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Bascom Library, Center ‘Open’ During (PARK)ing Day in Downtown San Jose

By Steve Kline

The Bascom Library/ Community Center – a $23 million facility that has been finished but vacant for more than 275 days – opened last Friday. But not at 1000 South Bascom Avenue.

Maury Kendall "works out" on PARK(ing) Day.

The mock ribbon cuttings took place at three downtown parking spaces to represent […]

San Jose City Council Limits Pot Club to 10, Mandates On-Site Plant Growing

Watch the Recorded Meeting on the Internet

By Janice Rombeck The San Jose City Council approved its first set of rules for medicinal marijuana collectives, limiting the number of dispensaries to 10 and requiring the plants to be grown at the site.

The 8-3 vote on Tuesday, September 13, came after two years of study, […]

Sale of Rancho Del Pueblo Golf Course Emerging as Citywide Land Use Issue

More information, Land Survey, Petition at D5 United website

Sylvia Andrade supports Rancho Del Pueblo.

East San Jose residents who want to keep a popular golf course from becoming a housing development received support from residents outside their City Council District 5 at a community meeting at the Mexican Heritage Plaza.

“I think city staff […]

July 31 is the Deadline for San Jose Groups to Apply for CAP Grants

The City of San Jose is accepting applications for CAP grants through the online WebGrants page. Deadline to apply is 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 31.

Applicants can either register or log in to start the online process to compete for grants from $300 to $1,500 per organization. More information is on the CAP Grant Cycle 28 can be found on the United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County Web page. UNSCC administers the grants for the city.

The popular Community Action and Pride program funds such activities as social mixers, Dumpster Days (cleanups using dumpsters rented from the city), newsletters and National Night Out events. Grants also are used for liability insurance required by the city for events in public parks and buildings.

Neighborhoods Gearing Up for National Night Out

Want the San Jose Police Department to be part of your National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 5? You have until Friday, July 25, to register at the SJPD Website or by contacting the SJPD Crime Prevention Unit at (408) 277-4133.

Celebrating its 31st anniversary, National Night Out is a nationwide movement to get residents to know each other and their police patrol officers in an effort to make their neighborhoods safer.

Many neighborhoods throughout San José and Santa Clara County will host such events as block parties, ice cream socials and barbecues. Once your neighborhood is registered, the SJPD will put it on our list of event sites to visit during the evening.

For more information on the National Night Out organization, visit the NNO website.

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Bascom Library, Center ‘Open’ During (PARK)ing Day in Downtown San Jose

San Jose City Council Limits Pot Club to 10, Mandates On-Site Plant Growing

Sale of Rancho Del Pueblo Golf Course Emerging as Citywide Land Use Issue

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July 31 is the Deadline for San Jose Groups to Apply for CAP Grants

Neighborhoods Gearing Up for National Night Out