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UPDATE: San Jose plans to reopen beloved water park
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · The operator plans to invest $6 million into the park for renovations, food trucks and an outdoor wine garden. After the park opens, the city will take in 6% of its gross revenue, a slight increase from the previous operator’s agreement at 5.5%. Neil Rufino, assistant director of the city’s parks department, said the majority of the revenue ...
Milpitas News - San José Spotlight
WEBApr 17, 2024 · The recently opened Jun Bistro in Milpitas has its improbable origins in co-owner Amy Duan’s “Chihuo” — slang for “foodie” in Mandarin — a Chinese-language food blog that currently boasts more than 1.8 million followers and a full-time staff. “I didn’t realize it at the time,” she told San José Spotlight, “but I was using...
UPDATE: San Jose officials approve Measure E spending plan
WEBMay 18, 2022 · On Tuesday, Councilmembers approved allocation of funds raised through Measure E—a 2020 property transfer tax to pay for affordable housing, safe parking and programs to support the homeless. The measure is expected to produce $205 million in revenue by the end of fiscal year 2022-23. The San …
San Jose housing project to shelter hundreds - San José Spotlight
WEBApr 13, 2023 · Contact Jana Kadah at [email protected] or @Jana_Kadah on Twitter. San Jose is breaking ground on a unique transitional housing site that will support hundreds of homeless residents when complete. Preparation is underway for a three-story, prefabricated modular project on Branham Lane and …
Urban farming development sprouts in Santa Clara
WEBJul 14, 2023 · The Santa Clara City Council approved the development in 2019 and the project broke ground in 2021. Richard Truempler, senior vice president of The Core Companies, said it took years of planning for the project to reach this moment. “It is always an incredible feeling to see an affordable housing project completed,” he …
San Jose monument to honor Vietnam War soldiers makes slow …
WEBJan 16, 2022 · The Vietnamese community in San Jose, one of the largest Vietnamese enclaves in the nation, has long advocated for the project. The monument, named “Thank you, America,” aims to highlight and honor American and South Vietnamese soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War that ended in 1975. “There’s a strong desire in …
How Cindy Chavez lost the San Jose mayor’s race
WEBNov 22, 2022 · The underwhelming voter turnout in East San Jose continues to haunt the campaigns of progressive candidates this election. This November, the disparity in voter turnout between East and West San Jose was 21%, with a 41% voter turnout in East San Jose’s District 5 and 62% turnout in West San Jose’s District 10, according to …
Election 2022: The race for San Jose mayor
WEBApr 21, 2022 · Chavez, 58, officially entered the race last September after spending months seeking endorsements and participating in a candidate forum.Chavez has close ties to San Jose, having served on the City Council from 1998 to 2006. In 2009 she took over as head of the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council, which represents more than 100,000 union members in Santa Clara and San Benito counties.
San Jose becomes first in U.S. to require gun insurance
WEBJan 26, 2022 · San Jose is now the first city in the nation to mandate gun owners to have liability insurance and pay an annual fee in an effort to curb gun violence. On Tuesday, councilmembers voted to approve the gun control rules requiring San Jose residents who own guns to pay an annual $25 fee per household and …
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