Pace And Price Of Life In Silicon Valley

    In California’s Silicon Valley, some residents lament the ways industry giants like Facebook and Google are dominating suburban...
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    Public Hearing Notice: Regarding the South Bascom North Urban Village Plan
    BVNA
    • Nov 3, 2017
    • 1 min

    Public Hearing Notice: Regarding the South Bascom North Urban Village Plan

    GP17 - 0 12 . City - initiated General Plan Amendment associated with the adoption of the South Bascom (NNorth)) Urban Village Plan ,...
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    Public Hearing Notice: Regarding the West San Carlos Urban Village Plan
    BVNA
    • Nov 3, 2017
    • 1 min

    Public Hearing Notice: Regarding the West San Carlos Urban Village Plan

    GP17 - 0 13 . City - initiated General Plan Amendment associated with the adoption of the West San Carlos Urban Village Plan , including...
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    Judge Rules Willow Glen Trestle Isn’t Historical Enough To Preserve
    BVNA
    • Oct 22, 2017
    • 1 min

    Judge Rules Willow Glen Trestle Isn’t Historical Enough To Preserve

    The Willow Glen Trestle’s chances of hitting the century mark were significantly reduced earlier this month when a Santa Clara County...
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    St. James Park Redevelopment Meeting
    BVNA
    • Oct 21, 2017
    • 1 min

    St. James Park Redevelopment Meeting

    Please join the City of San José Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services to gather input on the refined concept plan...
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    BART Challenges San Jose Subway Option
    BVNA
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    BART Challenges San Jose Subway Option

    The San Jose City Council and Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) staff agreed with San Jose Downtown Association on three key...
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    Building Strong Towns Requires Changing The Conversation
    BVNA
    • Oct 2, 2017
    • 4 min

    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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    Microsoft Buys North San Jose Land, Large Complex Eyed
    BVNA
    • Sep 29, 2017
    • 1 min

    Microsoft Buys North San Jose Land, Large Complex Eyed

    Microsoft, poised for expansion into north San Jose, has bought 65 acres of empty land along State Route 237 between Alviso and Milpitas,...
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    444 S BUENA VISTA AV SAN JOSE
    BVNA
    • Sep 29, 2017
    • 1 min

    444 S BUENA VISTA AV SAN JOSE

    H17-054 - Site Development Permit to allow demolition of the existing single-family residence and developing a 10,460 square foot,...
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    Public Input Sought for Downtown San Jose Bart Station
    BVNA
    • Sep 21, 2017
    • 2 min

    Public Input Sought for Downtown San Jose Bart Station

    The second phase of BART’s Silicon Valley extension will include six miles of track running from San Jose’s Berryessa neighborhood...
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    Preliminary Review Application for Additional Santana Row Development
    BVNA
    • Sep 15, 2017
    • 1 min

    Preliminary Review Application for Additional Santana Row Development

    A Preliminary Review Application (File No. PRE17-143) was recently submitted at 375 S. Baywood Avenue for a 12-story, 65 unit multifamily...
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    329 PAGE ST SAN JOSE
    BVNA
    • Sep 8, 2017
    • 1 min

    329 PAGE ST SAN JOSE

    SP17-037 - Special Use Permit to allow the demolition of 3 single family homes and the construction of a 6-story residential building...
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    BVNA
    • Aug 31, 2017
    • 1 min

    The Hub, A Cornerstone For Santa Clara County Foster Youth, Getting New Digs

    New digs on Parkmoor Avenue will give the youth the opportunity to say what kind of amenities they want in a new, improved place to call...
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    San Jose City Council Approves Museum Place Project
    BVNA
    • Aug 31, 2017
    • 1 min

    San Jose City Council Approves Museum Place Project

    San Jose unanimously approved Insight Realty’s Museum Place project on Tuesday. The developer secured a labor agreement with labor unions...
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    Tunnel Vision: A 'disparaging' Cartoon Reignites An Old High-Speed Rail Dispute In San Jose
    BVNA
    • Aug 7, 2017
    • 1 min

    Tunnel Vision: A 'disparaging' Cartoon Reignites An Old High-Speed Rail Dispute In San Jose

    The head of San Jose’s Downtown Association last week accused high-speed rail officials of using a “disparaging” cartoon animation of an...
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    Adoption of the West San Carlos Urban Village Plan
    BVNA
    • Jul 14, 2017
    • 1 min

    Adoption of the West San Carlos Urban Village Plan

    GP17-013 - Project Location: City-initiated General Plan Amendments associated with the adoption of the West San Carlos Urban Village...
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    Charities Housing plans 80-90 affordable studios in Buena Vista
    BVNA
    • Jul 13, 2017
    • 1 min

    Charities Housing plans 80-90 affordable studios in Buena Vista

    Charities Housing wants to build 80 to 90 affordable studio apartments on a 30,500-square-foot lot it owns just off Meridian Avenue on...
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    Google partner broadens San Jose transit village footprint
    BVNA
    • Jul 5, 2017
    • 1 min

    Google partner broadens San Jose transit village footprint

    SAN JOSE — Google ally Trammell Crow has widened the footprint for a future transit village in downtown San Jose with a purchase of a...
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    Smart & Final To Replace Mel Cotton’s Store In Midtown
    BVNA
    • Apr 30, 2017
    • 1 min

    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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