Lessons from the Electronic Billboard failLast night, I was disheartened to watch the unanimous vote by San Jose City Council to approve electronic billboards in downtown and D3.1d ago1d ago
Catholic Charities Forum 2/26/25Question 1 — Affordable Housing and Homelessness Given that much of the forecasted budget deficit is attributed to spending on addressing…2d ago2d ago
Japantown Forum 2/24/25What question do you wish we had asked? — this was the last question but one of the most important.Feb 25Feb 25
Watching the debatersOver the past two weeks, your candidates for D3 Council seat have squared off in our first debates and group discussions.Feb 22Feb 22
Opportunity Now with Tom Wolf & Irene SmithHere is the four part series from Opportunity Now’s interview with Tom Wolf & Irene Smith.Feb 20Feb 20
Unleashing downtown corI’ve called Naglee Park home for 35 years — and I love downtown SJ. For what it is. For what it was. And — mostly — for what it can be.Feb 18Feb 18
The Merc profiles our D3 campaignExcerpts from 2/16/24 San Jose Mercury News coverage, by Devan Patel:Feb 18Feb 18
Grass Roots endorsements rolling inCitizens for Fiscal Responsibility, San Jose’s #1 fiscal watchdog group, has joined other grassroots organizations in given me their sole…Feb 16Feb 16
Money flow from SJ to NonProfitsIn the past seven years San Jose alone has doled out $225M to nonprofits (NPO) for homelessness. This does not include the money received…Feb 7Feb 7