On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, the City Council took action to amend the Apartment Rent Ordinance (ARO) concerning pass through of utility costs including Ratio Utility Billing System (RUBS). The amendment to the City's ARO allows landlords to petit...
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Enhancing Management of Capital Projects
We have a NEW feature on our website! There are now interactive dashboards so readers can check the status of open audit recommendations and look up all audit recommendations made from 2013 to present.
Now, through October 16th, residents can provide feedback about City services including parks, roads, libraries, and public safety. The survey is completely anonymous, and available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. No personal information will be coll...Read on...
City Manager David Sykes has appointed Robert Sapien, Jr. Fire Chief for the City of San José Fire Department, effective immediately. Sapien, currently the Acting Fire Chief, also holds the permanent Assistant Fire Chief position. A San Jos&...Read on...
Travelers along Park Avenue will notice some bright new safety features on the street as the City of San José wraps up a safety project along one of its primary bikeways. Four design element updates make bicyclists and pedestrians more visible ...Read on...
It’s summertime, which means paving season is in full swing in cities around the country. Here in San José, we’re working on a huge, 100-mile paving program for 2018. As has been the case for several years, bike lanes will g...Read on...
In August, the Headworks Critical Improvements and Iron Salt Feed Station Projects advanced through Stage Gate 7 to the post-construction phase. The Construction-Enabling Improvement Project achieved Beneficial Use and the Plant Instrument Air System Upgr...Read on...
Trump Administration's Action to Eliminate the DACA Program
Declaración del Alcalde Sam Liccardo sobre el anuncio de la Administración de Trump de rescindir DACA
San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia will be joined by Mayor Sam Liccardo, Mauricio Toussaint (Mexican Consulate General in San Jose), Zulma Maciel (Office of Immigrant Affairs - City of San Jose), Magdalena Carrasco (Councilmember - City ...Read on...
The City of San José has developed a Language Access Policy. The Office of Immigrant Affairs will provide oversight of the implementation of the policy. This is an important step towards engaging our limited-English speaking community....Read on...
The City of San Jose’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, East Side Union High School District, San Jose Unified School District, StoryCorps, and The Silicon Valley Talent Partnership are proud to be rolling out Project “Rafiki”, w...Read on...
San Jose officials will participate in a grand opening ceremony for the new Interim Vietnamese-American Community Center (VACC). Located within the George Shirakawa Sr. Community Center, the VACC will serve as a gathering place that celebrates Vietnamese ...Read on...
On June 23, 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued a 4-4 decision in United States v. Texas, the case challenging expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAP...Read on...
Partnership for a New American Economy (PNAE) has released a research brief that examines the economic and demographic contributions of immigrants in San José and Santa Clara County. The brief shows that Santa Clara County's 1.9 million immigra...Read on...
The Office of Immigrant Affairs has made available a draft of the Welcoming San José (WSJ) Plan recommendations and strategies. City Administration presented the draft WSJ Plan to the Mayor and City Council on May 17th and has...Read on...
The City of San José recently hosted a White House Regional Convening on New Americans that brought together multiple sectors and levels of government to further strengthen welcoming and immigrant integration efforts in the greater San...Read on...
The City of San José values its diversity and embraces immigrants and their contributions to our city. Now more than ever, it is critical that the City work with nonprofit partners, schools, the community, business sector, and...Read on...
“San José is proud of its rich immigrant heritage, and we wouldn’t be known as the Capital of Silicon Valley and a global center of innovation had it not been for the contributions of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants ...Read on...
“Our evolution over the past 50 years, from an agricultural community to become the world’s leading center of technology innovation is attributed to the entrepreneurial spirit of the people of San Jose, who have come to reside here fro...Read on...
The Mayor and City Council approved the establishment of the Office of Immigrant Affairs. The City Manager's Office have been working with key stakeholder since August 2015 to develop a three-year immigrant integration plan and will also continue its work...Read on...
In response to questions from interested members of the public asking for clarification regarding Enterprise Zones, under subsection 20.80.775.I of Title 20 (the Zoning Code), 2055 South 7th Street (APN 477-25-023) is the only parcel which is located in a...Read on...
On June 10, 2014, the City Council approved a Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program defining and regulating the legal operation of medical marijuana establishments in the City of San José. That program is set forth in two City ordinances found at the foll...Read on...
The 2017 IPA Year End Report summarizes the work of Independent Police Auditor (IPA) and staff during the 2017 calendar year. Report highlights include:
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Project Hope – a program in the Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force – along with the Council District 2, hosted the s Project Hope Program Kick-Off & Resource F...
During the week of Sept. 10, Guadalupe Oak Grove park received a very natural clearing courtesy of 425 goats. Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services staff coordinated the goat grazing as part of the park’s Vegetation Management Pla...
More than 250 residents enjoyed an evening stroll at Kelley Park on Friday, Sept. 14 during the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services last Sunset Walk of the season. The theme was Fortune Cookie Day. Activities included a Happy Hollow ...
Silver Leaf Park now has bright and colorful landscaping surrounding the park sign. The Silver Leaf Neighborhood Association was the recipient of a #BeautifySJ grant which energized neighbors to come together on Saturday, Aug. 25 to define, prep, plant an...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services is now accepting applications for the BeautifySJ grant program. The mission of the BeautifySJ grant program is to support residents’ efforts at reclaiming their public space and to em...
Due to poor air quality conditions associated with the Ferguson Fire in the Yosemite area, the Tuolumne Health Department issued a Health Advisory for residents and travelers in the areas affected by the wildfire smoke. As a result of this, the Department...
July was a busy month for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) Volunteer Management Unit. PRNS received over 1100 hours of community service, which were donated at 22 volunteer events at City parks. The 400 volunteers were...
Camping at the Japanese Friendship Gardens at Kelley Park is a popular activity for San José residents. The inaugural Camping with the Koi sold out in just two hours. Sixteen youth and ten adults disconnected from technology, pitched tents in t...
Citywide Teen Program participants from Seven Trees, Mayfair, Bascom, Roosevelt, and Evergreen community centers connected to nature with a 3-day and 2-night stay at Family Camp at Yosemite from July 16-18. For many of the 25 teens this was a fi...
Close to 100 teens, ages 12 to 17, participated in the Department of Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services’ (PRNS) second annual “The Great Cardboard Boat Race.” Teens from the Mayfair, Willow Glen, Bascom, Seven Tree...
During the month of June, 550 Google employees volunteered at seven city parks, including Brooktree Park, Columbus Park, Emma Prusch Farm Park, Fowler Creek Park, Murdock Park, Parma Park, San José Municipal Rose Garden and Almaden Community C...
Due to the major flooding of the electrical system at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez Fountain last winter, we are sad to report it is, unfortunately, inoperable. We are working with several agencies to repair, inspect and get it splashing, safely, so that our...Read on...
Summer is here and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Berryessa Community Center kicked it off with partners, the San Jose Earthquakes and Councilmember Lan Diep, during the June 8 Neighbor Nights event. San Jos&...Read on...
The Japanese Friendship Garden received a donation of two water filtration systems, valued at $15,184, from the San Jose Parks Foundation. During the 2017 floods, the koi pond, its pump, pump room and equipment sustained heavy damage. One hundred and ten ...Read on...
A new jaguar is entering the limelight at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo. Happy Hollow welcomes Kianto, a 12-year-old male Goldman’s jaguar from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Ill. Kianto joins the iconic Sophia, who is 14-years-old, and has enthrall...Read on...
On May 19, a new lighted full-size soccer field, with two overlapping youth soccer fields, opened as part of the Phase II plans for Del Monte Park - a much needed addition to the City’s sports field inventory. To reserve the Del Monte soccer fields, visit...Read on...
From March to May 2018, 240 volunteers donated 600 hours of service, a value of $17K to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services. The volunteers picked up litter, trimmed trees, cleaned playground equipment and more. The Volunteer Man...Read on...
Over 90 new and returning campers kicked off the camping year with a Fish Camp on April 27 at Family Camp at Yosemite. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ camp is celebrating 50 years of affordable fun and nature. Fish Camp is a...Read on...
On May 21, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) saw its vacancy rate drop below 10 percent, a significant milestone given that the vacancy rate was at 20 percent just nine months ago. The impressive decline illustrates the ...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ 2017 Community Impact Report is available online. This annual report details the community benefits of parks, trails, community centers and programs. Highlights include: 223,000 nutritious mea...Read on...
Biebrach Park’s neighbors united to become official Adopt-A-Park volunteers five months ago. The volunteers meet once a month for two hours on a Saturday to enhance the park by picking up litter and assisting in landscaping tasks. The Department...
Poetry, culture and nature were celebrated during the 26th Annual Spring Haiku in the Park at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Kelley Park on May 12. Through a collaboration of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Kell...
To help launch the Happy Hollow Park & Zoo "Spring into Reading" initiative, the Library’s Early Education Team has provided upwards of 800 picture books, board books and beginning reader titles about animals in English and Spanish...
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (HHPZ) is updating their Master Plan, a guide to future facility improvements, programming, and services. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ HHPZ is seeking input on how to improve...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services has a grant funding opportunity for a qualified agency to serve as the lead operator of the Spartan Keyes Neighborhood Action Center. The selected agency will provide afterschool programming an...
The black-and-white ruffed lemur pup born on April 6 at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (HHPZ) has a name – ‘Loka’. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ HHPZ zookeepers proposed three names &am...
Over 650 children from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ SJ Recreation Preschool (SJRP) attended their end of the year field trip to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (HHPZ) on May 11. SJRP families gained early access to ...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Volunteer Management Unit hosted over 175 volunteers for the first Community Volunteer Day at the Municipal Rose Garden on May 5. Volunteers spent three hours on basic landscaping ta...
Paul Moore Park is the new home for an Interagency Park Ranger Training Program. In 2015, Park Rangers from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, Santa Clara County Parks and Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space established the Inter...
To help build the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) forward and standardize the knowledge, skills, and abilities of groundsworkers and maintenance assistants, 100 recently hired and veteran employees participated in an all-d...
The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services’ (PRNS) Recreation Specialist, Amy Jewett, was featured in the California School Age Consortium (CalSAC) April newsletter for her participation in the 2018 Leadership Development Ins...
The Safe Summer Initiative Grant (SSIG) Program awarded $452,000 to 47 non-profit organizations, governmental entities and faith-based organizations who encourage healthy play and nurture positive relationships through youth programs and activities in are...
A student ‘engineering’ team of 4th and 5th graders from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Baldwin R.O.C.K. Afterschool Program competed in the 31st Annual Tech Challenge on April 28. The...
NVIDIA corporate volunteers provided the equivalent of $25,000 at Lake Cunningham Park on April 27. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Volunteer Management Unit hosted 300 NVIDIA Corporation employees who completed pa...
More than 700 Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services volunteers were honored at the Annual Volunteer Appreciation event held at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (HHPZ) on April 26. The celebration included Adopt-A-Park, Anti-Litter...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services is seeking organizations who can provide recreational, educational and leisure activities at community centers or parks for all ages and abilities, from the very young to seniors. A pre-proposa...
San Jose Earthquakes and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) kicked off a new partnership with a donation of $1,000 worth of sports equipment. To celebrate this partnership, a rally was held at Mayfair Community Center on ...
More than a thousand community members celebrated Earth Day at the first annual Alum Rock Park Earth Day Celebration on April 22. To kick off the event, hosted by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Alum Rock Park Rang...
San José Kiwanis Club members, including high school students from various “Key Clubs,” volunteered at three different City parks on April 21. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Voluntee...
A male lemur pup was born at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (HHPZ) on April 6, adding a curious youngster into the lemur community. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ HHPZ is dedicated to the conservation of the critical...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Volunteer Management Unit hosted a corporate volunteer event at the Municipal Rose Garden on April 13. RJRT sales managers dedicated their time to the sole duty of pulling weeds. The...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Volunteer Management Unit and Anti-Litter Program were featured in the latest issue of the Bay Area Parent. More than 550 teens volunteer in the Anti-Litter Program a year. Teens can...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Happy Hollow Park & Zoo’s (HHPZ) conservation team, including Captain Conservation (played by actor Brian Fink), made a special appearance at the Great Race for Saving Water on Ap...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Recreation Preschool (SJRP) provides children (3-to-4 3/4-year-olds) and their families with educational and recreational experiences that support their imaginative, physical, cognit...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (HHPZ) was abuzz on April 11 with the #BeeKind event to celebrate a new apiary - home to nearly two million bees. The original apiary was destroyed by the...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Volunteer Management Unit hosted the first volunteer work day at Guadalupe Oak Grove Park on April 7. During this first event, volunteers identified and marked hundreds of baby blue ...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Volunteer Management Unit hosted a park clean up event for Boy Scout Troop 296 at Evergreen Park and Evergreen Community Center on April 2. Volunteers contributed four hours of commu...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Citywide Youth Commissioner Sarah Dang was the Master of Ceremony for Project Cornerstone’s 2018 Asset Champions Awards Breakfast at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Ma...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Youth Commission welcomed the Homestead Florida Mayor's Youth Advisory Council (HMYAC) to San José on March 28. The youth commissioners provided a tour of City Hall. The H...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Youth Commission hosted “The 3 C’s: City, Commission, College” event on March 23. The City panel included Councilmember Don Rocha and Youth Outreach Spe...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Three Creeks Trail received an honorable mention at the 33rd Annual California Trails and Greenways Conference in Rohnert Park on March 27 to 29. Three Creeks Trail is a 0.9-mile tra...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, with support from the Knight Foundation, is working with SWA Group and Reed Gilliland Landscape Architects to complete a design study for Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Plaza is the crown jewel of dow...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services is working with SPUR San Jose, the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy (GRPC) and the Knight Foundation to develop a new vision for the future of Guadalupe River Park (GRP). The GRP, which extends...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Alum Rock Park Rangers are building the next generation of park and nature stewards. On March 26, 170 third and sixth graders at Cedar Grove Elementary School learned about the range...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services in collaboration with Councilmember Sylvia Arenas will host the grand opening of San José’s new bike park at Lake Cunningham Action Sports Park on Saturday, April 14 at 10:...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Community Gardens Program invites community members to rent a garden plot. Currently, over 900 community gardeners participate in the program. Plots are available at: Cornucopia, Dis...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Anti-Litter Program hosted four litter clean-ups on March 16 and 17 with community partners Project Access at the Valley Palms Apartments, Cadillac/Winchester Neighborhood Associatio...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Bascom Community Center’s Therapeutics Program hosted the Inaugural “Battle of the Bay” Power Soccer Tournament on March 10 and 11. Eight teams from the ...Read on...
Through the combined efforts of the Departments of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services and Public Works reconstruction of the Watson Park soccer fields will begin in late spring. This reconstruction is the first of 26 projects t...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Roosevelt Community Center and Southside Community Center opened as Overnight Warming Locations (OWL) from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m on February 18 and lasting through February 22. The C...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services’ Mayfair Community Center recognized and honored 100 volunteers at their Volunteer Recognition Event on February 15. The volunteers were treated to a night of dinner and dancing, than...Read on...
The Willow Glen Children’s Theatre has been shaping local youth for 30 years. To celebrate this milestone, a Gala was held on February 3, at Vin Santo Ristorante in downtown Willow Glen. This program was started by Gavin Coffing, a long-time emp...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) Volunteer Management Unit provided tools, supplies, and assistance to a new group of Adopt-A-Park Volunteers. The group of neighbors will gather on the first Saturday of the month for a ...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) San José Trails program and Almaden Lake Park opened a new trail under-crossing on Coleman Road on Dec. 2. Councilmember Johnny Khamis, community leaders and 70 community memb...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) and Councilmember Lan Diep celebrated the grand opening of Vista Montaña Park on Nov. 30. The new $1.5 million park includes two play areas, a picnic pavilion, a ping pong tab...Read on...
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) finalized restorations and repairs to Silver Leaf Park on Nov. 20. After receiving community feedback, PRNS installed $795,000 worth of new features which include custom dinosaur-themed ...Read on...
There is a vibrant energy at the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) Mayfair Community Center and it is from the many campers who are reading, playing, and having fun. Our Camp San Jose and FIT Camp summer programs have begun ...Read on...
Last weekend, hundreds of yellow-vested volunteers showed up at Kelley Park to assist in clean-up efforts from the winter floods. There were individuals, community organizations, and families – all with smiles and all with the common go...Read on...
With more than 4,500 nationwide Knight Cities Challenge (KCC) submissions, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) Young Placemakers program has been selected as one of 12 entries from San José to join the...Read on...
Planning on visiting a City of San Jose regional park this spring? Exploring a trail or booking a picnic area? Download or visit a park to get one of our newly designed regional park brochures. These highlight the unique features and landscapes of each pa...Read on...
- On December 19, a half dozen park rangers braved the cold to complete their Bicycle Patrol Training at Alum Rock Park. Bicycles are one of a variety of transportation devices park rangers use to patrol parks and trails throughout the City. Rangers have ...Read on...
Disability Awareness Day Planning Committee honored with Proclamation! Over 1,500 Attend 9th Annual Disability Awareness Day - Disability Awareness Day celebrated diversity, awareness, and empowerment for persons with differing abilities on Thurs...Read on...
Parking fees are collected daily and during park hours at Almaden Lake Park, Alum Rock Park, Kelley Park, and Lake Cunningham Regional Park. Parking fees are collected by parking booth attendants or payable at the Parking Machines with cash (exact amount ...Read on...
PUBLIC NOTICEINTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATIONCITY OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIAProject Name: Campbell Union High School District General Plan Amendment Initial Study/Negative Declaration
File No.: GP18-004
Description: General Plan A...Read on...
File No.: H17-023
Description: Site Development Permit to allow the demolition an...Read on...
Project Name: Coyote Creek – Singleton Road Fish Barrier, Stream Restoration, and Pedestrian Bridge Project
Description: A General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan/Land Use Transport...
Project Name: 4349 San Felipe Road General Plan Amendment File No.: GP18-001
Description: A General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan/Land Use Transportation...Read on...
The City of San José Department of Transportation will repave and implement complete streets features on Sierra Road between North Capitol Avenue and Piedmont Road. The project will install bike lanes on both sides of the street, and requires t...Read on...
The City of San José Department of Transportation will repave and implement complete streets features on San Carlos Street between Leigh Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. The project will install bike lanes on both sides of the street, and requires th...Read on...