On Tuesday, September 25th, City Council voted to allow signage, including digital signs, to be placed on 17 City-owned sites in downtown and near the airport. D6 Councilwoman Dev Davis voted in favor of the staff recommendations. Phase 2 will look at the possibility of expanding the signage to privately owned sites in downtown and along freeways and grand boulevards, not neighborhoods. One of the goals of phase 2 will be to get old billboards out of residential areas. I liv

BVNA would like to extend a tremendous "Thank you!" to the D6 Office, Americorps, and all of the volunteers who helped make Buena Vista Neighborhoods Dumpster day a success today. We filled lots of dumpsters and a team of volunteers even drove through the neighborhood and collected some of the garbage that had previously been dumped on the street. We all know dumping is a tremendous problem in San Jose, especially in our neighborhood collecting and properly disposing of all

Did you make a resolution to get more exercise this year? Did you make one to do something positive for your community once a month?  Well, you can take care of BOTH of those resolutions this coming Saturday. This month the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Roundup on Highway 280 is scheduled for: Saturday, June 9 from 9:00-12:30. If you are planning to attend, please email me so I can plan the groups and areas we will be cleaning. If you have never attended one of these litter pick-u

Illegal dumping is a problem several Bay Area cities face, but San Jose's renewed effort to crack down on violators has shown results, according to city officials. San Jose has started to hand out stiff fines when they catch someone illegally dumping trash or junk in city streets. While offenders usually try to be discreet, one man was caught on camera last week blatantly throwing out trash near the side of a home in East San Jose. The homeowner said what's shocking is the du

Did you make a resolution to get more exercise this year? Did you make one to do something positive for your community once a month? Well, you can take care of BOTH of those resolutions this coming Saturday, March 17. This month the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Roundup on Highway 280 is scheduled for: Saturday, May 12 from 9:00-12:30. If you are planning to attend, please email me so I can plan the groups and areas we will be cleaning. If you have never attended one of these lit

Did you make a resolution to get more exercise this year? Did you make one to do something positive for your community once a month? Well, you can take care of BOTH of those resolutions this coming Saturday, March 17. This month the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Roundup on Highway 280 is scheduled for: Saturday, April 14 from 9:00-12:30. If you are planning to attend, please email me so I can plan the groups and areas we will be cleaning. If you have never attended one of these l

Did you make a resolution to get more exercise this year? Did you make one to do something positive for your community once a month? Well, you can take care of BOTH of those resolutions this coming Saturday, March 17. This month the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Roundup on Highway 280 is scheduled for: Saturday, March 17 9:00-12:30. If you are planning to attend, please email me so I can plan the groups and areas we will be cleaning. If you have never attended one of these litter

Buena Vista is fairly regularly hit by graffiti and tagging and whether it's in the park, or on private property, it's critical that we work together as a community to try to cover it as quickly as possible. We all know that graffiti has a negative effect on our community and along with lowering neighborhood appeal, decreasing property values, and driving away prospective homebuyers, it also attracts more criminal activity. Worst of all, gang members use the graffiti to prom

Did you make a resolution to get more exercise this year? Did you make one to do something positive for your community once a month? Well, you can take care of BOTH of those resolutions this coming Saturday, February 17. Get your exercising filling some Adopt-A-Highway trash bags, and make our part of the world a little cleaner! It's been six weeks since our last clean-up (early in January), so our stretch of 280 really needs help. This month the Adopt-A-Highway Litter Ro

On November 14, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors took a major step forward in dealing with urban blight when they unanimously approved my proposal for a review and update of the County’s zoning and land use ordinances. Santa Clara County contains multiple pockets of unincorporated land that is surrounded by incorporated cities and is indistinguishable from those cities. Two of the largest pockets are the Burbank and Cambrian areas in my district. Both are surrounde

Mattresses have always been a bit of a problem. Let’s face it, you’re not supposed to use the same mattress forever — but disposing of them is problematic. While California law also requires retailers that are delivering new mattresses to offer consumers the option to have a used mattress picked up at the time of delivery, at no additional cost, many times people are disposing of a mattress not because they are replacing it but simply because they are moving. Additionally,

Lawn Busters is here for people who otherwise couldn't afford to bust their lawn. Qualified homeowners receive subsidized services on a donation basis, including a landscape plan, materials, and labor for a water-wise turf conversion. Our City Forest has joined hands with the Santa Clara Valley Water District to help Santa Clara County property owners convert their LAWNS into DROUGHT-TOLERANT LANDSCAPES. Our Lawn Busters program provides on-site assessments and planning, plan

Senator Beall is hosting a Creek Clean Up on Saturday, August 19th 8:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Please meet at Campbell Park, between Campbell and Gilman Ave. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. followed by the creek clean up from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Dress appropriately for the weather and wear sturdy footwear and clothing. Trash bags, trash sticks and gloves will be provided. You can RSVP online here: https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/SDInfo/einvites/SD15/355_Senator_Jim

Want to get that pothole or street light fixed? Did you spot graffiti or illegal dumping that needs cleaning up? Perhaps you're wondering about how to report an abandoned vehicle ... or have a different City program to ask about. With the new My San Jose website or mobile app, it's now quick and easy to file and track a City service request or to reach one of our customer representatives. We think you're going to love it! When you submit a City service request through My

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In my State of the City address this past February, I spoke of our recent progress in bridging political divides to resolve pension reform battles, pass a countywide traffic relief and road repair measure, and raise the minimum wage regionally. I laid out ambitious plans to rebuild police staffing, eliminate financial barriers for struggling college students, and implement a Community Choice Energy program to help shift our electricity consumption to 100% green sources. And,

Enacted back on July 1, 1999, the ordinance limits the amount of paving in the front setback of all lots with a single-family dwelling unit and all lots in any R-1 Residence District in the City of San Jose. The Front Setback Paving Ordinance was enacted in re- sponse to community concerns about the damaging effect on neighborhood character of paving and parking in single- family front yards. Front yards paved as private parking lots are generally considered to be inconsisten