Category: Neighborhood Revitalization
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The Community Convenes: 7th Annual Safe & Green Halloween
In the big city of San José, with nearly a million residents, we think it’s important to slow down and connect on a human and neighborhood level. This year CommUniverCity celebrated its seventh year organizing Safe & Green Halloween, an event created to bring residents of Central San José together by teaching our young people…
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City Council Vote on Five Wounds Plan Postponed
Just this Wednesday, the San José Mercury News reported that Mayor Chuck Reed asked to postpone the City Council vote to approve the Five Wounds Village Plan, a vote that was originally set for last Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. This announcement comes after the Five Wounds Village Plan was unanimously approved on September 25th by…
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Garden to Table Advocates for Agriculture Land Use on Industrial Zones
CommUniverCity San José’s Growing Sustainably, a direct partnership of Garden to Table, advocated successfully for changing Title 20 (Zoning Ordinance) for industrial zones to allow up to one acre of urban agricultural land use. When Barry Swenson signed a land use agreement with Garden to Table to allow them to use a one-acre empty lot by…
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Approval of Five Wounds Village Plans & Trail and Next Steps
Last Wednesday, September 25, 2013, we attended the San José Planning Commission, and thanks to the support of our team from Urban Villages and Friends of Five Wounds Trail, and support of Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association, and Save Our Trails, the Five Wounds Village plans–including our trail–were unanimously approved as part of the City of San…
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What what will you be for Safe & Green Halloween?
What will you be for Safe and Green Halloween? What materials will you be upcycling for your recycled costume? Join us for our 7th Annual Safe & Green Halloween Fair on Friday, October 25, 2013 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at McKinley Elementary School, 651 Macredes Avenue, San José, CA 95116. CommUniverCity San José works with residents…
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Five Wounds Area Urban Village Plans
Over 80 community members and leaders attended the draft presentation on September 17, 2013 of the Five Wounds Area Urban Village Plans (Roosevelt Park, Five Wounds, 24th and William Street, and Little Portugal) from the City of San José. CommUniverCity San José worked with Five Wounds / Brookwood Terrace (FWBT) residents, SJSU faculty and students, and many land…
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Grand Opening of The Hub
On Wednesday, September 11, 2013, San José State Urban Planning students held their first meeting of the open urban planning studio “The Hub” (“el Centro”) with Greater Washington community leaders. To prepare for this session, students reviewed previous community plans, and presented their findings to the community. Community leaders were eager to share their thoughts. Community…
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35 Community Leaders Collaborate with SCU and SJSU to Empower the Greater Washington Community
This Tuesday, on August 13, 2013, we partnered with Santa Clara University (SCU) to host our first collective meeting with the Greater Washington community. We invited community-based organizations to share the major themes and interests of the Greater Washington neighborhood. The meeting generated non-stop conversation about the neighborhood’s assets and needs among the thirty-five community…
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National Night Out 2013 at Spartan Keyes & Washington Neighborhood
We all deserve vibrant, healthy, and safe neighborhoods. Thank you Washington Neighborhood and Santa Maria Urban Ministry for hosting National Night Out at the Washington Youth Center. Families enjoyed a magic show, Zumba-thon, a Folklorico performance, and a visit from a clown. We also appreciate the Spartan Keyes Neighborhood for hosting live rock band The Rippoffs and Zumba.…
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Volunteers Removed 55 Bags of Trash from the Five Wounds Trail
Happy Trails! Last Saturday, our Pathways: Friends of Five Wounds/ Brookwood Terrace (FWBT) Trails cleaned up the Five Wounds Trail along Coyote Creek thanks to the partnership of organizations including Clean Creeks, Healthy Communities, Save Our Trails, and the Downtown Streets Team. 34 volunteers collaborated to clean up the southern part of the Five Wounds…