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    Rent increases hit home, year after year
    BVNA
    • Mar 18, 2016
    • 2 min

    Rent increases hit home, year after year

    Reading our landlord’s renewal letter, my wife and I were hardly surprised yet still exasperated: For the second consecutive year, we’re...
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    Buena Vista Parks Little Free Library
    BVNA
    • Mar 15, 2016
    • 1 min

    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...
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    2016 State of the City Address
    BVNA
    • Mar 6, 2016
    • 1 min

    2016 State of the City Address

    Mayor Liccardo delivered his second State of the City address Saturday, March 5, at Overfelt High School. #StateoftheCity
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    BVNA
    • Feb 23, 2016
    • 1 min

    366-368 S. Buena Vista Ave

    Planned Development Rezoning from the R-M Multiple Residence Zoning District to the R-M(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow...
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    Battle To Save Willow Glen Trestle Returns To Courtroom
    BVNA
    • Feb 11, 2016
    • 1 min

    Battle To Save Willow Glen Trestle Returns To Courtroom

    A group of residents fighting to save the Willow Glen Trestle from demolition returned last week for another round in court against the...
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    California Asked To Give Willow Glen Trestle Historic Status
    BVNA
    • Feb 4, 2016
    • 1 min

    California Asked To Give Willow Glen Trestle Historic Status

    A group of San Jose residents says it recently uncovered a “rich and intriguing background” that warrants declaring the Willow Glen...
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    Recycling Rates Lag as San Jose Fights its Biggest Hauler
    BVNA
    • Feb 4, 2016
    • 2 min

    Recycling Rates Lag as San Jose Fights its Biggest Hauler

    Used diapers. A full can of beans. Batteries. Wadded-up toilet paper. Food-caked takeout containers. Greasy pizza boxes. “It’s trash,”...
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    San Jose Tower Could Bring More Mixed-Use Near Santana Row
    BVNA
    • Dec 2, 2015
    • 1 min

    San Jose Tower Could Bring More Mixed-Use Near Santana Row

    A 25-story mixed-use tower proposed for a site near Santana Row could bring 330 condos and around 50k SF of commercial space to San Jose....
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    BVNA
    • Nov 15, 2015
    • 1 min

    366-368 S. Buena Vista Ave - Initial Study

    http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/48211 #Redevelopment #BuenaVistaTownhomesProject #PlanningPermit
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    Trick-or-Treat the Alameda
    BVNA
    • Oct 26, 2015
    • 1 min

    Trick-or-Treat the Alameda

    Come check out Halloween on the Alameda this coming Saturday 10/31 from 3:30-5:30PM! Stop in at participating businesses for promotions...
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    A Push for a Park on Chiechi
    BVNA
    • Oct 19, 2015
    • 1 min

    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...
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    A Special Thanks for Your Support
    BVNA
    • Oct 18, 2015
    • 1 min

    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...
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    BVNA
    • Oct 18, 2015
    • 1 min

    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...
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    Neighborhood Cleanup
    BVNA
    • Sep 14, 2015
    • 1 min

    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...
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    Neighborhood Cleanup
    BVNA
    • Sep 7, 2015
    • 1 min

    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...
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    Mercury News Editorial: Housing At Mel Cotton’s? No.
    BVNA
    • Aug 14, 2015
    • 1 min

    Mercury News Editorial: Housing At Mel Cotton’s? No.

    The San Jose City Council continues to grapple with housing development proposals in conflict with the need to build a tax base the way...
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    S Willard Stabbing
    BVNA
    • Jul 16, 2015
    • 1 min

    S Willard Stabbing

    #AttemptedMurder #Stabbing #SWillard #Law #Crime
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    Inside Westfield's Big Plans For Its $600M Valley Fair Expansion (Renderings)
    BVNA
    • May 17, 2015
    • 1 min

    Inside Westfield's Big Plans For Its $600M Valley Fair Expansion (Renderings)

    If you’ve bought into the media narrative that malls are just so over, allow me to introduce you to Westfield’s latest plans for Valley...
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    Herhold: San Jose Shouldn’t Lose Its Commercial Land
    BVNA
    • May 13, 2015
    • 1 min

    Herhold: San Jose Shouldn’t Lose Its Commercial Land

    You can tell when a topic gets really, really heated at San Jose City Hall, incandescent white in a world of gray. A council member will...
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    BVNA
    • May 8, 2015
    • 1 min

    Developer Pulls Plug On Controversial Residential Rezone Bid In San Jose

    A developer has withdrawn a proposal to build apartments on a south San Jose industrial site, blinking first in a growing land-use battle...
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