BVNAMay 1, 20151 min2015 Homeless Census & SurveyEvery two years in January, communities across the country conduct comprehensive counts of their homeless population to gain a better...
BVNAApr 19, 20152 minWere Still Not Out of the DroughtDespite a number of very wet days last winter, and the return of water to our local reservoirs, we are still in a drought. During the...
BVNAApr 4, 20151 minArt Box Ribbon Cutting CeremonyOne of the Buena Vista neighborhood’s crown gems, the Buena Vista Park, has just gotten a little shinier. Please join our local community...
BVNAApr 3, 20151 minMeridian At Midtown Mixed-Use Project FinishedThe Meridian at Midtown mixed-use development has been completed in part of the vision to rehabilitate W. San Carlos Street, creating a...
BVNAMar 21, 20151 minIndustrial Land Conversion Showdown: Debate Over San Jose Housing Proposals Reaches Boiling PointSan Jose’s land-use battle over industrial-to-residential conversions reaches a climax today as the city council takes up a controversial...
BVNAMar 20, 20151 minIndustrial To Residential? San Jose Developers Seek To Convert 40 AcresFor years under former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and a previous city council, property owners and developers knew the score: When it came...
BVNAMar 16, 20151 minInside Westfield's Big Plans For Its $600M Valley Fair Expansion (Renderings)After months of construction to overhaul Westfield Valley Fair Mall, the Silicon Valley Business Journal got a sneak peek of what the...
BVNAFeb 11, 20151 min526 Page Street - PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORTAPPLICATION SUMMARY: Conditional Use Permit to allow a Residential Service Facility for up to 14 people on an approximately 0.2 gross...
BVNAJan 10, 20151 minThe Ohlone Revived: New Life For Major Midtown San Jose Mixed-Use ProjectThe Ohlone lives. A year after a major mixed-use project in San Jose's Midtown neighborhood seemed all but dead, the developer has...
BVNADec 5, 20141 minFrom domes to homes: Santana Row's western addition takes shape in Federal Realty's new planA 14-story office tower and nearly 1,000 apartments are envisioned for the old Winchester theaters site across from Santana Row. And yes,...
BVNANov 13, 20144 minStandards For Open Flame Cooking Devices On Balconies, Patios, And Decks Of Multiple Unit ResidencesFor Use By All Jurisdictions Within Santa Clara County Authority Cited: California Fire Code (CFC) (Rev. 11/12/14) These requirements...
BVNAOct 2, 20141 min526 PAGE STConditional Use Permit to allow a Residential Service Facility for up to 14 people on an approximately 0.20 -ross acre site....
BVNASep 11, 20141 minCP14-011 (Administrative Hearing) ApprovedCP14--0011 (AAdministrative Hearing)). Conditional Use Permit to demolish all on--ssite buildings,, remove two ordinance size trees and...
BVNAAug 30, 20141 minWest San Carlos Street & South Bascom Avenue Urban VillagesThe West San Carlos Street and South Bascom Avenue urban village plans are available for the public to read and comment on. Each document...
BVNAApr 25, 20145 minUrban VillagesSince late 2011, Silicon Valley developers and urban planners have been awaiting details on how the City of San Jose plans to implement a...
BVNAMar 19, 20141 minDevelopers are proposing a senior care facility at 415 Meridian AveA senior care facility will likely replace Green Design Plants & Potteries at 415 Meridian Ave. in the next two years or so. Property...
BVNAMar 7, 20141 min315 apartments proposed for San Jose's MidtownNearly two decades after Cheim Lumber sold its last two-by-four, its almost five-acre site could become a hotbed of wood-frame...
BVNAFeb 16, 201410 minBUENA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORYEARLY SAN JOSE For thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers, what is now San Jose was inhabited by several groups of...
BVNANov 22, 20131 minUrban Parks: The Community’s BackyardSomeone once mentioned in passing to me that the 21st Century would be the century of the landscape architect. This makes sense in the...
BVNASep 30, 20136 minWest San Carlos WorkshopThe second community workshop for the West San Carlos Urban Village was held on September 23, 2013, at Sherman Oaks Community Center,...