Housing highrise may replace office tower project in downtown San Jose

Housing highrise may replace office tower project in downtown San Jose

SAN JOSE — A housing highrise in downtown San Jose could replace an office tower project, a development that, whether commercial or residential, could sprout at one of the gateways to the city’s urban core. In 2021, Westbank, a developer with a global reach, proposed an office highrise at 255 West Julian Street, a project … Read more

Ex-San Jose police union exec in court for opioid trafficking case

Ex-San Jose police union exec in court for opioid trafficking case

SAN JOSE — The former executive director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association has signaled her intent to admit guilt in a scandal in which she is accused of illegally trafficking opioids by using the union’s headquarters and computers to carry out the scheme under the noses of her law enforcement constituents. Joanne Segovia, … Read more

Google preps beer garden, outdoor dining in downtown San Jose village

Google preps beer garden, outdoor dining in downtown San Jose village

SAN JOSE — Google will launch a wide-ranging strategy to activate a key section of downtown San Jose, including beer and dining sites, in the footprint of the search giant’s proposed transit-oriented neighborhood. The tech titan has teamed up with Jamestown, Google’s development and real estate ally, to craft ways to create a more lively … Read more

SJSU views San Jose housing tower as boost for students and downtown

SJSU views San Jose housing tower as boost for students and downtown

SAN JOSE — An SJSU student housing village in a landmark downtown San Jose tower is poised to create a vibrant living space — and further deepen San Jose State University’s roots in the city’s urban core. An exterior view of Spartan Village on the Paseo, a new student housing tower for San Jose State … Read more

Asian market will open at San Jose retail center in U.S. expansion

Asian market will open at San Jose retail center in U.S. expansion

SAN JOSE — An Asian-themed supermarket will open its first California store next year after leasing a big space at a San Jose retail center, marking an ongoing expansion for the grocery chain. T&T Supermarkets is headed to Westgate Center, an outlets- and restaurant-oriented center at 1600 Saratoga Avenue in southwest San Jose, according to … Read more

Housing developer eyes San Jose site where big office hub was proposed

Housing developer eyes San Jose site where big office hub was proposed

SAN JOSE — A prime San Jose location where a big office, retail and fitness hub is proposed is now being eyed by a veteran residential developer, in a hint that shifts are in the works for the property. The site in question is 3896 Stevens Creek Boulevard in San Jose, which is a short … Read more

Blight woes mount in San Jose while city delays action on problems

Blight woes mount in San Jose while city delays action on problems

SAN JOSE — A burned-out hotel, an abandoned historic church, a decaying bus terminal and a deserted movie palace next to a boarded-up strip mall — all have become glaring reminders of the growing blight that dots San Jose’s landscape. It’s a sobering situation that has the city’s top leaders and others increasingly alarmed and … Read more

Neighborhood and surrounding areas to be sprayed with mosquito pesticide Wednesday

Neighborhood and surrounding areas to be sprayed with mosquito pesticide Wednesday

Santa Clara County officials will be spraying pesticide in parts of San Jose and unincorporated Santa Clara County next week after finding West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes in the area. People living in ZIP codes 95127 and 95140 east of Alum Rock and centered around Calco Creek Drive may see a truck rolling around the area … Read more

Huge San Jose hospital project heads to key public development review

Huge San Jose hospital project heads to key public development review

SAN JOSE — A massive project that will add a new hospital and medical center in San Jose is now available for the public to scrutinize, an environmental review that’s a crucial step in the project’s approval. Good Samaritan Hospital has proposed a big increase in the number of beds it can accommodate as part … Read more

Crash involving bus on Highway 17 temporarily stalls northbound traffic

Crash involving bus on Highway 17 temporarily stalls northbound traffic

A seven-vehicle crash, which included a bus, on Highway 17 injured four people and slowed northbound traffic toward Los Gatos on Friday morning. Around 7:15 a.m., a bus operated by Santa Cruz Metro encountered standstill traffic while heading northbound in the left lane of Highway 17. The bus, which was on its route from Santa … Read more